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Mediterranean Garden for Summer Ideas and Designs

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Italian Inspiration
Italian Inspiration
Hursthouse Landscape Architects and ContractorsHursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors
Seneca Residence
Seneca Residence
Verdance Landscape ArchitectureVerdance Landscape Architecture
The new front walk of Tierra y Fuego terra-cotta with inset Arto ceramic tiles winds through fragrant drifts of Lavender, Cistus 'Little Miss Sunshine', and Arctotis 'Pink Sugar'. A pair of 'Guardsman' Phormium stand sentry at the front porch. Photo © Jude Parkinson-Morgan.
Outdoor Living
Outdoor Living
Landscape Renovations, Inc.Landscape Renovations, Inc.
Mediterranean Rose Garden
Mediterranean Rose Garden
Skyline design studioSkyline design studio
This rose garden is half hidden and the curving path entices you to explore further. Creating a sense of mystery by partially obscuring the boundaries of the garden increases the sense of space. photo: Diane Hayford
Spanish Revival Style
Spanish Revival Style
Gravel To Gold, Inc.Gravel To Gold, Inc.
We designed this sprawling landscape at our Spanish Revival style project in Rancho Santa Fe to reflect our clients' vision of a colorful planting palette to compliment the custom ceramic tile mosaics, hand made iron work, stone and tile paths and patios, and the stucco fire pit and walls. All of these features were designed and installed by Gravel To Gold, Inc.
Audubon Place A
Audubon Place A
EcoRegionsEcoRegions
Fotosold
Winters Residence
Winters Residence
Taproot Garden DesignTaproot Garden Design
Patrick & Topaze McCaffery - Taproot Garden Design "2018 May: Plants in this grouping include Salvia 'Mystic Spires', Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', Salvia 'Amistad', white flowering Rose, and Black Eyed Susan Vine."
Arroyo View Spanish Mediteranean
Arroyo View Spanish Mediteranean
The Design Studio of Wendy HarperThe Design Studio of Wendy Harper
Photographer: Riley Jamison Realtor: Tim Freund, website: tim@1000oaksrealestate.com Master Builder: Ken Palmer Front Yard Description: This beautiful formal Mediterranean Estate is presently up for sale (please refer to info above). The entry features a circular driveway of interlocking pavers that leads to the 5 car garages. A formal Terra-cotta tile entry with traditional Mexican tile step faces guides you to the front door through mirrored columns adorned with planted pottery. The planting in the front yard is formal Mediterranean with boxwood, roses, cypress, blue agave, bird of paridise, palms and magnolias. The landscape lighting really brings the space to live at night!
Backyard Oasis
Backyard Oasis
Grove Hill FarmGrove Hill Farm
Modern Water-Side Landscape Remodel and Lawn Replacement - Backyard, Novato, CA
Modern Water-Side Landscape Remodel and Lawn Replacement - Backyard, Novato, CA
Dig Your Garden Landscape DesignDig Your Garden Landscape Design
Lagoon-side property in the Bel Marin Keys, Novato, CA. Entertaining and enjoying the views were a primary design goal for this project along with replacing the lawn with CA native and low water plants and a total renovation. The project includes a large camaru deck with built-in seating. The concrete steps and pavers lead down to the water's edge. I included a sunken patio on one side and a beautiful Buddha statue on the other, surrounded by succulents and other low-water, contemporary plantings. I also used Dymondia ground cover to create a natural pathways within the garden. Plants shown: Bush Germander (Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum'), Sea Lavender (Limonium perezii, and Blue Oat Grass. Photo: © Eileen Kelly, Dig Your Garden Landscape Design. Design Eileen Kelly
Quaint Spanish Courtyard in Santa Barbara California
Quaint Spanish Courtyard in Santa Barbara California
Santa Barbara Home DesignSanta Barbara Home Design
Design Consultant Jeff Doubét is the author of Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is now available. Please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com for more info. Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.
Four Steps to a Formal Garden
Four Steps to a Formal Garden
Hoy Landscaping Inc.Hoy Landscaping Inc.
This landscape is absolutely paradise from the containers to the bent grass and everything in between. Photo By: Jeff Kain
Succulent Planters
Succulent Planters
CaliScape Landscape ServicesCaliScape Landscape Services
Succulents are an easy, low maintenance way to spruce up your outdoor, or indoor, spaces. These plants require very low water usage making them a perfect plant for the southwestern United States, or for the plant lover who is constantly forgetting their watering can.
California Ranch Dreaming
California Ranch Dreaming
Christiane Holmquist Landscape DesignChristiane Holmquist Landscape Design
Emma Almendarez
Complete Backyard Makeover with Pool Design
Complete Backyard Makeover with Pool Design
Pezzo Bello InteriorsPezzo Bello Interiors
Pezzo Bello Interiors
Morgan Creek Complete Backyard
Morgan Creek Complete Backyard
Luxury Outdoor Living, Inc.Luxury Outdoor Living, Inc.
The step stone path across the "Babbling Brook" provides an interactive transition from the two main outdoor living spaces and is the main view from the large family room windows.
Pergola
Pergola
Tri County LandscapeTri County Landscape
Wood Pergola
Silver Meadow
Silver Meadow
Billy Goodnick Garden DesignBilly Goodnick Garden Design
The lower area of the front yard garden was dominated by a thirsty, weedy lawn and the slopes leading to the house were mostly unplanted. Stone steps were designed to take the owners and visitors to a shaded sitting area under a spreading Jacaranda tree. Foreground: Euphorbia 'Copton Ash', Snow In Summer, blue sedge, Safari conebush, Westringia 'Morning Light' and Dianella 'Cassa Blue'. Slope plantings include Torch Aloe, Pride of Madeira, Euphorbia myrsinites, Spreading Sunset Lantana, Tree aloe and Bronze Baby Newe Zealand Flax. Photo: Billy Goodnick
Pools, swimming pools, pool coping, pool deck, pool fountain
Pools, swimming pools, pool coping, pool deck, pool fountain
Ancient SurfacesAncient Surfaces
Product: Authentic Thick Limestone Pool Coping elements for pool edge Ancient Surfaces Contacts: (212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com The design of external living spaces is known as the 'Al Fresco' space design as it is called in Italian. 'Al Fresco' translates in 'the open' or 'the cool/fresh exterior'. Customizing a contemporary swimming pool or spa into a traditional Italian Mediterranean pool can be easily achieved by selecting one of our most prized surfaces, 'The Foundation Slabs' pool coping Oolitic planks. The ease and cosines of this outdoor Mediterranean pool and spa experience will evoke in most a feeling of euphoria and exultation that on only gets while being surrounded with the pristine beauty of nature. This powerful feeling of unison with all has been known in our early recorded human history thought many primitive civilizations as a way to get people closer to the ultimate truth. A very basic but undisputed truth and that's that we are all connected to the great mother earth and to it's powerful life force that we are all a part of...
A San Rafael Garden
A San Rafael Garden
Simmonds & Associates, Inc.Simmonds & Associates, Inc.
Guest cottage forecourt, with flagstone paving, also created by removing a section of the driveway. The planting and pots compliment the style of the house. This garden has been featured on the Marin Ecological Garden Tour 2009 through 2011. Simmonds & Associates, Inc.

Mediterranean Garden for Summer 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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