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About The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1956)
Proper Landscaping Is Important Factor In Adding Values To Home As outdoor living swings into high gear all over the country, more emphasis is placed on land scaping as millions recognize the pleasanter aspects of living, the beauty and higher property values that landscaping achieves, accord ing to the American Association of Nurserymen. Today's landscaping is beautiful and functional and serves multiple purposes in providing more pri vacy, comfort and higher real estate values. Whole neighborhoods are upgraded in their real estate values when neighborhood or group landscaping is engaged in. An investment in landscaping of S to 4 per cent of the total value of a property is increased up to 20 per cent when the property is sold. The increased privacy, com fortable living and greater pride in the home are a bonus as the planting grows and matures. Tax officials consider landscap ing a permanent improvement to the property, its costs to be de ducted from the selling price, thus lowering the . capital gains tax, when the property is sold. Landscaping helps make outdoor living more satisfactory . . . hedges for privacy . . -. shade trees for coolness . . . grass for a carpet underfoot . . . flowers for the table as well as a home fruit tree or two, when properly planned and planted all create beauty spots at home. Trees surpass all other organic thin as in hcisht. magnitude and .longevity. Literally nothing grows so high, wide and handsome. Their life may range from 40 to over 1 4,000 years. .j., June 13, 1956 The Newt-Review, Roseburg, Ore. 3 Easy-To-lnstall Wall Tiles Help Transform Old, Drab Rooms With New, Bright Beauty The modern kitchen is the new center of family fun! You can make your kitchen bright, charm ing and easy to keep clean with colorful plastic, or baked enamel on aluminum wall tiles. 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