When we moved into our new house last fall, the house had been landscaped by the homebuilder with typical plants and the design left a lot to be desired. My sister in law has a great eye for plants. She works in a large office building downtown and noticed that the building owners had decided to scrap the landscaping and start over. The new landscape architect had decided to take some beautiful and expensive Azaleas and discard them near the trash dumpsters. My sister in law knew these are beautiful and valuable plants that would cost hundreds to purchase at a nursery. This doesn’t even take into account that the plants were mature! She scooped them up in her husband’s pickup that Saturday afternoon and distributed them among the family members. As you see, this plant adapted quite well to its new home in our front flower bed. It bloomed beautifully.  Frugality and willingness to think outside the box can also help you increase your property value!