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Terrace at Central Michel Richard – restaurant at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

The new terrace at the entrance to Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV

Tournesol Siteworks was part of one of the hottest tickets in Las Vegas last fall when renowned Washington DC chef Michel Richard opened his newest eatery, Central Michel Richard at Caesars Palace. The restaurant was named to several “Top 10″ lists within months of opening. Landscape architect Chris Attanasio designed the outdoor terrace using our Wilshire Collection rectangles to create the terrace space, and Downtown Collection as focal planters.

Downtown Collection DS-6000 planters, in a custom shade of green

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Mario Batali’s new Pizzeria Mozza, Newport Beach, CA

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Photo courtesy Jim Fitzpatrick, Newport Beach Independent

Mario Batali is at it again!  One of our most popular blog topics last year was the installation of an edible living wall at Pizzeria Mozza’s first store in Los Angeles (see posts here and here and here). He and partner Joe Bastianich have expanded their Pizzeria Mozza concept, putting in their second store in Newport Beach, CA. The success of the Tournesol VGM edible living wall at the first store convinced them to make it a motif at the second.

Tournesol VGM modular living wall at Pizzeria Mozza, Newport Beach CA

Jim Fitzpatrick, in a column for the local Newport Beach Independent  reported on the new store a few days ago:

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Beverly Hills Hotel Bungalow Expansion Living Wall (at installation)

Friday, August 26th, 2011

The bungalow expansion project at the Beverly Hills Hotel started last year, but only was installed in the last month or so.  You can see the previous post here (from last October!) showing the sedums growing into the Tournesol VGM modular living wall system.

Installation photos courtesy of Paul Hansen of Pierre Sprinkler

The architect for the overall expansion project was Gensler, and the landscape architect (who specified the VGM wall) was Michael Hee of SWA Group of Los Angeles .  The original concept and planting plans are shown below Click to continue »

Clark Hotel, Los Angeles

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Downtown and Wilshire Collection planters, The Clark Hotel, Los Angeles

We recently worked with Syntax Builders on the pool deck of the Clark Hotel. This historic hotel in the heart of downtown L.A. was built in 1913, and known for most of its years as the Hotel Clark. The current owners are adding a pool and lounge area, and reopening the building as a 350-room hotel.

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The Rolling Stone Los Angeles – How to screen a dining area with plants

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

The Rolling Stone Los Angeles at the Hollywood and Highland Center

The recently-opened Rolling Stone Los Angeles at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles created a private al fresco dining patio despite facing a high-traffic retail zone. The design (by Brodin Design-Build) relies on Wilshire Collection planters and and VertiGreen trellis panels. Click to continue »

Trees make a living wall at the W Hotel Motor Court, Hollywood, CA

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Using Wilshire Rectangles to form a "living wall"

While we’re on the “hotels in Los Angeles” theme here (see the last post), it seemed a good time to post a few pictures from a project we worked on earlier this year. While it wasn’t a particularly large installation, it demonstrates nicely, as did the Hotel Redbury project, how Wilshire Collection rectangular planters can be used to form a sort of living wall.  More after the jump…

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The Redbury Hotel, Hollywood CA

Friday, October 15th, 2010

The Glade at the Redbury Hotel

The Redbury Hotel just opened at the famed corner of Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, CA.  This upscale boutique hotel, part of The sbe Collection, features a terrace garden that they’ve called “The Glade”, which includes (from their website):

Teak Decking, oversized wicker furniture, large planters, daybeds, moorish inspired lanterns, and lush landscaping with wall of creeping fig & trees

in short, it sounds like paradise!  More after the jump…

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First Look: VGM Grow-in for the Beverly Hills Hotel Living Wall

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Grow-in for the VGM wall going into the Bevery Hills Hotel

We were excited to be chosen as the manufacturer for the living wall going into the Beverly Hills Hotel, the prestigious private hotel in the heart of Beverly Hills.  SWA Group of Los Angeles specified the wall, made up predominantly of sedum plantings. More after the jump…

The Beverly Hills Hotel is considered one of the finest in the world!

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More Updated Images of Pizzeria Mozza – Living Wall

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Most recent images of the Pizzeria Mozza living wall

You’d think we’d get tired of showing these images!! Our regional sales representative was driving in the area of the Pizzeria Mozza last week, and just stopped to see how things were going.  The top of the wall had filled in so much that he decided to snap a few images and send them over.  Even with all the “harvesting” that is being done off the edibles at the bottom three rows of VGM modules, the wall is really looking terrific.

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Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, Vail, CO

Friday, September 24th, 2010

all photos couresy Scott Doman, Water Logic Technologies

We were delighted to be chosen to provide the planters and irrigation systems for the on-structure planters at the brand-new Ritz-Carlton Destination Club in Vail, CO this past spring. The project was specified by SE Group from Burlington, VT (who ought to know a thing or two about designing ski locations), and installed by Rocky Mountain Custom Landscapes.  Recently our mountain-states representative Scott Doman visited the site, and sent back this description and the attached images.

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