When a multi-pallet shipment arrives at Eye of the Day, it is “all hands on deck” to painstakingly inspect, unload, unpack and check in every item. The shipments are made up of custom orders and beautiful catalog items to stock our large showroom, and we spend a full day or more moving everything from the…
Archives for March 2014
No More Lawns: Urban Eco Design of Santa Barbara, California
Brent and I have become friends with Jonathan Reichlan and Natalie van Zelm over the last few years, not just because they use our products in their projects, but also their work is beautiful, conscientious and imaginative and Natalie and Jonathan are completely interesting, engaging people. A great way to get to know them and…
Just Eat It: Pasta with Chive Blossoms
It’s still pretty early for lots of dining from the garden, but as we all know, Brent loves his chives and chive blossoms. We have had a fairly steady supply of lettuces and herbs so far this year and even when it looked like we had lost our chives to the deadly December freeze, their…
Fermob in Living Color
Eye of the Day is not just Eye of the Day anymore. Eye of the Day is also a Fermob Shop-in-Shop, the first in the USA. This moniker means that we have a wide representation of Fermob outdoor furniture styles and at least one piece (usually more) in every color they offer. Want a uber…
One Hundred Years in the Garden
Who doesn’t dream about living to a hundred? With all of the wonder in this world, the multitude of invention, the quality of our existence and the amazing number of fabulous cook books available, who wouldn’t want to live forever, especially in the garden? I have friends who live to play golf, crash mountains on…
Bring Water Lilies Home
Maybe you’ve had this experience: you are having a lovely picnic at Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden. Or, you are visiting one of the world-class botanic gardens around the country or the world. You stop by the pond to admire the lovely water lilies, the turtles that have crawled out to sun themselves on the…