Modern Mediterranean Landscape Plants

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Modern mediterranean landscape plants.

This is a vegetable garden built in mediterranean style having rectangular blocks of gardens and includes veggies like lettuce jasmine vines grape stake fence etc. Design by jonathan raith inc. They can punctuate borders or make imposing guardians at gateways. Alstroemeria brings a touch of the mediterranean to any garden and is one of those effortless plants that can turn even the most amateur gardener into a green thumb.

Decomposed granite berms sub surface irrigation succulents california native plants mediterranean plants arbors gates flagstone path permeable pavers driveway boulders mulch slate tiles photo credit. The robust foliage of hosta and the feathery fronds of ostrich fern matteuccia struthiopteris contrast well with the delicacy of the variegated ribbon grass phalaris arundinacea var. Agaves with their huge rosettes of spiky fleshy leaves. A mediterranean garden needs mediterranean plants.

Artemisia wormwood masses of aromatic finely cut silvery foliage cistus rock rose excellent evergreen fully drought tolerant with aromatic. Olive trees citrus trees lavender rosemary roses grapes bay trees pomegranates and oleanders are all extremely popular choices. Lush oversize foliage like that of canna pretoria and elephant s ear alocasia macrorrhiza provides a perfect foil for the spare straight lines of modernist architecture and offers a tropical exotic look. Modern landscaping mediterranean garden ideas 1 this assortment of mediterranean garden pictures is a few of my favorite plants in cyprus.

Well this one s a no brainer. Rivalling the olive as a mediterranean icon cypresses are striking evergreens that tolerate dry conditions. Mediterranean plants from around the world meet in the garden of western hills. Many of these also perform well in pots which makes the style ideal for compact courtyard gardens too.

Spiky orange flowers are watsonia pillansii hybrids from south africa. Dramatic in mass plantings but the simplicity of one elephant s ear makes a bold statement. 2 of 10 thomas j. Spiky tree is cordyline australis albertii from new zealand.

This is a rustic style garden with loads of fresh flowers and vegetables that have been neatly landscaped. It spreads easily and quickly through rhizomes and can be divided every few years to refresh and grow in your stand. If you ve got small children and pets in your home make sure they steer clear of this tree. It includes a variety of fragrant herbs as scent is important in a mediterranean garden.

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