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Frugal Gardening
Frugal Gardening
Lifestyle
Amanda Blankenship

6 Landscaping Choices That Could Make Your Home Harder to Sell

Landscaping mistakes that hurt home value
Overgrown trees, invasive plants, high-maintenance gardens, and neglected lawns can make a property less appealing to potential buyers. Simple landscaping maintenance may offer better resale value than expensive outdoor upgrades. bluestork/Shutterstock

You might love the towering privacy hedge, elaborate flower beds, or backyard pond you’ve spent years creating, but potential homebuyers may see something entirely different. Instead of admiring your landscaping, they could be calculating how much money and time it will take to maintain or remove everything.

That’s a problem if you’re planning to sell your house anytime soon.

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