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Driving down any street in Sarasota and the houses with the best planned lanscape catch my Eye the most, its called curb appeal.  A nice winding sidewalk from the road to the entrance is what I think adds most appeal along with nice mature trees.  When designing your Sarasota landscape keep in mind what it will grow to in three to five years, take into consideration power lines, root zones close to pavement, also plantings on the North side of your house will differ from the South side, shade tolerant North, sun lovers on the South and West, Morning sun is good and evening sun is harsh.  Sarasota tree planting done correctly can save you hundreds of dollars on your heating and cooling, shade trees on the west of your house help keep it cool finding the growth characteristics of trees is first and foremost befor planting. With nice mature trees any landscaope can be a real joy to come home too and something your nieghbors will admire for years.