The Economic Benefits of Landscaping Projects

• Landscaping can add as much as 14% to the resale
value of a building and speed its sale by as much as
6 weeks.
• A sales price increase of 4 to 5% higher than
equivalent houses with good landscape appeal is
expected for houses that obtained an excellent
landscape rating from a local landscape professional.
• Homes with poor landscaping could expect to sell
for 8 to 10% below equivalent homes with good
landscape appeal.
• By spending 5% of the value of a home on a
quality low-maintenance landscape, the resale value
can jump 15%, earning back 150% or more of the
landscape investment.
• Landscaping elements add value: a landscape patio
– 12.4%, landscape curbing – 4.4%, hedges- 3.6%.

4.4% may not sound like much but a typical installation of 200 feet of curb at a cost of $1200 would give a return of $8800 on a two hundred thousand dollar home and dramatically improve its chances to sell faster.