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Pictures of Front Yard Landscaping
| Add value to your home by creating "Curb Appeal" |
Money Magazine conducted a study and the results
showed that landscaping offers an excellent return
on investment. In a listing of home improvements to
add value to your home, landscaping ranks at the top. |
American Society of Landscape Architects conducted
a study in conjunction with Money Magazine. They found that you can expect to get 100% to 200% of your investment back. You can’t get that rate of return at the bank! They recommend putting 10% of your home’s value into a landscaping plan. |
Homes with attractive landscaping on the average will sell more quickly than comparable homes with average or out of date landscaping according to
Clemson University. 99% of The Society of Real Estate Appraisers agree. |
The front yard is the place most people tackle first.
It's the first thing you see when you come home,
and it's the first thing other's see when they visit. |
| If you think it might be more than you can do yourself, hire a professional. It will save you time, and they will teach you how to take care of the landscaping. That will save money in the long run. |
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Keep it simple, make sure the landscaping complements the house and doesn't overshadow it.
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Do you want your landscaping to be more formal? Or warm and welcoming? You can landscape to blend in naturally with your yard, or whatever theme you might choose.
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A study done by the U.S. Forest Service found that
just trees alone can add 3 to 7% to the value of a home. |
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Proper planning is the key to success when you landscape your front yard. Organizing your idea will ensure you have a well designed landscape.
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Redoing the front yard landscaping on this older home has increased it's curb appeal.
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| If you are having trouble organizing your ideas, head to your local landscaping company. Many times they will help you with a design at no cost. |
| Try some lighting to enhance your landscaping at night and provide an element of security as well. |
| Trees and shrubs are the starting point, a so called backbone, for your landscaping. |
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