landscaping: "Mulch" Improved - Increases Curb Appeal When Selling Home - 04/19/15 09:56 AM
Looking for a way to increase your home's curb appeal.  Start by pulling the weeds and applying some fresh mulch.  These are two of the best and cheapest things you can do to make your home sell quickly.
 
Call your local public works department, you may be able to get a load of mulch for free.  Adding mulch to your garden beds is a great and inexpensive way to really make your landscape clean and tidy.  Cedar mulch has a nice clean smell and really makes the green pop. Best of all, mulch can be applied quickly.


Don’t mulch too … (24 comments)

landscaping: Speechless Sunday -- Philadelphia Flower Show - Lights, Camera, Bloom - 03/08/15 02:06 PM
The Philadelphia International Flower Show has always been one of the most beautiful and artistic events you could ever see. By far, the Philadelphia Horticultural Society’s show has always been my most favorite event of the year.
 
I've been to a dozen flowers shows in Philadelphia, but never visited  on a weekend, this was my first time and will, without a doubt, be the last.  The crowds were suffocating.  According to show organizers visits among children and students doubled, obviously because of the Disney theme.

This year, the “movie” theme was impressive even though all the displays were Disney flicks. … (15 comments)

landscaping: Why Are There So Few Showings? -- Is It the Yard? - 07/02/14 11:35 AM
Your  located in an upscale area of Mechanicsburg has been listed for two months, and there has been little interest even though priced slightly below market value.  The home was staged, painted, and is so clean, visiting buyers could eat off the floor.  But you ask “why has there been so little interest?”
 
When a potential buyer pulls into the driveway, you have five seconds for your home to sell itself from the curb.   It is important to realize, the first impression of your home is its outside maintenance, most importantly the lawn and landscaping. First impressions are lasting impressions, … (40 comments)

 
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Bette Gottwald

"Bet"on Central PA Real Estate!

Mechanicsburg, PA

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