Big Grass is your only US source for this cost-competitive, sophisticated landscape design solution – whether you’re building a garden path, a new patio, or an expansive pool surround. No more concrete mixing, no bulldozers upending your beautiful landscaping. No costly brick laying exercises. These highly versatile, durable, molded concrete plank pavers have the elegant look of weathered ...Continue Reading
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Every Day is Earth Day at Big Grass
For generations, Thai people have used natural and recycled materials to create exquisite decor, furniture and other one-of-a-kind pieces for home and garden. We just returned from Thailand to visit with artisans who create many of the handcrafted, sustainable products we share with you at Big Grass. We have discovered more treasures on this recent ...Continue Reading
Bird Cages – An Inspired Home for Plants
Travel is always a source of design inspiration. This clever use for a bird cage was new to me: a hanging perch for a collection of bromeliads and mosses was artfully arranged by a shopkeeper in Thailand. Ferns or other epiphytes that do not require soil would also be suitable. The various shapes we offer ...Continue Reading
Travel with Big Grass: An American Foodie in Thailand
Posted on April 19th, 2012 in Blog
Thai cuisine is divided this way: “Royal Thai,” which is a fairly short yet tasty list of classics that tend to define most American Thai restaurant menus, and “Isaan” Thai, the country cousin, that brings the heat, flavor and soul that fills out the rest. Many Thai immigrants to the U.S. are from Isaan, the ...Continue Reading
Big Grass – Your Bamboo Source
Throughout Asia and Latin America, bamboo is the “go to” material for scaffolding and construction. At Big Grass, we carry a wide range of lengths and diameters in several varieties of bamboo for your most ambitious projects. And when a project calls for girth over length, remember that we stock bamboo measuring up to 6 inches ...Continue Reading
Travel with Big Grass: An Elephant on the Street?
Posted on April 15th, 2012 in Blog
In rural Thailand it is not an uncommon sight to see elephants and their mahout handlers walking the roads, returning from a day’s work. An integral part of the history and development of Thailand, these huge, beautiful creatures are more often seen carrying a burden of sunburned tourists. Many of these elephants were rescued from Burma, ...Continue Reading
Step into Paradise – New Pavers on the Way!
Make an impression with these beautiful garden stepping stones. Hand formed in Thailand, wet concrete is imprinted with natural tropical plumeria, heliconia and bird of paradise leaves to create truly one-of-a-kind garden stepping stones and pavers. Measuring 12 inches by 24 inches, they will add a touch of paradise to your outdoor space. Arriving soon in the next container shipment ...Continue Reading
Dramatic Monkey Wood Tables – Order Today!
Posted on April 13th, 2012 in Blog
This beautiful monkey wood slab table seats 8 to 10 dinner guests. Cut from the trunk of sustainably harvested trees, featuring naturally curved edges and dramatic grain, these massive polished slabs make a beautiful statement in your home. Often featured in design magazines such as Elle Decor and Architectural Digest, each is truly one of a kind. At Big Grass, ...Continue Reading
Gorgeous New Ong Jars on the Way!
mmmmm! Fresh Ong jars in the morning! We arrived early this morning, far out in the Thai countryside, to find our Ong producers hard at work making jars for our recent order. You have to get an early start in Thailand to witness a process that begins at sunrise, first mixing concrete to the perfect consistency, and then ...Continue Reading
Travel with Big Grass: The Life of Jet Lag
Posted on April 8th, 2012 in Blog
Normally at 4 a.m. I am in that sweetest part of an 8-hour nap, but not tonight. Yesterday around midnight, we arrived in Northern Thailand after the usual brutal 30+ hour series of flights and airports that takes us 12 time zones westward from San Antonio to Thailand, via Chicago and Korea. Twelve time zones. Half-way around the ...Continue Reading
