I've spent the past week soaking up the local color in Collioure, France. It's a town so full of beauty and charm that we basically threw all our planned day trips out the window and have been enjoying the architecture, colors, art, vistas and locals right there in town.

Collioure, along the Ruby Coast, is so beautiful that it inspired vibrant colors to emerge onto the canvases of Matisse and Derain in 1905. This style of art, which expressed strong, unexpected colors, was dubbed fauvism. One of the most charming ways residents embrace color and art here nowadays is via simple potted plants that dot the streetscape; they line stairs, sit atop balconies, are perched on tables and chairs, and are mounted right onto the exterior walls.

See how you can add color to your potted plants with a look at some of my favorites.

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