Benefits of Trees In Your Yard

Who doesn't love trees? They provide shade, increase your house's curb appeal, add colors, and so much more. This blog post will delve into all of the benefits of having trees in your yard and then we'll go over how many trees you actually want. 

Let's start with all the benefits. There's a pretty long list, and rightly so. 

Shade: One of the main reasons to consider buying a house with trees or planting trees in your yard is the shade they will bring on a sunny day. If you are walking around outside in the afternoon underneath the blazing sun, you will find that getting underneath shade in any form--including trees--can drop the temperature by 10 to 20 degrees immediately. If this doesn't sound nice then you either really love the heat or have never been outside when it's burning hot in Colorado Springs. Adding trees to your yard will allow you to spend time outside reading, working, or just relaxing--even in the heat of the day. 

Soil Health: Trees are extremely healthy for the soil if you add them to your yard. This will contribute not only to your trees being healthy but also to better grass and flower growth. For all the nutrients trees take from the ground to survive, they add even more back.

Colors: During the summer, healthy trees add even more green to your yard and make the ambiance of your yard even more "nature-y". And during the fall, the leaves turn to beautiful reds, golds, and oranges that look absolutely gorgeous and will make your neighbors gawk and stare. A yard without trees will not only look flatter, it will also have less color and vibrancy. 

Curb Appeal: All of the factors listed above contribute to this final consideration when dealing with trees. Adding trees brings more shade--something every homeowner is looking for--increases the soil health--an important aspect of a yard for anyone in the market for a house of their own--and gives more color and vibrancy to the yard as a whole--definitely a selling point if you're trying to unload your house. Keep your trees (or lack thereof) in mind when deciding whether to sell a house and how much to list it for. 

Now we'll spend just a few sentences discussing how many trees you want in your yard. The main factors to consider in this discussion is how much shade you want while also not overloading the trees themselves with other trees sucking the nutrients out of the soil. When deciding how many trees to plant just make sure to keep in mind that if you plant too many trees, a few of them will thrive and take all of the nutrients from the soil while the rest will wither and die because they are not getting everything they need to survive. The specific necessities will vary from yard to yard, but make sure you don't plant too many trees in your quest for the most shade and curb appeal on your entire street.

Published August 13, 2023.