| Buyers think they care more about the inside of the | | | | instance, while jasmine adds a tropical feeling. |
| house than the landscaping, but in reality, most buyers | | | | Rosemary and French lavender enhance |
| won't even get out of their car if the front landscaping | | | | Mediterranean-style settings. |
| lacks the promise of great details inside. Therefore, | | | | Adding amenities for emotional support |
| your landscaping needs to arouse buyers' | | | | An alluring appeal begins with the access to your |
| expectations and entice them into viewing the inside of | | | | home. If you have no dedicated walkway to the front |
| your home. | | | | door, add a simple pathway. A wandering pathway to |
| When marketing your home, you'll get the highest | | | | the front door psychologically feels better than a |
| return for your landscaping dollar when you employ | | | | straight-shot walkway. If you have a plain, straight |
| Design Psychology tactics. Design Psychology is | | | | concrete walkway, create undulating flower beds on |
| based on scientific research into the underlying | | | | either side to encourage a relaxed, friendly feeling. |
| psychological effects of design on buyers, and these | | | | Adding a water feature also enhances the ambiance, |
| innovative design ideas will help your home sell quickly, | | | | because moving water relaxes the body and mind and |
| and for more money, by influencing buyers' emotions. | | | | refreshes the spirit. You want to create a feeling of |
| Foliage Colors | | | | balance and harmony, like that found in nature. |
| Begin by coordinating the colors of your flowering | | | | Start on the landscaping before working in the interior |
| foliage. Think about your selling season and plan for | | | | of the house, in order to give plants time to grow, and |
| flowering plants that perform well during that time. Also | | | | make sure to plant the areas away from the house if |
| give thought to the desired atmosphere and use plants | | | | you're also planning to paint the exterior. You don't |
| to support that concept. For instance, tropical, desert, | | | | need to go overboard. Just plant enough to give an |
| forest, and beach environments all differ in plant types. | | | | impression of healthy growth and to lead a buyer's |
| Use a lot of green and white in your color scheme. | | | | attention away from any barren spaces through the |
| Green conjures feelings of coolness, freshness, and | | | | use of focal points in the landscape. |
| vitality, while white flowers also suggest cleanliness, | | | | Another reason to start on the exterior is to motivate |
| and show up better at night, when many buyers will be | | | | your neighbors to also begin sprucing up their |
| looking at houses. Since yellow is the first color our | | | | properties, because having your entire neighborhood |
| eyes process, yellow flowers by the front door attract | | | | look good greatly enhances the value of your own |
| the buyer's eye from a distance. | | | | property. |
| Appealing to Buyers' Sense of Smell | | | | Well-conceived landscaping gives you the advantage |
| Give thought to the overall scents of flowering trees, | | | | when it comes to selling your house. If your home |
| bushes, vines, and flowers in your yard, and take | | | | makes buyers feel good while they're on your |
| advantage of plants that support the desired emotional | | | | property, you'll sell it quickly, and for top dollar!c) |
| outcome. Lemon-scented geraniums add refreshing | | | | Copyright 2004, Jeanette J. Fisher. All rights reserved. |
| scents that contribute to a desert oasis feel, for | | | | |