Curb appeal is one of the biggest things that can help you sell your home. When a potential buyer approaches your home, or even when someone happens to pass your home and notices it's for sale, the way it looks from the outside can influence the number of offers you receive.
Good landscaping can entice homebuyers in the Wellesley, MA real estate market to further explore your home, make them feel welcome and help them visualize living in the home, which can lead to more offers. Curb appeal and beautiful landscaping starts with a few basic changes, all of which are easy to put in place.
Keep the Lawn Green and Mowed
Your lawn adds a lot to the rest of your landscaping. A full, green lawn that is regularly mowed gives your landscaping a clean-cut look and can even tell homebuyers that your entire home is well maintained. Taking care of small details tells potential buyers that you care about your home and have taken good care of it.
Remove Weeds
Weeds can take away from an otherwise well-maintained yard. If you have weeds in your gardens, lawns, planters or walkway cracks, take care of them right away. Pulling weeds can get rid offenders quickly, but follow up with continual weeding and chemical weed killers.
Fill and Arrange Planters
Empty planters or flowerpots can make your landscaping look neglected. Fill any planters you already have with colorful flowers and don't hesitate to add flowerpots to your porch, walkway or deck. Adding potted plants is a cost-effective way to make your landscaping look lush and healthy.
Trim Bushes and Shrubs
Well-trimmed bushes and shrubs look professional and add to the overall look of your landscaping. Even if your bushes aren't out of control, keeping them well shaped by trimming them often can take your landscaping to the next level.
Take Control of Overgrown Plants and Flowerbeds
Overgrown plants and flowerbeds can look just as bad as sparse or dead landscaping. Get control of overgrown areas by trimming or even removing parts of plants that are overgrown. If you can, transplant removed plants to areas of your yard that may be lacking in plant life.
Add Some Color and Use Proper Lighting
Color can take your landscaping from dull to interesting. You can add color by using flowers in different shades, adding plants with various leaf colors and using colorful planters. Good lighting can also make your landscaping and home look more inviting. Porch lights, walkway lights and flowerbed lights will light up your house and landscaping and can add a certain ambience to your home.
Add Fresh Mulch
A fresh layer of mulch can top off a beautifully landscaped yard. Add mulch to your flowerbeds and around trees to give a polished look to your yard and to help prevent weed growth.
Now is the perfect time to add plants to your yard and touch up your landscaping with trimming and weeding where necessary. Things like mulch, color and lighting can add to your landscaping, giving your home a curb appeal that buyers won't be able to resist. If you would like to list your Wellesley home for sale, contact Christine Norcross at 781-929-4994.
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