Need a reason to Landscape?

Added value to your real estate investment:

A well landscaped home usually sells quicker than one that is not, largely by enhancing the curb appeal of your home.

Curb appeal or first impression is important not only to entice buyers, but also to create a favorable attitude with Appraisers and Realtors.

Appraisers do take landscaping into account when comparing your home to similar properties, and a mature tree can have an appraisal value of $1000-$10,000.

A well designed landscape can bring you a return on your initial investment of 100-200%. The recovery rate for landscaping is higher than that of a kitchen or bathroom remodeling.

Landscaping can be used to mitigate potential problems with the home, such as privacy from neighbors, screening the house from a busy street, or soften the impact of noise or street lights.

Environmental impact of Landscaping:

Just 2500 square feet of turf absorbs carbon dioxide from the air and releases enough oxygen to supply a family of four.

The front lawns of 8 houses has the cooling effect of 70 tons of A/C, and the air temperature over turf can be as much as 30 degrees cooler than air over asphalt on a hot summer day.

A mature shade tree planted on the south side of the house reduces the inside temperature by as much as 10 degrees.

Turf and plants help control air pollution by trapping dust and dirt from the air.

A healthy turf absorbs 6 times more rainfall than a wheat field, thereby reducing erosion.

Pollution is filtered through the root system of plants and turf, thereby helping purify our water supply.

Mental Health benefits of Landscaping:

Doctors have shown that patients recover faster in a hospital when given a landscape view rather than seeing walls of adjoining buildings.

Prison inmates in cells with windows overlooking greenery require less medical care and report fewer symptoms of stress such as headaches.

Gardens are a good source of fascination, which in studies promotes effortless mental activity instead of strenuous mental activity.

Greened communities promote a positive image in the community that translates into economic and social benefits such as reduced crime, higher property values, and community interaction.

The beneficial people/plant interaction is evidenced in the desire for people to purchase premium properties that adjoin parks, golf courses, and conservation areas