Looking to up your curb appeal and also increase the value of your home? The National Association of Realtors took a look at certain outdoor projects and how much value they added to homes:

1. Standard lawn care service: 217% (percent of value recovered)

• Project: Complete six standard seasonal applications of fertilizer or weed control on 5,000 square feet of lawn.
• Cost estimate: $415
• Estimated cost recovered: $900

2. Landscape maintenance: 104%

• Project: Mulch, mow, prune shrubs and plant about 60 perennials or annuals.
• Cost estimate: $4,800
• Estimated cost recovered: $5,000

3. Outdoor kitchen: 100%

• Project: Install an inset grill, stainless steel drawers, ice chest sink and concrete countertop with veneered masonry stone.
• Cost estimate: $15,000
• Estimated cost recovered: $15,000

4. Overall landscape upgrade: 100%

• Project: Install a front walkway of natural flagstone; add two stone planters, five flowering shrubs and a 15-foot-tall tree.
• Cost estimate: $9,000
• Estimated cost recovered: $9,000

5. New patio: 95%

• Project: Install a backyard 18-by-16-foot concrete paver patio.
• Cost estimate: $10,500
• Estimated cost recovered: $10,000