"Kate Morgan" wrote
I put garden first in the subject as I am wondering if the garden plays
much of a part when a house is being valued, any one know ?

I would think a pretty garden would increase the value of a house over just
a back yard but at a certain size it becomes too large for almost zero
maintenance (which everyone seems to want these days) and the value goes
down.
A real gardener will want a largish garden and relish the maintenance.
However, as no two gardeners are alike a new owner would want to stamp their
own ideas on the space anyway, the plants and planting would probably be
irrelevant.
In my own case with half the small garden under water I would think that
would detract from the value for most people.

On a similar topic, if I travel on a train it amazes me how many largish
back gardens are wilderness and dumping grounds. Why buy a house with a
decent sized garden if you're a lazy sod?

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Regards
Bob Hobden