The following letter was sent to the Rehoboth Beach Mayor and Board of Commissioners with a copy submitted to the Cape Gazette for publication.

It is time to stop all the hand-wringing, arguing and unbecoming pot-shots and vote the garden up or down. As an architect, I can assure you that redesigning the garden by committee, as you have been trying to do, cannot and will not work. It never does.

The present design has been reduced in scale and scope in an attempt to satisfy your criticisms.  A very sizable chunk of Cranberry Park will remain open for more active public activity such as ball throwing, etc. I must say I have never seen anyone really using the park, as it looks neglected with its unorganized, scatter-shot layout of odd benches.

It is time to vote, not to waste time with further debate. I have visited the Rehoboth Beach Garden in Greve-in-Chianti and I believe that the garden in Cranberry Park, as presently designed, will be a comparatively beautiful place to visit in honor of our sister-cities agreement and will fully satisfy our responsibility in that regard.

By allowing construction of the garden at virtually no cost to Rehoboth Beach taxpayers, we are in no way taking space away from our local citizens.

Rather, we are enhancing an otherwise bleak space in the city.  Local citizens and visitors will have an additional beautiful spot in town in which to relax, read, or play.

To turn down this gift to the city would be a huge and embarrassing mistake.  I urge you to accept it on the basis of the excellent current garden design, created by a real professional.

Jim Ellison
Rehoboth Beach

Justjillinteriors.com

Your design philosophy in 10 words or less: Don’t love it? Don’t live with it.

Best way to dress a mantel:Clean it off and keep it simple. Fireplaces are a great architectural detail that need very little to make them come alive. For Hanukkah: Simple white candles placed in clear, silver and blue glass. For Christmas: Stockings can be nestled in a bed of pinecones and apples. For Kwanzaa: A kinara can replace the stockings on Dec. 26.

Best decor bargain you ever scored: Child-sized leather chair and ottoman that looked exactly like the one I bought his dad. Dad’s was real leather, made in Asheboro and will last forever, while Mini Me’s was wipeable leather-like plastic made in the Pacific Rim and will be replaced after he outgrows it. Both pieces cost $18, including tax.

Every guest room should have: A comfy bed that’s easy to get into at night and make in the morning (Translation: Let’s not get crazy with throw pillows!), a place to put their stuff so they don’t have to live out of a suitcase and an uncluttered night table with a good reading light.

How I turned a decor miss into a decor hit: A bad use of good space is a pet peeve of mine! Many downsizing empty nesters have what I like to call a “slash” room – that is office/guest room. One client had a twin bed and a small desk in their slash room too small for either function. I designed a Murphy bed to cover much of the wall space and included a dresser with lighted makeup mirror, built-in bookshelves, a large workstation, room for a fax and a printer. The bed folds down to reveal great art, two swing-out lamps and a shelf that doubles as a night stand.

Favorite design blog: ABC News “Made in America” and “Green Source.”

Your design inspiration: I use the homeowner’s. Try to do the same. Look at the space from a practical-use standpoint. Family needs and styles change about every five years. I tell people to re-evaluate their lives and needs – has a spouse come in or out? A child? Grandchild? Are you home more? Do you have a new hobby? Your space will need to change along with yur life.

Best idea for low-cost holiday centerpiece: For Christmas Eve, cut off the lowest branches of your Christmas tree. Lay them down the center of the table and pepper it with gold and silver ornaments and red votive candles. For Hanukkah, pick up mirrors of different sizes and shapes as well as some white or blue votives to sit atop.

Biggest design no-no: Knick-knack overload. It’s very easy to go from accessorizing to being on an episode of “Hoarders.”

My best tip for do-it-yourself designers: There’s a fine line between following a trend and throwing your money away on a fad. Invest in a comfortable, North Carolina-made sofa. Paint, pillows, art and even reupholstering are a more cost-effective way to follow a trend and not end up with a budget-busting tangerine leather sectional sofa.

