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Here in South West Florida Irrigation is  big part of our landscaping.  The down side of that is we are not conserving enough, in other words we waste a lot of water because we dont know enough about plant and turf needs.  Plants and turf in Sarasota actually use far less water than most irrigation systems are applying.  Its not hard to find water from sprinklers running down the gutter in full force, thats a sign that you are applying too much water too fast.  Plants and turf can only absorb so much water at a time, so if you could set your irrigation system in Sarasota to the plants needs we could save millions of gallons a year by being responsible, here are some tips for the month of April.  Watering frequency should be based on plant needs, Consider enlarging mulched areas and reducing turf areas, plant more trees.  Install expand hard scape walkways, patios, decks.  Plant Sarasota drought tolerant plants. Check irrigation components such as valves and sprinkler heads for leaks and effeciency. For more water saving tips visit water matters .org or Stateoftheartlandscaping.com

When designing a landscape in Sarasota now that we know the consequences of too much grass, be creative with hard scaping, such as brick paver.  Brick paver systems in Sarasota brings the indoors, outdoor, the selection of furniture and accessories are endless.  A few tips to make sure your paver system is what you want, try to visit atleast two diffrent paver suppliers show rooms, visit a supplier before you have an installer come over.  Installers will try and sell you what they have left over, also I think clay brick is much nicer than aggregate brick.  Clay wears much better than other materials.  Make sure to seal your pavers one time per year with a quality sealer, this will keep crack weeds down and give a nice finish to your system.

Sarasota Drought Tolerant Landscapes are what we have to put into our designs when starting a new landscape in Venice or just getting rid of water thirsty St. Augustine.  Here are a few tips on Sarasota drought tolerant landscaping, First of all visit your local nursery ask the staff for a list of plants that will do well without water, you will be suprised of how many plants in Sarastota will meet this criteria.  Remember nurseries and landscapers are usually profit driven, so make sure to contact your local extension service, or even visit the extension service yourself, they will be more than happy to guide you to a really well done sarasota drought tolerant landscape. The more research you put into it, the better the end result will be.

Now that we are in a significant drought we all see how important it is to have a canopy of large shade trees in Sarasota it helps with less watering and keeping temp. down.  Just driving around Sarasota this week it is obvious the benefits of shade gives.  Just outside the shadow of a large Oak tree the grass is brown while in the protection of the shade its green.  Competent landscapers in Sarasota will always inform the client of the benefits of shade.  Not onlu does well planned landscape look good but also reduces power bills. For more information on benefits of shade trees please visit our web site of call your local extension service.

Many things to consider before installing a landscape in Sarasota.  First of all make sure to draw a plan, even if it is a sketcth, use graph paper this will make it easier to keep lines straight, place house on lot as close to scale as possible, doing alot of the first stages your self will keep cost down even if you end up with a professional designer, alot of his cost is initial leg work.  Be sure to give your plan time to evolve.  As you start sketching and planning things will start to take shape and new ideas will come from this.  Dont start with specific ideas keep and open mind, desiging landscape in Sarasota is very easy because of the many plants we have to choose from, when planning make sure you understand that most plants and trees will get significantly bigger in time, look over head for power lines when installing trees, also never plant too close to your house or other structures, this will save you head aches when it comes time to paint or clean windows.  you should have a rough sketch, a little more refined drawing and then a final plan, this could easily take a month in your spare time, however the better you plan the more enjoyable your landscape project will be, remember sarasota has a great extension service, utilize it.  For more information visit www.stateoftheartlandscaping.com

Sarasota’s beautiful climate makes it perfect for Sarasota outdoor rooms while we dont want the outdoors to feel just like indoors we certainly wamt to make your outdoor room comfortable and functional.  With so many good ideas in the Sarasota outdoor living area, we wanted to give some information on how to get started.  First of all plan your outdoor living area on paper, even a sketch with a list of components will be very helpful.  Components such as Heaters propane or electric, Misters to help with hot summer days, debugging such as make sure there is no standing water in area, spray yard with fogger each evening before use, add a bug zapper, plan a patio overhead such as a pergila, or retractable awening.  If planned well outdoor living areas add much enjoyment and give quality of  life a new meaning, while adding value to your home.

Landscape options in Venice are endless because of our wonderful climate.  Now that watering huge expanses of turf is becoming out of the question because of our 7 year drought in Venice there are many other options which in most cases gives much more enjoyment than turf.  From Gazebos, to swimming pools, garden ponds, decks and so much more landscaing in Venice can bring so much pleasure to your outdoor living space.  For more landscape design in Venice visit our web site at www.stateoftheartlandscaping.com

Well here we are in the 7th year of drought in South West Florida.  Sarasota landscape in drought has taken a beating, especially turf, and especially St. Augustine.  Several tips on keeping your turf and landscape in good condition or atleast better than most other landscapes is getting your turf ready for drought by weaning it from so much water, making sure your Sarasota turf is fed by an EZ Flow fertigation system, this insures a little nutrient each time you water, this reduces water consumption by fifty percent, and there is no run off of high nitrogen count into our water ways.   Also dont cut down shade trees, and if you dont have any plant some, strategicly placed shade trees can keep your turf alive in drought and reduce your water and fertilizer cost by fifty percent.  For more information on what you can do to help in drought go to www.watermatters.org, or www.stateoftheartlandscaping.com

When designing a tropical garden in Sarasota take your time to plan what your end result will be.  We are in the perfect environment to have that relaxing feel of a beautiful water feature, from a small water statue to a full size pond with tropical fish, Sarasota offers the perfect climate to have many diffrent colors, textures and sizes of tropical settings.  It takes the ability to visualize the finished result, because plantsw chang from season to season, from day to day, or even hour to hour as sunlight falss on them, and then retreats, designing can be complex.  Choosing tropical plants in Sarasota keep this in mind Plant form, size, and color schemes are important elements of the design.  I always use contrast, such as large boulders along with the plants that very in size.  Sarasota water wise landscaping is essential when choosing your tropicals, make sure all plants have the same water requirements, and these requirements should be low consumption.  Designing tropical gardens with water features is the most rewarding part of our industry, for help in design or if you are in need of a proposal contact us at www.stateoftheartlandscaping.com