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The Green Life
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Greetings!
On June 11th from 1-4pm Metro GreenScape will be creating an interactive butterfly garden at the McDowell Nature Preserve Park.
Forty children from local schools have been invited to help install the plantings, including 10 visually impaired students who will experience the garden in a unique way, showing us that there is more ways to enjoy a garden than just sight.
The public is invited to participate, Children over 5 will have the opportunity to help plant the garden, and kids under 5 will work on an art craft.
This garden kicks off the 2009 Green Life initiative. The Green Life™ is our free information and education program focused on helping families learn about living and playing outdoors with a positive impact on our environment!
We hope to see you and your family out at McDowell on the 11th!
Heather Brockelbank
Chief Designer, NCLC#1624, CPP, CLD, NCGC
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MARCYNE TOUCHTON ASP(R), ASPM(R)
Founder of Domaine Staging, LLC
Many home sellers are now using the services of a professional home stager. When the house sits on the market for over 3 months, they realize that homes in our current market, with so much inventory to choose from, cannot be sold as is. Reduction in price won't guarantee a sale either, They see the value in staging a home, removing clutter and "de-personalizing" -because it is proven that a home that is staged sells faster, and gets top dollar. According to stagedhomes.com, a staged home sells in just 24 days versus the 177 days on the market of the average unstaged home. Yet too often I see homeowners-and even some professional stagers, forget about the first impression a house makes - from the outside.
My experience has shown me that staging a home should be done from the outside in. As a prospective home-buyer drives up to the property, they will form an impression of the house-and if the house is going to sell-that impression needs to be a good one!
Simple things like new cushions on the lawn furniture, and a newly mowed lawn give the house a clean and fresh appearance. New mulch and landscaping assure the buyer that the yard has been well-cared for. And planters with blooming flowers or a seasonal wreath provide a warm welcome. Bigger improvements such as repairs to the driveway, or patio and new lighting can pay for themselves immediately in the higher offers that come through! Don't forget about the windows, it needs to be sparkling clean - free of cobwebs and check to make sure there is no wood rot on the windowsills.
A professional home stager will be able to look at the outside of the home with the same keen eye as we do the inside-looking for ways to declutter, tidy, and give the best impression. Everything from little touches to larger projects, such as a Metro GreenScape paver patio can increase the actual and perceived value, make it unique and sell that home quickly.
If you would like more information and/or to receive the Domaine Staging newsletter, email me at [email protected]. You can also catch Domaine's tip of the day, become a Domaine Staging fan on Facebook!
* according to Stagedhomes.com. ASP, the only recognized designation by National Association of Realtors (TM). |
 EXTERIOR HOME STAGING PACKAGES Our Exterior Home Staging Team offers three different plans to help give your home that extra curb appeal!
Below are details about our Bronze Staging package (Typical 1/3-acre property size) This package includes a combination of the following exterior enhancements:
1) Six (6) flats of annuals, placed in pots on each side of the front steps or door, and the rest planted in the front to showcase the mailbox area.
2) Weeds pulled 20 feet on each side of the front door entrance way.
3) Re-edging of 60 feet of flower beds.
4) Pine straw distributed over 500 square feet of flower beds.
5) Removal of all yard debris and debris from our project.
6) Spot seeding of the front yard.
7) Cob webs removed from the side of the home.
8) Pressure washing of the walkway up to front door or front focal point.
9) Gutters checked for debris and clog checked at bottom spouts.
10) Trimming of up to ten shrubs if under 2 feet tall.
Cost for Bronze Staging Package is $750.00. If you are interested in learning more about this, or our other available staging packages, please call us at 704.504.0980.
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REMINDER
Don't forget that Merto GreenScape now offers Lawn and Landscape Maintenance!
MetroCHOICE™ Organic Premium Lawn Care Program Your lawn and landscaping are generally the first views that people have of your home. What do they see? Is it what you want them to see? Is it what you want to see?!
We are the experts in lawn and landscape maintenance. And our MetroCHOICE™ Organic Premium Lawn Care Program is designed to give you access to experts on a weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually basis!
Programs start from $225 monthly for a typical 1/3-acre lawn. |
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| FREE! 12" Planting Pot |
Free 12" planting pot with the purchase of seasonal annuals. Quantities limited! Act now.
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| Offer Expires: July, 15, 2009 |
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