Landscaping Spokane WA
Local resource for evaluating landscaping and hardscaping in Spokane. Includes detailed information on local businesses that provide landscaping, hardscaping, landscape renovations and lawn maintenance, as well as advice on landscaping design, gardening, plants, flowers and landscaping materials.
Inland Empire GCSA
509-535-8305
509-535-8305
Spokane, WA
MAR'10 Handyman and Landscape
509-230-2188
509-230-2188
1402 w.Knox
Spokane, WA
Spokane, WA
Trees Etc.
509-922-9112
509-922-9112
Veradale, WA
TNT Yardworks
(509) 241-3472
(509) 241-3472
2509 E Diamond Ave
Spokane, WA
Spokane, WA
The Tree Nut - Tree Service
509-413-7530
509-413-7530
4207 n howard st
Spokane, WA
Spokane, WA
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Landscaping and Hardscaping
By Lisa Skolnik for Right at Home Daily | ||
 The best way to increase your home's value is to add features that will enhance its appearance and function, without breaking your bank. This may sound like a tall order, but porches, patios, decks, terraces, gardens, lawns and manicured foliage around a home fulfill these goals in a number of ways. First, sprucing up your home's exterior makes it more attractive to future buyers. If two homes are for sale in the same area and are similar in terms of size and appeal, the one with prettier grounds, gardens or superior outside structures will be the first sold. But exterior amenities also offer more than just curb appeal. Consider adding external structures such as porches and decks, which can function as supplementary spaces for relaxing or entertaining and increase the sheer square footage available to a homeowner. If a home is in a warm climate or the structures are enclosed, they can be used year-round. Landscaping can cut energy costs dramatically year-round. According to the Department of Energy, carefully positioned trees can save up to 25 percent of a home's energy consumption for heating and cooling. During the summer, trees can reduce the surrounding air temperatures by as much as 9 degrees F and well-planned landscaping can reduce a home's air-conditioning costs from 15 to 50 percent. In winter, windbreaks around houses can cut fuel consumption by an average of 40 percent. Properly designed landscaping offers substantial environmental benefits by controlling erosion on a lot, managing rainwater in an ecologically correct manner, providing a habitat for birds and wildlife, and improving air quality by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. Landscaping may be the best investment to improve a home's value. According to a study by Money magazine, well-planned, attractive landscaping was estimated to have an actual recovery rate 100 to 200 percent higher than a kitchen renovation (70 to 125 percent) or bathroom renovation (80 to 120 percent). | ||
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| |  Both hardscape (i.e., porches, decks and patios) and landscape can improve the appearance, cost-effectiveness, and resale value of your home, and can function as supplementary spaces that can be used for relaxing or entertaining. The changes you make to your hardscape and landscape can radically improve the your home's exterior appearance, and improve the appearance of the neighbor... | |