Who We Are

Our company was founded in 1982 by Steve Mansfield, who is still the owner/operator. It was initially named A-1 Landscaping of Orlando, Inc. Steve Mansfield is from Central Illinois where he grew up in 5 boy's homes and 17 foster homes. He moved to Orlando in 1980 and after a couple of years of sleeping in and out of his car as well as flophouses, and working in labor pools for $25.00 per day, he realized he needed to develop a plan for a better life. Steve took his $54.00 and a loan from a friend of $600.00 and turned it into a multi-million per year business. He never forgets where he came from and has donated more than 1 million dollars to places he's lived in as well as local boy's homes in Orlando such as Edgewood Children's Ranch.

From 1982-2000 we worked mainly in the Orlando area grossing 2 million per year doing landscaping, sodding, and irrigation. From 2000-2007 we did all the sod, irrigation, grating, and landscaping on new homes as well as existing homes at the Plantation of Leesburg. The project built out in December of 2006, and we stayed until the completion. When we first started with this project, there were four landscapers until three months later, when they narrowed it down to just us. We did 1,700 homes, 5 model homes, and two clubhouses.

In 2006, we changed our name to Mansfield Landscaping LLC., from A-1 Landscaping of Orlando, Inc. In 2007 we started doing aftermarket landscaping in The Villages® community, Florida as well as the rest of Central Florida. For the ten years that we have been in The Villages® community, we have worked for over 4,000 customers. We created a world-class nursery and outdoor showroom and estimate that even though we have a hundred competitors in The Villages® community alone that we do 1 out of every five aftermarket jobs.

Our philosophy is simple; keep our word, do what we say, and do whatever it takes to make the customer happy. That's why there's never a deposit required. If you are not satisfied, we will do what it takes to make you happy. Estimates never take more than 1-2 days, and jobs never take more than 3-10 days.

Read an article from The Villages Daily Sun about Mansfield Landscaping

Helpful Hints

When getting other quotes: have specific amounts and types of product, amount of sod, footage of curbing, etc.
Never give a deposit; we do not ask for one.
Ask if you are not happy with the job if they guarantee it or will remove everything at no cost to you.
Ask if they bring three (3) times the quantity and three (3) times the type of plants you need to let you choose others if you are not satisfied with your initial selections.
Ask if they will plant all the big stuff and place small plants in buckets to allow you to re-arrange them until you are happy.
Ask if they have a web site, a portfolio of all jobs completed, and a brochure depicting the plants that may be used on your property.
Ask if they will drive you around to jobs they have done so you can see their prior work.
Ask if their irrigation tech comes by after every job to adjust your irrigation, re-set your timers, and make sure everything gets 100 percent coverage. By law, all new landscaping is allowed to be watered for 30 days, from 4 pm until 10 am.
Ask if they furnish frost blankets for all cold-sensitive plants if necessary.
Ask if they will come to your home within 48 hours if you need service. Do they guarantee all work will start within 3-4 days?
9 out of 10 landscapers do not have Workmans Comp or have General Liability coverage. Ask to see our certificates.

Latest Reviews

Great landscaping/hardscaping job from design to completion of work. Highly recommend Steve and his crew.

Patrick Kelleher
April 26, 2025

Steve came out and created a beautiful design plan. The work begin the next day. Steve is a pleasure to work with and his crew is efficient. Our yard look beautiful!!

Anita Valdez
March 28, 2025

Very easy to do business with, straight forward, no nonsense, and no pressure. Everything from estimate, design, and install went smooth and was exactly what we were looking for. Looking forward to working with Steve and crew again in the near future for additional projects.

Shaun Rivas
March 14, 2025

Mansfield Landscaping (Owner Steve) did exactly what he promised with replacing our sod and building decorative walls. We are pleased with the end result of each and definitely recommend him and his company. We have had several positive comments from our neighbors as well. We are back to beautiful again. He is definitely a no nonsense guy and knows his product! If you can get past not always being able to get a word in edgewise, he will give you a nice finished project! We would hire him again!!!

Carol Bennett
March 12, 2025

Keith O
February 7, 2025

They listened to my needs and wants. They were easy to work with, had high quality materials, and made short work out of a difficult job. Love the results!

Lisa Longman
December 15, 2024

We are very happy we chose Mansfield to do put in stone walls around our beds in the front yard. Steve & his team of professionals did a beautiful job. We are very happy with the end results.

Zee Oates
December 5, 2024

Mansfield Landscaping did a wonderful job on our backyard. They arrived when they promised, did exactly what we agreed upon and completed the job in the time they quoted. The crew was professional and they did quality work. I would definitely use them again.

Vikki Bartholomae
November 25, 2024