Central Park lawn under live oaks with the Park Avenue storefronts behind, Downtown Winter Park Historic District

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Sprinkler repair & landscaping in Winter Park, FLUnder the oaks, by the lakes.

Winding brick streets under old live oaks, and a chain of lakes. Shade and the shoreline decide how a yard here gets watered.

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Photo: “Winter Park FL Downtown HD01” by Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Winter Park, Orange County

About Winter Park

Winter Park is about 11 minutes from College Park, by Princeton Street and Orange Avenue. In Olde Winter Park the brick streets are small and winding, under a canopy of old southern live oak and camphor trees.

Lake Osceola and Lake Virginia are joined by a Venetian canal, and Kraft Azalea Park sits on Lake Maitland. Hannibal Square, Virginia Heights and Windsong are part of the mix. About two in three homes are owner-occupied, and the median home dates to the mid-1970s.

From our baseAbout 11 minutes from College Park, via Princeton Street and Orange Avenue, without traffic
CountyOrange County, FL · ZIP 32789, 32792
NeighborhoodsHannibal Square, Olde Winter Park, Virginia Heights, Windsong, College Quarter Historic District
LandmarksPark Avenue and Central Park, Kraft Azalea Park on Lake Maitland, Lake Osceola and Lake Virginia, Mead Botanical Garden; Rollins College

Yards in Winter Park

What Winter Park yards need.

Under that canopy the grass matters. Floratam St. Augustine needs about 6 hours of sun and handles shade worse than other St. Augustine types. Zoysia and some St. Augustine types cope better; bahia is only fair. We read the light before we suggest sod.

Lakefront lots slope to the water, so the low side soaks while the high side dries unless zones are split. Some lakefront systems draw from the lake through a pump, which adds a pump and a line out to the water to what can fail.

Paver pool deck with palms and shrubs planted along a wood fence

Our work · Orlando area

Services in Winter Park

What we do in Winter Park.

01
Sprinkler Repair
Heads and pipe damaged by roots or tree work, plus valves, leaks and the timer.
02
Irrigation Installation
New systems and added zones, with lawn, beds and the shade line zoned separately.
03
Landscape Design
Plantings that suit oak shade, with the sunny strips planned separately.
04
Mulch & Beds
Pine-bark mulch in beds under the oaks, kept off the trunks.
05
Sod Installation
Grass picked for the light under the canopy, with sod laid only where it will thrive.
06
Retaining Walls
Low walls and terraced beds where a lakefront lot drops toward the water.

Watering days

Winter Park watering days, set right.

Orange County follows the St. Johns River Water Management District schedule. A controller set to it waters on the right days and at the right hours, and wastes less.

Odd-numbered address

or no address

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday: watering day
Thursday
Friday
Saturday: watering day

Wednesday and Saturday

Even-numbered address

Sunday: watering day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday: watering day
Friday
Saturday

Thursday and Sunday

Non-residential

businesses, HOAs, common areas

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday: watering day
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday: watering day
Saturday

Tuesday and Friday

Never between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., on any day.
No more than ¾ inch of water per zone, and no more than an hour per zone, per watering day.
Automatic systems need a working rain shut-off device (Florida Statute 373.62).
New sod and plants: Orange County allows watering on any day for the first 30 days, then every other day for the next 30.

Daylight saving time runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. Source: the St. Johns River Water Management District standing schedule (rule 40C-2.042, F.A.C.) and Orange County Utilities. A water-shortage order can change it, so check sjrwmd.com/wateringrestrictions before you reset a timer.

Google review

In a customer’s own words.

Rated 5 out of 5 on Google

“We contacted college park sprinlkers after we had a huge camfor tree removed so that he could install 2 magnolia trees, re-sod grass and fix sprinkler system . Marcus and the crew got everything done correct and to the point, with good pricing.”

David B, Google review

College Park Sprinklers Orlando is rated 4.9 on Google across 211 reviews. Read them on Google.

Why is my grass thin under the oaks in Winter Park?

Often it is light, not water. Floratam St. Augustine needs about 6 hours of sun a day. We check how much sun the spot gets, then suggest a shade-tolerant grass or a mulched bed instead of more sod that will struggle.

Can you look at a lakefront irrigation system in Winter Park?

We install and repair irrigation for residential and commercial systems, and do well pump work for well-fed ones. If yours draws from a lake, call (407) 969-8741 and describe the setup so Marcus can say what a visit would cover.

What about the sprinklers after a big camphor or oak comes down?

Heads and pipe near the roots can get cut or buried, and a shaded lawn is suddenly in full sun, which changes the sod and the watering. David B’s review describes that kind of job: new trees, new sod, sprinkler system fixed.

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