Areas To Collect A Soil Test From.

What areas should I collect a Soil Test from?
A Soil Test should be collected from any discernible area of your total landscape that will require fertilization (or you think will require fertilization). Obviously the lawn would be treated different from the landscaped beds. But you may want to pull separate samples from the annuals, perennials, shrubs, etc. If there are any specialty type plantings like a rose garden you should treat it as a separate area and collect a sample. Do not forget the vegetable garden it should also be treated as a separate area.
Treat the lawn as an aggregate unless it has distinct areas that contain different turf types. Such as the front lawn is Bermuda grass and the back lawn is Centipede grass, then these should be treated differently and have separate samples.