Beverly J. McNamee

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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

  


 

   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