vendredi 10 août 2018

Definite Advantages For Home Owners By Employing Landscape Design Experts

By Mark Brooks


Listening in on a discussion between a group of recent home buyers, or property owners with a development plan, when someone brings up the topic of landscape design. More than likely the responses will be that it is a good idea, just a pity it is so pricey, or that there was no space in their financing for luxuries like landscapers.

Yet sometimes this is not necessarily the case. Customer feedback from those who have made use of a landscaper, report that in the long term they had indeed saved money. Puzzled, new home owners will no doubt be wondering what causes this and how could they achieve this.

Initially a house and land is probably the biggest capital outlay that most people will have in their lifetimes. Of course home owners are concerned about the security of their investment and the potential for appreciation over a period of time. The value of professionally landscaped properties commonly appreciate at increased rates when compared to others.

However, value is only one aspect of an investment, marketability is equally important and properties on well landscaped surrounds will be more appealing to and attract more potential buyers. Consequently such properties will be on the markets for shorter periods.

If properties are still in the design stage then it is very advantageous to combine the services of the landscaper with that of the architect. In this way the optimal utilization of buildings in relation to the available land will be achieved with input from two sets of professionals.

Water management in respect of drainage, storm water runoff and erosion are important points to consider. At the other end of the extreme, in arid and drought affected areas, their expertise will be directed towards water storage, minimizing consumption, reducing evaporation and soil degradation. Conservation would be the key word in this department.

In the event of buying a house that has already been built, a landscaper may still have important advice. As they pursue optimal utilization of the existing land they aim to open up unused or neglected parts of the property. Such efforts are particularly effective in creating areas for recreation and entertaining from previously redundant regions of the property.

Horticulture is a specialist field, as many potential gardeners with good intention find out when they see their hard earned money disappearing in a bed of plants that just wilted and died. All plants have specific needs when it comes to soil type, sunlight, irrigation and many other variable factors. Save your bank balance and a lot of heartache and get advice from an expert in this field.

Aside from financial factors, marketability and how a house looks, there are plenty of healthy benefits to be gained from living in properly designed and managed landscape. Psychologically and therapeutically, the entire household will benefit from the sense of wellness induced by a such an environment. The air is cleaner, pollution is reduced, intrusive noise is lessened, and as an added final bonus there will be more privacy.

Expense is only one issue in the debate of whether or not to make use of a landscape consultant. Perhaps a more relevant question to ask is what expense is incurred by not taking this step.




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