Why Landscaping Matters in Flood or Drought Conditions

If floods or drought conditions are affecting your area landscaping can have a big impact on mitigating the associated costs. Home design and renovation firm, Houzz recently released its Landscaping and Garden Trends Study for 2015, and water conditions figured prominently in a large proportion of landscaping projects, according to their survey. With extreme drought in California and dangerous flooding in Texas, the impact of changing water conditions won’t always be easily managed by a landscaping redesign. But landscaping choices determine how much water is needed to keep a yard looking its best, and proper drainage can ensure that flooding only happens in the most extreme situations. Watch this video for more information on what types of landscaping choices can help mitigate drought or flooding as I run some of the numbers from the Houzz study. Be sure subscribe to my YouTube channel for the latest real estate tips and news: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=expertrealestatetips And for more of my real estate and personal finance tips: Read my blog: http://thinkglink.com See my tweets: http://www.twitter.com/glink Follow me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ilyceglink To read the 2015 Houzz Landscaping and Garden Trends Study, click here: http://info.houzz.com/rs/houzz/images/2015HouzzLandscapingStudy.pdf