Make your garden sell your home


Fishing lights
Set of 3 Fishing Lights (now £25) from Garden Trading
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‘A garden can be just as seductive as a house to prospective buyers.They might fall in love with the garden as much as they might the house itself,' says Randle Siddeley of Siddeley Landscape Design. Sell your property faster without blowing a small fortune and make your garden clinch the deal.

1. Lighten up

'An instant garden update for an urban garden is lighting,' says Jon Holloway from the Garden Trading Company. 'In the early evening, clever lighting sets the scene and shows off the space. If it’s well lit it helps the whole environment.' Check out the Set of 3 Fishing Lights now reduced from £80 to £25 from Garden Trading Company. Browse our Top ten garden lanterns.

  • Pot - Bell Jar pot

    2. All together

    'For the best impact, group bigger pots in varying sizes and odd numbers,' says Julie Humphreys, from garden specialist Crocus. 'Choose evergreen plants for all year interest or ones that have a long flowering season.' Try these Bell jar pots (£129.99) from Crocus.

  • Mosaic Solar Powered Water Feature

    5. Water world

    ‘If outside space is restricted, work really hard to make the most of every inch’ says Charlie Comber of estate agents Hayman-Joyce. Create a focal point in your garden with a water feature, like this Mosaic solar powered (£74) find from Amazon.

  • Large Ceramic Pot & Base-Cream

    6. Quick fix

    'Planting herbs is another great way to update a garden,' says Holloway. 'Use nice simple containers.' To increase chances of a speedy sale why not try this Large ceramic pot and base (£5) from the Garden Trading Company. Fill your garden with the scent of herbs.

  • Garden Tidy

    7. Scrapheap challenge

    'Excess junk, debris and garden rubbish is an absolute no when selling a property,' says Roly Peto from Property Vision. This handwoven garden tidy (£59.95) from Crocus is ideal for hiding unsightly objects such as wheelie bins but also gives a rustic country feel to even the most urban of gardens.

  • Wireless Outdoor Speakers

    8. Rock garden

    Think outside the box and add extras to your garden. Try these outdoor 15W wireless speakers (£119) from I Want One of Those, to bring your sounds outside discretely. With a range of up to 100 metres, they're the ultimate accessory for a 21st Century garden.

  • Mirror - Illusion Window 'Ajar'

    9. Reflections

    ‘Clever use of mirrors and ornamental arrangements of flower beds enhance a garden,’ says Robert Bailey of Robert Bailey Property. Even if your outside space is teeny weeny, there's a lot you can do. This Mirror - Illusion window (£109.95) from Crocus creates the impression of space by appearing to be an open window looking into another part of the garden.

  • 10. Fruitful

    'For plants that have an instant impact, any fruit trees are good,' advises Holloway. 'Fig trees are nice, because they look great up against a wall and the figs are edible too.' Fill your garden with edible goodies for an instantly inviting look with this 'fig carica' (£39) from Not on the High Street.

    Read our Buyer's guide to outdoors furniture and find out tricks to glam up your garden. Give your garden an instant makeover with and Buy the Look from Cargo or John Lewis – both on sale.

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