I've mentioned before that Curb Appeal is critical to getting top dollar when Selling Your Home is Hoover, Alabama.  I know it is getting hot now that June is here and it's only going to get worse, but if your prospective buyers don't like the way the house looks on the outside, you won't get them past the driveway.

Have a sidewalk leading to the front door? "Soldiering" -- the act of running single plants or flowers in a file beside a sidewalk or driveway -- is "out of fashion." Why? Landscapers will tell you it looks odd and unnatural to have a single flower occurring by itself -- and nature doesn't work in strict rows, anyway.  It is better to plant grouping of flowers so they look like bouquets - this is more like how they occur in nature.  Rather than have one flower, you should plant in multiple odd numbers such as 3, 5 or seven plants together. Shrubs, annuals, perennials -- everything can work this way. The only time you should have one plants is if you want to highlight that plant or tree. To accommodate this, beds can often break from the linear mold, too, and be more rounded and shapely.

Want more landscaping advice - check out this article from Msn.com.  If you want advice about selling your home in Hoover Alabama or the Greater Birmingham area, contact me at www.ToniBird.com.