Elements of Style: The Classic Mediterranean Garden A classic Mediterranean style garden is typically low-maintenance, drought tolerant and perfect for a climate dry and hot in Summer and warm and moist in Winter. For those of us living in California, this seems a perfect fit. Traveling throughout the Mediterranean region, focused on the landscape and…
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Baked Earth: Your Passport Into Fascinating World of Fired Clay
Want to learn about the wide range of materials and methods used in the production of garden pottery? Professional ceramicist Scott Semple will answer all your questions concerning terracotta and its applications in garden design throughout the 35,000-year history of fired clay vessels, from ancient times until the present day. Our hope is that you will find this…
Groundskeeping: The Art of Showing Up on Site
As a professional designer you have to visit your clients and job sites. You cannot put together a credible working document without physically walking the site. That said, when my clients (landscape designers, architects and builders) are surprised to see me get out of the truck when their orders arrive on their job sites, I’m…
On the Road Again…
…from the Travel Journal of Brent Freitas, CEO/Owner of Eye of the Day Over the last few years we have focused on survival and have been importing only products that have become our staples: Italian terracotta, French Anduze pottery and hand-thrown Greek terracotta pots. Pre-Recession, Eye of the Day traveled throughout the world and brought…
Holiday Dreaming at Eye of the Day
Eye of the Day has dreams of becoming the place to find unique, beautiful gifts. In our recent shipment of Anduze pots from the South of France, we received a number of smaller vases and low bowls that would be perfect for a holiday table setting or to be home to a small indoor holiday…
