Design Update with Inviting Spaces by Kim Eye of the Day’s large rectangular Italian terra cotta planters, the Delos, were installed recently to add impact, structure and curb appeal to the entrance of a home with an overgrown, out of proportion boxwood border. The planters provided a win- win situation when combined with the ability…
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.
Groundskeeping: A Letter from Portugal
Travel Dispatches: A Letter from Portugal It’s hard to say where I most like to be when my exploring takes me abroad. I like being where I’m familiar—definitely Paris and its arrondissements where I like to walk through the markets and bistros. In Bologna, I walk the miles of arcades looking at the architecture stopping…
Garden Cocktails: Winter Collins
Garden Cocktails: Winter Collins Persimmons always remind me of little, even more colorful pumpkins. Sometimes, after all of the leaves have dropped from the persimmon trees in Autumn, they look like ornaments hung on a tree. If they didn’t get mushy, I might want to make Jack-o’-Lanterns out of them, or candle holders. This is…
Garden Recipes: Ryan Filbert Salad
Mike and Jean Ryan live in Oregon on a farm that has been in the Ryan family for generations. We are now related to them as our daughter married their son. This makes us fortunate in uncountable ways, but this is about the filberts grown on their farm. Some people might know them as hazelnuts,…
Book Review: All The Presidents’ Gardens
As we near the holidays, we find ourselves needing a break from the daily pummeling of post-election news, but with the constant overload, our interest in the Presidency has been heightened. So, let’s take a non-political walk with the U.S. Presidents through their White House gardens. All the Presidents’ Gardens; Madison’s Cabbages to Kennedy’s Roses,…
Book Review for Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Outdoor Spaces
Book Review: Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Outdoor Spaces, by Michelle Slatalla One of our favorite websites for home inspiration is Remodelista: Sourcebook for Considered Living. Its companion website, Gardenista: Sourcebook for Cultivated Living, appeals to our outdoor aesthetic, with posts on garden style, plants, seeds, projects, indoor gardens, outdoor gardens and more. Michelle Slatalla,…