The Richmond Corner Summerhouse has been specially designed by Ace Sheds to meet that niche part of the market where a summerhouse will make a great addition to the garden but which struggles for the space in which to contain it. Ace Sheds are delighted with this design as it is produced at a very competitive price being the lowest priced of any of their summerhouses and is aimed at a market where the summerhouse may be the first summerhouse the young family has or can afford or where the older family has downsized to a small house and garden. The design may be aimed at a small garden but Ace Sheds have made sure that the design does not suffer in quality and the specification is excellent and one which will help extend the overall lifespan of the summerhouse. The Richmond Corner Summerhouse is an excellent place to start and comes in a range of sizes from 6 ft x 6 ft up to a maximum of 10 ft x 10 ft which gives a large surface area for a small summerhouse.

Ace Sheds have designed the building with space saving in mind and it is made so that it fits into the corner of the garden to take up the least space possible. Ideally the corner should be a right angle to take up the minimum space. The front of the building is then designed so that it has two side angled pieces with a front section which includes the door facing directly across the garden as at the base of an isosceles triangle with the corner sides as the other two sides. The two angled side pieces on the front have the main windows whilst the door is of a solid construction. The windows are of a very attractive Georgian design

Ace Sheds have designed the building with a basic multi-purpose usage as a possibility. The Richmond Corner summerhouse is also ideal for a storage area and can be used as a very attractive shed as it is secure and built with a great deal of space and being fitted into the corner of the garden it takes up little of the garden. The space is such that it can also be used as a workroom as well if you don’t have room for a Wooden Workshop. The likelihood is that it will be used partly as a summerhouse and with some of the garden tools stored as well. The roof is basically a flat roof design which means that whilst headroom is maintained the height of the roof will not interfere with the view if the neighbours by being too high. Ace Sheds have fully considered that the Richmond Corner Summerhouse will often be used in small estate gardens where the neighbours are close and views can easily be lost by obtrusive buildings. A final note on quality, Ace Sheds have taken account that the building is fitted into a
corner plot where getting to the sides may be difficult to regularly paint and have 100% treated all the timber with a pressure treatment Tanalith Extra E to protect it against all the typical wood problems which may at some future date be a problem to untreated wood.

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Eye of the Day Garden Design Center in Santa Barbara, California recently sent twenty two custom finished Greek pots to Tommy Bahama’s “Manhattan Island” in New York City for their grand opening.

Santa Barbara, CA (PRWEB) December 18, 2012

Eye of the Day is proud to be part of the new Tommy Bahama Manhattan Island store located at 551 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Working with designer Deb McKeand of Worktable NYC, Eye of the Day provided Greek terracotta pottery for the new store.

After custom finishing the containers to Worktable’s specs, the pots were shipped to New York where Eye of the Day President Brent Freitas met Ms. McKeand and Tommy Bahama CEO Terry Pillow to be sure the pottery arrived safely and met with their approval. The concept for the new store in New York is “Manhattan Island“, intended to depict a tropical atmosphere. Their choice to fulfill the design was terracotta made on the Greek island of Crete.

Eye of the Day custom finished the pots to achieve an aged appearance, a service provided to both professional and retail customers for residential and commericial projects. This is Eye of the Day’s first project with Tommy Bahama; the next project will be their new Chicago store.

About Eye of the Day

Eye of the Day specializes in high-end garden products including statuary, fountains and pottery from Europe and the United States. We work with designers and landscape professionals as well as retail clients to ensure that the products meet their needs and specifications. The premier pottery featured at Eye of the Day includes Gladding McBean, made in California since 1875, as well as frost-proof Italian terracotta, French Anduze, hand carved Italian stone, American concrete pottery and fountains, statuary and hand carved French limestone fountains.

For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/12/prweb10234279.htm

Vectorworks Landmark Integrates Shoot for Garden Design

COLUMBIA,
MD, Dec 17, 2012 – Garden designers in the UK will be happy to know
that Shoot’s award-winning online garden design
resources can now be integrated with Vectorworks
Landmark software. Available to Vectorworks
Service Select members, Shoot’s unique offering
includes information, maintenance, and care
advice for more than 13,000 plants.

About Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc.

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nemetschek
Group and has been developing software since 1985. The Vectorworks line of
software products provides professional design solutions for more than 450,000
designers in the AEC, entertainment and landscape design industries. With a
tradition of designing flexible, versatile, intuitive and affordable CAD and BIM
solutions, Nemetschek Vectorworks continues to be a global leader in 3D design
technologies.

