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Beyond Beauty: The Benefits of Landscaping
Beyond Beauty: The Benefits of Landscaping
Many people, perhaps including you, would love to renovate
their landscape, but they just can't justify putting the
time, effort, and money into it right now. After all, it's
only contribution to your property would be visual interest,
right? Maybe first you will get that new pool installed, and
next year you'll find the time for your landscape. Unlike a
landscape, you can use a pool. What other benefits does a
landscape have to offer anyway?
Hold off on that pool idea for just a minute. Perhaps
surprisingly, landscaping your property can be a benefit for
you in many ways. Yes, everyone knows that landscaping your
yard will make it 'look pretty,' but less people know of the
ways in which landscaping can actually increase the value,
usability, and aesthetics of your home.
In an article from Money magazine (April 1986), the value of
a landscape is discussed. A landscaped property can increase
the value of your home from 100 to 200 percent "if it is
well done and harmonizes with foliage nearby." They compare
this to the added value of other popular home improvements,
such as a kitchen renovation (75-125%), bathroom renovation
(80-120%), adding a new deck or patio (40-70%), and the
addition of a swimming pool (20-50%). If you believe you
might sell your home in the future, creating an attractive
landscape will significantly add to your home's value. If
you are quite content with your neighborhood and house, read
on: there are other benefits of landscaping.
A landscape provides a very functional role in that it can
increase the usability of your property. A carefully planned
and landscaped yard can double or triple the square footage
of living space through the creation of outdoor rooms. By
creating different areas for cooking, dining, recreation,
and relaxation, you have more living options than if you
relied on the inside of your house alone.
Don't forget about those trees; they can add quite a lot to
your landscape. If placed properly, trees can help you save
up to 25% on heating and cooling costs by keeping your
climate system running more efficiently. They also provide
shelter from wind, rain, and the hot summer sun. Along with
these benefits, planting a nice tree will look marvelous as
well.
And now we come to the most well-known benefit of
landscaping: if planned out well, landscaping will increase
the aesthetic quality of your property. A nice assortment of
trees and shrubs help your home to blend into the
surrounding environment, and thus it becomes more visually
pleasing. With the addition of annuals and perennials, color
and visual contrast is added to the landscape. With a
quality landscape that is well-maintained, you will feel
good to know it has been shown that an attractive property
will reflect positively on it's owner.
Whether you want to increase the value, the usability, or
the aesthetic quality of your home, installing a superior
landscape will do the trick on all counts. If you are
thinking about expanding your kitchen area for more dining
room, refurbishing your bathroom so the house has a better
chance to sell, or building a tall fence to block the view
of the neighbors, try fixing these problems with your
landscape instead. You could come out a winner on all
counts.
Carrie P. Williams is a professional landscape designer with
Turf Tamer, Inc. She has written many informative
landscaping articles for Turf Tamer's Tip of the Week
program. Want to learn more landscaping tips and
tricks? Go to HYPERLINK
"http://www.turftamerinc.com/tip.shtm"http://www.turftamerinc.com/tip.sh
tm
to sign up for the 'Tip of the Week' and learn more tips!
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Many people, perhaps including you, would love to renovate
their landscape, but they just can't justify putting the
time, effort, and money into it right now. After all, it's
only contribution to your property would be visual interest,
right? Maybe first you will get that new pool installed, and
next year you'll find the time for your landscape. Unlike a
landscape, you can use a pool. What other benefits does a
landscape have to offer anyway?
Hold off on that pool idea for just a minute. Perhaps
surprisingly, landscaping your property can be a benefit for
you in many ways. Yes, everyone knows that landscaping your
yard will make it 'look pretty,' but less people know of the
ways in which landscaping can actually increase the value,
usability, and aesthetics of your home.
In an article from Money magazine (April 1986), the value of
a landscape is discussed. A landscaped property can increase
the value of your home from 100 to 200 percent "if it is
well done and harmonizes with foliage nearby." They compare
this to the added value of other popular home improvements,
such as a kitchen renovation (75-125%), bathroom renovation
(80-120%), adding a new deck or patio (40-70%), and the
addition of a swimming pool (20-50%). If you believe you
might sell your home in the future, creating an attractive
landscape will significantly add to your home's value. If
you are quite content with your neighborhood and house, read
on: there are other benefits of landscaping.
A landscape provides a very functional role in that it can
increase the usability of your property. A carefully planned
and landscaped yard can double or triple the square footage
of living space through the creation of outdoor rooms. By
creating different areas for cooking, dining, recreation,
and relaxation, you have more living options than if you
relied on the inside of your house alone.
Don't forget about those trees; they can add quite a lot to
your landscape. If placed properly, trees can help you save
up to 25% on heating and cooling costs by keeping your
climate system running more efficiently. They also provide
shelter from wind, rain, and the hot summer sun. Along with
these benefits, planting a nice tree will look marvelous as
well.
And now we come to the most well-known benefit of
landscaping: if planned out well, landscaping will increase
the aesthetic quality of your property. A nice assortment of
trees and shrubs help your home to blend into the
surrounding environment, and thus it becomes more visually
pleasing. With the addition of annuals and perennials, color
and visual contrast is added to the landscape. With a
quality landscape that is well-maintained, you will feel
good to know it has been shown that an attractive property
will reflect positively on it's owner.
Whether you want to increase the value, the usability, or
the aesthetic quality of your home, installing a superior
landscape will do the trick on all counts. If you are
thinking about expanding your kitchen area for more dining
room, refurbishing your bathroom so the house has a better
chance to sell, or building a tall fence to block the view
of the neighbors, try fixing these problems with your
landscape instead. You could come out a winner on all
counts.
Carrie P. Williams is a professional landscape designer with
Turf Tamer, Inc. She has written many informative
landscaping articles for Turf Tamer's Tip of the Week
program. Want to learn more landscaping tips and
tricks? Go to HYPERLINK
"http://www.turftamerinc.com/tip.shtm"http://www.turftamerinc.com/tip.sh
tm
to sign up for the 'Tip of the Week' and learn more tips!
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