4 Ways Landscaping Can Benefit Your Home – Value, Costs & Comfort
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The Benefits of Landscaping
Landscaping can leave a lasting impression, helping to set the tone for the rest of your home. Offering more than just aesthetic benefits, landscaping has an array of environmental, health and economic advantages. Read on to learn more about the benefits of landscaping and how Arkular integrate landscaping within the design of your home.
1. Add Value to Your Home
A well-designed and maintained landscape can enhance the overall appeal of your home.
From a design perspective, landscaping provides flow and fluency from inside to out. It assists in adding function, form and style to the outdoor areas and helps harmonise your home as a whole.
According to landscape economist John Harris, attractive landscaping can add up to 28% to your home’s overall value. Additionally, according to a research paper by Clemson University Professor Mark S. Henry, raising the standards of your gardening efforts could add significant value to your home (6-7%).
2. Reduce Heating and Cooling Costs
When completed effectively, smart design, strategic choice of plants and careful orientation can help reduce your heating and cooling costs by up to 25%.
In order to achieve cost-savings, the placement and choice of tree, shrub or plant are important. The density, size and shape of a tree will impact the level of shade a tree can generate with deciduous trees generally perfect for blocking out summer sun and keeping the cold out in winter.
How Arkular Integrates Landscaping
At Arkular, we collaborate with several reputable Landscape Architects that can provide landscape designs and concepts that suit your specific site.
This includes planting deciduous trees and creepers for summer shading, native hardy water efficient flora and fauna, designer vegetable gardens, composting methods and positions, reticulation watering systems, permeable pathways and more.
Some of our favourite landscape architects and designers we have worked with include, Phillip Withers Landscape Architecture, Mint Pool and Landscape Design, Fiona Brockhoff Landscape Designer, Platylobium Landscape Design, Greener Visions Landscapes and TLC Pools.
View our range of completed projects here.
3. Improved Health and Well-being
The inclusion of plants is a no-brainer for our mental and physical health, with benefits including:
– Filtering of pollutants to provide cleaner air in and around homes
– Creating a serene environment and spot for quiet contemplation to positively impact mental health
– Screening plants can help feelings of privacy and safety
– Viewing greenery and plants daily is proven to help reduce stress levels
4. Environmental Benefits
One of the obvious advantages of adding landscaping to your home is the positive environmental impact it can have.
Planting a variety of native plants assists with biodiversity and creates habitat and food sources for local wildlife.
Simple additions that can assist in habitat regeneration include: having water and shelter sources actively available, creating bee hotels for local species and avoiding the use of harmful chemicals.
Investing in healthy lawns and effective landscaping can assist in preventing soil erosion and reduce wastewater run-off, helping to reduce risks of flooding or mudslides from excessive rainfall.
