Thank you Patricia

Should I put something bigger in the urn pots instead of the dwarf spruce.

Yes really nice overplanted pots always look great this is just one idea and thses large black planters are what I would use.

Where are you?

Which direction does the house face?

The spruce are too small, and too (extremely technical term here) 'pointy'. They are not going to enhance the appearance of the house when larger, and do even less now.

Yews are deer candy. Neither the fencing to protect them, or the heavily nibbled plants are attractive.

There may be some useful suggestions out there, but you have to answer the questions first.

Two big beautiful pots will photograph well. The dwarf spruce are not showing up well- I'd exchange them for two bright colored pots and blooming plants for the pots. Change out the plants every few weeks or as needed.

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Mad - we are in Connecticut our house faces North

Do these look stupid ? I got the pots both for 50. Can always return

The plants are all going back tonight

Except for the ones in the urns

The pots Patricia Colwell showed are fine for your house, but not the ones with the dwarf spruce in them.

Panzies are cold tolerant and will add some pretty color tucked in around what you're already planting.

Apple pie

Are the urns not modern enough?
I got them because they were 50 for both.

I'm not sure this is the time to garden for a winter sale. Better to pressure wash the stoop and walk, brighten the front door a bit and plant only two urns with colorful cold resistant plants. If it doesn't sell by the holidays, you may have use for the spruce.

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Apple pie I can paint the urns the same colour as the door - I have the paint

The plants went back except for three

The exuberance of the planting can have more impact than the color or shape of the pots. If you want the urns to look great, use the inspiration photos above. Painting the urns with the blue door paint would not be done in my area, so maybe it's a regional preference.

I'd make the bed on the right side of the house 5-6 ft deep. Cover the grass with newspaper or cardboard, give it a nice trench edge, and cover with a thick layer of mulch. Consider planting it in the spring if the house hasn't sold yet.

The spruce look like they should be raised up in the planters. Keep an eye on them since evergreens require water through the winter. Ice isn't the same thing. If they start looking bad, replace them with some sort of dried arrangement. Spray painted branches, cut evergreens and berries can make a very attractive and durable arrangement. The branches can provide the height you are missing.

I believe prepping exteriors for sale to be much the same as interiors: sparkling clean and tidy, repairs complete, etc. personally, I’d prefer planning and planting my own landscape as the new owner rather than ripping out some make-do stuff.

Progress over perfection and panic.

Thank you all for your support and honesty.

Apple Pie we took back the urns.

Mad g- should we plant dwarf spruce and get plants closer to December?

Spruce are sun plants, so they won't do well on the north side of a house.

Pretty much anything you plant is going to look like you felt you needed to put something there, and bought the cheapest things you could find at the local big box store.

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IIRC you are in Connecticut? How much snow is on the ground when you intend to put the house on the market? If any more than a couple of inches, don't bother with any inground landscaping. It won't be seen and as others have mentioned, new owners will prefer to do their own.

I would have some sort of container with color on the front porch or steps. Even cut just stems with berries and other greens.

Hi garden gal

We will put the house in the market jan 1st

It’s hard to predict how much snow. We are in Trumbull ct one hour or so north of New York City.

We are not planting anything - bad idea we tried luckily they took back the car load of miniature dwarf spruce.

Container is the way to go!

Mad g

Thx again for comment. We are not planting anything. I ment planting the spruce in a container.

We have three so I hope to find something to do with them

We sold our house ! I found a buyer through a friend ! We are moving into a small rental this Saturday! Thx everyone I continue to learn a lot from you!

Congratulations!