"Sacha" wrote in message
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in article , Steve North at
wrote on 3/5/03 12:31 am:

My house is going up for sale in six weeks and to improve its
sellability I need to do a makeover of the totally neglected and bare
back garden. Needless to say it must be as low budget as possible. I
have tall brick walls to the rear and one side of the garden and the
garden is just turfed with no flowers, trees etc.

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You might be surprised at what people will buy!
I bought a place with a massive and overgrown garden. All I saw was the
array of flowers and said gotta have it! Didnt get as far as the houseg By
the way the house was equally unkept and messy ( not to mention smelly and
grimey) But I didnt care , a bit of bleach in the house and mowing the grass
down in the garden worked wonders.

Most people of course wont be like me, but I suspect many will favour a
neatly mown and edged lawn. Put some annual flowers in tubs by the door and
you'll probably get away with it.