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Home sellers can weed out competition
Looking to sell your house? Then you need something that will lure buyers into it. Realtors say that curb appeal is one of the most important things for a house to have in this tough real estate market.
"It is definitely a buyer's market," says Stacy Hedden, a Realtor in the Southeast United States. "You may have a beautiful interior, but if the outside of your home isn't fabulous, you won't even get that buyer in the door."
What is the best way to attract potential buyers? "Landscape, landscape landscape," says Hedden.
Making small updates to your landscape can add big value to your home. Doing something as simple as weeding landscape beds and adding a few new plants can give your home a clean and inviting look.
Keep weeds out of you landscape beds by using a weed control fabric that's eco-friendly.
The landscape fabric allows the free flowof air, water and nutrients to soil while at the same time blocking sunlight and weeds. The fabric encourages root growth by keeping the soil moist and cool.
In addition to helping save the environment, weed-blocking fabric will save you a ton of gardening time, as you won't have to pull weeds. You'll have more time to focus on getting the rest of your house spruced up.
Using the product is easy; just spread it over the plants, cut holes to the size needed, pull the fabric down around the plant and then place mulch over the fabric. Anchor with pegs, a safe and effective bio-based alternative to non-renewable metal or petroleum-based plastic stakes and staples. The pegs are flexible, yet rigid enough to be driven into hard ground. The clear pegs don't detract from your beds and will keep your landscape fabric in place for a long time.
Remember, the outside of your home provides a buyer's first - and last - impression of your home, and a great looking landscape leaves a great impression. So get to work on those beds and weed out the competition.
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