We have been busy getting ready to go down to Long Beach next week to exhibit at the 2011 Landscape Expo (www.landscapeonline.com). The Expo is next Wednesday and Thursday, October 12th and 13th, from 9am – 3pm at the Long Beach Convention Center (300 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802). Eye of the Day will be exhibiting…
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.
ANDUZE NEWS, NEW ANDUZE
The French have arrived! Our gift shop is filled with the beautiful pottery of Anduze. From our artisan manufacturer we have diminutive “coupes”, urns and Anduze vases. They all feature a beautiful antique patina that is unique among Anduze manufacturers. Every pot, from the Medicis Planter and Medicis Cup to The Perfect Wine Cooler is…
Pretend You Live at Versailles…
About once a year we receive a container from France. Inside that container from France is French pottery. Makes sense. But for some reason, this is the shipment that seems most exciting. The colors, sizes and finishes of this terracotta pottery are just the other side of spectacular. The first time we visited Anduze we went to…
Rocco: Un-contained
Eye of the Day is nothing if not a veritable mecca for terracotta pottery. We admire it, work with it, photograph it, describe it every day. And yet…and yet…we still get a little excited and a little dreamy when a new container is due to arrive at our door. Will there be new shapes,…
Gardens Within a Garden Center
If you have ever felt yourself in need of inspiration for your garden, we can provide some beautiful visuals brought to you by the hands of Jennifer Voss of Gardefacts and Arianna Jansma of Dramatically Different Landscapes. These two local award-winning designers have transformed a formerly cluttered area at Eye of the Day into four…
Not just terracotta anymore
We all know what terracotta looks like….we think. Terracotta is always a smooth, warm, orange/red/brown. It belongs with Mediterranean architecture and garden design, and unfortunately, it wears down with age and prolonged contact with water. ALL WRONG! Let us begin with color. Terrecotte San Rocco has an incredible new line of terracotta called Terre Colorate exhibiting vibrant…
