April Showers Bring May Flowers

May 16, 2007

There were not a lot of showers in April and the wildflower blossoms are a bit scarce, but the nurseries are filled with beautiful and colorful plants.

Take your digital camera and photograph your yard. Next look at the pictures and choose the spots that could be enhanced with some colorful plants. (Of course your photos may show some of the devastation our deep freeze did. By now those plants should be showing green if they are still alive. If no green -time to replace them.) Then go to your favorite store and buy some pony packs and gardening gloves. Take them home and have a gardening weekend.

For those of you who have been offering your property for sale and have had no takers, adding flowers can often be the touch that attracts. The colorful and scented entry will create a positive feeling before the prospects enter. Fear and desire are the two emotions that either push prospective home buyers away from making an offer or push them to say "This is it!".

Fear has been a predominant emotion in the present real estate marketplace. Create desire with an inviting garden.