Lake County · Landscaping and lawn care
Landscaping and lawn care for managed properties in Lake County, Florida.
1Stop takes landscaping for managed properties in Lake County, Florida, as scheduled work: booked to a date, with no same-day or emergency target. Lake and Polk are the counties that take scheduled work only.
- Response targetLake County
- Scheduled work only
- Billed
- Per job
- County seat
- Tavares
- State license
- None; FDACS for fertilizer
- Last updated
- October 7, 2026
Scheduled work
Where in Lake County can I book landscaping?
Lake County takes scheduled work: jobs booked to a date. Landscaping can be booked here that way. Same-day and 48-hour targets apply in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.
The county's largest cities are Clermont (52,812 residents), Leesburg (38,905) and Groveland (25,526), and 45% of its 456,068 residents live in unincorporated areas, so put the full street address on the request.
Watering rules
When can a lawn be watered in Lake County?
Part of Lake County lies in the St. Johns River Water Management District, whose year-round rule bans watering between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and sets the days by the address: two a week in daylight saving time, one in standard time.
The Southwest Florida Water Management District has extended its Modified Phase III water shortage restrictions through March 31, 2027, and they cover parts of Lake County. Lawn watering is limited to one day a week, set by the last digit of the address, and the district tells residents to check their city or county first, since many set their own day and hours.
- St. Johns River Water Management District
- Watering rules
- Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Watering rules
Licensing
What license does a landscaping vendor need in Lake County?
Mowing and bed work need no license; applying commercial fertilizer takes an FDACS limited certification.
Every vendor 1Stop sends to a Lake County property keeps a current certificate of insurance and a W-9 on file.
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Questions
Questions about landscaping in Lake County.
Can I book landscaping in Lake County?
As scheduled work, yes: booked to a date, with no same-day or emergency target. Lake County takes scheduled work only, as Polk does.
Which water management district sets watering days in Lake County?
the St. Johns River Water Management District and the Southwest Florida Water Management District, each for its part of the county. The Southwest Florida district's one-day-a-week restrictions, extended through March 31, 2027, cover parts of Lake County.
Does a landscaping contractor need a Florida license to work in Lake County?
Mowing and bed work need no license; applying commercial fertilizer takes an FDACS limited certification.
Related
Where to go next.
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Sources
Where these facts come from.
Last updated
- St. Johns River Water Management District, Watering restrictions
- Southwest Florida Water Management District, District Water Restrictions
- Southwest Florida Water Management District, Florida's Water Management Districts
- Section 489.105, Florida Statutes (contractor definitions)
- Section 482.1562, Florida Statutes (limited certification, urban landscape fertilizer)
- Section 482.156, Florida Statutes (limited certification, commercial landscape maintenance)
- Section 482.021, Florida Statutes (pest control definitions)
- Section 482.111, Florida Statutes (pest control operator's certificate)
- Section 373.62, Florida Statutes (automatic sprinkler systems)
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, license search
- Florida DBPR, Verify a Licensee
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