My house was on the market over the summer. We had a large deck with containers. I had flowers growing from the containers. I had patio pots around our patio filled with flowers.

But, I would caution that too much of a good thing could hurt. Use flowers to enhance the look of the deck. Don't over-crowd. People need to see they can use the deck for entertaining.

Treat it like a room in your house. Declutter, and keep it neat and tidy.

Jane

I think its better to have neutral landscaping.

A few pots with flowers are ok, but I don't want to see an overcrowded deck with plants and veggies.

As a buyer, I want to be able to imagine what I might want instead of wondering how I'm going to get rid of this stuff after I move in.

I am in the same boat. I have just convinced my sister to house my orchid collection - its not large, but not small either and might likely be viewed as clutter to prospective buyers. So next week I will Haul the dozen or so plants to her house in S-FL

I let some of the plants that are usually on the deck in the summer die this winter instead of bringing them in for the same reason. They would likely be seen as clutter.

I would keep the potted veggies to the bare necessities.

Less is better for showig the house. I'd see if someone else could babysit the plants like maybe a neighbor or someone has some space. Your wife could come over and water.

I have lots of plants too. When I sold my last house, I highgraded and only kept the best ones. I hid a couple more behind some shrubs in the side yard and got rid of the rest. I had huge, healthy tomatoes and squash plants and a few herbs in my patio garden that were planted in the ground before we made the decision to sell. I left them there and let them be part of the landscaping.