Hort Couture® is excited to formally debut our 2012 fashion photo shoot from the Eye of the Day Garden Design Center showroom in Carpinteria, California. At the Hort Couture® fashion week held at California Spring trials this past March, we were able to get our beautiful plants some quality time in front of the…
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.
Eye of the Day Participates in the 24th Annual Virginia Robinson Gardens Event
The theme of the twenty-fourth annual “…into the garden” Tour, held at the historic Virginia Robinson Estate and Gardens in Beverly Hills, was “California Dreamin’ “. Eye of the Day is proud to have sold several of our products to the Foundation for permanent display in theirgarden. Christopher Bysshe of CBL Landscapes designed one of…
At Eye of the Day, It’s all Greek to us
Greeks may get rid of the Euro but they will never get rid of their Pitharis: While it may all be Greek to you, you should know that old Greek Pithari oil jars are singularly the most in demand antique or old amphora sought by designers for finishing their design projects. Every home in Greece…
TERRACOTTA AMONG THE PEACOCKS
Eye of the Day recently participated in GROW! A Garden Festival at The Los Angeles County Arboretum. Our booth received ALOT of attention… not just because Brent was such a relaxed and welcoming feature, or because of the omnipresent peafowl, but for our beautiful display of Italian terracotta pottery from Terrecotte San Rocco so handsomely…
Fountain Conversions – Possibilities are endless!
Fountain conversions give designers a rare opportunity to work with sound, color, motion and light all at the same time. Here are some examples of the many possibilities.
Business Travel to Europe – Mixing Business and Pleasure
A Buyer’s Experience in Greece, Italy and France Traveling from Rome to Athens is not at all stressful – fifteen minutes from the hotel to the airport, an easy check-in and a flight just a bit longer than Los Angeles to San Francisco. The things that Rome and Athens share are lots of cars, noise,…
