Marblehead Garden Center

The Marblehead Garden Center in Marblehead, MA

Tucked away off Westshore Drive in Marblehead, MA is the Marblehead Garden Center. Hard to believe they have such a variety of garden products in this space. No matter what time of day you drive by it the parking spaces are filled and the cars seem lined up on both sides for the road.

Local Garden Centers are hard to find

It is rare these days to have a local garden center in your neighborhood. A vast majority of them have disappeared. There is an endless selection of flowers, shrubs, trees, vegetables, soil, grass seed, fertilizers, garden hoses, water cans, and vegetable plants.

Marblehead Garden Center Holiday Season

During the holiday season, they also have wonderful assortment of Christmas trees, wreaths, and decorations. The staff is always helpful and polite. Nice to have customer service that knows what they’re talking about.

Local Business Brings Curb Appeal to Marblehead

There is a very common phrase in the real estate industry and that is “Curb Appeal”. Our goal when we photograph and video a property is to try to focus on the best features. When we pull up to the curb we are often greeted by some wonderful landscaping, but that is generally the exception. The inside of the homes are staged, but the landscaping has been overlooked.

Using Landscaping to Stage a Home

We suggest a method to “connect the dots”. Owners should hire a professional landscaper to rethink the look and appeal of the yard.

1. Remove or trim overgrown shrubs.

2. Rethink the plantings.

3. Edge the gardens.

4. Re-seed the lawn in trouble spots

5. Manicure the lawn

The property has but a few seconds to capture the imagination and make an emotional connection with the potential buyers.

Start Relationships with Local Businesses

The real estate agents should consider building a loyal mutually beneficial relationship with landscapers. By working with them to prepare the property for sale will create a win-win situation, The landscapers could in turn be introduced to the new buyers and offer to continue their services after the sale. Encourage the landscaper to consider offering the first cut of the lawn for the new owners for free. Keep in mind many landscapers also do snow removal in the winter. The new owners most likely will also be looking for this service.

The landscaping service and the real estate agent should provide links to their websites to promote each other’s services. Plus promote each other using their social media platforms. If the landscaper uses The Marblehead Garden Center it would benefit to promote and link websites. The real estate agent should provide the new owner a gift certificate to The Marblehead Garden Center as a thank you.

At Generating Media we take before and after photographs. If a real estate agent wants to attract and convert more listings they need to find ways to show their added value. By showing real examples of what a property looked liked before they got involved sends a powerful message. These same photographs could be on display on the landscaper’s website. The Marblehead Garden Center would surely welcome this content for its website and social media platforms.

Contact us to help find ways to “connect the dots” within your local businesses.