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Zeroscaping: Not everyone enjoys gardening; in fact,
some prefer the bare no-frills look. There's nothing wrong
with this, but it may affect the resale value of your home.
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While there is nothing wrong with not doing any landscaping to your home, it may affect resale value. |
The Natural Look: Some homeowners opt for a natural-looking yard,
which can be quite appealing. However, natural does not equate
to no maintenance whatsoever, which may lead to your municipality
forcing you to eliminate plant material due to noxious-weed
violations.
Excessive Lawn Ornamentation: There's no official rule for
determining the acceptable number of lawn ornaments per yard.
However, some homeowners carry it to excess, ending up with
a lawn that's overcrowded with concrete and plastic items.
The best rule may be to have no yard ornaments unless they
are part of a landscape theme or are used as an enhancement
for a garden bed.
Growing Vines Up the Side of Your Home: This horror
culture trend is a tricky one, as many of us have admired
the centuries-old practice of growing beautiful climbing plants
up the sides of stately homes. However, this form of gardening
should be controlled, and one must be aware of its limitations.
Vines snaking up vinyl or aluminum-sided homes may cause permanent
discoloration and necessitate a cosmetic replacement. Climbing
plants can also block windows and screens, plug eavestroughing
and chimney stacks and create fascia and soffit damage. Vines
don't necessarily cause problems to brick and mortar, but
they do leave walls moist and harbor a variety of insects.
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