Mediterranean Garden Ideas and Designs

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Jon Eric Christner ARCHITECT INC.Jon Eric Christner ARCHITECT INC.
Gateway to Rear Yard - General Contractor: Forte Estate Homes
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Tucson Travertine
Tucson Travertine
Santa Rita Landscaping, Inc.Santa Rita Landscaping, Inc.
This backyard remodel expanded a claustrophobic patio, embraced an existing pool and spa, and added multiple living spaces throughout. From the covered outdoor kitchen & dining room to the firepit that the homeowners use nearly every night as they watch the Arizona sunset, this yard truly went from one of Tucson's forgotten yards to one of Tucson's embraced landscapes. Photos by Meagan Hancock
Curb Appeal
Curb Appeal
David Pedersen, Inc.David Pedersen, Inc.
This gorgeous home has a private entry and a colorful drought tolerant landscape to make it engaging from the front. This path had dymondia growing between the stones which is hardy and can be walked upon. It can handle sun and little water however does need trimming and will grow quickly. Architect: David P Hohmann, Costa Mesa, CA
Natural Drought Tolerant Garden
Natural Drought Tolerant Garden
Rue Group, Inc. / Kathryn Rue, Landscape ArchitectRue Group, Inc. / Kathryn Rue, Landscape Architect
While remodeling their home new hardscape features were designed and installed by the general contractor’s firm but unexpected delays left the property unfinished. Kathryn Rue was retained to complete the designing of all of the garden spaces, including landscape lighting, and advise on the color selection of the re-plastering of the pool. Much to the client’s delight Kathryn helped them select a colorful, natural and drought tolerant plant pallet that attracts a multitude of butterflies and hummingbirds. The subterranean irrigation system keeps excess water away from the stucco on their house/new paving and reduces their watering bill while being the best long term watering system for their natural garden style. The professionally designed and installed low voltage lighting system expands the sense of space and usability of their outdoor room experiences at night and artfully accents the beauty of the garden’s plantings especially as they are reflected in the pond appearance of the swimming pool.
Colorful Fountain Valley Native Front Yard
Colorful Fountain Valley Native Front Yard
creations landscape designscreations landscape designs
This front yard is a mixture of colorful drought tolerant plants, edible citrus and flagstone. The local wildlife love being able to eat here and the homeowners love coming out in the morning with a hot cup of coffee. You can read more about this project, plus watch the project video here http://tinyurl.com/6tb3p8q
Antique pool Fountains
Antique pool Fountains
Ancient SurfacesAncient Surfaces
Images by 'Ancient Surfaces' Product name: Antique Stone Pool Fountain Contacts: (212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com Do you want to add the crown jewel to your backyard? Or maybe you want to finish of your swimming pool with a hand carved stone art piece instead of that stacked, bricked or stuccoed wall that you currently have? What about that kitchen window that leads to your neighbor’s wall or catwalk? Well you guessed it if you were thinking about adding a unique water feature that will transform that dull space into a lush oasis of limestone, water and greenery... An antique water fountain will not only transform your backyard it will change your mood every time you look at it of walk pass by it...
Boulders, Foliage, Texture
Boulders, Foliage, Texture
Edger Landscape DesignEdger Landscape Design
Foliage color and texture, longer lasting than flower color, provides long lasting interest in this garden. Edger Landscape Design Cathy Edger
Outdoor Spaces
Outdoor Spaces
markdesign, llcmarkdesign, llc
Outdoor furniture: EMU from Room & Board. Photography by: Chris Martinez
Rancho Alamar
Rancho Alamar
Lane Goodkind Landscape ArchitectLane Goodkind Landscape Architect
The entrance to the estate on the Gaviota Coast near Santa Barbara. Pino Noir vineyard on the right and lavender on the left (Lavandula 'Provence'), chip seal driveway, all surrounded by Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) Lane Goodkind photo www.lanegoodkind.com
Mediterranean Garden
Mediterranean Garden
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignExterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
