What To Plant For Spring To Get Your Home Ready To Sell

Every seller wants to sell their property quickly and for the best price. But getting your property ready to sell is not always easy as it takes time and effort and may mean some financial outlay.

As the garden is one of the first things a buyer will see, you'll want it to create an impression, be eye-catching and make them feel excited about seeing the rest of your property.

Tidy Up The Garden

Be sure the garden is spick and span:

• Pull out the weeds, rake up any leaves or debris, remove any dead or diseased plants.
• Loosen the soil in your flower beds to get them a fresh, cared-for look or spread mulch around your plants for a neat and tidy effect.
• Remove the last of the winter vegetables, uproot any winter plants and loosen the soil.
• Lightly prune your existing trees, plants and shrubs.
• Clean and tidy up the driveway and paths and kerb.

Now that your entire garden is tidy, you should walk around it as if you are a prospective buyer, and identify any gaps or spots where placing a colourful plant, shrub, container or hanging basket will add impact and appeal.

Plants For The Garden

For instant dramatic and attractive allure, ensure there is lots of pretty colour in your garden.  Hanging baskets and containers may seem costly now, but they can be taken with you when you move into your new home. For an instant makeover, purchase plants from your nursery that are ready to plant. 

Some colourful, spring floral options, easy to plant veggies and herbs to consider are:

Oranges, Reds and Yellows

• Gerbera (Barberton Daisies) grow well in pots and make pretty borders for flower beds. Colours can be red, yellow, pink, or orange. They prefer full sun but will tolerate partial shade.
• Gazanias suit flower beds and containers and can be red, yellow, orange, pink and white or two-tone or multi-coloured. They love full sun.
• Argyranthemums have daisy-like flowers in red, pink, yellow or white varieties and prefer full sun or light shade. 
• Clivias bring bright yellow, orange or red colour to shady areas and give a stunning display if planted en masse.
• Petunias are sun-loving and perfect for borders, containers, pots or hanging baskets in colours of deep red, red-orange, lavender, raspberry or light blue.

Blue and Purple Shades 

• Felicia amelloides is eye-catching wherever it is planted, with its striking sky-blue and bright yellow flowerheads. It likes full sun.
• Lobelia makes a good filler for hanging baskets and pots or as an edging plant in flower beds. Its shades of purple and deep blues are striking. It likes full morning sun with some afternoon shade. 
• Polygalas (Milkworts) is a mauve or purple shrub, but can also be pink scarlet, or white. Plant it at the back of a flower bed in full sun although it does tolerate partial shade.
• Agapanthus makes an excellent container plant but is also perfect for borders. It likes full sun to semi-shade and produces blue or violet flowers on tall stems.

White, Pinks, and Purples 

• Alyssum (Lobularia) is an attractive edging plant in white, pinks, and purples and is perfect for window boxes, containers and hanging baskets. It likes sun to semi-shade.
• Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower) is a bedding plant, sun loving and has mauve or white flowers.

White, Lavender, Pink and Red

• Pelargoniums provide instant white, lavender, pink and red colour for window boxes, containers on patios or in flower beds and are best in full sun. 
• Begonia is a favourite bedding plant for semi-shade which produces masses of small flowers in colours from white, to pink, to red.

Vegetables and Herbs

• Plant seedlings like carrots, lettuce or spinach.
• Replenish your herb pots with herbs like parsley, basil, sage or rosemary.
   

Now that you have chosen and purchased what you need from your local nursery, it's happy gardening for a colourful spring makeover to entice the right buyer!

And don't forget about - your lawn which should be lush and green, neatly mowed and well cared-for, trimming the edges of your flower beds neatly, and filling any redundant, stubborn areas with light stones or bark.

When you are sure your garden is at its best and makes a striking impression, contact a professional, reputable Real Estate Agent, who is your area expert, to assist you in selling your property. To contact one of our Real Estate Agents, follow the link: https://www.homesofdistinction.co.za/agents/

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