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Mediterranean Front Garden Ideas and Designs

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Expert Maintenance
Verdant GroundsVerdant Grounds
A beautiful landscape starts with a great design and continues with expert maintenance. We offer more than just basic mowing, blowing, and weeding. We use a holistic approach to keep plants thriving. Our crew will keep an eye out for pests and diseases, pay attention to proper irrigation, and make suggestions when needed on how best to keep your entire landscape beautiful and vigorous. Summer hibiscus and sun loving varieties of caladiums are a beautiful combo for summer gardens!
Classic Del Mar
Classic Del Mar
Lane Goodkind Landscape ArchitectLane Goodkind Landscape Architect
Lane Goodkind
Encinitas Succulent Garden
Encinitas Succulent Garden
Blue Horizon Landscape DevelopementBlue Horizon Landscape Developement

Monarch
Monarch
M. Elle DesignM. Elle Design
Fab 40's Remodel Sacramento
Fab 40's Remodel Sacramento
Luxury Outdoor Living, Inc.Luxury Outdoor Living, Inc.
Entry Gates
Entry Gates
Reyes Landscape ConstructionReyes Landscape Construction
New Stone wall with stone pilasters and stone columns for automated entry gate
Silverleaf 2
Silverleaf 2
Pascale Land DesignPascale Land Design
Pascale
Spanish Inspiration
Spanish Inspiration
Bella Vita Custom Homes & RemodelingBella Vita Custom Homes & Remodeling
Bella Vita Custom Homes
Mediterranean garden with curving pathways of DG and drought tolerant plants
Mediterranean garden with curving pathways of DG and drought tolerant plants
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignDig Your Garden Landscape Design
San Anselmo garden filled with colorful drought-tolerant plants and curvaceous pathways with flagstone and DG leading to a stately pergola. Photo: © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design http://www.digyourgarden.com/portfolio/sleepyhollowretreat.html
Provence comes to California
Provence comes to California
Sweet Smiling LandscapesSweet Smiling Landscapes
This beautiful property is located in the hills above of Montecito with 360 degree of views onto the Channel Islands and the surrounding mountains. Inspired by the Japanese landscape design principal of the borrowed landscape the gardens on this property serves as a kind of picture frame from which to view the natural beauty of its surroundings. This 15-year-old costume-built home was crafted with all the style and workmanship ship found in Villa or Château in the Mediterranean. Unfortunately, the garden design was not as well thought out as the house was. Most of this property receives baking sun, drying winds and is in an extremely high fire danger area. Do to these factors many of the plants on the property were unsuitable for their location. The original planting scheme was also lifeless and colorless. Poor landscape maintenance had left many of the plants on the property sick and dying. We came in to revive this landscape, breathing new life into it. Creating a drought tolerant and fire wise landscape was of utmost importance to these clients. Staying true to the more formal landscape styles found in Southern Europe we also want to create an opportunity to design seamlessly blend with its natural surroundings. We did that by incorporating a lot of California native plants. This vast property also contains an avocado orchard and a vineyard. By adding California native plants the property is inviting in native birds and insects that help keep pollinate the orchard and vineyard and keep pest problems at bay. Because these clients enjoy harvesting from their land we added elements of edible landscaping to this project. We filled pottery and planter beds with fruit trees, culinary and medicinal herbs as well as flowers that can be used in cut flower arrangements. Lastly, we went through carefully pruning diseased plants, treating pest problems an improving the soil. Now the landscape is not only more beautiful it is more protected against fire, is more water wise and integrate into its surrounds with a wholistic approach.
Wellington Aero Club
Wellington Aero Club
Green Team SolutionsGreen Team Solutions
Panama City Landscape Design
Panama City Landscape Design
Alan D. Holt, A.S.L.A., Landscape ArchitectAlan D. Holt, A.S.L.A., Landscape Architect
This Mediterranean style landscape compliments the style of the home. The fountain in the motor court creates white noise that is reflected from the stucco walls of the house, covering any noise from the adjacent street. The infinity pool reflects the water of the bay. Fire bowls on either side of the pool provide ambience at night. Landscape lighting around the entire property enhances the fountain and palms and lights the way along the brick walkways. Emerald Coast Real Estate Photography
Swan Pond
Swan Pond
Devore AssociatesDevore Associates
Hummelheim - Insektenfreundlicher Familiengarten bei Berlin
Hummelheim - Insektenfreundlicher Familiengarten bei Berlin
Dendron Exterior Design - Gartengestaltung BerlinDendron Exterior Design - Gartengestaltung Berlin
Schiefer - Naturstein - Trockenmauer Slate - natural stone - dry stone wall Thymian praecox - Creeping Thyme - Kriech-Thymian Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland' - Ziersalbei - Sage Salvia nemorosa 'Amethyst' Phlomis tuberosa 'Amazone' - Knollen-Brandkraut - Jerusalem Sage Stipa gigantea - Riesen-Federgras
Drought Tolerant Front Yard with Mediterranean flavor
Drought Tolerant Front Yard with Mediterranean flavor
Mediterrasian LandscapesMediterrasian Landscapes
This photo was taken four years after completion of the landscaping. Four years ago, we renovated this desolate, weedy front yard by creating terraces with beatiful stone retaining walls. Then we added colorful, drought tolerant plants that grow so well in San Francisco's Mediterranean climate. We installed drip irrigation and concealed it with attractive ginger rock pebble mulch.
Aberfeldie French Provincial
Aberfeldie French Provincial
JFK Garden DesignsJFK Garden Designs
French Provincial garden, side garden
Fabulous Front
Fabulous Front
Alterra Landscape DesignAlterra Landscape Design
Fabulous Front
Fabulous Front
Alterra Landscape DesignAlterra Landscape Design
Mediterranian Front Garden
Mediterranian Front Garden
Fenton Roberts Garden DesignFenton Roberts Garden Design
Jo Fenton
Outdoor Custom Fences
Outdoor Custom Fences
Superior Concrete Fence Of TexasSuperior Concrete Fence Of Texas

