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Dream House

19 March 2012

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Talking about home is interesting. People who don’t have a home want to buy one. Others who have a home still want to have another home or want a bigger home for their family. It is not easy to decide where to buy or to build a home. Having a home must be enjoyed by [...]

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Landscaping in An Inexpensive Way (5)

5 November 2011

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One of those is introducing plants from other regions into our landscape. For example, if you import a plant from the tropics to the desert Southwest, that plant will likely require much more water than the plants native to the region. Because water is so precious, there is no return on your investment in the [...]

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Landscaping in An Inexpensive Way (4)

1 November 2011

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It’s taken me 22 years and three houses to design a front yard I can live with, but if you are lucky enough to hit on a perfect plan, it might take you only a year or two. If you have cash to spare, I suggest you hire a landscape architect, give them a laundry [...]

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Landscaping in An Inexpensive Way (3)

28 October 2011

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I would then need to decide whether I should simply extend the existing landscaping to the addition or I should tear everything out and start over. No matter what I do, I need to ensure that the landscaping ties in the addition to the original house, a critical point, I believe, for a couple of [...]

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Landscaping in An Inexpensive Way (2)

24 October 2011

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What they discover is that you can’t decide to put a house on the market next month and think that you can re-create the Garden of Eden by the time prospective buyers drive by. Miracle-Gro® just doesn’t work that fast. And, as Cher’s character Loretta Camarari said in the movie Moonstruck, “This is modern times. [...]

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Landscaping in An Inexpensive Way

20 October 2011

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Landscaping is a relatively inexpensive way to add value to your house. The landscape expert was correct, although a bit overzealous. According to the National Association of Realtors (http://www.realtors.org), about 50 percent of all house sales are based on first impressions from the curb. While a lot of that has to do with the physical [...]

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