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Top Ten 2009 Landscape Trends

1. Grow your own is growing! Kitchen gardens produce homegrown fruits and veggies. With the trend of buying more local produce, what is more local than growing your own vegetables and fruit? Value-conscious consumers also know that growing their own produce saves money. A kitchen garden of 600 square feet can yield a $500 return on an average gardener?EUR??,,????'?????<
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3. Homeowners are using curb appeal as a the competitive edge to sell their homes. High-quality landscape increased home sales prices anywhere from 5.7 to 10.8 percent, compared to average landscapes, according to a home sale study in the Journal of Environmental Horticulture. Research from the University of Minnesota shows that every $1 spent on landscape returns $1.35. Smart sellers know the best way to improve the first impression of a home is to improve its landscape curb appeal.
4. Get going on going green. Sustainable landscapes can be the most efficient because they maximize available resources ?EUR??,,????'?????<
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6. Therapeutic gardening is IN. Maintaining your lawn and garden not only makes you popular with your neighbors, it is also beneficial for overall fitness, stress relief and mental tranquility. Some gardens, like the one ALCC recently provided for the Anschutz Cancer Pavilion in Aurora, are specifically designed to provide a healing environment for patients.
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9. Light it up. Night lighting that highlights your house and landscape is one of the fastest-growing landscape innovations. Not only does it look great, but it increases home security. And new fluorescent and LED lighting options mean using less electricity. LEDs even come in multiple colors, adding variety to your nightscape.