When selling your property, you want every part of the house to be looking its best. A lick of paint here, a new carpet there, perhaps a new kitchen or bathroom – all these details add real value to your property.   But we often neglect the part of the home that gives potential buyers their first impression: the garden. Not only does a beautiful, well-kept garden imply a cared-for property, it also opens the buyer’s imagination to afternoons spent in the sun, kids playing on the grass, BBQs with friends, and home-grown vegetables. The garden is a big part of the lifestyle the property is advertising, and so should be…

Image  The garden is as much of a room in the house as every other room, but it is often overlooked on a design front. If you want a new home project to complete during the spring, some garden upgrades wouldn’t go amiss and they could really liven up the space for you.  Today we are going to take a look at some of the most fun garden upgrades you can perform to make the space beautiful and a fun place to be during those summer months.    Upgrade the patio The first thing you can do to make the garden feel brand new is install a new patio. Whether…

There is something truly extraordinary about having a garden. Gardening is, for many, a way of soothing the soul of its tensions and conflicted thoughts. Ultimately, whether you’ve got green thumbs or not, looking after your garden is a hobby that can make you genuinely happy. It conveys a lot of joy, not only to you as a gardener, but also as a spectator. Watching your beloved plants grow and bloom has a strangely relaxing and uplifting effect. In short, having a garden is fundamentally good for you.  Except that not everyone is lucky enough to have a jolly patch of yard in front of their home. If you live…