Consumers perceive value in a home’s landscaping at first glance. A recent study presented participants in seven different markets with multiple pictures of the same home. One image had only a lawn and concrete sidewalk and driveway in front of the home; others imposed various landscaping schemes. The elements most important to participants were those that displayed some design sophistication, such as curving flower beds instead of rectangular boxes against the home. The next most important element was plant size, followed by the diversity of plants in front of a home, according to the study.