Improving the Curb Appeal of Your Home

While landscaping plays a key role in generating the first impression of a buyer, it doesn’t mean that you have to wait until you decide to sell your home in order to take care of your front yard, and make it look pleasing, this year in particular after the terrifying freeze that went across the South this past February.

Many homeowners have found that some of the perennials in their garden were unexpectedly lost, and while trying to bring back life into their gardens, they are looking at this as an opportunity not only to replace what was lost, but also to use their creativity to renew the curb appeal of their home.

Here are a few tips when planning the makeover of your yard.

Consider Planting Trees

When looking for trees for your yard, you have choices regarding the type of tree you want to plant and make sure it fits your timeline. If you want slow growing trees, oaks take decades to mature, if you want results in short time “Crimson Queen” the Japanese maple tree might be a better choice. 

The Advantage of Planting Shrubs

The best time for planting shrubs it is, indeed, the fall. Don’t despair, you can still do that in the spring. In fact, if last fall you didn’t think at all of planting shrubs, now is a good time.  Redesigning your landscape and incorporating the scrubs in the final picture, allows you to completely transform the looks of your house. From the outside, of course.

Native Plants

If you are one of the luckiest that sis not loose all of the vegetation this cruel February, and I’m talking about the native plants, don’t remove them, but incorporate them in your future landscape design. If you have a certain native plant on your property, The National Wildlife Federation might even get you a certification for creating or incorporating a natural back or front yard habitat for birds, butterflies or other animals. 

Don’t Forget The Back Yard

There are may ways you can spruce it up without breaking the bank or getting all frustrated. Don’t wait until you sell the home to reimagine your back yard. The investment you make now, when you are not at all thinking about selling will give you more satisfaction in time. To get the most out of it, ake it friendly to your lifestyle.

Install Outdoor Lights

Don’t underestimate the importance of outdoor lights. They are useful and add to the beautification of your landscape. Outdoor lights help to prevent tripping and falling on stairs, uneven surfaces, your dog or anything else in the way. Attractive outdoor lighting are a desirable feature in improving the overall looks of your home, at night that is, while promoting the security or your premises. Combine that with revamping the overall exterior looks of your home, either painting the house, getting new shutters, or just using a pressure-washer to clean up the bricks will make your house shine. Literally. 

Hire a Landscape Specialist

If you don’t have the time, expertise or are just not sure on what is the best look for your home in order to maximize the curb appeal on your budget, you can always hire a specialist. Not only they will provide you the execution, but they will help your from beginning to end, from designing and choosing the best and most beautiful solution for your yard to providing you with valuable information on how to keep it all alive.

Now, it’s time for massive action. Good luck.