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Top Tips for Summertime Care of Florida Landscaping

Top Tips for Summertime Care of Florida Landscaping

Ahhh...Summer time in Florida. Ushered in officially in the month of June, Florida Summer finds us outside enjoying nature and taking a good look at the gardening and landscaping areas of our property. Summertime is the perfect time for updates to old, overgrown landscape and taking a fresh look at the landscape designs - adding tweaks on existing ideas or perhaps a brand new design.

Here, we’ve compiled a list of some of five of the top tips for caring for your florida lawn this summer and included some new landscape ideas to get you started:

  1. Summer is a perfect time for the addition of a solid organic layer of mulch to your planting beds for the prevention of weeds and improved soil moisture retention (2-3” layer). Use caution not to mound the mulch up around the trunks of trees, as it can suffocate and kill the tree.
  2. Rose bushes should be checked for insects like aphids and other bugs and sprayed as soon as they’re discovered, or consider using Bayer All in One Rose & Flower Care as a preventative measure, but it may take a couple weeks for the active ingredients to reach the inside of the plant.
  3. Spring flowering bulbs should have foliage that has turned (or is in the process of turning) brown and drying. This old foliage can safely be removed without affecting next year’s blooms. Always be sure to allow the spring bulb foliage to fully turn brown before removing it though, as the green leaves provide the food for next year’s bulbs.
  4. Spring flowering shrubs (like Forsythia, Lilacs, and Mockorange) can still be pruned after the flowers have gone. Certain types of Lilacs have yet to bloom so remember to let blooms like Canadian Lilacs and Ivory Silk and Japanese tree Lilacs bloom before pruning them.
  5. In Florida, maintaining proper soil moisture is vital – especially for new plantings. New plantings typically take about 6 weeks to get some new roots established and watering can be less frequent and more at each application. Ideally, a good, slow, deep watering is required about every 7-10 days for trees and shrubs after they are established. Newly planted B&B and container plants need to be watched very carefully during that first 6 week break-in period after planting or until they have had a chance to get rooted in. The easiest method of checking to see if a plant needs water is to stick your finger in the soil it was planted with, and if it feels dry – water it, and if it feels moist – skip watering it. Typically sprinkler systems do not work well for establishing new plantings unless they are putting water on the roots where needed. [source]


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I spent several months meeting with different landscaping companies, but none of them seemed to truly understand the vision I had for my outdoor space, until I met Steve from Mansfield Landscaping. From our very first conversation, Steve stood out. Not only is he incredibly knowledgeable about hardscaping and landscaping, but he also has a remarkable eye for design. He listened carefully to what I wanted, offered expert suggestions that elevated the overall plan, and brought creative ideas I hadn’t even considered. Working with Steve felt like working with a true partner. He was communicative, detail-oriented, and genuinely cared about the final result looking just right. The finished project exceeded my expectations, and I finally have the outdoor space I envisioned. I can’t recommend Mansfield Landscaping highly enough. If you’re looking for a team that brings both technical skill and design expertise to the table, look no further.

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June 30, 2025

Hagan has the best landscaping business in Mansfield. He trim my bushes put mulch down at a steel edging a masonry white Austin stone edging. And did a lot of sod work and dirt work. This was a huge project with a lot of complexity, but he did a great job. He is due crew were professional And cleaned up the job very well. I’ll be hiring him again next year to add a paper patio to our backyard. Five stars to Hagan with Mansfield landscaping.

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June 27, 2025

I Just like to say that Steve and his Crew are the hardest working people I have ever seen. They are the ultimate professionals. The attention to detail is just amazing. If you are thinking about hiring a company for your project, look no further. We are just ecstatic; it makes our house look brand new. Oh, it also increases the value of our home great ROI (return on Investment). Thanks Steve and the CREW.

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June 24, 2025

Steve was great to work with from start to finish on our project. We had recently moved into our place and it was in need of some TLC and Steve had some great solutions. Once we got our HOA approval, the job was started within 3 days and completed on 2 1/2 days. Would highly recommend Steve and his team! Before and after collage posted!

Winsor Cooper
June 18, 2025

We called Steve after reading his numerous reviews, confident that his work was highly reliable and he more than exceeded our expectations! Within a few days of our conversation, he came out and gave us a great price for an extensive paver job and landscaping. Steve's paver and planting recommendations were perfect and they all worked hard to get the entire job done in a matter of a few days. His landscape crew really went above and beyond to make sure we were happy before they left. Also very important to us is that Steve stuck to his price, and did not nickel and dime us - in fact he didn't take a penny until he knew we were satisfied. We have already received many compliments from our neighbors! UPDATE: We were so impressed with Mansfield Landscaping, that we hired him a second time to do more paver work on our property, along with installing new sod. Steve was great, coming out to assess a long standing drainage issue with our front walkway and made suggestions on how it could be corrected as part of the paver installation. He perfectly matched the color/style of the new pavers to the existing pavers in a connecting walkway. His crew was very good, showing up every day for four days straight - even through the weekend in 90+ temps! They did a fantastic job with the pavers, clean up and prep of the yard for the new sod, which was very fresh, laying it just hours after delivery. Nick, his lighting and irrigation guy was also top notch, making adjustments and repairs to our sprinkler system to make sure that our new sod would be completely covered and thrive. We love everything about our beautiful front yard now, and continue to highly recommend Mansfield Landscaping.

Lisa T
May 23, 2025

Steve and his team did a great with our landscaping. They were reasonably priced, professional and on time. We highly recommend them.

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May 7, 2025

Steve and his crew did a great job completing our paver driveway and lining our garden! They were efficient getting everything completed and we are very happy with the end result.

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May 7, 2025

The design is perfect, the plants are beautiful, healthy and make me smile every day. Thank You Steve and your amazing team - you exceeded my expectations.

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May 6, 2025

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When you arrive you will find over 30 variety of plants several varieties of palms to ornamentals, hundreds of pallets of pavers, stacked walls, seating wall as well as 5,000 sq feet area of hardscape as well as 12 different colored decorative rock displays pavers, patios, fire pits, seating walls on display.

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