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LANDSCAPING NEWS AND IDEAS FROM THE VAN ZELST TEAM.
As spring comes to northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, we're all more than ready to enjoy some time in the backyard. With that comes the annual question—should we make some changes to enhance our own little slice of the outdoors? As you consider the possibilities, remember—upgrading your landscape is about more than making things prettier. A professionally designed, installed and maintained environment can:
- Better support your lifestyle
- Improve your home's curb appeal
- Ensure healthier plants, trees and turf
- Reduce the need for chemicals or excess watering, through the selection of plants well adapted to our climate and soil
- Contribute significantly to the value of your home
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Aesthetics or investment?
A beautifully planned and maintained landscape enhances both.
Like a smooth-flowing floor plan or an inviting interior design, your home's landscape is a valuable component of your property. Carefully planned and managed, trees, gardens, stone and structural elements create continuity between indoors and out, making the whole site more enjoyable.
As a result, according to a Clemson University study, consumers perceive well-landscaped homes to be worth an average of 11.3% more than their assessed values. Generally speaking, that's a higher return on investment than additions and upgrades to kitchens, baths or master suites.
Still, most clients look to Van Zelst for beautiful, engaging environments ideal for entertaining and active families. That's why we work with you to create a scene that complements your home and personal tastes, while painting a striking year-round view from your windows. And we continue to add value year-in and year-out, arriving each spring for an extensive clean-up of plantings and hardscape, including power-washing patios and walkways. Then we perform comprehensive, ongoing maintenance to keep your landscape healthy and entertainment-ready throughout the warmer months.
Certainly, a long-lasting landscape design is an important investment. At Van Zelst, Inc., we're proud to provide environments that provide not only financial returns, but emotional and lifestyle returns year after year as well.
Local Color: Beautiful Plantings at Home in Illinois
Returning from a restful Caribbean or Mediterranean holiday, it's easy to imagine trying to recreate that lush, colorful view at home. Unfortunately, an eight-foot hibiscus hedge, while beautiful, is unlikely to be happy here. Our climate and soils require hardier, more resilient plants than the temperate, humid tropics.
But don't let that stop you from having a brilliant garden in continuous bloom. In fact, "continuous color" is a Van Zelst trademark. Illinois is home to a wide variety of dazzling plants that thrive in our heavy, alkaline soils and extreme climate, so we have no difficulty choosing trees, flowers, grasses and ground cover that suit any conditions.
In addition, we're always on the lookout for exciting new hybrids and varieties we can offer our clients. And because Van Zelst grows more than ninety percent of the perennials we use, the plants are already well adapted to their new homes.
Whether you dream of a formal Parisian garden or overflowing drifts of oranges, yellows and blues, the Van Zelst team will work with you to create a landscape that transports you just where you want to go.
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For answers to all your landscaping questions,
or to work with Van Zelst to create the perfect
environment for your family, drop us an
e-mail or give us a call at 847.623.3580.
All the best,
Dave Van Zelst
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© 2010 Van Zelst, Inc. All rights reserved. Our photographs are reproduced with the permission of Linda Oyama Bryan.
Van Zelst, Inc., 39400 N. Highway 41, Wadsworth, IL 60083
847-623-3580 | www.vanzelst.com
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