Welcome to The Home Value Minute. I’m your host, and today we’re digging into eight landscaping decisions that could actually hurt your home’s resale price. As Jeff Somers points out, “poor landscaping decisions—even if they’re expensive and maintained—can actually hurt your home’s value by a similar amount” to good ones boosting it by 30 percent.

First, too many trees can block sunlight, kill your lawn and signal expensive upkeep. Overwhelming hardscape turns your yard into a concrete jungle buyers see as impersonal. Skimping on lighting makes evenings gloomy and unusable. Aggressive plants like bamboo or ivy might look lush at first but become invasive nightmares.

Water features can breed pests and break down, and prospective buyers often picture “stinky messes” and repair bills. A yard cluttered with statues or ornaments reads as hoarded, not curated. Vast lawns scream maintenance nightmare. And finally, a lack of defined paths makes your space feel haphazard and hard to enjoy.

Avoid these mistakes, and your landscaping will work in your favor.
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