Planting in January for IMMEDIATE effect

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Hi,
I am about to put my house on the market (in the next month).

I can't lie it is not a pretty bungalow from the front! So I'm aware I need to make it prettier using plants.

I have two trellis' one with a jasmine and one climbing rose which both look nice. So next I need to put some plants in the two beds.

But I don't have time to wait for things to look good, does anyone have any suggestions for plants I can buy now that will look nice immediately? Given I'll be selling soon I'm obviously not keen to go ott on spending on the plants!

My favourites are roses and hydrangeas.

Its south-west facing and no shade.
Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

I suggest going to a garden centre and seeing what’s in flower now. Maybe a hanging basket of pansies by the door and similar (primroses maybe?) in the borders, with the rest co eyes on bark chip to make it look neat and fresh. Lots of my bulbs are starting to push up too.

@SeasonallySnowyPeasant thank you, a hanging basket is a great idea! I entirely forgot about those and would break up the house a bit!
Thank you

Evergreens look nice at the moment. How about Nandina, or Christmas Box (which also smells delicious right now).

Oh those are both pretty and nicely shaped. I think maybe a daphne too

A white flowering skimmia, some cyclamen and variegated ivy would look nice in a pot or trough. And you can take it with you. You could place them in the beds?

Winter bedding plants like pansies are the easiest and look immediately effective. Cyclamen are lovely but I find in my garden they don't like the sunny spots.
Pots are a good idea too as you can take them with you a couple of evergreen shrubs or small conifers

Don’t spread the plants our too thinly or use too many different varieties. Big circles of bright plants would make more impact. I would cover the bare soil with bark then plant big drifts of winter pansies

Garden centres have bulbs that are already in the green, quire cheaply. I’d buy a few pots of these and plant them in groups.
Hellebores are coming into flower and last a long time.