Landscaping Leads Projects For 2011

Summer is looking good for landscape contractors. Almost 50 million homeowners are tackling landscaping projects, heading the list of home improvement projects in 2011, Scarborough Research reports. The consumer research firm listed a variety of home improvement projects in its survey, from repairing a roof to remodeling bathrooms.

It also asked about which stores consumers planned to make their project purchases, but since it was a national survey and the firm prefers specific store names, no independent garden retailers were included.

Home Depot led the pack with 51 percent planning to purchase their project materials there, followed by 47 percent heading to Lowe’s, 31 percent to Wal-Mart and 23 percent to Ace Hardware.