efforts to improve your property’s value and salability. The best plants for adding the most curb appeal will depend on the type of house you are selling, its desired price point, and the condition of your front yard. In an “As Is” sale, you don’t have much to do except clean up any obvious mess; however, if you are looking for top dollar, pay attention to the details that will garner your home more positive attention: • Get your lawn into its best possible condition, or add a new patch of lawn with sod for instant green. Lawns are plants, too. • Cover exposed foundations and utility boxes, and add privacy from your neighbors with fencing, shrubs, or bushes. • Add color with annual flowering plants set out on your porch or entry. Seasonal annual plants add instant color to garden beds as well. • Add an inch or two of mulch after putting in new plants. It makes your garden bed look cleaner, makes the color of flowers pop, and covers unsightly dirt. In addition to flowering plants, plant trees in your yard to increase your home’s value. Mature trees are the most valuable in a landscape, followed by well-placed, newly planted trees that contribute shade,
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