Increase your homes value
with landscaping tips
O
f all the Improvements to boost the value of your home, landscape is one
of the ones that will get you the largest return on your investment. Keep
in mind when you design your landscape you make the plan so complex
that the mere thought of the maintenance chases away your buyers. A
gorgeous landscaped yard can increase the value of your home by at least 5-11 per-
cent. Some yards even more. Landscape is also one of the easiest to do. Here are
some tips.
Match The Style Of Your
Landscape To Your Home.
If you have a Victorian style home you
would not put in the Japanese style gar-
den because it would look out of place
and in some case lower the value of
your home. Staying with a cottage or
country style would suit the home bet-
ter. If you have the modern style home
you would not want to go with the
square formal gardens but rather create
a more modern landscape with lots of
greenery and natural looking beds that
fit the contours of your property.
Keep In Mind Your Design Strategy
You should not clutter the entire yard
with high-maintenance plantings but
you do not want plan grass with no
landscaping. A study by Virginia Tec
found that a good foundation planting
along with a couple of well-designed
points of interest can increase the
home’s value by up to 42%. Ideally the
yard has a good mixture of shrubs and
perennials, but not one of every kind.
It should have a uniform look with
diversity to make it interesting and not
boring.
Achieve Seasonal Balance
Buyers look at your home for longevity
of blooms or greenery. Be sure there are
blooming bulbs for spring, annual beds
for summer, shrubs with brightly colored
leaves for fall and evergreens for winter.
Buyers will notice the balance you have
created for the whole year.
Plant Trees
A few simple trees can add value to a
buyer for the sale price of your home.
Living on a tree lined street can add 10
to 15 percent to the sale price in com-
parison to neighborhoods that do not
have trees. The shade from trees keep the
home cooler, and trees are a stress reliever
and people enjoy relaxing around or
under them. Trees are eco-friendly.
Edge Your Lawn
The confined look of an edged lawn gives
an easy to maintain look. By edging by
the driveways, sidewalks, and the flower
beds give the buyer a feeling you are
meticulous about the property’s up keep.
They will think that if you keep the yard
neat and tidy you will also keep the rest
of the home in that condition.
Have fun and enjoy your improvements with colorful plants and landscape trees
and let your home sparkle with eye catching appeal to the buyers.
Quick Stats
Local Trends Single Family Residential in Morgan Hill
2015 MAY
Active
95
Homes Sold
52
Days On Market
16
Sale To List Ratio
101.9%
JUNE
105
62
34 JULY
100
57
34
101.1% 99.4%
Teri Nelson, Realtor
Intero Real Estate Services
408.425.5200
BRE#00858151