Comments on: Curb Appeal Killer: Mulch Ado About Nothing

By: mike.martin

mike.martin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:38:30 +0000

I’d rather see a tree preserved, too — but people react badly to branches pulling shingles off the garage roof, etc.

I have a friend whose neighbor cut down half an acre of old trees because they were worried about “a branch falling on [their] daughter while she’s playing.” I didn’t say it was rational….

By: mike

mike — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:00:13 +0000

good suggestions except the part about cutting down an untended tree. That will only hurt offers and price (at least in mid-to-high value neighborhoods). The type of buyer who balks at tree maintenance cost probably won’t be shopping in that neighborhood anyway.

the lost shade is also not energy efficient.

By: mike.martin

mike.martin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:42:42 +0000

There’s a shopping center in North Beverly where the color scheme of all of the plantings is pink and purple — let me tell you how wrong that looks in full bloom! And people PAY to have this done!

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:13 +0000

Mike, you took the words right out of my mouth. I have always HATED orange mulch.