No self-respecting deck or terrace should be caught naked. That is, without a colorful container or three. Dress your outdoor space simply, beautifully, and inexpensively by sowing seeds directly into your patio pots. You can get a head start on the season by germinating seeds in the warmth of the indoors and moving the pots out after the last frost date. Or, create mini-greenhouses out of your containers by capping them with plastic on cold nights. Of course you can also just wait for warm weather, and enjoy the pleasure that comes from watching your container plants mature from seedlings to splendor.