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- Ensure that all lawns are carefully manicured and weed free.
- Continue to fertilize and water all lawns to maintain a rich
green colour.
- Mulch all flower beds to a depth of no more than two inches using
one of the many decorative mulches available. (i.e. red cedar,
cocoa beans, pine bark, etc.)
- All flower and vegetable beds should be relatively weed free.
- Edge the borders of your flower beds using the trough method
or bordering them with plastic, stone or wood edging material.
- Trim all bushes, shrubs and trees and remove any deadwood.
- Trim or remove bushes that hide any windows. A home with more
natural light is easier to sell.(Don’t forget to clean all
of your exterior windows.)
- Ensure that all of your yard water treatments are clean, functioning
and void of algae. This may include ponds, birdbaths and fountains.
- Plant some colourful annuals at the front of your home to give
an inviting effect. Townhouse condominium owners, if given permission,
can do this to set their unit apart from the many flowerless ones
of their neighbours.
- Develop a few floral container arrangements and place them strategically
on your front porch, on either side of your garage door and on
your deck.
- Inspect sheds, deck boxes or other garden structures that they
are neat and clean.
- Garden effects, including feeders and birdhouses should be clean
and in good condition. It would be a nice touch, if you have not
done so already, to place a few garden effects around the yard
to make it warmer and more inviting.
- Garden implements in sheds, etc should be clean and neatly arranged.
- Trim border areas of lawn with lawn trimmers.
- Remove weed growth from interlocking brick driveways and walkways.
- Any compost bins in the yard should be turned frequently and
not emitting any significant odours.
- Place a few window box floral arrangements on your lower rear
window ledges.
- Continue to scrub and clean your lawn furniture so it does not
take away from all the good horticultural improvements you have
made.
- Vegetable gardeners can take note to pick some of the crop and
have it displayed outside on a garden table. This is not only very
appealing but also has good visual effects.
- Apartment condominium owners and homeowners selling in the winter
can also use horticultural effects to improve the appearance of
their homes by strategically placing several fresh bouquets of
flowers around the home in addition to a number of live potted
plants.
- Clean and organise your Garden Shed as this is another ‘qualifying
room’ many buyers look to in purchasing a home.
- Have any details of any lawn or garden service employed by the
Vendor. This would take away any questions of cost of maintaining
lawns, and, or gardens.
- Repair any damage to lawns or gardens caused by house pets and
try to make an effort not to have them outside during showings
so a potential Purchaser can view the entire outdoors without distraction.
- Clear any vegetative or other debris from the yard area or at
least organize it into neat piles. Too much debris in a yard not
only distracts from the yard itself, but also conjures up visions
to a Purchaser that it will be left behind on closing.
Team Tosh
ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.
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