Eye of the Day Garden Design Center https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/ Authentic European Planters & Pots | Carpinteria, CA Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:37:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-site-icon-150x150.png Eye of the Day Garden Design Center https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/ 32 32 Why Italian Terracotta Sets the Standard for Professional Landscape Projects https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2025/10/why-italian-terracotta-sets-the-standard-for-professional-landscape-projects/ https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2025/10/why-italian-terracotta-sets-the-standard-for-professional-landscape-projects/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:48:37 +0000 https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/?p=18826 When landscape professionals specify planters for high-end installations, they are not just selecting containers, they are choosing materials that will define spaces for decades to come. For trade professionals who demand both aesthetic excellence and uncompromising durability, understanding what makes Galestro special is not simply helpful, it is essential. This article explores the unique properties...

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]]> https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2025/10/why-italian-terracotta-sets-the-standard-for-professional-landscape-projects/feed/ 0 Reads and Treats: The French Garden https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/03/reads-and-treats-the-french-garden/ https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/03/reads-and-treats-the-french-garden/#respond Tue, 20 Mar 2018 19:49:50 +0000 https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/?p=17828 Let a staple of a the classic French garden inspire you in the kitchen. Lavender punches up this special cocktail recipe and makes a great addition to shortbread. BEE’S KNEES This is an old-fashioned cocktail and often considered the gin drink for the non-gin drinker. Your house will smell like the middle of summer in...

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]]> https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/03/reads-and-treats-the-french-garden/feed/ 0 Elements of French Garden Design https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/03/elements-french-garden-design/ https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/03/elements-french-garden-design/#respond Tue, 20 Mar 2018 18:55:52 +0000 https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/?p=17974 Elements of French Garden Design The classic French garden invokes images of bright lavender, ordered gravel paths, calm reflecting pools, symmetrical planting beds of boxwoods and shrubs—maybe a stone bench waiting for someone to rest on it. The Old World charm of French gardens fits beautifully with classic country homes and chateaus or today’s modern...

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]]> https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/03/elements-french-garden-design/feed/ 0 My Top 5 Gardens of France https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/02/top-five-gardens-france/ https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/02/top-five-gardens-france/#respond Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:05:04 +0000 https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/?p=17891 My Top 5 Gardens of France It’s all things French this month. Suzi gives a tour of her favorite gardens of France. She’s got a few in Paris and one from the Loire Valley. 1. Jardin des Tuileries The oldest public garden in Paris, the Jarden des Tuileries was built for Catherine de Medici in...

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]]> https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/02/top-five-gardens-france/feed/ 0 The History of Versailles Citrus Planter Boxes https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/02/the-history-of-versailles-citrus-planter-boxes/ https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/02/the-history-of-versailles-citrus-planter-boxes/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:00:51 +0000 https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/?p=17878 The History of Versailles Citrus Planter Boxes When you think of Louis XIV, you automatically picture the Palace of Versailles with its perfectly manicured gardens, fountains and the iconic Versailles citrus planter boxes designed by Andre Le Notre. A French landscape architect and the head gardener of King Louis XIV of France, Le Notre’s work...

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]]> https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/02/the-history-of-versailles-citrus-planter-boxes/feed/ 0 Your Potager | Making a French Kitchen Garden https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/02/potager-making-a-french-kitchen-garden/ https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/02/potager-making-a-french-kitchen-garden/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2018 18:37:25 +0000 https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/?p=17829 A Potager – Your French Kitchen Garden Votre Potager Francais In France the kitchen garden, or “potager” is centered on vegetables and herbs and is typically an informal design perfectly in tune with nature. The garden can be a place where local fauna, including insects, birds and reptiles feel at home. Great promoters of biodiversity,...

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]]> https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2018/02/potager-making-a-french-kitchen-garden/feed/ 0 Frostproof Terracotta Pottery – A Worthwhile Investment https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2017/12/frostproof-terracotta-pottery-worthwhile-investment/ https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2017/12/frostproof-terracotta-pottery-worthwhile-investment/#respond Sat, 23 Dec 2017 00:05:03 +0000 http://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/?p=16463 Frostproof Terracotta Pottery – A Worthwhile Investment You have just designed a garden in an area where it snows and freezes, and the temperature goes from freeze to thaw, freeze to thaw for weeks and months on end.  You are putting the finishing touches to the project with garden art you chose, approved by your...

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]]> https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2017/12/frostproof-terracotta-pottery-worthwhile-investment/feed/ 0 Eye of the Day Holiday Gift Guide 2017 https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2017/12/eye-day-holiday-gift-guide-2017/ https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2017/12/eye-day-holiday-gift-guide-2017/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2017 23:12:31 +0000 http://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/?p=16461   Are you looking for something unique or special this holiday season?  The Eye of the Day Holiday Gift Guide for 2017 has you covered. These gifts come from all around the world and are sure to be statement pieces in the home or garden. 1. Terracotta Hand Painted Jar Our hand painted Italian terracotta pottery...

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]]> https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2017/12/eye-day-holiday-gift-guide-2017/feed/ 0 Book Review – Private Italian Gardens by Paolo Pejrone https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2017/11/book-review-private-italian-gardens-by-paolo-pejrone/ https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2017/11/book-review-private-italian-gardens-by-paolo-pejrone/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:32:52 +0000 http://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/?p=16415 Private Italian Gardens by Paolo Pejrone Book review by Suzi Freitas I finally had a chance to look at Private Italian Gardens by Paolo Pejrone and it answered the question I have always had while traveling in Italy: What kind of garden is behind that wall? The photographs by Dario Fusaro are stunningly beautiful throughout...

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]]> https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2017/11/book-review-private-italian-gardens-by-paolo-pejrone/feed/ 0 Garden Cocktails: Pomegranate and Rosemary Cocktail https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2017/11/garden-cocktails-pomegranate-rosemary-cocktail/ https://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/2017/11/garden-cocktails-pomegranate-rosemary-cocktail/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:30:18 +0000 http://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com/?p=16400 Pomegranate and Rosemary Cocktail A perfect Fall cocktail to kick of the holiday season. Ingredients 4 oz high quality gin 3 oz pomegranate juice 2 oz simple syrup infused with rosemary (see below) Fizzy water 2 small rosemary sprigs (for garnish) Two small fistfuls pomegranate seeds (for garnish) Instructions Fill 2 highball glasses with ice....

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