3 Concepts for a Low-Maintenance Landscape Before You Sell

3 Concepts for a Low-Maintenance Landscape Before You Sell

A home with great curb appeal is an important first step toward enticing buyers inside to see more. Oftentimes, the best landscapes are those that are well-maintained and low maintenance. When you’re ready to sell your home in Naples, consider these three concepts for an impressive low-maintenance landscape that wins buyers.

Concept # 1. Installing Artificial Turf

There’s nothing like the look of a lush green yard. Installing artificial turf, aka fake grass, means your potential buyers will get the lush look of a live lawn without the hassle and expense of maintaining one.

A turf lawn can last for up to 20 years, which means your buyer won’t have to invest the time and effort to cut and edge or pay to have someone else do it. They won’t have to worry about watering to keep it green, saving them money and water resources—a win-win!

Concept #2. Investing in Colorful Perennials, Instead of Annuals

There’s no doubt that colorful blossoms can add beauty and vibrance to any landscape. Many flowering plants are annuals, which means they wither and die after one growing season. Before you put your home on the market, be mindful that although a landscape that’s full of colorful annuals may be stunning, potential buyers may not have the desire or expertise to regularly harvest lots of withered plants and replant empty flower beds—and they may not want to pay someone else to do it, either.

Rather than a landscape that’s heavy on annuals, think about investing in perennials that produce blooms. Consider options for eye-catching color and very low maintenance, like bougainvillea—which thrives here in Southwest Florida, dipladenia, or purple fountain grass. But you don’t have to give up annuals altogether. Potted annuals can show buyers other possibilities, if they so choose!

Concept #3. Planting a Groundcover in Trouble Areas

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably got an unsightly area of your yard where grass refuses to grow well, or where weeds refuse to die! If you notice it, buyers will too! Don’t worry, a simple solution is to plant a groundcover. A groundcover plant is one that does exactly as its name implies—it grows horizontally and covers the area where it’s planted. This type of plant grows quickly and is great for covering areas where grass has difficulty, like beneath trees and in shady areas in your yard. Groundcover can be ideal for suppressing weeds. Consider cover like creeping myrtle, creeping liriope, and mondo grass.

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