Are you looking for something unique or special this holiday season? The Eye of the Day Holiday Gift Guide for 2017 has you covered. These gifts come from all around the world and are sure to be statement pieces in the home or garden. 1. Terracotta Hand Painted Jar Our hand painted Italian terracotta pottery…
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.
Book Review – Private Italian Gardens by Paolo Pejrone
Private Italian Gardens by Paolo Pejrone Book review by Suzi Freitas I finally had a chance to look at Private Italian Gardens by Paolo Pejrone and it answered the question I have always had while traveling in Italy: What kind of garden is behind that wall? The photographs by Dario Fusaro are stunningly beautiful throughout…
Garden Cocktails: Pomegranate and Rosemary Cocktail
Pomegranate and Rosemary Cocktail A perfect Fall cocktail to kick of the holiday season. Ingredients 4 oz high quality gin 3 oz pomegranate juice 2 oz simple syrup infused with rosemary (see below) Fizzy water 2 small rosemary sprigs (for garnish) Two small fistfuls pomegranate seeds (for garnish) Instructions Fill 2 highball glasses with ice….
Garden Recipes: Pomegranate Seed and Mint Relish
Pomegranate Seed and Mint Relish For me, November begins to announce the holidays in the Santa Ynez Valley, even if it’s still warm. At the start of our driveway is a pomegranate tree that bears the brightest red fruit and in our back yard are several miniature ornamental pomegranate trees with showy, little dark red…
Eye of the Day – 2017 Long Beach Landscape Expo
Eye of the Day at the 2017 Long Beach Landscape Expo Eye of the Day attended the 2017 Long Beach Landscape Expo this past October. It was our second year exhibiting with TLE. Each year the Expo grows, and this year hit record numbers with over 60 seminars and 1,400 seminar attendees not counting those…
Fountain Conversion – Bringing Your Water Feature to Life
The Fountain Conversion – Bringing Your Water Feature to Life FONT – FONTANA – FUENTE – FONTÄN – آبنما –噴泉 – FOUNTAIN It is said that elephants are good luck because wherever you find them you find water and food. Water fountains have become a necessity of life in our gardens: the sound, the reflection,…
