Landscaping Can Change Your Life & Health… No, Really… Here's How

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There are many environmentally sound reasons to landscape.
Professionally designed and well-maintained landscapes protect water quality, reduce soil erosion, improve air quality and lower air temperatures in the summer, which is a huge perk here in Texas!
There are many personal health reasons to landscape.
What we hear most from prospective landscaping clients is that they want to create an outdoor friendly space for themselves, family and friends. Having access to a beautiful environment for relaxing and entertaining will improve your quality of life and decrease your stress level.
There are many economic reasons to landscape.
A professionally designed and installed landscape does more than just make your home look great and cause your neighbors to stare. It increases the value of your home. By a lot. Depending on factors such as starting value, neighborhood and season, study after study shows that landscaping is a much better return on your investment than other home remodeling projects such as kitchens and bathrooms.
“First impressions are as important for houses as they are for people.
If you are considering selling, good landscape design can add up to 20% of value to your home.” Bob Villa
“Forget wiring your new home for audio, video and data. Pass on the upgraded kitchen cabinets. Say no to thicker carpets. If you really want to add lasting value, opt for landscaping.”
LEW SICHELMAN, Herald Tribune
Landscaping. Worth every penny… and then some!
 
THIS WEEKEND! Come to the Collin County Home & Garden Show & talk with the folks at Flowers’ Garden & Landscapes to learn more!

Florida Gardening Expert to appear at all three Fall Florida Shows! Daytona, Orlando and Orange County!

IMG_6793Tom MacCubbin is known to gardeners in Florida through his radio, television, and newspaper contributions.  A retired extension environmental horticulturist with the University of Florida in Orange County, MacCubbin has degrees in Horticulture from the University of Maryland and advanced training from the University of Florida.
Readers are familiar with his question-and-answer gardening columns and feature articles for The Orlando Sentinel, while others may recognize him as a co-host of Central Florida Gardening on cable television and previous weekly horticulture reports on Central Florida News 13.  His Saturday radio program Better Lawns & Gardens is broadcast over twenty Florida stations.
Tom will be speaking on “Goof Proof” Florida Gardening exclusively at our shows, on the Gardening Stage on the following dates:

Daytona: Sunday, 8/30/15 @ 1:00pm

Orlando: Sunday, 9/13/15 @ 1:00pm

Orange County: Sunday, 10/25/15 @ 1:00pm