[Happinow]

Hi and welcome. If you do a search on the subject of landscaping on this site, you will find a lot of info. Choosing to upgrade your landscaping from the basics that TV puts in a personal choice. You have to have the basic landscaping installed upon purchasing, however you can upgrade with the landscaper of your choice (another highly talked about subject on this forum) as much or as little as you would like. People usually add new items and are also able to transplant some of the shrubs TV provides you with to save a little money. I've seen people just switch out the pine straw for rock or mulch, I've seen extensive landscaping where people add trees, shrubs and flowers and I've seen people put in rock features. Your budget and your imagination are the limit!! I would suggest driving around to different villages, preferably ones more established, to see what they have done with landscaping. If you really like a particular feature or landscape, I think most wouldn't mind you knocking on their door to ask who put the landscaping in. It's all personal taste. Best of luck!