With the rate of home sales through the roof in 2020, the time is right to sell your home.

If you’re looking to appeal to people buying a house, crafting the perfect garden is a worthwhile investment to push up the purchase price. If you’re planning to spruce up or carve out some prestigious landscape features, it’s essential to know where to put your money and time.

Read on for some expert advice on how to beautify the outside areas of your home.

Plan Around the Seasons

With more people staying at home in 2020 than ever before, creating a vegetable garden is a fast-growing trend. By including a ready-made veggie patch in your landscaping, you’re set to appeal to families looking to supplement their diet with homegrown harvests.

If you have a pool, make sure it’s ready for the summer. You need to service it regularly, including checking that the pool deck pavers are in excellent condition. Replace tacky old poolside furniture with trendy wooden sets and add umbrellas or a gazebo for shade.

Don’t forget about those cooler months. Put in an area for a fire pit or outdoor fireplace for winter enjoyment.

Perfect Garden Design Has Spaces for Relaxation

While hardscaping can be costly, the data shows that home buyers are looking for yards that are low maintenance.  

Add sustainable solar lighting to highlight paths and illuminate features like large trees. Install decking or paving, protect it with a canopy, and adorn it with outdoor dining furniture. Put in a water feature and fill it with exotic carp and pretty waterlilies.

If you want to boost home value, add a luxurious garden pod (also called a garden room) to your backyard. Homeowners can convert these self-contained sheds into anything they want, from an art studio to a man-cave.

Replace Your Lawn With Native Grasses

Today’s house-buyers are less interested in the size of a home and more interested in the eco-friendly features of the property.

Improve the saleability of your home and befriend your neighborhood wildlife. Dig up that useless monoculture lawn and replace it with native grass. You’re not only doing your bit to increase American biodiversity, but a wildlife-friendly yard is also far cheaper to maintain and requires a lot less water.

When selecting your native grasses, consider your hardiness zone and look for advice on reputable websites like the National Wildlife Federation.

How Much Should You Spend?

When planning a perfect garden, experts recommend investing roughly 10 percent of your home’s value into landscaping. Follow this rule of thumb, and you’re set to get the best return on your investment when selling your home.

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