STAGING TIPS FOR OUTDOORS

Low Cost Solutions for Landscaping
A Sellers Guide for Creating Outdoor Living Environments

Are you one of the many who are trying to sell a home in a down economy? To stand out in a competitive market, there are cost effective ways to spruce up the outdoor living environments, making your home one step closer to finding the perfect buyer.

Mulch – A clean, dark, double or triple ground layer of hardwood mulch hides beds that have been neglected or have become weedy. Kill the weeds prior to mulching by spraying them with Round Up a week before laying mulch. Buncombe County and Haywood County have wonderful mulch yards. For top quality, both Carolina
Mulch and Asheville Mulch Yard have delivery service and an excellent double ground hardwood. For large areas not needing a finely ground mulch, the Riverside Stump Dump offers a low cost solution with their single ground hardwood mulch for $10 per yard.

Add seasonal color - Choose an area that highlights one of the home’s best features and use seasonal flowers to draw the buyer’s eye to that area. Some designers like to use this focal point method at the end of a walkway or near the entrance. The colors of the flowers can be matched to the colors of the house
for a more unified look.

Add a bench – We’ve all heard the theory for baking cookies prior to showing a home to create an inviting atmosphere. It is a feast to the senses and creates a mood that this home is owned by happy people who
love eating warm, sweet cookies. The garden bench is this feast for the buyer who loves the outdoors. To know that someone enjoyed sitting in the garden creates the “cookie moment” that home sellers want to capture. A simple wooden bench is an inexpensive piece of outdoor furniture.

Overgrown Plants: If existing plants have become overgrown, the home can look outdated. Many landscapers still believe in creating green meatballs out of our native shrubs. These can make the home look out of style with what most homeowners are looking for which is a low maintenance, more natural landscape. If possible, remove these and start fresh with a few plants. The following plants are proven
winners.

Cherry Laurel ‘Otto Luyken’ – Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken’ – This is a wonderful, evergreen plant with deep, dark green leaves. It brings out great color and texture against stone and light colored homes. Plant
these at least five feet apart.

Ornamental Grasses – These are inexpensive, drought tolerant workhorses of the landscape industry. They like lots of sun and their blades and stalks can be left through winter, providing more texture in the garden. The only maintenance for these plants is to cut them back in about February so the new growth in spring
will show better. Pink Muhly stays relatively short (about 2-3’) and remains tidy, creating a purple mist as the fall seed heads develop. These grasses work well with boulders to create a natural feel.

Find a home for Clutter: Remove old hoses and unwanted pots from the yard. The IWANNA and Craig’s list will advertise free items wishing to be donated to those who will pick them up. This can be a win/win for all. A clutter free outdoor area creates the look of simplicity and a well loved yard.

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