Garden design - would it increase value of house?

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Hi there,
We live in a beautiful 1910 house (which we bought in Decemeber) and it has a blank odd garden. The house was enough to tempt us, and the price was in our budget, but I am wondering whether doing up the garden would improve our chance of selling when we come to move in about 10 yrs time (DD leaving home, we downsize). It would cost about £10k I think, and it would really improve my quality of life whilst we live here, but is it one of those costs that increases the value of a property?
What do you think?

Thanks so much everyone, you have been really helpful. We will keep the garden classic and make the plants the focus.
Thanks again!

My garden designers tip was don't spend more than 15% of the value of the property as you won't see any benefit/price increase from a bigger spend.

15% of the value of the property is bonkers. That can't possibly be a figure that applies to all houses in all areas. I love my garden but there's no way I'm spending over £100k on it. Its a bit like those silly kitchen quotes which say you should spend 20% of the value of the house. Again, there's no way I would ever spend £200k on a kitchen.

I would say OP that it very much depends on who you would be aiming to sell your property to. If its older couples then a plant filled garden will probably be an attraction. If its time poor families then simple and easy to maintain will be more of a winner and a high maintenance plant heavy garden will put people off.

Well most people don't have property worth over a million.....

I appreciate that but loads of very "normal" properties in London will easily be worth over a million.

Just making the point that it isn't a very good guide. A better guide is looking at the ceiling price in your street and making sure that based on that you don't overspend on the property.

No you don’t want a lot of hard landscaping but you do need structure and you need it usable as another “room”. Definitely don’t overspend. Patios are always the most expensive item if you are not having walls! But consider shape and whether you need shady areas. Have fun planning!