When you're considering where to plant trees or whether to lay down sod in your yard, there are more factors to consider than just your preferences. Good or bad landscaping design can have a financial impact beyond the cost of materials and services. Here are a few of the biggest ways your decisions for your yard affect your bank account and property value.

How Does Landscaping Affect Your Home’s Value?

1. Potential Property Damage

When you plant trees, you need to consider practical questions like whether the branches will extend over your roof some day. A diseased or dead branch can fall and cause major damage to your roof, and leaves, flowers, twigs, and sticky sap can be difficult to clean off of your house. Check how big the tree will be when fully grown, and plant it a safe distance between the house or any other features like power lines.

2. Curb Appeal

The initial impression of the house and yard for homebuyers will have a major impact on the price they're willing to pay—and can even determine whether they're willing to make an offer at all. Having a beautiful, well-kept yard, with established trees and bushes, can bump up your home’s value significantly when it's time to sell.

3. Water Retention & Flooding

The plants and other landscaping elements you choose, as well as your lawn grading, can allow water to soak into the ground easily or pool and flow in undesirable directions, including your basement. Sod is an excellent option because it helps slow evaporation, so you'll water less and won’t spend as much money keeping your grass green.

If you'd like to install sod to improve the look of your yard, call Keeven Bros Sod Company in O'Fallon, MO. Serving the Greater St. Louis area since 1953, they offer a range of varieties, including fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, and zoysia sod, and work with both residential and commercial clients, including golf courses. To schedule an appointment for sod installation, call (636) 240-4900 or visit them online.