| You might think it's too hot to work outside on your | | | | Shade |
| front yard during this summer's unwelcome heat | | | | Add umbrellas for extra shade. You might find |
| extremes. However, if you're selling a home, you might | | | | umbrellas at your local supermarket for better prices |
| want to pay special attention to your landscaping. Your | | | | than at home improvement warehouses or discount |
| front yard needs to arouse buyers' expectations and | | | | stores. In our area, our supermarket and drug store |
| entice them into viewing the inside of your home. | | | | has the best buy on umbrellas. Select umbrellas in cool |
| Home buyers think they care more about the inside of | | | | colors; floral patterns look pretty but often have warm |
| a potential house than the landscaping, but in reality, | | | | colors. Place your umbrellas in big pots or even in the |
| most buyers won't even get out of their car if the curb | | | | dirt around your garden. |
| appeal lacks the promise of great features inside. Here | | | | Stage Your Garden |
| are some quick and easy landscaping tips to get you | | | | Make your entire yard feel like it works hard to offer |
| in out of the heat fast and to get buyers interested in | | | | plenty of entertaining spaces. Set up a table and chairs |
| your home. | | | | in the far corner of your back yard. Add a white or |
| Summer Selling and Flower Color | | | | green table cloth to the table setting and a vase of |
| Usually, I advise home sellers to use brightly-colored | | | | white flowers. Fabrics like cotton give a texture which |
| flowers like yellow and red to catch buyer's attention. | | | | feels cooler than metal or wood. |
| However, if you live where the sun is making | | | | Add water features like a plug-in fountain or simply a |
| everything extra hot, make your home feel cooler with | | | | children's play pool. Even if you have no small children, |
| abundant white flowers. If you have gorgeous flowers | | | | the water looks refreshing. |
| in multi-color, don't rip them out. Just add a lot of white | | | | When you know buyers are on the way to preview |
| to tone down the exuberant warm colors. A few flats | | | | your home, water. Wet lawns and foliage bring down |
| of white alyssum go a long way and this hardy plant | | | | the air temperature (unless you live in a high- humidity |
| holds up in extreme heat. | | | | area). A freshly watered lawn looks greener. |
| Cooling Greens | | | | Set out iced tea, lemonade, and water. Offer your |
| Add green foliage to cool down your landscaping. If | | | | "guests" refreshment. Turn home shoppers into buyers. |
| you have a lot of boring dirt between plants, these | | | | Get them to connect to your home because it feels |
| brown areas look and feel parched. Also, hanging | | | | like home. |
| luscious ferns add a tropical flair to landscapes. | | | | Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J. |