Mediterranean Front Garden Ideas and Designs

A beautifully designed mediterranean garden is as important as the emphasis we place on the designs of our interiors. After all, our grounds (however modest) frame our homes and contribute to first impressions not only of our houses, but also of the households within. Options for garden designs can be as elaborate or low maintenance as your lifestyle and preferences permit – consider both your aspirations for how it should look and how much time you can invest in garden maintenance. Consulting a gardener or landscape designer will ensure you have a garden that suits your lifestyle, the local climate and soil conditions. But don’t forget that with Houzz your first stop can be collecting images of garden ideas and designs you love in order to inspire your garden plans and potentially share them with a landscape gardening professional.

How do I come up with a mediterranean front garden design?

The priority for a front garden is kerb appeal. Begin by considering the area immediately around and leading up to your front door. You may want to opt for front garden designs that blend well with the style of your home – for example, abundant foliage and flowerbeds will perfectly complement a period property, whereas man-made materials, geometric shapes and contrasting textures are great ideas for a contemporary garden design. Even if your front garden is a small space, keep it tidy – if you have more space, make the most of it with garden ideas and features such as a manicured lawn, gravel driveway, water feature or garden fencing. If you don’t have the time or commitment to devote to gardening, then neatly pruned hedges, statement paving, hanging baskets, garden benches and outdoor lighting are all decorative, low maintenance garden ideas for your mediterranean front garden design.

How should I design my mediterranean back garden?

Back gardens typically offer more space than front garden designs and serve a more recreational purpose, so it’s important to know how you want to spend time in your garden before you design it in order to build in the features that you will enjoy. If you love relaxing in the garden and dining al fresco, think about patios, decking, garden furniture and BBQs. For the more horticulturally-inclined, incorporate flower beds, greenhouses or vegetable garden designs. Your landscape gardening professional can help you install structures such as sheds, pergolas and gazebos that complement your garden design, and artfully-placed garden ideas such as lawn edging and lighting will add definition to your chosen design.

How do I create a low maintenance garden?

The great news is, gardens aren’t exclusively for the green-fingered. Whether you’re not horticulturally-inclined or simply don’t have the time for a bit of landscape gardening, you can still have a mediterranean garden design that looks the way you want by making some smart design choices. While many of us favour low maintenance gardens like urban gardens, roof terraces and patio gardens, lovers of greenery don’t need to sacrifice grass for paving slabs. Whatever you want from your garden, there are a variety of gardening solutions that can be built in to make life easier. For example, labour intensive features such as vegetable patches, greenhouses and flower beds can be optimised with an automatic irrigation system. These can be offset with fuss-free garden ideas such as hard landscaping, including gravel, paving or decking, and hard-wearing evergreens that require minimal upkeep. You might even consider replacing your garden fencing with slow growing hedging, which can be maintained less regularly than wooden fence panels. If having a lawn is important, there are different types of grasses in varying degrees of durability and maintenance. You may choose to take a more relaxed approach to your lawn – “wild” garden designs can have great charm if the grasses and flowers are chosen carefully. If you prefer a manicured lawn, it’s a good idea to invest in a “mulching” lawn mower that will recycle clippings and remove the need for cleaning up. Finally, there isn’t a more low maintenance garden lawn than artificial grass which can look highly realistic and keep your garden looking green. Garden ornaments are a great way to add interest to your low maintenance garden design – go for smart garden ideas such as solar garden lights which are both decorative and functional. Find some of the most popular design ideas on Houzz.
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