How soon are you listing your house? If your climate allows , I'd fill it with herbs or whatever & leave it. Some buyers might consider it a plus , if not, it wouldn't be a big deal for them to remove. It wouldn't be an issue for me...

Thanks Bailey. 2-3 weeks. Yes I planned on putting little chalk board stakes in with herb names written on them and planting some herbs for greenery/texture. If I got approval to keep the box. I had one stager come by who say it had had had to go, but I'm not sure I agree, so I am putting it out there for a third opinion.

It may be the angle the picture was taken from but it doesn't look like it is centered with the window. First impressions are extremely important. The box does not compliment your pretty walk way and other landscaping.

Remove it and continue the landscaping.

Yes it is centered. We were originally planning a porch etc with matching wood, and that idea was scraped.

Make sure to paint the lamppost, too! ;)

Maybe the reason you are so opposed to removing it is you're emotionally attached to the plan you had for it. Because you can't use it here, so there's no reason to leave it.

If you can use it at your new home bring it with you. If you can't, maybe leave it in the garage and tell the next owner about its existence.

As someone who would love a herb box like that I'd tell you that I wouldn't want it in my front yard though. For a non-gardener it would be an issue. Either put it in the back yard if there is an appropriate place for it, take it with you or give it to a friend or family member that would enjoy it. And if you can't find a home for it, perhaps if there is a community garden in your area they would take it off your hands.

I think you should leave it and they will decide what to do with it. It is a plus to have it!

Again, I don't see how it's presence detracts from the sale of a house. It's easily removed. I buy my homes for location, floor plan & deal with such minor or major decorative / landscape issues on my own. It's not everyone's cup of tea but what's the big deal? Non-issue IMO.

I agree with your stager.

At the front door, you want your prospective buyers to begin to imagine themselves living here as their home. You want them to "feel it". Instead, they are being distracted by something a bit unusual to think about. It is not a selling feature, and interrupts the buyer's potential emotional connection.

Trust your stager to manage the thoughts and feelings of your prospective buyer. It's not about dollars and cents entirely, it's also about the feeling.

We do agree -- Trust your Home Stager, they will guide you to give future home buyers a feel for your home.

Lampost white, Leave planter box and put markers in as to what herbs will grow there. Put a clause in your sale contract that you will take the box out if need be, or don't mention it at all, country living people will appreciate it .Tthe front lawn could do with a tree or shrub planted to break up the formal look.

Is there a reason you don't want to remove it? Would it be really difficult to do so?

It would be a pain to remove it, but I could. My husband just built it. I can't get matching shrubs to the other landscaped ones this time of year so I'll have to get others. My area is a big sellers market so I only need to get rid of the planter if it is a huge ugly issue. I guess I don't understand why it is more work than planting things in the ground and maintaining them- I'm just planting things in a raised bed instead of a ground level one...?

the trim is cream, so white flowers made my house trim look dingy. same with lamp post. I am going to repaint the lamp post a crisp clean black. So I swapped out white flowers with purple ones to try and flow with the rest of the planting bed across the front.

Looks pretty good now, I wouldn't worry too much about it. You're selling this house, afterall. The new owners may have different ideas of what looks nice to them, but there's no predicting what that might be. Making it look nice is the best you should aim for.

I would remove it.

as follow up, we decided to leave the planter box. Didn't seem to hinder us in selling! Thanks everyone.