For more information, visit www.vectorworks.net.

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The Master Gardeners of Rutherford County are accepting registrations for the annual garden basics course.

The classes are held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday mornings at Lane Agri-Park, located at 315 John R Rice Blvd. in Murfreesboro. Class dates for the 2013 five-week series are Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, and 23.

Garden Basics 2013 is designed to help people who are new to gardening or horticultural activities and those new to Middle Tennessee soils. The course is also popular with experienced gardeners looking to pick up some new tips and expand their knowledge.

All classes are taught by certified master gardeners, in cooperation with the local University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University Extension Service.

Class topics include information on starting the spring and summer gardens, site selection, landscaping, basic botany, composting, soil fertility, pest management, pruning, garden design, fall gardens and problem solving.

The registration fee is $45 and includes all course materials, drinks and snacks, plus the opportunity to enjoy fellowship with other gardeners. Class size is limited to the first 45 registrants.

For information and to register, call 615-898-7710, or visit the Rutherford County Master Gardeners website at www.mastergardeners-rc.org.

Country Garden Antiques has been a favorite of interior decorators, set designers and collectors for 18 years, thanks to its one-of-a-kind accents and affordable prices.

Last week, the cozy-but-jumbled Design District shop about a football field’s length from the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge unveiled a new look.

“The Trinity River District in Dallas is experiencing an incredible change in growth,” owners Alan and Gina Galichia typed on their blog, country gardenantique.blogspot.com, which chronicled the two-month remodel. “We felt that it was time to upgrade our antique store.”

Gina says the redesign kick-starter was a set of towering antique French doors she found at Round Top, the Central Texas antiques fair. The only way they could function inside the store was if walls were torn down to accommodate them.

They hired longtime client and decorator Annie Uechtritz as project manager to carry out their vision.

In just 60 days, Uechtritz took Country Garden Antiques from a cubbyholed warren to a spacious showplace that’s now more glamorous.

“One of my main goals for the store was opening up the space and making the flow better,” she says. “I also widened several doorways into rooms and framed them with columns or other architectural pieces to add interest and importance.”

Now the shop’s signature pieces — discolored mirrors, old silver, architectural remnants — amassed at Round Top, flea markets and estate sales, are easier to appreciate. It doesn’t hurt that Gina styles accessories and art like a Martha Stewart Living market editor.

“We have a good mix of things so that there’s something for everyone’s taste,” says the owner. “But now there’s less smalls, more bigs.”

Translation: The shop always has been known for its mouthwatering collection of oil paintings, mercury glass and shabby-chic chandeliers. But thanks to a 2,200-square-foot storage space that was opened, there’s room for old beds, salvaged columns and even a sweeping Provençal bakery counter.

Formerly crammed rooms packed with products are now neatly organized and dedicated to specific styles so shoppers can better imagine how to use the items in their own homes, says Uechtritz.

The art room is filled with oil paintings (expect dozens of florals), fashion sketches, abstracts and empty frames. There’s an industrial-furniture corner as well as sections focused on English looks, Asian antiques and shabby-chic examples.

One room is entirely devoted to Christmas decor — tinsel garland, glass jars, wintery landscape paintings — year round. It’s also home to Dallas’ largest selection of vintage ornaments, according to the owners. Vignettes are arranged by color, making it easier to shop to suit a color scheme.

Country Garden Antiques is located at 147 Parkhouse St., west of Riverfront Boulevard.

Brittany Cobb is a Highland Park freelance writer.

Country Garden Antiques has been a favorite of interior decorators, set designers and collectors for 18 years, thanks to its one-of-a-kind accents and affordable prices.

Last week, the cozy-but-jumbled Design District shop about a football field’s length from the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge unveiled a new look.

“The Trinity River District in Dallas is experiencing an incredible change in growth,” owners Alan and Gina Galichia typed on their blog, country gardenantique.blogspot.com, which chronicled the two-month remodel. “We felt that it was time to upgrade our antique store.”

Gina says the redesign kick-starter was a set of towering antique French doors she found at Round Top, the Central Texas antiques fair. The only way they could function inside the store was if walls were torn down to accommodate them.

They hired longtime client and decorator Annie Uechtritz as project manager to carry out their vision.

