TARA DILLARD

Pulling the gate/columns forward, below, welcomes you from the wide world into their private world, elongates the entry, and adds a foyer to...

The hedge is brilliant.  Vine on the risers is more brilliant. Topiaried green meatballs are fun.  Terra cotta on the table?  Perfection...

Typical USA foundation plantings, along with incipient pruning, below.  The Cottage has good bones.  I have sure thoughts, below. Plants ...

Penelope Bianchi , below, is brave.  She didn't 'think' about growing a vine inside.  She did!  She's timeless.  There...

Once or twice a year I work with a home that looks normal but the closer you get you realize its scale is much larger than 1st impression.  ...

Woodland, palace, mid-century modern, cluster, townhome, shotgun, split-level ranch & etc. 2 chairs + table; works every time. . Of cour...

"If you have 5 period styles in one room, you're going to have a problem." Mark Worthington says. . One focal point per area i...

From the Tea Olive Terrace, below, looking into my backyard. At the same gate, in my backyard, below, looking into the Tea Olive Terrace. D...

Looking out, below, the Garden Room. Looking into, below, the garden room. Vanishing Threshold. . Garden & Be Well, XO Tara . Pics ta...

Kay O'Toole, below, had the sunbeam hit its mark. A woman directing sunbeams deeply considered her fence: height, length, color, style, ...

Desk & Petunia, below, at my bay window. Paint 20 years old. Note, horror, mini-blinds. After, below, this morning. Painting complet...

Wallpaper, 24 years old & still adored. The urge, energy & creativity to bring flowers inside, below, was absent for years. Blooms ...

When it moves outside it's a trend. Fabulous lanterns. First Rules of Landscape Design: copy, simplicity, repetition. . SENSUOUS, abo...

After creating garden rooms, color is my #2 choice for what's important in a landscape. Came across this pic, below, yesterday. OMG, s...

Contouring of the land, below. What to do, what to do? The most important thing you can do to a Ranchburger? Let It Out Of Jail. Remove...

PATH GIRL, born 1935, hired me early summer. She was stuck in her backyard. One glance, I knew. First, stain patio furnishings a shade from...

Rusted was great until it became invisible. What to do? Paint. Found the 'gates' at Scott Antique Market years ago. They are lat...