5 Landscaping Factors That Determine The Home Value

A home must be enjoyable as it is a valuable castle. Auckland home owners have every right to customize their yards and represent their personal values in them. Potential buyers are in most cases attracted by landscaped homes. For this reason, home owners seek the most appealing landscaping designs so as to raise their home values. However, a homeowner must not just landscape for the purpose of flipping a home because the cost of landscaping will not be returned. Instead, landscaping should be done for the sake of making a home enjoyable. Learn how Auckland landscaping affects property value from this useful guide.

A.Native Plants boost home value

Native crops are best known for raising the value of a landscape. When we talk of native plants, trees, natural flowers, and shrubs that thrive well in a particular area are concerned.  Native plants are dazzling and have little maintenance demands. They potentially improve the value of a home effortlessly. A home owner needs to select those plants which are native to his area of residence. These plants are less laborious in their growing than exotic plants. They surprisingly increase the ecological value of a property by offering shelter and food for bees, wildlife, butterflies, and birds. These plants facilitate water conservation because they do not need much watering thereby saving a farmer from huge water bills. In highly rainy environments, native plants garner runoff water below the surface so that it doesn’t infiltrate into the basements.

B.Vines can damage bricks and paint

Vines are aesthetic plants but at the same time they can be the source of headache for landscaping in Auckland. If vines are grown close to a brick house, they can cause cracks leading to separation and eventual falling of a house. And if the house doesn’t fall, it will have stability problems. When planted alongside a painted wall, it scratches the paint when sliding; and in case vines reach the roof, they may pull off the water gutters or even lift the roofing tiles. Home owners in Auckland must therefore guard against long growth of vines near houses. A landscape designer can help with the best ways to plant vines. 

C.Trees can add value or cause damage

It is the dream of every homeowner in Auckland to earn an investment return from landscaping with mature trees. Trees are beautiful if grow properly and they definitely raise the value of a garden. Nevertheless, if mature trees are established too close to a house, their roots can damage the foundation and lead to foundation issues. Potential trees which can damage houses include poplar, oak, and willow trees. Big trees planted alongside patios and pathways cause separation of concrete. It is thus important to determine the growing capacity of a tree before planting it in a home yard. Naturally, the roots of trees grow towards water hence they can get close to sewer lines. If the roots get a crack in a water pipe, they force their way into those pipes causing raptures. This leads to flooding and blockage issues in a farmyard. In addition, tall trees may disturb electric cables which run above the home.

D.Some Plants can lead to soil dehydration

During summer, certain plantations can lead to dry soils and this affects the lawn and causes shrinkage of the ground below the house foundation.

E.Prickly bushes keep off intruders

Prickly bushes and shrubs deter burglars and wildlife if strategically placed in a landscape. This is a useful security measure in landscaping.

As spring season knock, many home owners start to implement new garden landscaping ideas. Before executing any plans on a yard, it is important to understand how landscaping affects a property value. In essence, the value of a home determines insurance premiums hence the need for protecting a home through landscaping.