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Mediterranean Full Sun Garden Ideas and Designs

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Seneca Residence
Seneca Residence
Verdance Landscape ArchitectureVerdance Landscape Architecture
A stepping stone path meanders through drought-tolerant plantings including Dymondia, Rosemary 'Barbeque', and Euryops. The owner's favorite roses are integrated with Penstemon 'Apple Blossom' and variegated Tulbaghia 'Silver Lace' to provide color and contrast. Photo © Jude Parkinson-Morgan.
Winding Fence Way
Winding Fence Way
Promise Path Landscaping IncPromise Path Landscaping Inc
Bocce Ball court with decomposed granite
Napa Valley Gate with Trellis
Napa Valley Gate with Trellis
Lou Penning Landscapes Inc.Lou Penning Landscapes Inc.
This Mediterranean style home was given the entrance it deserved with our gate and trellis addition. Beautiful vines and foliage complete the transformation.
Agriresort
Agriresort
UserUser
Mediterranean garden in Los Alto Hills
Mediterranean garden in Los Alto Hills
UserUser
This garden had an historic collection of native California and Mexican fan palms, clustered around a water-needy lawn. We removed the lawn, added a new layer of drought tolerant smaller palms, and an underplanting of mediterranean type shrubs and perennials.
Sebastopol Retreat
Sebastopol Retreat
Redbud DesignRedbud Design
Gravel Walkway in the back yard leading to the lower small patio.
Berkeley Bungalow Flagstone Porch & Drought-Tolerant Planting
Berkeley Bungalow Flagstone Porch & Drought-Tolerant Planting
Leigh DesignsLeigh Designs
Redesigned front entry with new flagstone, step lighting, and drought-tolerant planting.
Giardino mediterraneo moderno
Giardino mediterraneo moderno
Stefano AssognaStefano Assogna
Situato in collina, vicino i Castelli Romani, questo giardino offre la possibilità di rivivere le sensazioni, i profumi e i colori della macchia mediterranea. Il planting design da me studiato vuole restituire la sensazione più naturale possibile, attirando allo stempo lo sguardo del fruitore con disegni geometrici sapientemente inseriti. 4 mesi di progettazione, 1 anno di realizzazione, è tra i miei lavori più meritevoli e complessi.
Interlocking Pavers
Interlocking Pavers
Ecoworkz Inc.Ecoworkz Inc.
Interlocking Paver Driveway, Walkway, Steps and Entry with Artificial Grass and Landscape Lighting.
Redwood City Drought Tolerant Front Yard
Redwood City Drought Tolerant Front Yard
Roushall GardensRoushall Gardens
Audubon Place A
Audubon Place A
EcoRegionsEcoRegions
Fotosold
Mudd
Mudd
The Pond GnomeThe Pond Gnome
The new waterfall is now a place that the birds REALLY enjoy!
The Crosby
The Crosby
Torrey Pines Landscape Co., IncTorrey Pines Landscape Co., Inc
Outdoor Custom Fences
Outdoor Custom Fences
Superior Concrete Fence Of TexasSuperior Concrete Fence Of Texas
Long Beach Drought Tolerant Landscape
Long Beach Drought Tolerant Landscape
CaliScape Landscape ServicesCaliScape Landscape Services
While the Southern California drought is keeping homeowners water usage to a minimum, there are an abundance of plants that thrive on minimal water. A combination of drip irrigation systems and drought tolerant plants can keep your exterior spaces green and beautiful as well as water efficient. This image features our design a few months down the road. With the addition of a few spring flowers, this front yard is officially ready for the Spring and Summer season.
Spanish Style Meets California Friendly
Spanish Style Meets California Friendly
UrbafloriaUrbafloria
Jacky Surber Drought tolerant can be colorful and enchanting! Kalanchoe and aloes bring in the warm orange tones, the black colored plants are very dark purple aeoniums.
NSG Ground Covers
NSG Ground Covers
Native Sun GardensNative Sun Gardens
This dry patio looks lush on little water. Custom landscape designs include drought tolerant plants that thrive on little water. Photo Cred: Joshua Thayer
Siena House Garden Terrace
Siena House Garden Terrace
Matthew Fowler, ArchitectMatthew Fowler, Architect
A view of formal gardens at the front terrace. Plantings include various types of rosemary, euphorbia, ceonothus, thyme, and lavender.
Otazua Residence
Otazua Residence
Promise Path Landscaping IncPromise Path Landscaping Inc
Drought tolerant plant material for front yard planters with a contemporary touch with gray concrete, stucco wall cap with concrete cap to match new sidewalk. Plant material use on projetc was Coprosma repens marble queen, Aeonium, blue fescue grass, palo verde, Red kangaroo paws. Echeveria
Glendale Mediterranean
Glendale Mediterranean
June Scott DesignJune Scott Design
Encircling a sleek pool, this garden for a growing family offers comfortable spaces in which to play, relax and dine. New raised planters and containers overflow with citrus, herbs and colorful Mediterranean plantings. Synthetic turf provides a soft, inviting play place in a shady area of the yard. Photo by Martin Cox

Mediterranean Full Sun 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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