In just 60 days, Uechtritz took Country Garden Antiques from a cubbyholed warren to a spacious showplace that’s now more glamorous.

“One of my main goals for the store was opening up the space and making the flow better,” she says. “I also widened several doorways into rooms and framed them with columns or other architectural pieces to add interest and importance.”

Now the shop’s signature pieces — discolored mirrors, old silver, architectural remnants — amassed at Round Top, flea markets and estate sales, are easier to appreciate. It doesn’t hurt that Gina styles accessories and art like a Martha Stewart Living market editor.

“We have a good mix of things so that there’s something for everyone’s taste,” says the owner. “But now there’s less smalls, more bigs.”

Translation: The shop always has been known for its mouthwatering collection of oil paintings, mercury glass and shabby-chic chandeliers. But thanks to a 2,200-square-foot storage space that was opened, there’s room for old beds, salvaged columns and even a sweeping Provençal bakery counter.

Formerly crammed rooms packed with products are now neatly organized and dedicated to specific styles so shoppers can better imagine how to use the items in their own homes, says Uechtritz.

The art room is filled with oil paintings (expect dozens of florals), fashion sketches, abstracts and empty frames. There’s an industrial-furniture corner as well as sections focused on English looks, Asian antiques and shabby-chic examples.

One room is entirely devoted to Christmas decor — tinsel garland, glass jars, wintery landscape paintings — year round. It’s also home to Dallas’ largest selection of vintage ornaments, according to the owners. Vignettes are arranged by color, making it easier to shop to suit a color scheme.

Country Garden Antiques is located at 147 Parkhouse St., west of Riverfront Boulevard.

Brittany Cobb is a Highland Park freelance writer.

Justjillinteriors.com

Your design philosophy in 10 words or less: Don’t love it? Don’t live with it.

Best way to dress a mantel:Clean it off and keep it simple. Fireplaces are a great architectural detail that need very little to make them come alive. For Hanukkah: Simple white candles placed in clear, silver and blue glass. For Christmas: Stockings can be nestled in a bed of pinecones and apples. For Kwanzaa: A kinara can replace the stockings on Dec. 26.

Best decor bargain you ever scored: Child-sized leather chair and ottoman that looked exactly like the one I bought his dad. Dad’s was real leather, made in Asheboro and will last forever, while Mini Me’s was wipeable leather-like plastic made in the Pacific Rim and will be replaced after he outgrows it. Both pieces cost $18, including tax.

Every guest room should have: A comfy bed that’s easy to get into at night and make in the morning (Translation: Let’s not get crazy with throw pillows!), a place to put their stuff so they don’t have to live out of a suitcase and an uncluttered night table with a good reading light.

How I turned a decor miss into a decor hit: A bad use of good space is a pet peeve of mine! Many downsizing empty nesters have what I like to call a “slash” room – that is office/guest room. One client had a twin bed and a small desk in their slash room too small for either function. I designed a Murphy bed to cover much of the wall space and included a dresser with lighted makeup mirror, built-in bookshelves, a large workstation, room for a fax and a printer. The bed folds down to reveal great art, two swing-out lamps and a shelf that doubles as a night stand.

Favorite design blog: ABC News “Made in America” and “Green Source.”

Your design inspiration: I use the homeowner’s. Try to do the same. Look at the space from a practical-use standpoint. Family needs and styles change about every five years. I tell people to re-evaluate their lives and needs – has a spouse come in or out? A child? Grandchild? Are you home more? Do you have a new hobby? Your space will need to change along with yur life.

Best idea for low-cost holiday centerpiece: For Christmas Eve, cut off the lowest branches of your Christmas tree. Lay them down the center of the table and pepper it with gold and silver ornaments and red votive candles. For Hanukkah, pick up mirrors of different sizes and shapes as well as some white or blue votives to sit atop.

Biggest design no-no: Knick-knack overload. It’s very easy to go from accessorizing to being on an episode of “Hoarders.”

My best tip for do-it-yourself designers: There’s a fine line between following a trend and throwing your money away on a fad. Invest in a comfortable, North Carolina-made sofa. Paint, pillows, art and even reupholstering are a more cost-effective way to follow a trend and not end up with a budget-busting tangerine leather sectional sofa.