Does a tidy garden help to sell a house?

If you are trying to sell your property you will probably be trying to get all the little jobs done in the house that you have put off so that you give potential buyers a good first impression as they walk through the door. Many people however do not realise that the garden is also important especially if your property is one that will attract young families wanting an outside space for their children to play in, so it is important that you give the garden a bit of a makeover too.

The first thing is to mow any lawned areas and trim the edges as this immediately makes the garden look tidier. Any worn patches can be treated with grass seed if it is the right time of year for the seed to grow or new turf can be bought if the lawn is really bad although the cost of this may not be worth it if you are hoping to move in the near future.

The overall appearance of the garden should be tidy so any old, broken or outgrown children’s toys should be sent off to the local recycling centre along with any broken pots and planters. Wood bark can be bought easily from a garden centre or supermarket and can be put down on top of weed matting in areas where weeds often grow to improve the overall appearance of flower beds.