Manicured lawns meet determined wildlife
Lake Mary is polished suburbia — Heathrow's gates, manicured lawns, the lake itself. But polish doesn't stop wildlife; in some ways it attracts it. Irrigated, fertilized lawns grow the grubs armadillos dream about. The oak canopy in the older sections is prime squirrel territory. And Lake Mary's namesake lake plus the wetlands threading through town keep raccoons and water birds in circulation.
What we see in Lake Mary
Armadillos vs. the lawn. The #1 Lake Mary call — a $200-a-month lawn service undone in one night by a grub-hunting armadillo. Sandy soil plus irrigation equals ideal digging. Squirrels in the canopy-heavy neighborhoods, working rooflines. Raccoons on the lakefront and in the greenbelts between subdivisions. Snakes where lots back to wetlands or retention ponds.
The irrigation paradox
Lake Mary's lush lawns are the product of heavy irrigation — which also breeds grubs, softens soil for digging, and creates the moisture that draws wildlife. You don't have to brown out your lawn, but grub management plus buried bed barriers protects the investment without fighting the landscaping.
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