TARA DILLARD

 The identity I brought to my garden is not the one my garden wanted.  Creating what the garden desires is slow joyful work.  Somewhere alon...

In 1781, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "Those who labour in the earth are the chosen people of God, if ever he had a chosen people, whose b...

Pinterest's myriad international Florist Front Door pics showcase, unintentionally, residential front door Garden Design at its greatest...

Months, no rain, weeks, 100f, without a goodbye, cold. . Quickly, pots luxuriating all summer outside, now inside. . No drama, no worrie...

Part of my mission statement, looking out my windows, ".......Oh WOW.........."  Not, "I must go get that done." . Wou...

It's rare someone changes my mind, and getting their result includes 'more' money, time, effort.  .  Deborah Silver is the fl...

Traditional container gardening met Deborah Silver, Dirt Simple .  In an act of agape love, traditional container gardens said, Bring it On ...

Give the Button Top pot a go this year. . No need to go fancy a simple holly will suffice.  Perhaps a groundcover conifer, pruned into the...

Choosing pots for your garden, choose pots fabulous empty.  Another aid in choosing a pot, ask yourself, "Is this pot so wonderful it w...

In praise of galvanized buckets, tubs, pails, garbage cans.  Myriad sizes, no cracking, better looking as they age, relatively easy to find,...

Always a good day, learning something new.  Pot cluster in terra cotta drew my eye, then saw the scalloped metal trays to catch water.  They...

Lush, easy, pretty all year.  The classic button top, below. Pic, above, here . Now, when you see, below, you'll think, Classic but...

Moving backward thru these blog pages you'll discover several posts dedicated to the Pot Cluster.  Studying historic gardens across Euro...

Focal points in your garden must be so wonderful they are fought over at your estate sale. . One focal point per garden room, subsidiary f...