Our Spring Garden Planter Design Workshop last week was a total success! It was creative, hands-on, informative and everyone had a great time putting their own planters together.Our beautiful studio was the perfect setting for special guest Diane Bridges, of DB Gardens, to share her expertise and design ideas. Everyone had a chance to get in touch with their creativity while enjoying good company, conversation, and wine.Our swag bags included of course gardening gloves, a Garden Iris bulb to plant...
Time to get ready for our Spring Garden Planter Design Workshop coming up next week. Yesterday I went to Southlands Nursery with our landscaping expert, Diane Bridges. We were looking at supplies and discussing our upcoming Spring Container Garden workshop. In the short while, we were exploring the nursery, I learned a few things. It’s interesting to me because a lot of how we decorate or design for the home can be carried out in the garden as well. We...
Spring Container PlantingRecently I went to our local nursery looking at plants for my deck planters. A lot of how we decorate or design for the home can be carried out in the garden as well. We still need to look at scale, texture, colour, composition, balance, and working in odd numbers works just as well in the garden as it does in the house.I love the look of this one in the old rustic container. You can plant in...
As I wind down my time in Vancouver I find I have been in reflection mode a lot. Moving cities brings with it a multitude of emotions that need to be worked through. There is excitement beyond measure at the changes ahead; I find myself dreaming of lounging in my new back garden and finding new little coffee spots and walking along the breakwater and there are also wistful moments as I think about leaving my beloved family and friends....
In design, it's all for nought if it doesn't look good.There are many parallels between creating indoor and outdoor spaces-- how we look at colour, texture, sight-lines, and functionality can be applied to herbs and grasses in the same way as they are to architecture and wall colours. Gardens (from a single pot to a large yard) are a visual feature, thus they are another opportunity to showcase your style.Last week, our first “In the Garden” post was a pep...
Front Porch DecoratingFall is here in full force. Even though the days continue to be sunny and quite warm, the mornings are crisp and the nights cool down considerably. The rain is… inevitable. So it’s time to put away all the deck cushions and start to think of hunkering down for the next two seasons.And with that change of weather and change of our daily activities comes another thought-we get to change our décor! By this I don’t mean a...
We thought we would take this opportunity to talk to you about our upcoming Designers Collective Workshops.We came up with the idea to offer design workshops because we were finding we were often being asked for consults and advice. I would often have a client call me who wanted to do the project himself or herself but would get stuck and would need a little help staying focused on their project. I would go in for a consult and talk to...
Valentine Gift Idea!Psst…are you still trying to think of a gift idea for Valentine’s Day? How about sending your honey to one of Designers Collective's workshops? We have something for everyone from Design Basics to Container Gardening to Lighting 101 and Organizing 101 (two times available-daytime and evening). Or, if want to do something fun together, we have a Mixology workshop that would be perfect.AND if you really want to spoil your sweetie, how about our Design Tour of LA? Have a look...
