Sowing colorful seeds

-- Home Accents Today, 2/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Color plants its roots in garden accessories, anticipating the arrival of spring. Considered a garden staple, planters serve as testimony to this vibrant, energetic trend. Watch for these offerings to get decked out in hues of electric coral, azure blue, rosy red and melon green, which just might leave the botanical contents within vying for attention. — Lindsey Strader

Scheurich's Bamboo Collection offers pots and vases in bamboo, bamboo brown or bamboo green ($13 to $27).

Refreshingly green, the Urlis planter is made of aluminum with a Verdi finish from Achla Designs.

Designed and created by European artisans, the Giardino planter from Arte Italica is drenched in an electrifyingly chic coral hue and features a distressed finish ($743).

Traditional design blends with contemporary color in the Anduze urn from Campania International with a Riviera blue finish ($519).

From Anamese Garden & Home's Mandarin Collection, the luscious red Toggle containers make dramatic additions to the outdoor space.