Did you know that landscaping can add as much as 20% to the resale value of your home? It’s a fact! Not only will landscaping boost the appearance of a home, but it will boost its worth as well. If you are in the process of selling your home or just want to increase its value, a little care to the appearance of a yard’s landscaping can go a long way. Follow these tips from Lawn Care and Pest Control, located in Sunrise and Plantation, Florida, to increase the curb appeal of your home!

Landscaping ideas to increase the value of your home

• Plant a tree – Not only will planting a tree improve the look and feel of a yard, but it is appealing in regards to a home’s utilities. Trees can provide shade to a home and therefore decrease those monthly energy bills. Little details like this matter to home buyers.
• Take a step back – What needs to be removed? What can be cleaned up? If a tree has some dead branches, trim them up. If your bushes are looking a little unkempt, bring out the hedge clippers. Pay attention to detail and it will pay off in the end.
• Add a flower bed or pine straw around your trees – It can really clean up the looks of a yard and is fairly cost effective.
• Let us keep you lawn green and pest free! – Keep your turf green and disease free! Nothing looks worse on a nice lawn like brown patches and disease spots. Stay on top of seasonal turf issues for the best looking lawn possible. Lawn Care and Pest Control has been in the business for more than 5 years, so let us help you achieve your dreams of a rich and vibrant lawn! Contact us.

When maintaining a well manicured lawn, the last thing you want are tall standing blades of grass around
things like a mailbox or a street sign. This unwanted eyesore unfortunately goes for trees as well. Not many people are aware, but lawn mower and string trimmer damage can be detrimental to the health of a tree. When we use these tools to cut every last blade of grass, often times the tree is nicked in the process. This quest to ensure that a yard looks uniform and neat often results in the damaging of tree tissues at the trunk and roots. Initially, we might not think that a little damage here and there is a huge issue, but a tree’s bark protects it from harmful insects and diseases. The inner portion of the bark also acts to hold water in while it is transported from the ground to the leaves. Cutting the bark, means that the trees ability to hold water has been compromised.

You might be thinking, “I understand the issue now, but I still don’t want to see the tall blades of grass surrounding my trees.” Don’t worry! There are measures you can take to avoid the unsightly without damaging your trees in the process.

One of the foremost methods of addressing this issue is to use a mulch ring around your tree. It is a simple and easy three step process!

1. Remove the grass from around the base of the tree in about a 2 foot radius, or whatever you think looks best.
2. Add a one to two inch layer of pine straw or any other mulch you prefer.
3. Pick blades of grass you see peaking through as they appear.

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