There is NO second chance to make a good 1st impression!
Did you know that the average prospective home buyer will make their judgement on a home in the first 30 seconds of pulling into the driveway? With an education and experience in landscape design, I offer specialized solutions & tips to my clients to help enhance their properties appeal. Below is a general list to get you started! C-ut back overgrown trees & shrubs U-pdate worn and old mailbox R-ake up all dead leaves & debris B-uy flowering plants to add color to beds A-dd decorative lighting to make home entrance more safe & inviting in the evening hours P-aint front entrance to home P-ersonal items should be put away E-dging: rediscover sidewalks true width A- pply a layer of fresh mulch to flower beds L- awn: freshly mowed & neatly trimmed | "As an investment, landscaping can increase the value of your property by as much as 20% if is is done well." This Old House Magazine April 2003 | "84% Of real estate agents interviewed said a house with trees would be as much as 20% more salable than a house without." Baltimore Sun April 20,2003 | "Spending 5% on the total value of your home on landscaping, and doing it wisely, you can ad 15% or more to the value of your home." Smart Money Magazine March 2003 |
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Before & After (Backyard Home Improvements) 
 Removing overgrown shrubs is a quick facelift! 
| HARDY DULUTH PICKS Trees - Pink Spiris Crab
- Prairiefire Crab
- Red Splendor Crab
- Hydrangea, Pea Gee Tree
- Lilac, Ivory Silk Tree
- Lilac, Japanese Tree
- Maple, Autumn Blaze
- Maple, Autumn Spire
- Maple, Northwoods
Evergreens - Creeping Juniper
- American Arborvitae
- Birds Nest Spruce
- Spreading Yews
- Globe Arborvitae
- Russian Cypress
Shrubs - Gold Mound Spirea
- Japanese Barberry
- Dwarf Korean Lilac
- Common Ninebark
- Azalea
- Hydrangea
- Rhododendron
Perennials - Black Eyed Susan
- Bell Flower
- Threadleaf Coreopsis
- Spike Loosestrife
- Common Yarrow
Shade Plants - Bleeding Heart
- Spotted Dead Nettle
- Red Baneberry
- Hostas
- Columbine
- Lady Fern
Ornamental Grasses - Karl Forester Grass
- Flame Grass
Plants that will grow under pine trees Heuchera, Euonymus, Hostas, Ferns & English Ivy Deer Resistant Plants Yarrow Baby Breath CoralBells Columbine Russian Sage Lavendar Goats Beard Spearmint Chives Turtle Head Bee Balm Cats Mint Bleeding Heart Lambs Ear Blanket Flower |