TARA DILLARD

The first time I arrived to Penny's drive, below, my car stopped as the hydrangeas lay heavy either side my hood.  Had to stop.  To take...

Seems so simple, below. Pic, above, here . More simple, below.   Pic, above, here . . Austerity of great depth. . Richness in ch...

'There you go again', said during a much earlier debate.  Architecture, below, with a big fat garage, teensy front door, and a room ...

Last week, below, feeding the chickens, an audience arrived.  How do animals this large appear at the fence within seconds, no sound? . ...

Ca. 1950 ranch.  Front yard, house on the golf course. . Drawn on site.  Folding table/chair moved a dozen times. . Don't mess ...

A current job with incredible modern ca. 1970 architecture, revived with a superior architect ca. 2014, has major challenges. . Garbage...

"We discover G*d's presence inside whenever we override our ego's pride and courageously put aside all that we hide."  ...

I was hired to 'refresh' the landscape. . Leaving the port cachere as-is was not an option.  This is their main family door.   ...

Soon the crape myrtles will arc & touch over the gravel lane. Designing this century old property back-to-its-history the edges o...

This was lawn, below, with a view down the cul-de-sac & myriad houses. "I want a better view than this", was my thought...

Why do most focal points look like projectiles from Mars that burned thru the atmosphere and landed  in someones yard? Studying the b...

It's common to see a basement door with lawn.  And nothing else. Mother-in-law Suite doesn't aptly describe this rendition. ...

 Choose a theme, Overdose on your Theme . . Orchard House, (aka my starter home in a working class neighborhood of cluster homes ca. 19...

Simplicity is a choice.   Rustic simplicity is a bold choice few Americans take. . Garden & Be Well,    XO Tara . pics My...

Starter home to million plus, Americans love their foundation plantings.  Why?  Rows of green meatballs planted by the builder, pruned ad n...

A simple solution  to a couple of tons of problem. Car tires. . Garden & Be Well,      XO Tara . pics taken at a jobsite las...

I'm hunting garage doors that swing open.  The garage is a charming 1945 cinder block with low sloped roof.  Privacy is an issue, and m...

A woodland entry was added to their property, alleviating traffic issues at the family entry.  Formal aspects abound elsewhere.  Keeping RUS...