Book Review – Reimagining the California Lawn: Water-conserving Plants, Practices, and Designs Continuing on a road we have just begun to travel, this month’s book, Reimagining the California Lawn: Water-conserving Plants, Practices and Designs gives us another look at drought tolerant plants from around the world and offers design ideas and practical solutions to complement our Mediterranean…
Contained in our blog, Eye on the Garden, you will find interviews with garden professionals, landscape architects, designers and contractors discussing topics ranging from water conservation, how they choose a particular planter, to their design aesthetic. We also often include a story on one of our manufacturers or a new shipment that has arrived at Eye of the Day. We like to showcase garden related books in a monthly review and share a seasonal recipe and cocktail. Brent shares his wanderings in and out of his garden and we’re always on the lookout for new topics to discuss in Eye on the Garden.
Garden Cocktails: Daisy’s Mai Tai
I recently read that the official cocktail of the state of California is the Mai Tai, though who decided this, I do not know, but apparently it was invented in California at either Trader Vic’s or Don the Beachcomber. We would like to present, in our newsletter dedicated to California… DAISY’S MAITA’I Makes one cocktail…
Eye of the Day Installations at the Pasadena Public Library and Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Eye of the Day Installations at the Pasadena Public Library and Santa Barbara Museum of Art Pasadena Public Library and the Garden Club On April 23rd and 24th, the Pasadena Public Library was transformed into a botanical paradise. “Reflections – A Centennial Celebration”, was presented by the Pasadena Garden Club. The purpose of the Garden…
The Outlier’s Garden
THE OUTLIER’S GARDEN Outlier: something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of; “different” than the rest, not better, not trying to fit in, just different. This is how I describe my garden when I’m asked. Even when big-time designers visit Eye of the Day, their jaws drop. We…
New Container: Antique Spanish Oil Jars
Antique Spanish Oil Jars I get a call from Brent at Eye of the Day. He’s stuck in traffic on the 405 freeway in L.A., and he could use a little help unloading a container that’s just arrived at the Port of Los Angeles. I get up from the potters wheel, wrap my clay in…
Book Review: Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Planting
Book Review: Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Planting We never seem to stop talking about gardening during the drought and are always looking for ideas to help maintain or introduce new plants and methods into our own personal Shangri-la. An especially helpful book can be just what you need to get rolling to…
