How to Give Your Curb Appeal a Boost This Spring

 Ryan La Fleur from Four Seasons Nursery shares some tips on how to spruce up your landscaping with fresh plants.

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Spring is here! That means it’s time to start adding some plants around your home. Today, Ryan La Fleur at the Four Seasons Nursery is going to share some tips on the best ways to spruce up your landscaping. 

The plants you should choose to add a little pizzaz to your home have to do with timing. Right now is the best time to plant pretty much anything. If you get plants from a nursery, you need to keep in mind that they have been babied. Keeping up with the care of those plants is going to take some time and energy. 

The good news is, spring allows plants to adapt to their surroundings. Instead of experiencing a major climate change, the weather gradually increases. Spring is like a training period for summer, which means if you plant them now, your plants will thrive in the hotter weather. 
Planting in the spring allows plants to adapt to their surroundings before summer hits.
If you’re selling a home, your plant selection is a little more focused. Although flowers can add a great pop of color for home showings, they will die very quickly and need to be replaced if the home doesn’t sell that particular weekend. It’s better to buy a plant that offsets the color of your pre-existing landscaping. For example, if you have green bushes, get a few plants with red or gold in them that will stay that color. You won’t have to replace them as often, and you still get a great pop of color. 

If you have any questions for Ryan, you can reach him at (818-700-0092). 

As always, if you have any questions about real estate, please don’t hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you! 

Tips for Preparing Your Home for the Spring Market

Today I’m going over a few tips for preparing your home for the spring market. 

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With spring right around the corner, I thought today would be a good time to give you some tips on how to prepare your home to sell in the spring market. 

First, you need to neutralize and depersonalize your space as much as you can. Buyers want to be able to walk into a house and visualize themselves there, which means it’s time to start decluttering and stowing away items you don’t need either in the garage or in a storage unit. You don’t need to take down every personal photo, but toning down the personal items is a must. 

Next, now is a good time to replace any flooring or touch up any areas that need new paint. A fresh coat of paint goes a long way in making your home feel move-in ready. Remember to stick with neutral paint colors! 
Remember to stick with neutral paint colors!

You also need to to make sure you clean up the outside of your home. The outside is going to give off the first impression, which means you need to cut back the shrubs and put away any lawn decorations.

It would also be a good idea to power wash your exterior and give your front door a fresh coat of paint! 

If you have any questions about the market or real estate in general, please feel free to give me a call or send me an email. I’m always happy to help!