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Sarasota landscaping soil profiles are usually flawed from the start of your lot being established for the building of your house or place of business.  I cant tell you how many times I have watched new landscapes start to decline from the time they are installed.  Usually landscapes in Sarasota start off with dirt that is dug from retention ponds to establish drainage for the homes in the development.  This dirt contains shell, and other components that are hardly ever good for plants and turf, this is the reason you should get your landscape beds and turf areas soil tested at your local extension service or have a landscape professional do it for you, cost to get your soil tested is around thirty dollars, this thirty dollars will be the best thirty dollars you ever spend in your landscape.  Another tip for landscaping in Florida use Florida friendly plants, this will help you with not having constant problems, using fertilizers and irrigation systems which constantly need repair, and the fertilizers are killing our beautiful Florida water ways.  Also use shade trees when ever possible, never plant large shade trees too close to houses or other structures, never plant under power lines, this will cauw sever damage to tree when you have to harshly cut it back because of improper placement.  Remember to get your soil tested and happy landscaping to everyone.