How To Use Your Garden To Sell Your Home

Find out how to make the most of your garden, so it becomes a leading asset when you put your house up for sale.

All signs point to gardens being a top priority for house buyers in the next few years. Whereas before they may have only been important to pet owners, or families, they now matter more than ever to everyone. They’re your own little slice of nature, and they matter.

If you’re going to be putting your house up for sale, now is a good time to get that garden in shape. Staged well, it could be the difference between asking price offers, and a bidding war.

Let’s take a look at the best ways to use your garden to sell your home:

Store Those Bulky Items

Use low-cost self storage from storing.com to store any items that are bulky and that detract from the outdoor space you have. Great examples include:

• Large children’s climbing frames, trampolines and swing sets
• Large paddling pools/ sand pits
• Plastic storage tubs
• Wood that hasn’t been cut down for log fires

Anything that is large and unattractive should be placed in economical self storage until after the house has been sold.

Make It Easy Maintenance

Make sure the garden is easy to maintain so any buyer can purchase the property without having to be incredible at gardening. There is no need to install tacky plastic grass or cut all the plants down. It is more about having a garden that is sectioned and under control so it can be seasonally maintained without too much effort.

Get Some Furniture Out Of Cheap Self Storage

If you have some nice furniture in your cheap self-storage unit, get it out to stage your garden. Showing how lovely it would be to sit outside and enjoy that space can go a long way to helping potential buyers visualize themselves living in your home.

Weed, Weed, Weed

Weed the garden to ensure that potential buyers don’t look around and feel like there is already a lot to do before they have even put an offer in. Weeds can look really unsightly in the wrong places and detract from the overall layout of your garden. Once they are gone you will be surprised how beautiful the garden looks.

Declutter

Old plant pots, broken or old ornaments, empty bags of compost, broken furniture. This is all clutter that can be removed from the garden with ease, making it look tidier and maintained with little effort.

Freshen Up Wooden Decking and Fences

If you haven’t already decorated your garden this year, it could be worth starting with the wood in the garden.

Tired garden wood can really bring the look of the outdoor space down. Consider giving your wooden areas a lick of varnish or outdoor paint to brighten them up. They will start to look like features again, rather than drab eyesores.

Add Savvy Garden Storage

Garden storage tubs can look really ugly because they are plastic and tend to come in drab colors. Savvy garden storage, like lined wooden tubs, or sheds, can be great practical additions to a garden, without ruining the aesthetic.

Build A Bin Hider

Wheelie bins are so unattractive aren’t they? You can disguise them with a wooden bin hider so they have a place, and they don’t detract from the beauty of the garden.

Add Some Pretty Pots

Add some pretty plant pots with flowering plants to decorate the outdoor space. You can take them with you when you move, and in the meantime, they will help sell your house.

Patch Up Path Cracks

Path cracks should be fixed so that the path is safe for your potential buyers. It’s also another job they don’t have to feel needs doing if they buy your house.

If buyers care more about gardens now, you should utilize yours and truly make it an asset to your home.

The tips above can help you get your garden in great shape, ready for when your house is on the market.