how does it affect value of your house if you go nuts planting plams ?

[amazondk]

You guys are another PLANET compared to u s . . .

Dave,

In what respect are we on another planet? I put myself in that other planetary group. I just can not figure out which one it is.

Anyway there are some very interesting thoughts here. I once owned a house in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The first house I ever bought, in fact the only one I ever bought. I never really achieved what I wanted with the landscape as over the years of moving back and forth from Florida to Brazil it never got done. I did take a lot of plants I had collected around South America and put them in the yard. As well as others I found in Florida. When I sold the place in 2003 the new owner tore down the house and ripped out most of my prime trees and plants. They ripped out a great big jaboticaba which was a real shame. But, it was not my place any more and I had already given up on living there. In this case the landscaping paid no returns or not. The people paid full price as it was a developer in pre crisis Florida and he sold the new house for nearly a million dollars. It is definately a different time today. My project here is an incredible lot overlookiing the Negro River that is totally paid for. And, as money and time permits I will make it what I want. And, I am not looking at it as a real estate investment, but as a project. Maybe some day it will be worth a lot. But, that is not my goal. It is just to create something that I have wanted to create for a long time. And, have a good time doing so.

dk

[palmcurry]

To correct what I said earlier : 10% - 15% of the value of a home is the landscaping.

[Nigel]

Did you manage to save the Jubaea and Naini-tal Nigel?

They were both awesome palms.

Regards Andy.

Andy, I spent around 3 days trying to get the Jubaea out because it was my favourite plant. Never in my life have I seen roots like that. I destroyed the plant trying to take it out. The naini tal I rushed due to time pressure and snapped the trunk.

When I planted my garden it was for life. But my (ex) wife had other ideas,divorce, lawyers and an ex wifes greed took most of what I had.

This is why this crazy englishman is living in Brasil, I dont have the money, time or patience to create a beautiful palm garden again in england.

Edited October 2, 2009 by Nigel

[oppalm]

I dated a girl in high school (some 30 years ago) whose mother's sister was a real estate agent, so I feel more than qualitifed to answer this question. Too much customization (of any kind) will hurt the value of any house, including planting too many palms.

[Walter John]

I dated a girl in high school (some 30 years ago) whose mother's sister was a real estate agent, so I feel more than qualitifed to answer this question. Too much customization (of any kind) will hurt the value of any house, including planting too many palms.

I knew a bloke whose father's uncle's step brother lived next door to this lady who owned a jewellery store and the shop next door to that was a delicatessan who's owner had a cousin and he married a lady who was a real estate agent when she was much younger, they're now divorced. Anyway, apparently, nobody cares anymore as this thread has been covered.

[Moose]

I dated a girl in high school (some 30 years ago) whose mother's sister was a real estate agent, so I feel more than qualitifed to answer this question. Too much customization (of any kind) will hurt the value of any house, including planting too many palms.

I knew a bloke whose father's uncle's step brother lived next door to this lady who owned a jewellery store and the shop next door to that was a delicatessan who's owner had a cousin and he married a lady who was a real estate agent when she was much younger, they're now divorced. Anyway, apparently, nobody cares anymore as this thread has been covered.

[kinzyjr]

My property has gone up in value by 50% of the purchase price.  It's likely just recovery due to supply and demand, but I'll allow the 20+ palms I added to take the credit. :)

[PalmatierMeg]

I've turned my little 0.61 ac botanical garden into a tropical palm paradise. Have I hurt the value of my property? Well, yeah, sure, but I can't take it with me so I'm enjoying it while I'm still on this mortal plane. I'm more worried that some cretin of a buyer will sic a backhoe on my loved and nurtured palms. My greatest wish is that a true palm lover like those on PT will take over this property. It may not be much but it's the only botanical garden Cape Coral has.

[BS Man about Palms]

On 10/2/2009, 7:53:03, oppalm said:

I dated a girl in high school (some 30 years ago) whose mother's sister was a real estate agent, so I feel more than qualitifed to answer this question. Too much customization (of any kind) will hurt the value of any house, including planting too many palms.

To expand on this, from what I understand when a home is too far from the "norm", potential new owners have a hard time visualizing it as "theirs". Everyone has some different tastes so big changes means big changes back if they are not of that ilk. Thus the pool of potential buyers is less. 

I don't care 

[Jdiaz31089]

I would think that an established landscape that accents a house would increase the value of the home - whether those are palms or not (curb appeal is everything). In Fresno, any sort of shade around the house comes at a premium. I've seen listings mention mature landscaping/mature trees/fruit trees as selling points. Older, wealthier neighborhoods have large eucalypts, oaks and palms (citrus and avocado too!) The neighborhoods are shaded by large trees and the homes sell at a premium (obviously not because of the landscaping alone). 

Most of us, I would dare say, are hobby growers, not landscapers. We grow what we want, and don't always consider curb appeal in planting - we simply grow what makes us happy. Case in point - I have FOUR Sabal 'Riverside ready to go in the ground that I have no idea where to fit - oy vey! It's not a bad thing, but that pattern of landscaping is likely incongruent with the way the market appraises properties.