Edible Garden: All About Tomatoes Emily Moore of Sproutabl, a lawn and garden blog, shares her best tips and practices for growing tomatoes. Check out her helpful infographic below: And if you’re thinking of using containers, here are some great container garden pot options from our Italian terracotta Classic line and Contemporary terracotta collection. Photo…
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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,…
Lisa Cox Landscape Design: Before and After European Farmhouse Garden
Today, Eye of the Day interviews Lisa Cox of Lisa Cox Landscape Design on a recent project in Los Olivos, California. Lisa is a designer we love to work with and it’s always a joy when she stops by the showroom sourcing decor for her designs. As the season slowly transitions into Fall here in California,…
Book Review of Gardens – An Essay on the Human Condition
Book Review GARDENS: AN ESSAY ON THE HUMAN CONDITION by Robert Pogue Harrison This title caught my eye while browsing in my favorite bookstore in Austin, Texas and I really thought Brent would like it. I’m only about half way through it, but Harrison’s writing has me hooked. He shows us why gardens have become…
California Garden Designer Jennifer Voss of Gardefacts
Jennifer Voss of Gardefacts Designs Thoughtful and Practical California Gardens In our continued series, Blueprint, that covers the work and projects of landscape and garden professionals, we are happy to count Jennifer Voss of Gardefacts in Santa Barbara, California as one of our most loyal designers. She has been using Eye of the Day as…
Designer Recommendations for the California Garden
What to Plant? The California Garden Checklist Many of the landscape architects, designers and trade professionals that have been frequenting Eye of the Day over the years are now friends and we asked a few of them what plants they like to use and why when designing for their clients. Rick Button of Rick Button…