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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Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine: TerraTrellis

Posted by Terra Trellis on February 03, 2012 1 Comment
The winter issue of Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine features the fantastical designs assembled at the Maison de Luxe showcase house at the Greystone Mansion (see post below).  Here are some amazing unpublished photos of the 14 Gracie Modern Arbors at the iconic reflecting pool as imagined by landscape designer Margie Grace and photographed by Grey Crawford.  








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Gracie Modern Arbors featured in the classic gardens of the Greystone Mansion

Posted by Terra Trellis on November 21, 2011 1 Comment

 

Grace Design Associates, the award-winning Santa Barbara landscape design firm, has integrated 14 Gracie Modern Arbors into the public gardens of the iconic Beverly Hills Greystone Mansion.  The arbors transform pathways into magical allées that run alongside a classic 60 ft. reflecting pool at the legendary mansion which is also National Historic Landmark.  The 14 aubergine Gracie arbors are underplanted with soft blues, silvers and greens and vines are woven throughout. 

This extraordinary display is one of the highlights of Maison de Luxe, a benefit sponsored by Luxe Interiors + Design magazine.  Twenty six nationally-recognized designers have each imagined fantastical spaces in this incredible early 20th century estate (now a park). Maison de Luxe is open to the public Dec. 2-22.  All proceeds benefit the Friends of Greystone Foundation.  Come experience Margie Grace's inspiring design and stroll under the Gracies! 

photo by Grey Crawford for Luxe Magazine


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