We feel pretty proud of ourselves.  First: for their flagship Madison Avenue store, Tommy Bahama ordered Greek terra cotta pots, which we customized with a whitewash. Second: ABC Carpet and Home placed an order for custom light fixtures and a selection of pots for the Terre Colorate line fashioned from Italian Terra Cotta clay by San Rocco.  Next: two fantastic Gladding McBean oil jars in cool, Caribbean blue were shipped to Ralph Lauren for their East Hampton Store.

As we handily gain exposure on the East Coast, Eye of the Day finds itself on the brink of opening our first pop-up store.  The Stanford Shopping Center, adjacent to Stanford University will be the site for our emblematic pop-up.  We will be taking our show on the road with a sprinkling of antique Greek Pithari, Anduze pottery from France, handmade  Italian terra cotta, classic Greek pots and California’s own Gladding McBean planters, pots and oil jars.  Stanford Shopping Center is among the most highly regarded shopping destinations in the country, with beautifully manicured garden spaces (right up our alley) complimenting stores such as Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Ralph Lauren and Tiffany and Co.  This month-long event will take place June 14 – July 14.  We at Eye of the Day are excited to present our finest merchandise to another part of the west coast.  And after shipping to Nebraska, Florida, Georgia and Texas in the last month, our next pop-up could, well, pop up anywhere.

North, East, West, South…That’s NEWS!  And the NEWS is Eye of the Day is honing our expertise in shipping our beautiful pieces to points around the country. As many of our collections are unavailable or scarce in most places, we find ourselves shipping more and more frequently.

 
In May we sent a variety of items to the Hudson Valley in New York, to Water Mill, New York, Houston Texas, Baltimore Md. and Portland, Oregon. Our shipments have been so successful that we are hoping to pack, label and ship Italian terracotta to Terre Haute, French Anduze to Anchorage, Greek Pithari to Pittsburgh and Gladding McBean to Grand Rapids, carved stone fountains from Provence to Lake Pontchartrain…you see WHERE we’re going with this?  EVERYWHERE!  And just a tip (Terre Haute may know something many cities do not) our terracotta is frost-proof to minus 15 degrees.

If you need some reassurance that we can get it there and get it there on time, just ask Madderlake Designs of Brooklyn, New York,  Graham Landscape Architecture in Annapolis, Md., Smoketree Landscape Architects in  Louisiana.  We are always happy to provide references to our performance here at Eye of the Day.

Hort Couture® is excited to formally debut our 2012 fashion photo shoot from the Eye of the Day Garden Design Center showroom in Carpinteria, California.  At the Hort Couture® fashion week held at California Spring trials this past March, we were able to get our beautiful plants some quality time in front of the camera.  We were fortunate to be able to do it at one of the largest collections of its kind in the country.  Eye of the Day has two showroom locations located in Carpinteria and San Rafael, California.  They carry an extensive selection of beautiful handmade Italian, French and Greek terracotta pieces.  The selection at Eye of the Day was enough to stimulate our senses and give us the finest backdrop for our new plants.  If you thought planters and pots was the end of the road for Eye of the Day you are sadly mistaken. You can easily spend a day wandering through the greenhouse and garden oasis feasting your eyes on the unique statuary, birdbaths, pedestals and columns, garden furniture and listen to the steady stream of the peaceful fountains.  We thank Eye of the Day for allowing us into their showroom and we are eager to work with them again in the future. Eye of the Day ships to the finest IGC’s and landscape architects nationwide.

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The theme of the twenty-fourth annual “…into the garden” Tour,  held at the historic Virginia Robinson Estate and Gardens in Beverly Hills, was “California Dreamin’ “.  Eye of the Day is proud to have sold several of our products to the Foundation for permanent display in theirgarden.  Christopher Bysshe of CBL Landscapes designed one of five extraordinary private gardens  and many of our pieces, including French Anduze vases, Greek Terracotta and Terrecotte San Rocco pottery were intrinsic in his design.  In addition to viewing these private gardens, guests were welcomed to revel in what many consider Los Angeles’ garden party of the year,  and Eye of the Day’s authentic garden products made this event even more fantastic. 
The crown jewel of the Garden Benefit was the special tour of the Robinson Gardens estate.  Bestowed upon the death of Virginia Robinson, the estate is presently part of the Los Angeles County’s Department of Parks and Recreation, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 
Friends of Robinson Gardens, a volunteer nonprofit organization, has the unique task of helping to preserve one of the most beautiful estates in Beverly Hills.  It was a fantastic promotional event for             Eye of the Day!

A few months ago we were lucky enough to have in a great group of people come in and use our greenhouse as the backdrop to their mysterious and elegant wedding photo shoot.

Joan Allen was the photographer and creative director, Merryl Brown, of Merryl Brown Events, and her crew handled the photo shoot production and design, and Camilla Svensson Burns was the florist.  There were many other talented professionals involved in the project – too many to name!

The photos are now being featured on the June Bug Weddings blog.  See them  here!

Check out this article on for “5 Reasons To Skip The Black Friday Madness And Shop Small Business Saturday Instead”.

This will be the second annual Small Business Saturday, and we are excited to be participating in it this year on Saturday, November 26.

AMEX card holders will even get a $25 statement credit if they use their registered credit card at small businesses on that day!

Look for another posting within the coming week where we will announce the special offer we will have for customers shopping at Eye of the Day during that Saturday only!