We were contacted by the owner of a Houston, Texas home who asked us to design a series of gardens and landscaping features that would compliment and expand the Mediterranean theme of his house into the surrounding landscape. This house sat on a very large lot of several acres in a secluded Memorial Drive neighborhood located near the 610 Loop. The home featured a symmetrical, linear appearance in spite of its two-story build, and our client wanted a landscape and garden design that would follow these same principles of self-contained regularity and subtle linear motion. Creating a Mediterranean theme in a Houston, Texas garden and landscape is a bit more complex that it might appear at face value. The southern coast of Europe—particularly in Italy and Greece—is a mountainous area where homes and gardens are built on steep angles and sharp vertical rises. Gardens and fields are often built in terraces that climb the mountains due to the limited planting area and rough, rocky terrain. Limestone is the predominant rock type in Italy and Greece and has become iconic of this part of the world in our collective consciousness. Mediterranean homes and gardens are historically famous for their white stucco walls, olive groves, and carefully sculptured greenery embedded in a rugged limestone backdrop. The challenge lay in taking an essentially three-dimensional landscaping style and transfering it to a Houston property. As we all know, this part of Texas is very flat, so a hillside garden is out of the question in the literal sense. However, using a combination of symmetrical forms and linear progressions, along with some innovative garden materials, we were able to mimic several aspects of seaside European terrain. The key to doing this was to establish a combination of circular forms and linear patterns in the multiple garden elements we designed. French and Italian gardens place a heavy emphasis on order and symmetry, and both tend to utilize right angles to establish form. We planted a variety of low level growth around the house and rear swimming pool patio to emphasize its walls and corners. We then added three keynote forms to the landscape to create a Houston equivalent of a Mediterranean garden. The first of these forms was a knot garden centered on the front door, located just in front of the home’s motorcourt. We planted boxwoods in three circular rows that looked like terraces on a hillside. In the center of the knot garden we planted Loropatalum, punctuated with a lone Crinum lily as the center piece. The rich purple of the Loropatalum draws catches the eye, and the vertical dimension added by the lily draws it upward to the front entrance of the house. Moving then to one side of the house, we transformed a substantial portion of the yard into a parterre garden that centered on a large glass room that extended from the west wing of the house. This garden was populated by low-growth rose bushes whose amenability to constant trimming makes them an ideal plant material for parterre gardens, and whose colorful blooms a made them stand out from multiple vantage points throughout this Houston neighborhood. The garden borders were made from of boxwood hedges, and the central pathways were made using European limestone gravel that mimics the color of the limestone cliffs of the Aegean and Adriatic Seas. We then completed the design by adding dwarf yaupon, a small shrub that bears a curious resemblance to clouds, all along the borders of the gravel walkways. This helped create the impression that the garden was located on a hilltop near the sea, and that the clouds were rolling across the shoreline. One of the most appealing attributes of this Houston, Texas property is its superb location. The back of the yard borders a 50-foot ravine carved out of the earth by a major tributary of Buffalo Bayou. This seemed to us a natural destination spot for garden guests to visit after strolling around the west wing of the home to the pool. To encourage them to do so, we planted an alley of crepe myrtles leading from the pool area all the way back to the woods along the ravine. We then built a walkway out of limestone aggregate blocks that started at the parterre garden, ran alongside the house to the pool, then ran straight out through the alley of trees to the scenic overlook of the forest and stream below. For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston's fine neighborhoods.
Terraced retaining walls with water feature
Terraced retaining walls with water feature
Legacy Landscape Design, LLCLegacy Landscape Design, LLC
This was a typical John Weiland designed landscape. The client wanted a Tuscan feel, so we used a round boulder for the walls. She also like birds, so we designed and installed a cascading water feature on the hillside. We also used lots of bird friendly plants like Blackeyed Susan and Purple Coneflower. We also designed lots of Perching trees for the birds like Japanese Maples and Crape Myrtles. Mark Schisler, Legacy Landscapes, Inc.

Mediterranean Garden Ideas and Designs

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