Saturation is almost a universal problem within almost all of the landscapes that I inspect that are ‘maintained’ by mow, blow and go ‘gardeners’. Without exception, all of such landscapes are outfitted with automated irrigation systems. Some of such systems are scheduled to apply much more water than they should for more time than they should. More typically, irrigation is applied much too frequently. Sometimes, irrigation is both too abundant and too frequent. Such excessive irrigation maintains unhealthy saturation within the soil. Roots are unable to disperse their roots into such saturated soil, and many roots that try ultimately rot. Some trees try to compensate by dispersing roots close to the surface of the soil, but because they are unable to disperse their roots deeply, they lack stability. Also, their shallow roots damage pavement and compete with other vegetation. What is even more egregious about saturation within ‘maintained’ landscapes is that, almost without exceptions, the so-called ‘landscape’ companies that ‘maintain’ them, likely after installing them, brag about their ‘water-wise’ and ‘sustainable’ landscape maintenance techniques. They install irrigation systems that could be quite efficient if they were to operate properly, but then never operate them properly. They install drought tolerant species that can survive with minimal irrigation, but then kill them with excessive irrigation. They replace the deceased plant material, only to kill and replace it again. They do not mind wasting water that their clients pay for, any more than they mind wasting plant material that their clients pay for. In fact, replacement of plant material is profitable for them, since they get paid for procedures associated with removal and installation. Realistically though, they are probably as oblivious to the profitability of their technique as they are to proper technique. In other words, they simply do not care.