Improve Your Home's Eye-Q

One of my recent post below discussed the importance of your home making a good first impression on the prospective buyer. When they first drive by, it is crucial in the current market that your home makes their head turn. Well, nothing--I repeat, nothing---can do more to spruce up a so-so home than a well-tended yard. We are just now entering the gardening season (except for you hardcore gardeners, for whom every season is gardening season); the shoots are breaking the soil, the trees are getting fuzzy and most of us look with envy at someone else's flowers and garden. When I approach a home with a prospective buyer, the home can be mediocre, but plant some blooming flowers, maybe hang an overflowing pot of petunias, and the place takes on a whole new life.

A few years ago I found a fantastic resource of gardening ideas and tips. Garden Gate Magazine is published six times a year, contains no advertising (only product reviews) and is crammed with really good articles, hints and advice. Its even pre-punched on the spine for insertion in a three-ring binder!!

Garden Gate is only $20 a year ($30 for two years), and even offers a free issue, to let you try it out. Whether you're a Master Gardener, an avid amateur, or a first-timer who has no idea where to start, I highly recommend Garden Gate Magazine. In fact, if I find my buyers have any interest at all in gardening, I regularly give them a subscription to Garden Gate Magazine.