Anything but Ordinary

Posted by Terra Trellis on April 01, 2013 0 Comments

Our Gracie Modern Arbor is gracing the pages of this month's Sunset Magazine and we couldn't be more thrilled!



"Anything but ordinary, this circular trellis is a sculpture you can walk through. In Sunset’s test garden, our “moon gate” entrance to veggie beds is also an ideal support for scarlet runner beans. Vine-covered or bare, it makes a big statement. The rustproof steel hoop measures 80 inches across and comes in seven vivid colors (we chose Kumquat). Each structure is handcrafted in Los Angeles by a sculpture and design studio."


Sunset garden editor Johanna Silver brilliantly planted scarlet runner bean seeds at the base of the arbor. Within two months she had a stunning masterpiece and a new gateway to the edible gardens in the magazine's California headquarters.  A true work of living, functional art in the garden. 


Before:  Designer and garden writer Rebecca Sweet of Gossip in the Garden posted this "before" photo of the Gracie when she recently visited Sunset's test gardens.  With or without scarlet runner beans, the Gracie makes quite a statement!


Before: Garden writer Rebecca Sweet of Harmony in the Garden posted this "before" photo of the Gracie when she recently visited Sunset's test gardens. With or without scarlet runner beans, the Gracie makes quite a statement!


Any climbing plant will grow in harmony with the Gracie Modern Arbor, but here are just a few more ideas for pairings:
cherry tomato
morning glory
sweet pea
bougainvillea
grape
climbing rose
climbing hydrangea
trumpet vine
wisteria
carolina jessamine
jasmine
thunbergia
morning glory
clematis
mini-squash 
cucumber
passion vine
beans


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Sunset Magazine & Landscape Architecture talk TerraTrellis

Posted by Terra Trellis on November 04, 2012 0 Comments
Sunset Magazine's super-hip blog Westphoria gives a sneak peak of the magnificent installation they created of our Gracie Modern Arbor in their test gardens at the magazine's Menlo Park headquarters. 


The garden editors at Sunset styled this garden by choosing Scarlett Runner Beans to magically climb and integrate with the Gracie arbor.  The pairing of climbing beans with the artful support of the Gracie Arbor creates the most stunning work of living, edible art.  The installation also illustrates just how easy it is to create an instant garden pathway: by simply placing the pop-up Gracie arbor in a yard with a few flagstones, you've created an easy garden entrance and footpath.   Brilliant AND beautiful, Sunset! 



Also on the Sunset radar: this year's Sunset Magazine's Idea House was located in the California wine-country hamlet of Healdsburg. Our Akoris Garden Tuteur Sr. (in berry, above) was installed in the inspiring modern veggie gardens designed by Habitat Design.  Blu Homes built this stunning pre-fab home which was equal parts brains and beauty, embracing environmentally-smart design choices at every turn. 



The fall issue of the venerable Landscape Architecture Magazine also featured TerraTrellis in a story which explores inventive, artful supports in the garden.  We couldn't be more thrilled to get the nod from this design industry taste-maker, published by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).   


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Steal this idea!

Posted by Terra Trellis on June 14, 2012 0 Comments
This just in: an innovative idea from our client Leslie Ford. Leslie artistically trained cherry tomatoes on the left and passion flower on the right of her kumquat Gracie Modern Arbor to create a very striking piece of visual (and edible!) modern art.  Beautiful and functional composition. Brava, Leslie!



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the ultimate chic urban organic garden

Posted by Terra Trellis on July 24, 2011 0 Comments









Garden goddess and actress Hillary Danner has artfully integrated several varieties of TerraTrellis into her bucolic urban organic garden where she grows stunning heirloom peppers and edibles for her line of jams and jellies Jenkins Jellies.    

Several Ina Wall Trellis Jr. (in berry) support and frame ornamental vines along the simple wood fence.  Akoris Garden Tuteurs (leaf and petal colors) are set in the raised edible beds supporting vines and adding architectural punch to the free-flowing organic shapes and textures.  

Hillary cultivates many varieties of stunning heirloom peppers as well as tomatoes, japanese eggplant, squash, corn, pumpkins and herbs - many of which Hillary and business partner Maria Newman use for their unforgettably delicious Hellfire Pepper Jelly.  

Read more about Jenkins Jellies on Hillary's cousin Gwyneth Paltrow's blog GOOP ... and in an upcoming feature in Country Gardens Magazine.


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make your edible garden yummy with TerraTrellis

Posted by Terra Trellis on May 21, 2011 1 Comment

Toki Bubble Trellis in berry finish.  Delicious!

 

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