Revamp your garden for property desirability

When trying to sell a property it is worth reviewing the small things as well as the big things which make a home more attractive to prospective buyers. One major attraction of any property is outside space so the garden can have an important impact!

The good news is, you don’t have to rip out your garden and start again if your outdoor space is looking a  bit unloved, there are some simple changes you can make which will really make your garden and ultimately your home stand out to potential purchasers. Here are my top tips for revamping your garden:

Garden Furniture

Selling a property is all about telling a story to the prospective buyer so that they can really picture themselves enjoying life in their new home – your old one! Spin a story in your garden by using beautiful furniture t o create an outdoor eating or entertaining space which will really sell Summer BBQs and garden parties to them.

I love using natural materials and textures in my garden and would go with elegant pieces from Rattan Direct for waterproof and practical outdoor furniture. Just as property experts will tell you that the interior of your home should be selling a lifestyle, so too should your garden.

Lawn edging

This may sound a little odd, especially if you were expecting ideas that took far longer to implement and at a great cost. However, there is no substitute for ensuring that the edges of your lawn are nice and neat, it makes any prospective buyer think that the garden has been well cared for and loved. Keeping lan edges tidy also creates the impression of the garden being bigger, a bonus!

Solve problems with plants

Busy roads, overlooking neighbours, overly shady areas and more can all be disguised with some clever planting. Shrubs and trees make great wind and noise breakers, and for shady areas choose drought-loving plants to add greenery and interest.

Mulch, mulch, mulch!

Mulch, along with gravel and bark, is the ideal spread across bare soil around and under plants as it suppresses weeds which is perfect if you want a tidy looking outdoor space for when prospective buyers come to view the property and but you don’t want to spend all your time weeding! It also adds a sense that the garden is well-maintained and looked after. Stay away from highly-coloured barks and stick with the natural, more neutral looking ones.

Limit plant species

If you are not much of a gardener, it can be tempting to spend an afternoon at a garden centre, buying all kinds of coloured shrubs and flowers, of all types and species. The problem with this is that once planted, it can all look a little jumbled.

If you are planting fresh plants specifically to sell your home and garden to prospective buyers, opt for similar species and group similar plants together.

Look after the lawn

Back to the patch of green, green grass… or is it? Bare patches of earth and yellowing grass is not a good look and frankly, can be off-putting to buyers. There are lots of products out there to help give your lawn a boost so it’s worth investigating these to help fill in those gaps, alternatively you can lay a new lawn if the majority of the grass isn’t looking so good. Learn how to maintain your lawn here.

If you cannot afford to lay a new lawn, buy in the services of a specialist lawn company that can feed and fertilise the grass that is there and make it look lush and green.

Add colour and form for interest

On one hand, you may think that a blank canvas garden is the answer, after all most people will want to put their own stamp on the house’s interior and the garden. However, your garden can also be the aspect of a home that makes it welcoming. Think about first impressions! Try a few hanging baskets with pretty, colourful blooms, along with flowers and shrubs of varying heights in the border all add notes of interest here and there.

Potted plants also make lovely points on interest. Colourful pots stand out nicely without being overbearing. Bear in mind the colour of the flowers and plants you use with the pots so that the colours complement each other. See some great advice on potted plants here.

Prune shrubs

Evergreen shrubs are perfect for any garden, providing all-year-round colour in the garden. As spring arrives, they shoot up and out in all directions and what was once a tiny shrub in the corner of the garden, is now fairly substantial in size.

The temptation is to grab the shears and prune it back to a shadow of its former self. However, this can leave you with a rather-straggly looking specimen and so say expert gardeners, prune back shrubs but be conservative. Prune them back in to shape so that they are in keeping with the other plants around them.