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Home & Garden FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020

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LIGHTING UP YOUR GARDEN

STAGING YOUR HOME FOR SALE

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LIGHT UP YOUR GARDEN HOW TO CREATE A VISUAL FEAST AT NIGHT

The obvious advantage of landscape lighting is that it can visually extend your space as well as physically making more areas of the garden accessible at night whilst providing safety and security.

Lighting up your plants the “right way� will provide a relaxed atmosphere for you to enjoy after the sun has set. Here are a few tips that will help your garden come to life at night.

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a light source high above your garden, so it can shine down through your plants or trees. The light passing through the garden foliage will create patterns and create a romantic aura.

Backlighting Backlighting as the name suggests is placing the light source at a distance behind the plant. The light projected from behind the foliage creates an outline of the plant with the soft light illuminating around the edges giving a beautiful subtle appearance.

Spotlighting Spotlighting is a method which places a light source under a tall tree, positioning it in such a way that the leaves create wonderful subtle effects. This method works best with taller trees as the space below gives great contrast to the softly lit foliage above.

Focusing Focusing requires placing a light source under the plant and positioning it upwards. Plants are illuminated from below and the light filters through the plant

foliage throwing a subtle, muted glow in the garden.

With the right expert advice and design, any outdoor living space can be transformed with outdoor lighting into an inviting area that can be utilised for entertaining all day and night.

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Home staging in Australia has continued to grow over the past 10+ years. The reason for this is the rise in popularity of reality TV shows such as ‘The Block’ and ‘Selling Houses Australia’.

Now, sellers are more aware of the importance of first impressions when selling a property and given nine out of 10 buyers can’t see the potential look of a home, this is where we come in!

Why stage a property?

A professional home stager can help you present your property to attract more potential buyers and increase the sale price between five per cent and 10 per cent as well as sell it quicker! Using contemporary furniture and Friday, January 31, 2020

furnishings appeals to a broader range of tastes, which may not necessarily be your own, but will help potential buyers see the type of lifestyle the home can give them. It also helps them see how furniture works in the space and can complement the home’s internal features. Another benefit of staging is the photographs and marketing of a home will look attractive and give you an advantage over competing properties.

other items. Oversized, worn or dated furniture is not what buyers want to see!

Another option, especially if the property is empty, is to do a full staging. An empty home has no personality or ‘soul’ if you like and it makes it difficult for buyers to imagine furniture placement and how it will look and feel when furnished. You can also engage a stager to give you advice on how to prepare the property yourself.

Partial and full staging A home stager can help you assess what you need to do to present a property for sale. They may advise a partial staging, where you would keep some items and replace and/or hire

What does it cost?

There is no real set pricing, only guidelines, as every property and what is required to stage it, is different. Sellers should look at it as an investment rather than a cost. After all, for most people

your home is your most valuable asset. We all want to get the best possible sale price that the market will allow, right?

Prices will vary for a full staging but as a rough guide they will start from: • $1,800 for a studio apartment • $3,100 for a small three bedroom home • $4,200 for a four bedroom home Most staging companies will give you a free quote on the cost (investment) of a full or partial staging. The hire period is usually six weeks but may vary. In most cases this is sufficient time for the marketing and selling of a property. Make sure you get everything in writing!

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IN THE GARDEN

WICKING BEDS

PERFECT DURING A DROUGHT Raised garden beds are popular but not great during drought due to high demand for water.

A raised wicking bed on the other hand is super water efficient and productive!

Wicking beds store water within their base so the soil can absorb what it needs – while eliminating runoff or evaporation.

They are low maintenance as they catch water from rain and can be filled up and then left for a period of time without monitoring.

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4. Add a layer of geotech fabric to prevent the soil from muddying the water.

5. Fill to the top with good quality soil mix and fill the water reservoir.

6. Plant your favourite herbs or vegetables, and mulch around them.

The beds will then ‘wick’ water from the reservoir at the base of the bed and will only need filling occasionally, depending on weather. The perfect solution during a drought!

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