Increasing the Value of your Big Woods on Jordan Lake Home by Enhancing your Landscaping

Are you looking for a Landscape, Lawn/Tree professional? The Gallup Organization found that good references and reputation, satisfaction guaranteed, and free estimates were the top three reasons when choosing a Landscape professional. See the full results of the Gallup survey.

Most homeowners landscape their property purely for aesthetic reasons. Yet providing your home with a little shade has another and perhaps more consequential advantage: Landscaping may significantly reduce your energy bills. A strategically placed tree, for example, could save as much as 25 percent of a household's energy bill for heating and cooling, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's  Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC).

Attractive landscaping can increase the real estate market value of your home.  Improving landscaping from "average" to "excellent" could increase the market value of your home by 10-12%.  In a recent study of over 200 home sales, those homes judged by a landscape professional to have "good" landscaping sold for 4-5% more than "average" landscaped homes. "Excellent" landscaped homes sold for 6-7% more than "good" landscaped homes.   The Better the Landscaping, The Higher the Home Value

A yard and garden upgrade is becoming as important to Americans as other popular home improvements, such as kitchen and bath renovations. In 1995, an estimated 20 million households used the services of landscape professionals, spending $14.2 billion to improve the area around their homes. However, dreams of a lovely landscape can turn ugly if you don't find a competent landscape professional. So, like the search for an architect or builder, the search for a good landscape professional requires some homework. Tips for finding a good landscape professional.

Plants and Landscaping can be beneficial to a home in many ways.  Landscaping can add between 7 and 15 percent to a home’s real estate value.  Landscaping can reduce air conditioning costs by up to 50 percent.  Trees can also reduce bothersome noise up to 50 percent.  To see the other values of plants and landscaping to help reduce the energy cost and increase the value of your Durham home, click here.