Comments on: The Real Estate Value of Trees http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2010/07/the-real-estate-value-of-trees/ Plants and Stone for California Gardens Sat, 19 May 2012 20:41:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Trees can add value to your house http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2010/07/the-real-estate-value-of-trees/#comment-5738 Trees can add value to your house Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:51:01 +0000 http://drystonegarden.com/?p=4765#comment-5738 [...] just read an interesting article on Dry Stone Garden showing how to use trees so that they actually add some value to your house. See for yourself how [...] [...] just read an interesting article on Dry Stone Garden showing how to use trees so that they actually add some value to your house. See for yourself how [...]

]]> By: Anette the Gardener http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2010/07/the-real-estate-value-of-trees/#comment-5736 Anette the Gardener Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:44:28 +0000 http://drystonegarden.com/?p=4765#comment-5736 Hi, Thanks for the nice pics! I totally agree that trees can really add value to your house. However, I also know some people that exaggerate the number of trees they've planted in a relatively small garden. For example, when you pass one of our neighbors' house it's almost impossible to see the house. It's completely surrounded by huge trees. It must be very dark inside their house. But when that's said, I really like the way the trees in your pictures are positioned. When you do it this way, the trees definitely add value to your house. And they're a nice view too. :-) Best, Anette Hi,

Thanks for the nice pics!

I totally agree that trees can really add value to your house. However, I also know some people that exaggerate the number of trees they’ve planted in a relatively small garden. For example, when you pass one of our neighbors’ house it’s almost impossible to see the house. It’s completely surrounded by huge trees. It must be very dark inside their house.

But when that’s said, I really like the way the trees in your pictures are positioned. When you do it this way, the trees definitely add value to your house. And they’re a nice view too. :-)

Best,
Anette

]]> By: ryan http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2010/07/the-real-estate-value-of-trees/#comment-5722 ryan Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:35:00 +0000 http://drystonegarden.com/?p=4765#comment-5722 Humphrey Slocombe never seems to be open when I pass by lately, which isn't often these days, alas. I think the fact that some neighborhoods have well-grown trees and other neighborhoods have miserable specimens was a factor in this study. The difference between a healthy tree and an unhealthy one is dramatic. That's great, there is a distinct John Waters element mixed in with the slow foods Alice Waters thing. I'm not sure I've ever thought of myself as playing the Alice Waters role, though I suppose I have. I wonder if I've ever played the John Waters role... Because we're in the fog belt, birches dont need all that much water in our neighborhood, so it's probably one of the most appropriate sites in the Bay Area for that planting. Humphrey Slocombe never seems to be open when I pass by lately, which isn’t often these days, alas. I think the fact that some neighborhoods have well-grown trees and other neighborhoods have miserable specimens was a factor in this study. The difference between a healthy tree and an unhealthy one is dramatic.

That’s great, there is a distinct John Waters element mixed in with the slow foods Alice Waters thing. I’m not sure I’ve ever thought of myself as playing the Alice Waters role, though I suppose I have. I wonder if I’ve ever played the John Waters role…
Because we’re in the fog belt, birches dont need all that much water in our neighborhood, so it’s probably one of the most appropriate sites in the Bay Area for that planting.

]]> By: lostlandscape (James) http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2010/07/the-real-estate-value-of-trees/#comment-5721 lostlandscape (James) Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:12:53 +0000 http://drystonegarden.com/?p=4765#comment-5721 What a great read: an ice creamery that's more John than Alice Waters... I wonder if they'd deliver me a pint of Jesus Juice or Chocolate Smoked Sea Salt. I like the effect of the birch forest. I wonder if the fact that they're birches--not a particularly smiled-upon species, at least down here on the dry end of the state--makes that planting more a little more a John Waters than an Alice Waters planting choice. Still, kudos for playing the Alice Waters role in talking the client into keeping his live oak. You must run into this a certain amount, where people want something new and improved and are willing to sacrifice something only time can deliver. What a great read: an ice creamery that’s more John than Alice Waters… I wonder if they’d deliver me a pint of Jesus Juice or Chocolate Smoked Sea Salt.

I like the effect of the birch forest. I wonder if the fact that they’re birches–not a particularly smiled-upon species, at least down here on the dry end of the state–makes that planting more a little more a John Waters than an Alice Waters planting choice. Still, kudos for playing the Alice Waters role in talking the client into keeping his live oak. You must run into this a certain amount, where people want something new and improved and are willing to sacrifice something only time can deliver.

]]> By: Denise http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2010/07/the-real-estate-value-of-trees/#comment-5719 Denise Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:05:41 +0000 http://drystonegarden.com/?p=4765#comment-5719 Love this post, since I've had trees on the brain recently after experiencing first-hand what well-grown trees look like versus the miserable street specimens I see daily. You're right, putting a price tag on trees might be the only way to arouse interest in appreciating them. (And I had to get a soft-serve at the annex HS ice cream window since the line was so long into the shop.) Love this post, since I’ve had trees on the brain recently after experiencing first-hand what well-grown trees look like versus the miserable street specimens I see daily. You’re right, putting a price tag on trees might be the only way to arouse interest in appreciating them. (And I had to get a soft-serve at the annex HS ice cream window since the line was so long into the shop.)

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