Time is of the essence. I would agree with the comments already made. I would also suggest the following: leave the grass, as removing it and replacing with something else will take time. Buy two large pots (the largest you can afford) in white to match the windows or black to match the front door for either side of the front door and plant up with sarcococca, daphnes and winter honeysuckle for scent right now, with trailing ivy and tete-a-tete daffodils (which you can buy in flower). Buy an additional pot, slightly smaller and place on what looks like a circular manhole cover. Plant this up with winter/spring bedding - there are lots to choose from, but keep the pot the same colour as the other two - perhaps add pale yellow wallflowers. Add a collection of pots and similar planting - the knack is to keep it simple. Add a window box for the full length of the window and plant again with ivy and tete-a-tete daffodils and pansy 'cool wave mixed' or pansy 'sorbet yellow frost'. For the left hand side of the picture plant a half-standard viburnum to balance the scene and again underplant with daffodils and pale yellow wallflowers. Once Mother's Day is out of the way you can then think about adding (depending on which way the front of the house faces) flowering shrubs such as abelia, hydrangea, roses or philadelphus to sit below the window to allow the scent to waft in to the room, and to link the left hand side to the right hand side. One thing to remember with pots in front gardens is to weigh them down so that they do not disappear overnight. If the small patch of lawn then becomes a nuisance to mow, remove it, cover the area with membrane and add decorative stone. You could start with larger stones towards the back and getting smaller towards the front, with some larger ones dotted in around pots for variety. Always keep the colour scheme simple for a stylish approach to the house - your mum is very lucky.

The outside of your house is already so neat and tidy! I would choose window boxes carefully - make sure that you like them enough to take with you when you move! For this reason I'd also chose something made of material that you can paint or stain to match your next house! Good luck with the sale!

Hi Katie. If you want a spa like feel I would go for a darker wood personally (and definitely a larger plant!). I'm really struggling to find one that delivers to Gibraltar... This is the only one I've found but it seems rather dear. Do you have antique/second hand shops close by as milking stools are good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GLMIA0M/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me= Ive got a giclee print canvas in my bathroom and although I don'texpect it to last forever I'm sure it will last a long time, perhaps something oriental inspired or nature? I don't think the towels need to match the hand towel

Also, I am in the Bristol area if anyone has any cost and tradespeople recommendations...