At the De Soto National Memorial on Shaw's Point, where the Manatee River opens toward Tampa Bay, winter sunsets burn copper over the water and the trail along the point catches the last of the light. Terra Scapes carries the old word for earth in its name, and its work in Bradenton begins with the ground: landscaping and lawn care that shape the space around a home into something whole. Beds are laid out, turf is mowed and trimmed, and every piece is made to belong to the others. December and January give this coast its gentlest weather, a fine time to see a landscape clearly. The aim is a yard with good bones, one that looks composed from the front walk and better still from the back porch.