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Angie Hicks, Angie’s List founder: “In a recent Angie’s List poll, more than one-third of the respondents say they plan to do a landscaping job this year. But keep in mind you don’t have to do a big project to enhance the value of your home. If you’re been neglecting your yard, which a lot of us have, you can do a basic yard cleanup; plant some nice flowers – which will improve your value.”

Rick Davis, Davis Family Lawn Care:  “I think they should start with aggressively pruning back their shrub before they spend a lot of money. They would be well served to aggressively prune them back and see what they have. If it cleans out the canopy, or their space, they’ll see that they don’t need to do anything or they might go to the hardware store or call us to come in and plant some things. A lot of homeowners don’t have the time to water and to plant annual flower and my recommendations on those is planting roses – they are not quite drought resistant, but they handle dry weather fairly good and they give you some color. You can get them in a variety of colors. You have the look of maintaining /doing watering without actually having to do it.”

Angie Hicks, Angie’s List founder: “If you are working on a limited budget for your landscaping project you can still work with a landscaper. A good landscaper can help you work up a plan that can be done in phases; to be broken out over three years so that never over-extended on your budget.”

Angie’s List Tips:

• Start with yard clean up
• Prune overgrown plants, shrubs & weeds
• Plant greenery that is hardy; adaptable to your area
• Install drought tolerant plants

• Check Angie’s List for local landscaper reviews