Caring for frost damaged sod at spring time, detahtching thick turf will do a lot of good.  Fertilize apropriatly, remember never ove fertilize, it just runs into the gutter and ends up in our water ways.  Fertilizing lightly several times in Venice  through the growing season, this will alow the turf to use the fertilizer.  Dont get ahead of your self and cut the yard before it need it and do not cut to short.  For more information on landscape care in Venice Florida visit www.stateoftheartlandscaping.com

After the freeze you should irrigate the plant regularly to make sure the soil doesn’t freeze also if there’s high amounts of salt in the soil you will need a lot of water because that salt will cause root burning  therefore killing the plant. Pruning right away should be avoided until you see new growth because if you prune right away it will injure the plant more then you think.

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How they damage plants is their saliva that get injected into the plant has toxins  that can cause roots to swell and stop growing.  Their saliva also has growth-regulating chemicals that make roots knotted making it so they don’t grown right.

How you can tell you have nematodes in your Venice lawn. You will see wilting, slow growth, the plants leafs will become yellow, loss of leaves or fruit when the plant is in stress, weird shapes, knotting of the roots, dark colored roots, decaying roots from bacteria the nematode has made, some round bodies on the roots may be white, yellow, goldish, or brown and they are very tiny.

How you can manage nematodes in your Venice lawn. You need to choose the proper place in your yard to plant your plants. You also need to prepare those sites the right way how you can do that is, when planting a tree make the hole wider but not deeper so the roots can spread through loose soil. Also when you’re planting new things you should remove all of the old roots. Organic soil will help nematodes not come into your new plants.  Treating the soil will also help nematode infestation to reduce. During the summer you should cover your soil for atleast 4 weeks. Make sure before covering your soil with a tarp thet the soil is moist because the nematodes are more likely to die if the soil is hot and moist.  You should use clear polyethlene, make sure its thin, Don’t mess with the tarp after putting it in place, and most importantly don’t bring contaminated plans or soil into the new bed.

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Interesting ideas for your Sarasota outdoor kitchen would be using a lot of different textures to add that extra touch to your outdoor kitchen. Examples would be large stone around your grill, brick pavers for the patio aspect, and maybe even mexican tiles to add your touch to your space. Some accent marks you can place around your outdoor kithcnen in Sarasota would be colorful flowers with a hint of fragerance so your geusts will enjoy it. You can also add an arbhor with a vine growing through it, maybe add some lighting  to brighting things up at night.  Other lighting that will be needed are spot lights over your grill/stove area so when your cooking/grilling you can see whats going on easily.

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Plant as many trees as possible, without creating to much shade, as the trees grow make sure to thin them out and do proper maintenance, this will keep the tree healthy and keep future maintenance to a minumum.

Plant trees in groups far enough apart to make sure the tree at full maturity is not intruding on other trees, or causing damage to structures.  Under tree’s plant large areas of plants and ground covers, ground cover will help reduce mulching, mulching in Sarasota  can be costly.

Lawns started as a staus symbol for people that had enough money for grass without animal in it. Now just about every house you pass in Sarasota fl. has green lucious grass. Americans use more fuel to fertilize their lawns than some countries spend on their whole economy. Only fertilize the patches of grass that look really bad, you can add ground coverings like Irish moss, ajuga, and patato vine are some great choices. 

Some ground coverings like mulch are a good alternative to your lawn but groundcoverings make fabulous looking carpets in differnt colors and many textures some even have a seasonal bloom. For best results choose plants that do well in the Sarasota heat. Place the groundcovering plants in mulch. If you place them close they will cover the area sooner. When doing this you should start off with one section then move  onto more as they progress. Fore best results pluck the weeds by hand , after you do it a couple times your bed will be self-sustaining. If you want to see color throughout your groundcoverings place spring bulbs sparingling depending on how much you want among maybe some ivy. Planting trees and shrubs are another good alternative to turf .

Some low-maintenance turf alternatives are Blue Star Creepers, Chamomile, Lamium, Moss either Irish or Scotch, Pachysandra, Speedwell, Thyme Wildflowers, and Natural grass mixtures.

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When picking your plantings choose blooming plants that grow   quickly so your patio looks flourished. Move the coarse appearance plants that don’t grow all season to a different part of your yard. Choose your best looking plants to place on your patio because more traffic goes through there when you have company. Make sure you pick colored plants that don’t clash because you may become dizzy looking at it. The texture of your plants on your patio is a very importand concept to especially when they’er in higher beds around eye level.  You want to pick fragerance flowers so you can enjoy being on your patio more, and maye see some butterflies. Evening blooming flowers are also a very good choice because your more likely to be using your patio then. To add a dramatic feel to your  patio pick a center piece maybe a small tree or a vine over an arbhor, you can add lights to make your plants pop at night. When adding grass or plant bed to your patio you should put them about an inch below your stepping stones or pavement  so when making adjustments soil doesn’t wash onto them.  Sarasota patio ideas are endless.

From window boxes to low retaining walls to natural stone walk-ways patios and outdoor living areas can be a wonderful experience. For more information go to www.stateoftheartlandscaping.com

I notice in my travels around Venice and Sarasota that most of the St. Augustine is full of weeds and has declined to the point that it looks poor.  This most likely is because of the cost of caring for St. Augustine grass, many applications of fertilizer, pest control and good watering practices must be adhered to.  I can not stress enough to my clients the importance of trees with shade canopies, how benificial they become when mature.

Irrigation system design is another very important component in keeping afairly healthy landscape.  Improper installation will be apparant right away with dry spots or over watered grass, shrubs and trees that struggle to acclimate to there new planting area, are usually ppor irrigation design. 

Make sure to hire a highly recommended lawn care contractor, word of mouth is the very best advertisement, if yur friend or neighbor is happy most likely you will be also.  Even with the best care things can go wrong, such as chinch bugs, they do alot of damage very quickly, usualy in hot dry weather.  A quick tip is to get your pest control down in March and again in June, this will keep a good parimiter of pest control down to keep the bugs away.  For many more tips vist our web site at www.stateoftheartlandscaping.com