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What are the Benefits of Landscaping?

Landscaping can provide many benefits beyond the appeal of having a beautiful lush yard. Using a mixture of plants, trees, shrubs, and grass can also reduce your energy bills, prevent your home from flooding, help the environment, and even improve your health and the value of your home. To learn about all the advantages that landscaping provides, read on.

Natural Cooling Properties

Without having any landscaping around your home, the sun can really heat up your property. Landscaping helps to keep your home nice and cool by absorbing more solar heat and offering shade to deflect the sun rays away from your windows. Well planted trees, shrubs, and plants can help to reduce air conditioning costs by as much as 50% and greatly cut your bills down.

Adds Value to Your Home

A beautifully manicured yard can make your home look more appealing, which, in turn, can boost your property value. Buyers are willing to spend more on a home that has professional landscaping. So when you plan to sell your property, you can enjoy the maximum benefit for your investment.

Combats Climate Change

Green thumbs will be happy to learn that plants help to combat climate change by absorbing more carbon and other toxic chemicals like ozone and sulphur dioxide from our atmosphere. Tall trees also contribute to the “greenhouse effect” by shading homes and reducing energy consumption.

Purifies the Air

Did you know that the air inside your home is much more toxic than the air outside? This is caused by all of the chemicals and VOCs that build up inside. Plants around the home can purify the air from pollutants and capture toxic compounds.

Reduces Flooding and Erosion

Strategically placed landscaping can also reduce flooding and erosion by absorbing any runoff water through the plant roots. A properly graded yard that is designed to slope away from your home will also direct water to move away from vents, basement windows, and drains, keeping your home dry year-round.

Improves Overall Health and Wellness

Plants can also improve your mood and health. They have been proven to reduce stress and anxiety levels and can even improve attention span. Plus, many particular species of plants have therapeutic benefits. Herbs such as lemon balm and lavender and plants like chamomile, calendula, and echinacea, can all be planted in your garden and used for their healing properties.
Instant Lawns knows all about the benefits that landscaping can offer homeowners and businesses. We’ve been helping customers for decades transform their dull and dismal yards into a beautifully landscaped oasis. If you’re ready to turn your home into a greenscape, contact us today. We offer a wide range of services from landscaping to sodding to artificial turf and more.

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