Landscape Architecture has been proven to be a very helpful job when it comes to improving the value of people’s homes. The American Society of Landscape Architects say that “the general rule of thumb is that you get back 100 percent to 200 percent of what you invest in landscaping when you sell your home.” With this in mind, and with “Eighty-four percent of the real estate agents interviewed for the study said a house with trees would be as much as 20 percent more salable than a house without trees,” even people with average homes have good reasons to invest in improvements such as outdoor pools, ponds and waterfalls, plants and trees, and outdoor furniture. Not only is it a wise investment, it is also a great hobby for retirees and has been proven to relieve a great deal of stress for people of all ages.
But for those who are not interested in simply raising the value of their home and property, improving your everyday outdoor environment helps relieve stress, thus preventing as well as helping deal with disorders such as post traumatic stress disorder, incontinence (“the inability to control urination or bowel movements.” control due to either an outstanding amount of weight gain and/or lack of activity), and acne. This is also a type of therapy used for rehabilitation (drugs, alcohol, violence, etc.). Having some kind of activity to focus on and to be proud of gets their mind off of any troubling thoughts and gets them to begin thinking positively (or so experiments say).
Some of the most common additions to people’s “back yards” include a lot of Japanese based ideas, such as koi ponds, as well as many other Japanese fish, plants and/or culturally linking models or objects. Although it’s expensive and time consuming, it is believed to give you inner peace and to increase your activity as well as certainty of bowel movements.
What a landscape architect does is simply find what it is you want to do with your yard/outdoor area, and based on your initial ideas, they’ll give you a number of options that you can go with, as well as list off a few suggestions based on what other people have tried, similar projects that they may have personally worked on or not, or guide you to the most affordable yet cost effective way to go about “pimping out your yard,” dawgg. Whether you’re concerned about the value of your home or relieving the stress that’s set on your shoulders every day, revisions of your current landscaping situation is definitely beneficial.
Sources:
http://www.asla.org/RESIDENTIALINFO/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22221230/
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