A nice little low-maintenance backyard pond sounds lovely.
So you head out back with a shovel and a garden hose and wonder out loud where you can get a few pretty fish to toss in.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Building a backyard pond is a bit more complicated than that.
Does landscaping increase your home value? It absolutely does.
But some improvements are worth more to home buyers than others.
Add a deck or patio? People love that.
Tear up the lawn and install a skateboard park? Only your 14-year-old loves that.
You want to be smart with your landscaping so you get a good return on investment (ROI.)
Landscape planning? No problem. It’s well underway, right? You’ve been pondering this for years.
Let’s see, your dream landscaping includes a multi-level patio; fully equipped outdoor kitchen with pergola; a stunning grove of river birch; luxury lighting; an expansive fire pit; a babbling brook with a splashy waterfall; and a mini golf course. The heliport might have to wait till Phase 2.
Lots of good stuff happens when you use the words “deck” or “patio” in a sentence:
“Come over for drinks on the patio.”
“After work let’s relax on the deck.”
“Let’s make s’mores on the patio fire pit.”
Nothing brings people together outdoors like a fire pit.
The evening seems luxuriously longer. Chill? What chill?
Then somebody breaks out the marshmallows, chocolate bars and graham crackers.
It doesn’t get much better than this.
Here are 6 important things to consider before adding a fire pit to your landscape:
