TARA DILLARD

Zipping with speed thru pics, this deck, below, stopped me. . A hearty bravo to the brainwave.  Then, overdose-on-a-theme, the roof ! . ...

Lecturing in Greensboro, NC many years ago, I had the privilege of touring a private garden.  In the audience, after the lecture, a woman ch...

In the bay window, below, at the front of my home, facing the street, tiny front yard, and several houses. . Landscape design begins in...

Lush in early summer, minimalist during winter. . Views into the home considered, views from home into the garden considered. . Can...

This is what I want, below, from my garden.  Every day, to look out from the windows of my home and think, "Oh WOW." More, ...

In a subdivision, below, without the trees you would see neighbor's houses from the front porch. Whenever you see the gardener, d...

Under a pecan tree not much grows. . Tara Turf is best. . Why? . Increased pollinator habitat increases crop yield up to 80%. ...

Do you see the manipulations, below? Seating to create a gathering spot, figs for summer shade/winter sun over the benches, drystack ...

"Establishing a relationship between unlike objects adds to the interest of a tablescape. An antique French figurine is a three-dime...

Don't tell me 'welcome' with letters on a sign or doormat, show me. The curb appeal of this tiny frontyard says, "...

Start collecting now. You've seen dozens of old tool bouquets on toiles across the span of your life. Old tools in my garage...

Don't you adore hearing a new strange fact, and know it's true immediately? Every garden needs a desk. First shared with...

Accessorize. Focal points are macro garden design. Accessories are subsidiary focal points. The micro garden design. . Pe...

Mass market annuals are one of the least sustainable-eco-green things produced. Insecticides, fungicides, weed-killers, water, electr...

Invitation.    "...eternals as applicable in the smallest of spaces as in the vast acres of a country house garden." ...

The library across the hall, previous post, is moody with northeastern light.  The music room, below, hums in southeastern light. E...

Front porch, below.  Lamp seen from the front porch, above, and from inside, below. Further to the left of the lamp, below. ...