Landscaping Your Home to Sell

When planning to sell your home, most home sellers usually think about doing repairs, whether cosmetic or sprucing up the interior. While these are indeed important things to consider when putting your properties on the market, many sellers forget that the outdoor curb appeal of their home is just as important.

The first impression your house makes to potential homebuyers can more or less define whether the property is worth buying or not. After all, these are the first things that buyers who are visiting your house would see.

Create an excellent first impression and increase the value of your property by up to around 10% by landscaping it. When buyers see the outside is well taken care of, they will most likely think that the inside is meticulously taken care of as well.

We’ve rounded up some landscaping tips that are easy and inexpensive to do so you can sell your home in no time.

1. Add Some Mulch

Putting a new batch of mulch can freshen the view by providing contrast to the nearby plants. However, making the scenery more appealing isn’t what it only does. It also helps in keeping your weeds at a minimum. That can be a godsend, especially when you’re too busy to find time to uproot weeds every time there’s a viewing.

2. Prune Trees and Shrubs

A house may look neglected with just the sight of unpruned trees and shrubs on the property. Another thing is, you’d want the buyers to come and look at the house itself. So prune the trees and shrubberies surrounding your home to make it stand out more. Remove dead branches and give off the impression that your garden and yard are well maintained.

3. Add Some Green to Your Lawn

Nothing looks lovelier than a green lawn paired with a beautiful house. Make homebuyers think that the place you’re selling is their dream home. Start removing weeds, adding fertilizer, and work on your turf. The summer and fall seasons are the best seasons to start making your yard look alive, depending on whether you’re in the north or south.

4. Plant Flowers for a Pop of Color

Whether you put them in flower beds or attractive containers, you can never go wrong with flowers. They add vibrant color to your garden, instantly making it a sight to behold. You can go for flowering plants that are low maintenance, so they won’t require much watering and effort but will still be able to spruce up your place.

5. Repair and Clean Hardscapes

Landscaping doesn’t just include greeneries. Hardscapes such as patios and walkways are also part of your landscape. Check your hardscapes if they need some repair. Having broken pavers is unsightly and can ultimately ruin your effort to beautify the surrounding lawn, plants, trees, and shrubs—clean hardscapes by buying or renting a power washer to make them look new again.

6. Make Your Main Entrance Welcoming

You should welcome homebuyers by creating a welcoming front porch and front door. Create symmetry like putting two identical pots of plants or flowers on either side of your front door. You can also try hanging pots of flowers and updating the furniture on your front porch to create a more welcoming vibe to those coming in.

7. Remove Clutter

Spaces devoid of clutter have a universal appeal. Keeping your landscape simple but beautiful and elegant is much better than putting too much on it. Create a more spacious and visually appealing outdoor space by removing stuff unrelated to the whole theme or making everything look crowded.

Are you looking for more ideas to improve your landscape? Here are different ways to increase the curb appeal of your house. 

Final Thoughts

Creating a beautiful outdoor surrounding through landscaping is a huge help when you’re looking to sell your house. Curb appeal has plenty to contribute to increasing your home’s value. But while some think that landscaping can hurt their wallet, it doesn’t have to. There are plenty of ways to spruce up your outdoors without going over budget.

Do you want more ideas on what you can do to spruce up your home before selling it? Or maybe you need help with landscaping to increase your home’s value? Landscape Improvements have been beautifying outdoor spaces in Florida since 1992. Call us now at 407.426.9798 or fill out our contact form to get started.