If this thought is on the back burner of your heart, gardening is a very important aspect of a fast sale at your price.
Just like they make a room deodorizer that smells like freshly baked bread and a car deodorizer that smells like new leather, curb appeal is important for the fastest house sale at your asking price. People will be looking at your house from real estate photos, virtual online tours, and drive bys. Be ready by creating the most inviting yard you can.
Consider adding plant material in places where you may never have thought was necessary, such as between shrubs and hostas. Placing some other colours amongst the green foliage will draw the eye to the warmth these colours bring.
Use more plant material than usual. You don't want to wait for plants to "fill in" but have an instant beauty just in case that buyer is on their way.
Add a planter on the front step and a hanging basket near the door - accessorize! If there is a back deck, it is critical that there be flower tubs on display. An especially inviting planter at the back door might hold a tomato with herbs spilling out of it.
What you want to create is an abundance of colour that softens sidewalks and fencing. You also want plants that are least maintenance and give the best beauty guarantee rain or shine, wind or calm.
Some suggestions are:
- geraniums
- petunias
- dusty miller
- fibrous begonias
- vines
- salvia - the common red and the exquisite blue victoria
No matter when a potential buyer comes -- morning, noon or night -- these plants will give their best show. In fact, after adding all this warmth, softness, inviting colour, you may decide to remove the sign and stay put! We've seen it happen.
If you're not sure and want some help with this, take some photos and come down and see us. We'll be glad to help you out as time permits.
Next post will address having an addition to your home: new baby, grandma moving in, foster children, exchange student
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