Study after study has shown the upgrading and properly tending to your landscaping when preparing a home for sale reaps a huge reward and provides close to a 100% return on investment. With that said, it's sometimes a challenge to dress up that exterior during these cold, harsh winter months. Here are a few tips and helpful links to provide you with cures which you can implement if you are suffering from "Seasonal Curb Appeal Disorder".1) Trim and crop shrubs, trees and plants. Blow out beds to remove fallen or dead debris(leaves, sticks, dead plants and flowers).
2) Over seed the lawn with Winter Rye Grass, Winter rye grass is a fast growing, hardy grass that will keep the lawn green during the winter months and die back in the summer to give way to your existing lawn. http://landscaping.about.com/b/2007/10/10/winter-ryegrass-for-southern-lawns.htm
3) Mulch beds with a dark black mulch. Nothing makes landscaping look more crisp and new than a fresh coat of mulch! The dark black variety gives a nice crisp contrast to green lawns.
4) Add seasonal color-yes even in the winter. Your home will stand out against all the competition when you show color all year round. There a few hardy varieties that are ideal in fall and winter. If you want to keep flowers alive when it gets really cold-put them in pots and bring them in or cover them with landscaping blankets during a cold snap! http://www.iloveindia.com/garden/flowers-accents/annual-flowers-types.html
5) Last but not least-don't forget the front door and porch! This is where your prospects spend the most time in one place(waiting for the agent to open the door!). Be sure to repaint or restain the front door, replace old hardware and light fixtures. Power-wash to remove dust, spiderwebs, mud-dobbers, etc. Finish off the look with a shiny new doormat-the black rubber variety are the most neutral and easiest to maintain.
Tara Wilt joined Interiority Complex in 2008. She has an extensive background in Window Treatment Design, Merchandising and motivating and training others to sell. In 2009 she staged over 200 properties in the Austin area!! She has lived in several states and with each move became more of an expert at getting homes sold faster and for more money. She graduated from Colorado State University in 1992 with a degree in Merchandising where she took several Interior Design courses. From there, she gained vast experience in Merchandising and management working for May Company and then Clinique (a division of the Estee Lauder Corporation). After the birth of her second daughter she decided she’d had enough of the corporate grind and went into business for herself designing and creating custom window treatments. She has a broad portfolio and has many creative ideas for covering windows. She joined Interiority Complex because she wanted to get out of the workroom and spend more time connecting with the client. In her spare time she enjoys tennis, yoga, triathlons, live music and of course raising her two daughters.
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