Since the last Global Financial Crisis which started in USA in 2008, homeowners the world over have been scaling down their expectations in terms of home renovations and decorations. The past 5 years have been a difficult period for those professionals in the real estate and related industries, including landscape architects.
However, according to an IBISWorld's Landscaping Services market research report about the landscaping industry in Australia, it seems that although there has been practically flat growth of 0.5% annually between 2008 to 2013, the growth prospects for the next 5 years from 2013 to 2018 are definitely much brighter.
Hence, it is heartening to note that households will continue to invest in their properties through value added activities such as landscaping. The top 2 areas in terms of overall spending for home renovations are the category of outdoor living spaces (which includes kitchens and entertainment areas) and the category of gardens and landscaped spaces.
But, with the recent financial crisis still fresh in the minds of most homeowners, it is also not surprising that the survey reveals that a majority of homeowners has a tendency to lean towards more practical considerations such as demanding designs which are both sustainable as well as low maintenance.
For gardens and landscaped spaces for example, although 90.9% of homeowners rated decorative water elements, which included waterfalls, ornamental pools, and splash pools as highly desirable, a huge 96.6% of participants in the survey stated that the most important consideration still is that the design be low maintenance.
This is the forte of D H Landscaping as the landscape designer, Mr John Nicols, has over 21 years of horticulture and landscape experience. This means that when you request for Landscaping in Hobart by DH Landscaping, you do not merely get the services of an experienced designer but also, his intimate knowledge of soils and plants as a horticulturist means that he is able to select the perfect combination of native or drought-tolerant plants to ensure minimal maintenance. Alternatively, if you have a desire to cultivate your own organic food garden, he is able to choose the most appropriate vegetable plants or fruit trees that would also entail minimal care and maintenance.
Or if you simply want some work done on your Front Yard Tasmania by DH Landscaping, you can also be assured of getting it done properly as the motto of the company is "Big or Small, We Do It All"