Can a Garden Add Value to Your Home?

Over the past decade there seems to have been an endless stream of television lifestyle shows, magazines and newspaper features about backyard makeovers. Generally, they highlight the aesthetic and lifestyle benefits that result from these changes, but does an attractive garden really add value to your home?

In Bunbury, yes it could. Known for its, laid-back lifestyle, proximity to some of the best holiday destinations in the South of Western Australia, and not forgetting the friendly dolphins, homes in Bunbuy and surrounding suburbs have incorporate a family friendly appeal.

Though a new garden can be expensive and hard work, all of this work can result in a greater resale value of your home, but it could vary significantly.

Buyer research has shown that the value of a home is determined in order of importance; location, the selling price of neighboring homes, the age of the home, how many livable rooms in the house, quality of construction and then, additional lifestyle attributes such as pool, shed or even the landscaping.

A garden, therefore, should have two objectives. It should make the home more comfortable for the residents and it should make the home more appealing to potential buyers. Remember, most buyers will form an opinion on a property from the moment they first see it from the street.

Taking into consideration the type of plants can also have a certain appeal. Plants which are native to Western Australia and plants which require little watering require less work and may be a drawcard.

So, having a well-cared-for garden can, in fact, boost selling potential. A home with a garden/yard can be marketed as an ideal family home.

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