Beautiful landscapes enhance a property's aesthetic value, conserve energy, and increase resale. . .

"A thing of beauty," wrote John Keats in 1818, "is a joy forever." Captivating landscapes provide a shelter of serenity and calm against an outside world that is subdued by noise and haste. You spend a good part of the day running the rat race. Don't you want to come home to a solacing house framed by sturdy trees, colorful blooms, and cozy deck chairs nestled within a welcoming landscape that smells of freshly cut grass? Landscapes that celebrate the beauty of nature in all its vibrant hues comfort the soul and reinvigorate the senses. Properly designed and maintained, landscapes promote healthy living by muffling outdoor noise and improving air quality.

They Also Conserve Energy . . . 

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, carefully positioned trees can cut as much as 25% off a household's energy consumption for heating and cooling. Additionally, well-designed landscapes provide enough energy savings to return the initial landscaping investment in eight years. Landscaping can help decrease heat buildup in the home by blocking and absorbing the sun's energy in the summer, while trees, fences, or other landscaping features can be used as windbreaks to shield a house from wind chill during the winter.

While Improving A Property’s Resale Value . . .

The most practical pay-off of landscaping is its potential to raise the value of real estate. Emblems of breathtakingly designed landscapes, such as a tranquil Japanese garden with a small pool and pebbled walkways or warm, inviting decks decorated with exquisite wicker furniture, suggest a healthy living environment. Lush colorful and green landscapes create the positive impression that the inside of the house is properly maintained, too. A study by the American Nursery and Landscape Association found that beautiful landscapes can increase property value by 7 to 14 percent and can accelerate the sale of a home by five to six weeks. Moreover, experts believe that homeowners can recover as much as 100 percent of the money they invested in cultivating landscapes when they sell their homes at higher values. Think trees are only good for giving shade? Think again: the Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers has found that mature trees in well-nurtured landscapes can add an appraised value of $1,000 to $10,000, when compared to similar properties with no trees or poor landscapes. Many homebuyers are willingly pay a premium for picturesque landscapes because they help create a sustaining environment while evoking a sense of harmony and balance.

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