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…
Planters, Pots, and Containers
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…
Eye of the Day Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2015
Eye of the Day Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2015 It’s that time of year where we honor and celebrate our mothers–Moms, foster Moms, and Mom figures. Show how thankful you are for the moms in your life with something special from Eye of the Day. Our gift guide has something unique for all different tastes…
The Landscape Professional and Client Relationship Part 2
The Landscape Professional and Client Relationship, Part II Principal at Arcadia Studio in Santa Barbara and a resident of Los Olivos, Carol Puck Erickson, ASLA, has an extensive portfolio of residences and arid gardens in Arizona and beautiful installations throughout California, Puck was initially educated in the visual arts, which still informs her work. She…
Morocco in Your Own Garden
Morocco in Your Own Garden California gardens, especially those in Southern California have long utilized the concept of outdoor rooms. Countries with warm, dry climates around the Mediterranean basin have been creating miniature oases outdoors for centuries. Taking a cue from them is one way to replicate both the feel and appropriateness of this style….
The Landscape Professional and Client Relationship
THE DESIGN PROCESS SHOULD BE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE An interview with Stacy Fausett Stacy Fausett is a highly respected Landscape Architect who takes great pride in what she does. She is quick to say that when she is asked to return and do further work for a client, she considers it a great compliment. We…
