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Health & Fitness

Four Seductive Secrets ... Give Your Laguna Beach Home a Beautiful Bod!

You’ve trimmed down, buffed up, sweated, and soaked to get your body beach ready for the summer. But what about your Laguna Beach home? Shouldn’t it turn heads, too?  Here are five secrets that will breathe incredible beauty into your Laguna Beach property…without taking a bite out of your budget. 

  1. Unless you prefer earthy shades of brown and tan for your lawn, those beautiful blades will need frequent hydration. Bankrate.com reports that a 4,000 square foot lawn must drink about 2,500 gallons of water each week to stay healthy and green.  That’s around $400 annually from your pocket. If you’d rather use the money for more frequent spa visits, consider reducing the size of your lawn.
  2. You’ll also substantially cut down H2O expenses by filling lawn space with not-so-thirsty native vegetation.  Right now the hot news is succulents. Plant these in abundance, covering your grounds with beautiful arrangements. Because succulents aren’t big on water absorption, they’re not a good bet to support your home on a rain-soaked hillside.  Their tiny root system won’t lend much support either. Succulents are purely decorative, so keep them off those sloppy slopes!
  3. Alright, you’ve reduced that Angel Stadium-sized lawn to more manageable dimensions.  You’ll be looking heroically vigorous pushing the mower (manual or electric) across those blades, while you hit that attractive neighbor with your best hello.
  4. Have you ever experienced the sneaking suspicion that dry leaves, food scraps, clipped grass, and other natural throw-aways were meant for something greater than the trash can? Well, they are. This debris makes wonderfully effective and totally free compost for your lawn.  Designate a small compost area, and dump in the throways. Over time, the re-assigned trash will transform into a high-potency fertilizer. And your lawn will be greener than Emerald City.    
  5. Landscaping is a diamond necklace, drawing out your property’s natural beauty in ways that pushing a lawnmower can’t.  True, professionals generally charge for making magic out of your flowers, trees, rocks, waterfalls, and imported Elvis statues. But this investment likely will pay juicy dividends. Not only will landscaping make a beauty out of your beast. It can increase your net worth. That’s right.  According to SFGate.com, proper landscaping can boost the value of your Laguna Beach home by 5.5% to 12.7%.  For a home worth $1 million, that’s a jump of at least $55,000!
If you would like to learn more cost-effective ways to give your Laguna Beach home the beauty treatment, drop a quick note in our comment box.

And, of course, if want to discover your best opportunities in the Laguna Beach real estate market, contact the caring professionals at The Coastal Property Experts to schedule your complimentary consultation. We promise you'll get what you want in the Laguna Beach real estate and Orange County real estate market…much sooner than you think.

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