TARA DILLARD

Garden Design in a single photo, below. . Pic, above, here . . Don't be fooled by the beautiful home, stone terrace, vintage table/...

Good chairs at the round central table, below, for overflow/extra seating.  Easily stored, easily carried.  However, I know they do not meet...

Lovely porch & courtyard. . Porch opens into house, not courtyard. . Dead-end from courtyard to porch. . Dead-end from porc...

When the garden is a feature of the kitchen I know the architect has gone beyond their education .  And delved into the realm of intuitiv...

This kitchen was a 1980's time capsule at my first visit earlier this year. With kitchen & house renovations complete I was b...

Hiding necessities. Inside & outside. . Quite a nice topic for a book.  Anyone? . Garden & Be Well, XO Tara . Pic via M...

Choose pots, containers, plant stands so fabulous they can remain empty, if desired. It's obvious, below, these plant stands can ...

Don't know where to begin your Garden Design? Begin with a table outside.  You must eat. . Then, begin with layers of green: tr...

Often I'm designing a garden when the interior is being renovated. I adore seeing the lighting chosen.  Breakfast room, above, ma...

Calm.  Quiet.  Then revelation. Lunch in Kemah yesterday on Galveston Bay. . Quietude of patio furnishings to perfection. Wicker, me...

Gardens begin inside. Looking out the window, above/below. And, looking in the same window. . Landscape Design is more than p...

Looking in, framing the view. 2 years ago there were no bushes in the foreground or background. . At 200 acres every plant must pay ...

At her bluestone terrace, below.  Inside is the kitchen. Soon, French doors will open onto the bluestone terrace. . Garden & Be ...

Mostly, I design square & rectangular patio/deck/terrace tables.  Easily placed next to a wall, rails or the edge of your concrete/ston...

Built during a poverty cycle, ca. 1930, this awning is wood.  Yes, steps/terrace are bluestone.  When the cottage was built, a cen...

Patio tables should be square.  Buy a pair & use them apart or pulled together.  Buying folding tables? Round tables, 36" ...

A covered porch for the entire family or quiet solitude to fill your spiritual well, below.  Several rooms flow into this porch.  Lookin...

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

Over a decade ago I designed a garden for a town home in Ansley Park. Doors, almost exactly as above, led into a tiny bricked back garden. ...

Zinnias were on the table last week, it was an early morning meeting about creating her Smoke House. When she pulled cheese scones from the ...