tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179509.post7286743414454947752..comments2024-01-08T01:10:52.543-07:00Comments on KC'S Masterpiece: Backyard dreamingKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05587622592688368240noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179509.post-27634500405409155492010-02-16T14:51:22.486-07:002010-02-16T14:51:22.486-07:00Your house appears to be a one-bedroom so resale w...Your house appears to be a one-bedroom so resale will go to either a couple or a single adult. No kids. <br /><br />With that reasoning, a patio with pretty flower beds is most useful. If you have a enough grass for a badminton set, volley ball or other party/entertaining game I think that would be enough.<br /><br />If your house were to sell to a family I would say... lawn, lawn, lawn with easy flower borders. <br /><br />Ask Dan's mom about low maintenance flower beds... so a couple moving from apt to a house wouldn't be overwhelmed with upkeep - and you'd have a winner!!TRShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801686710086039781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179509.post-12674818842446904682010-02-16T14:36:45.188-07:002010-02-16T14:36:45.188-07:00My opinion? Overly landscaped yards can be a bit ...My opinion? Overly landscaped yards can be a bit intimidating to first-time buyers ("how will we ever be able to take care of all this when we're used to apartment living?"). But doing something to the yard so it's not just a blank slate of grass can have the opposite (ie, positive) effect. <br /><br />So maybe do SOME of your improvements? Whatever YOU will enjoy the most.<br /><br />Will you get a 100% return on your investment? Not likely, if you're just talking finances. But YOUR enjoyment of it needs to be factored in as well. And it sounds like you'd like DOING it.Lindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179509.post-43340417677620066082010-02-16T11:25:52.272-07:002010-02-16T11:25:52.272-07:00Hostas, heucheras and bleeding hearts are shade-lo...Hostas, heucheras and bleeding hearts are shade-loving perennials that should do well in Denver. They're not usually expensive, come up every year, multiply to form great borders and beds and work well to brighten up the hard to landscape shady places where lawn won't grow. A yard that looks cared for always adds to the curb appeal of a house even if it isn't landscaped to the nines.Dan's momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179509.post-7890756599662072732010-02-16T07:37:08.750-07:002010-02-16T07:37:08.750-07:00If I were not married to your mother, I would live...If I were not married to your mother, I would live in a condo with a pool and gardner.<br /><br />She is right, gardening is good for the soul.dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179509.post-70240904537738712222010-02-15T20:51:49.169-07:002010-02-15T20:51:49.169-07:00OK, in my not very humble opinion a garden cannot ...OK, in my not very humble opinion a garden cannot be considered an investment. It is a way to create a place you love to be. If others like it, so be it. I garden because it feeds me...denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149550915521293699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179509.post-64062234453385685562010-02-15T18:02:38.573-07:002010-02-15T18:02:38.573-07:00Given the space of your backyard, if you think you...Given the space of your backyard, if you think you're going for a family type buyer, I'd say skip the patio. More grass is better for kids. If you're going for the urban hipster I say more patio because then they would have less grass to mow.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576716257914307725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179509.post-40118005558357970662010-02-15T16:45:16.137-07:002010-02-15T16:45:16.137-07:00I would totally go for a landscaped yard but I am ...I would totally go for a landscaped yard but I am not the norm. I know a lot of people go for more grass with landscaped beds and a deck or a patio.Ravenhttp://blog.justexpressive.comnoreply@blogger.com