Beautiful Garden Tents from The Maharaja Tent Company
on Jan 6, 2009 in accessories furniture Tents are so handy.  They can be impromptu party places, pool hangouts, spa treatment rooms, living quarters, shopping venues, ball rooms and play houses to name a few.   Useful but far from utilitarian, the Maharaja Tent Company supplies the most...

Sea Organ in Zadar Croatia
on Jan 6, 2009 in art destinations Wow!… (from oddmusic.com) “The musical Sea Organ (morske orgulje) is located on the shores of Zadar, Croatia, and is the world’s first musical pipe organs that is played by the sea. Simple and elegant steps, carved in white stone, we

Green Developments of the Future
on Jan 6, 2009 in destinations trends I am captivated by the  design of a dense city center for the municipality of Gwanggyo near Seoul, Korea.   The conceptual design was created by MVRDV. It is being called the The Gwanggyo Power Center and will consist of 200,000 m2 housing, 48,00...

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on Jan 5, 2009 in random I am adding lots of new things here and as I am generally flying by the seat of my pants you might notice some weirdness as we go along.  I would like to be able to email you from time to time — as in a few times per year…and only if

My Old Kentucky Home
on Jan 5, 2009 in kitchen plants It’s good to be back home and getting back to a normal schedule.  I spent a day and a half right after New Year’s at a clients property (a developing country Inn) in Kentucky.  It is going to be lovely.   One of the things that we

Innovative ‘Lifestyle Centers’ - Let’s challenge ourselves
on Jan 5, 2009 in destinations trends An interesting White Paper has been written by Karl Kalcher of MindFolio, a marketing strategy firm and published by Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research.  The paper calls for developers of new “town centers” and “life-style centers.

Kisses for a Happy New Year
on Dec 31, 2008 in accessories plants I wish you all a Happy New Year!  May you receive kisses tonight that are as beautiful and charming and long lasting as this ‘kissing ball’. Succulent Kissing ball available from Rolling Greens Nursery.