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Easy Landscaping Tips That Will Add Value to Your South Carolina Home (Columbia, SC)

Posted By: Brian Hunt In: Architectural Features
Date: Mon, Oct 15th 2018 4:50 pm

Easy Landscaping Tips That Will Add Value to Your Home (Columbia, SC)

By Meredith Hale(Guest Writer)

Finding ways to add value to your Columbia SC home is important when you decide to put it on the market. Curb appeal is a large part of the asking price and is frequently the first thing that potential buyers and other real estate agents will see. Make sure to put your best foot forward by considering these easy landscaping tips that will add value to your home.

Keep It Mowed

Many homes in Columbia SC have warm season grass lawns, like Centipede grass and Bermudagrass, that can continue growing well throughout the year. Mowing your lawn throughout the fall at a slighter higher setting(pop-up) on a continuous basis is vital in creating a subtle feature of your landscaping. Some warm season grasses, like Bermudagrass and Zoysia Grass, can go dormant and turn brown once winter arrives. Consider your grass type and overseed those dormant winter varieties with Winter Rye to provide a green lawn year-round. Don’t forget to edge your yard as well to give a clean look for upcoming showings.

Trim It Up

Another aspect of keeping up on the maintenance of your landscaping is making sure that bushes, shrubs, and trees are all trimmed. Allowing plants to overgrow gives off a messy look for potential buyers and can show them that you have ignored regular upkeep tasks. Trim bushes and shrubs back into well-formed shapes as well as any low branches that may be impeding the view of your home from the street. Doing so can instantly refresh the look of your residence and landscaping that will add value.

Remove Eye Sores

Nothing will stand out more to potential buyers than a dead or sickly plant among the healthy plants in the garden. Make sure to carefully evaluate all of the plants around your home and consider removing those eyesores that will cause more harm than good. Doing so can immediately boost the value and create landscaping that is healthy and strong. Planting a replacement could be an option as long as it makes sense to the overall shape of the garden. However, consider leaving spots open so that new homeowners can plant what they like as well.

Incorporate Flowers

Common yards are landscapes with green lawns and plants. Make sure that your home stands out by adding in colorful flowers as well that will draw potential buyers to your front door. Consider planting a row of violas or pansies that do well in the South Carolina's climate. Other options would include placing pots of coral bells around your home near the front door as well. Fill in gaps in your landscaping with well placed potted flowers to show off the depth of your lawn.

Add Some Mulch

Spreading mulch around a landscaped garden is one of the easiest and best ways to instantly add curb appeal to your home. Not only with the mulch provide an overall professional look, but it will also cut down on weed growth which can add value to your residence. Consider choosing an organic mulch, like bark dust, to provide a refreshing scent and deep rich brown color to your yard. Inorganic mulch options, like pea gravel or pebbles, are also good choices that come in a variety of color schemes. Mulch will also help keep moisture near plants which can cut down on watering needs during the home selling process.

Selling a home in Columbia doesn’t have to be hard. With the right real estate agent and a few changes to your landscaping, you can instantly provide enough curb appeal to have many potential buyers knocking on your door. Make sure to keep the lawn mowed and edged on a regular basis as well as to trim overgrown plants in the yard. Removing dead plants and spreading mulch are other ways to add value to your asking price. Finally, plant pops of color in your yard with flowers that do well in the local climate to draw in potential buyers. Consider all of these landscaping tips that will add value to your home.

About the Author:
Meredith Hale is a gardening and landscape writer, and design addict. She has coordinated the design on many house flipping projects, admitting that her favorite part is creating inspired outdoor spaces.