A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT DESIGNS FOR THE DROUGHT While landscape architect Sally Farnum of SE Farnum Associates has been taking the time to educate her clients about how to deal with their outdated, thirsty landscapes—especially rolling, green lawns—she has designed and implemented an outside environment for her own home that is water-considerate and still lush, inviting and…
Garden Décor
Book Review: Fountains – Splash and Spectacle
FOUNTAIN AS MUSE Sunday morning. Outside the bank of our bedroom windows, the fountain’s splash and play completely encompass the peacefulness of home. Our shy friend, a tiny iridescent green hummingbird is curiously eyeing the droplets arcing into the air. Especially while we are all thinking about water problems in California, enjoying a few moments…
The Truth Behind the Aged Terracotta You Buy
The Truth Behind the Aged Terracotta You Buy If you have read the articles by Scott Semple you now have a good understanding of what makes up terracotta pottery. From Gladding McBean’s stoneware to our Italian frost resistant earthenware containers, at Eye of the Day Garden Design Center we sell high-quality terra cotta products which…
How a Landscape Architect Approaches Garden Design During California Drought
Having a sister with a long, successful career as a landscape architect has made it easy to have an ongoing conversation with Sally Farnum about design, client concerns and current issues. We are all especially interested in California’s water problem and wanted to find out how Sally is helping her clients address the issue. Suzi:…
Masterpiece: Virginia Robinson Gardens 27th Annual Garden Tour
FRIENDS OF ROBINSON GARDENS Cordially invite you to our twenty-seventh annual “…into the garden Benefit Tour” Saturday, May 16, 2015, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Grand Marshal Victoria Tennant New this year – Valet Parking Valet parking must be purchased prior to the day of Garden Tour. Virginia Robinson Estate and Tours of Four Exquisite Beverly…
Book Review – Sun Drenched Gardens: The Mediterranean Style
Sun Drenched Gardens: The Mediterranean Style by Jan Smithen Author Jan Smithen and photographer Lucinda Lewis have put together a beautiful and pertinent book that is even more noteworthy today than it was when it was published in 2002. Mediterranean-style gardens offer easy maintenance as well as water-saving planting that is environmentally sound and enormously…
