Landscaping Adds Value!

You’ve probably heard of the importance of curb appeal.   Yes,its VERY important.  You want prospective buyers to at least enter the house! Many times buyers decide NOT to buy just by exterior appearance. If the exterior looks bad, understandably they assume that the house itself was not well maintained.

The great news is that you actually increase the value of your home by improving the landscaping. Enjoy a beautiful yard and get paid for it when you sell!

A Money Magazine survey found that good landscaping can add 7%-14% to the value of your home. That’s one of the highest return-on-investment remodeling tips I’ve heard!

A study by the American Society of Landscape Architects found that homeowners can receive between 100% and 200% of the money they invest in professional landscaping services when they sell their homes. Michigan State University research found that proper landscaping can increase a home’s sale value by about 12%. And a study by the U.S. Forest Service found that trees alone add 3% to 7% to property values.

So it seems that money spent on well done landscaping is worth it for (1) the value of your home (2) curb appeal which helps with selling (3) the aesthetic enjoyment for yourself, your family and your neighbors, and (4) trees and plants are healthy for the environment.

Tip: If you are looking for flowers to start populating your perfect landscape, order flowers by post to get them delivered directly to your home.

You can’t lose with good landscaping. Invest, enjoy and reap the rewards!