Monthly Archives: February 2011

Feb252011
In my Reader…my book!

This was ‘leaked’ yesterday by a friend on Facebook…it was supposed to be a surprise… Over the winter I created a look book of built work.  It’s a hybrid between a coffee table book of garden eye candy and more … Read more

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LABELS: books, Design, Garden Styles, Gardens, landscape designer, Marketing 5 Comments

Feb232011
Trend Watch: Belgian Beige for Garden Rooms

For the past few years, a major interior design trend has been slowly trickling down from the high end to the mass market.  ‘Belgian Beige’ is perfect for translation in garden rooms.  Upscale mass merchants like Restoration Hardware and Pottery … Read more

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  1. Blogfest 2011
  2. Garden Shop: Vintage Sculpture
  3. Bollywood and Vine
LABELS: antiques, architectural salvage, Design, Garden Styles, inspiration 8 Comments

Feb222011
Tuesday’s Find…a Clock

This clock has some edible garden chops…in a roundabout way.  It hung outside and over the vendors at the Los Angeles produce market for more than 80 years.  It’s for sale now and available from Off the Wall Antiques.  I … Read more

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  1. Tuesday’s Find…a boot scrape
  2. Tuesday’s Find…Modernist planters
  3. Leaf Magazine…Design Outside
LABELS: antiques, architectural salvage, Design, Furniture and Accessories 1 Comment

Feb172011
In my Reader…Madagascar Trailer

I am often blown away by the way landscapes are rendered in animation.  Madagascar, carnet de voyage by Bastien Dubois took four years to make and is one of five short animated films nominated for an Oscar this year.  In … Read more

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  1. In my Reader…at the newsstand
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LABELS: Film, Garden Styles, inspiration Leave a comment

Feb162011
House & Garden (British)

The February 2011 issue of House & Garden almost got it right.  I’m talking about the mix of articles–not the gardens they chose to profile.  There are three features on gardens…two about designers and an additional monthly feature on products. … Read more

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LABELS: Design, Garden Design, Garden Styles, Gardens, magazines 5 Comments

Feb152011
Tuesday’s Find…a birdcage

I’m not sure I’d actually confine a bird in this cement birdcage, but I’d love to have it in my garden…wouldn’t you?  From Fleur in Mt. Kisco, NY.

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  1. Tuesday’s Find…a rustic wheel table
  2. Tuesday’s Find…a Majolica Pot
  3. Tuesday’s Find…an iron arbor
LABELS: antiques, faux bois, Furniture and Accessories, Garden Styles 4 Comments

Feb112011
In my Reader…Nowness

Just reading this uber-chic blog makes me feel cool.  Impossibly hip, Nowness is the daily blog from LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.  Well written and beautifully documented, its exclusive content comes from a wide range of contributors and is definitely … Read more

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LABELS: Design, fashion, Garden Styles, Trends 1 Comment

Feb92011
A Garden Renovation

It’s an interesting turn of events when a client calls and wants me to renovate a garden I designed for them years ago.  Several months ago, that’s exactly what happened.  One of my clients is planning a 2nd story master … Read more

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LABELS: Garden Design, Garden Styles, Landscape Design 3 Comments

Feb82011
Tuesday’s Find…Modernist planters

Modernist and geometric elements for the garden can be so clean lined that they lack visual power beyond their form.  This beautiful set of highly detailed planters found at Gordon Watson Ltd goes against that idea.  Made of  perspex, bronze … Read more

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LABELS: antiques, Containers, Design, Garden Styles, Gardens 1 Comment

Feb72011
Monday 52 | A Year of Mondays

There was a finality to typing the number 52.  I’ll admit to feeling a bit wistful.  When I embarked on this journey of discovery, it was to explore what I might  learn about inspiration and creativity by regular and frequent … Read more

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LABELS: Garden Styles, Year of Mondays 5 Comments