More than Just Curb Appeal- Landscaping can add value during the sale of a Lakhurst Pointe home

Van Fleet also says landscaping improves home security. She says insurance agencies put a great value on landscaping, and will pay the several-hundred-dollar replacement value for trees struck by lightning. Thorny shrubs are often planted under windows to deter burglaries, she says, and the practice is becoming so common that owners of commercial buildings are doing it.

"Trees and shrubs are investments that grow," Van Fleet insists. "If you look at the same housing side by side, the house that is well landscaped sells by much more. Anyone who has looked at real estate taxes recently will see there's definitely a difference depending on a house's upgrades."   Paige Bowers  http://www.homestore.com/HomeGarden/Gardening/Features/Lawns/LandscapeValue.asp?poe=homestore