Backyard Makeover

The housing market in our old city is terrible, to say the least.  We don’t have a lot of showings, but so far the consensus seems to be that the house is great but the yard is too small.  I can’t make the yard bigger, but I can make it more attractive.

Step 1: Mow the lawn dandelions.  Secretly curse the fact that I have no knowledge of how to make my lawn look beautiful and green.  Cut the edges with a pair of scissors because I do not own a whipper-snipper.

Step 2: Dig up the overgrown flowerbeds.  This sweet little frog joined me as I conquered mother nature.

Step 3: Give the flowerbeds purpose.  I put shade plants by the deck area, a greens-garden with green lettuce, red lettuce, and kale along the fence, and tomatoes in the raised bed.  It doesn’t make things to scale, but I hope it makes the buyer see the potential

Step 4: Give away swing set that was taking up too much space.  We don’t really have room for it in our new yard either.

Step 5: Clean out the overhang area and give it purpose.  Fun fact: if you have wicker chairs, a bottle brush works really well to get them clean.

Here’s the finished product:

It may not be perfect, but hopefully it’s much more appealing to a potential buyer!  It took me most of the day to mow the lawn (there’s WAY more than you see here), dig up the beds, put in new plants, and clean up the overhang area.

Do you have any tricks for keeping your yard in tip top shape?  Ways to make a small yard look bigger with minimal work?  Let me know in the comments!  Also, if you know anyone wanting to move to Humboldt, SK, I know a great house for sale!!