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Landscaping Tips to Increase Your Home’s Value

Landscaping Tips to Increase Your Home’s Value

November 21, 2017 By Woodsman Staff 1 Comment

Investing a little time and energy on your home’s landscape can increase it’s selling value. In fact, some studies suggest that an attractive landscape can increase a home’s perceived value by as much as 15%. That’s a pretty substantial amount considering that most homeowners can do their own landscaping.

So, if you want to increase your home’s value, consider the following landscaping tips.

Mow and Water the Lawn

Don’t underestimate the importance of mowing and watering your lawn. Neglecting your lawn will result in an unkempt appearance that can potentially bring down the value of your home. As long as you mow and water it, however, it should have a positive impact on your home’s value.

Mulch Flowerbeds

Adding a little mulch to your flowerbeds can make a big difference in their appearance. Best of all, mulch is inexpensive, costing about $5 to $10 per bag.

Plant Perennials

If you want to get the highest return on your investment (hint: you should), it’s recommended that you choose perennials for your home’s flowerbed. Perennials are plants that live for more than two years.

This is in stark contrast to annuals and biennials, both of which have a shorter lifespan and will subsequently require additional work and money to replace.

Some of the top perennials for Texas include the following:

  • Salvia farinacea
  • Texas gold columbine
  • Turk’s cap
  • Summer phlox
  • Chinkapin oak
  • Mystic Spires Blue Salvia
  • Cape plumbago

Edge Driveway and Sidewalk

You should also get into the habit of edging your driveway and sidewalk. Allowing grass or weeds to encroach creates a messy appearance. Furthermore, it can jeopardize the structural integrity of your driveway or sidewalk.

To prevent this from happening, use a weed-eater to create clean edges separating your driveway and sidewalk from the grass. You can even go over these edges with a solution of water and vinegar to discourage weeds and grass from growing here.

Remove Dead or Decaying Trees

Allowing dead or decaying trees to blanket your home’s landscape will ultimately bring down it’s value. After all, who wants to buy a home with dead trees? Not only is it an eye-sore, but it’s also a safety hazard.

So, consider taking down any dead or decaying trees on your landscape. If you don’t have the tools or experience to do this, contact a tree removal company for a quote.

The Woodsman Company offers tree planting, tree pruning and shrub trimming, tree removal and stump grinding as well as a tree wellness program.

If we can help with any of your tree care needs give us a call at 512-846-2535 or 512-940-0799 or

click here to schedule an appointment today

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  1. Deb Pearl says

    November 28, 2017 at 12:32 pm

    My husband and I just bought a new home and we were wondering what we could do to our landscape to make it look nicer. That is a great idea to edge our driveway and sidewalk. I don’t think we have ever done that before. It would be nice to keep weeds from growing where the lawn mower can’t reach!

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