What’s Behind Eye of the Day’s Logo? DAISY. DAY’S EYE. EYE OF THE DAY. When Brent and I began daydreaming about a name for our business, our daughter Daisy was seven and our lives revolved around her (THAT hasn’t changed). We wanted to incorporate “Daisy” into the name and decided to go for the old…
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: The Windfall
Garden Cocktails: The Windfall This autumnal cocktail takes some initial work, but really: you won’t be disappointed. Daisy the cocktail maven came up with this in order to use the season’s windfall of apples and Meyer lemons. Ingredients: 1 oz apple infused bourbon (see recipe below) 1 oz Calvados or Apple Brandy (Laird’s is the…
Garden Recipe: Apple and Butternut Squash Soup
GARDEN RECIPE: Apple and Butternut Squash Soup It’s beginning to look like autumn, and on some days it feels like it too. The summer vegetable garden is sad and scraggly, so I know that it’s time for apples, persimmons, pomegranates and winter squash. And soup. This one. ½ c unsalted butter (or ½ c good…
Right-Sizing Your Garden and Saving Water
Right-sizing your Garden and Saving Water By Deana Rae McMillion, Garden Enthusiast and Master Gardener Right-sizing our gardens in order to reduce water usage is imperative. Just taking out your lawn isn’t necessarily the answer. Many people who do remove their lawns aren’t doing the necessary research and are planting water thirsty plants or invasive…
Musings On Design: Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture Part 2
This is Part 2 of our interview with Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture with the principal architect himself. To read the first part, please visit here. EOD: Based on your portfolio that definitely seems to be a case. It can be difficult to make sure all work in harmony, but your clients must know who…
A Day In the Life of a Ceramic Terracotta Commission Artist
Baked Earth: A Day In the Life of a Ceramic Terracotta Commission Artist It’s a random Tuesday afternoon in September of any year. I am sipping ginger tea and trying to figure out what to do with the tail end of an already long day, when the phone rings and it’s a number I don’t recognize….
