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Garden Delights

“I can’t wait for spring” is said to be the most popular phrase on the web. Why wait? It’s too early for planting but not for planning. Find a spot to place a bench for a moment of quiet relaxation. Create a path with large pots or urns. Develop a focal point with an arresting piece of sculpture. Now is the time to sharpen your exterior decorating skills.

Ophelia Planters
Stippled whitewash finish mimics the look of ceramic. A lightweight yet durable blend of sand, cement and fiber shapes the frost-resistant planters.
$149 to $649 crateandbarrel.com

Garden on Wheels
A colorful garden trolly filled with flowers, herbs, or greens enlivens your garden, deck or patio. It has a 7” deep planting box, tapers to a center drain and has a bottom shelf for storing pots or garden tools.
$199 mom a.org

Let There Be Light
A group of Walker black metal lanterns provide dramatic candlelight on the patio. Panes of glass outlined by black metal frames protect pilar candles from breezes.
From $99.95 crateandbarrel.com

Good Enough to Eat
Amy Goldman Fowler sculpts life-like vegetables in bronze. This Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter Tomato at the Longhouse Reserve in East Hampton is 7 inches wide x 7 inches high; weight 8.5 lbs.
$2,500 longhouse.org

Planting Spade Old Dutch Style

Hand-forged stainless steel with an ash wood handle, 12.5” in length. Sneeboer Tools, manufactured in Holland since 1913 are sold at the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack.
$85 madoo.org

Have a Seat
The Vignelli Bench was created by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for their own home in Italy after an unsuccessful search for multi-purpose indoor/outdoor furniture. It’s available in three sizes, 48”, 60” and 72” and nine different colors.
From $775 to $1,175 hellerfurniture.c om