Gabriel Frank
21 Reviews

Mediterranean Landscapes

Mediterranean Landscape Projects Throughout San Luis Obispo County
Country: United States
Zip Code: 93401
Protea abound in this garden. Hardy and colorful, these beauties capture the afternoon glow.
A Flurry of Pincushions
This cultivated wild meadow hosts California native and water-wise Mediterraneans alike for a soft, casual presence.
Mediterranean Meadow
Anigozanthos create a Mediterranean screen around natural stone fire pit in the company of senecio, agave, sticks on fire Euphorbia
Array of Anigozanthos
A house as modern and elegant as this needed boulder as glorious as these! This shot shows the knitting together of the edge of the garden, the wide, stark white stairway, and the elegantly rusted fencing.
The Modern Meets The Cultivated Natural
Thamnochortus basks in coastal heat wave
Thamnochortus Aglow
Leucospermum 'yellow bird' plays with Agave desmettiana 'variegata'
Symphony In Yellow
A Mediterranean approach to a quiet English garden
Mediterranean Cottage Garden
Chalky blue Senecio precedes resplendent
Chondropetalum 'El campo' With Morning Mist
Jubilant carpet of Grevillea Austraflora fanfare backed by soft blue senecio and yucca 'bright star'
Glorious Grevillea Carpet
Electric Leucospermum 'scarlet ribbons'' at sunset
Evening Glow
Euphorbia lambii softens this native stone bench
Euphorbia-Shrouded Perch
Vibrant Mediterranean garden (co-designed by Gabriel Frank with Nick Wilkinson of Grow Nursery in Cambria, CA) bordered by papyrus, clumping bamboo, and a pizza oven and ipe deck in the distance by TMLewis Construction. Photo by Elliott Johnson.
Sunlit Afternoon
Leucospermum 'yellow bird' in splendor
Bloomed Branches
Anemanthele lessoniana and Cordyline 'torbay dazzler' play up the Aloe speciosa on center stage. Garden co-designed by Gabriel Frank with Nick Wilkinson of Grow Nursery in Cambria, CA.
Tiers of Mediterraneans
A focus on foreground of this historic Anholm house's landscape featuring leucadendron, pygmee date palms, cordylines, and more. Garden co-designed by Gabriel Frank and Nick Wilkinson of Grow Nursery in Cambria, CA.
Foliage Plants Take Center Stage in San Luis Obispo
Flagstone path meanders through Mediterranean plantings. Garden co-designed by Gabriel Frank and Nick Wilkinson of Grow Nursery in Cambria, CA.
Mediterranean Garden Feature in San Luis Obispo
Kniphofia, sedum, euphorbia, and more surround this flagstone pathway in Arroyo Grande, CA.
Mediterranean Arroyo Grande Retreat
Succulents and Mediterranean plants combine in this drought-tolerant planting.
Tiered Drought-Tolerant Pismo Beach Landscape
Grasses combine to form this coastal eclectic garden space: carex, stipa, pennisetum, and more.
Lush Los Osos Landscape
A quiet path through a California native meadow
California Natives Meadow
Further Down the Mediterranean Garden Path
A quintet of Mediterranean favorites, featuring kangaroo paws, chalk dudleya, and a fiery leucadendron.
A Bright Collection
Bright Mediterranean favorites feature in the foreground while gauzy aloes, cordyline, and perennial grasses rest atop the center berm in the background. Garden co-designed by Gabriel Frank and Nick Wilkinson of Grow Nursery in Cambria, CA.
Sunlit San Luis Obispo Sanctuary
The central berm of a San Luis Obispo home/garden renovation featuring local stone, drought-tolerant succulents, and showy Mediterranean gems. Garden co-designed by Gabriel Frank and Nick Wilkinson of Grow Nursery in Cambria, CA.
Mediterranean Garden Feature in San Luis Obispo
All color and dramatics in this waterwise coastal California garden
High Contrast in Morro Bay
A lush combination of grasses meld to form a textured tapestry in this San Luis Obispo garden.
Lush San Luis Obispo Mediterranean Corner
Pincushion, aloes, and echeveria in bloom as the sun sets over Morro Bay.
Morro Bay Mediterranean Garden at Dusk
Peek through papyrus and verbena bonariensis at this natural stone fire ring and the Mediterranean planting that surrounds it. Bordered by oak-covered hillsides and a nearby stream, we worked to blend this landscape into its natural surroundings. Garden co-designed by Gabriel Frank and Nick...
San Luis Obispo Overlook
These homeowners are Wabi Sabi enthusiasts! One step in this garden's installation included sprinkling seeds randomly throughout the garden, and you see the beautiful evidence here: lupine, California poppy and more.
San Luis Obispo Mediterranean Meadow
Embracing wabi sabi design, the homeowners of this property planted only native grasses and perennials, and native wildflower seeds, and have watched in joy and wonder as it's grown!
Demure Wabi Sabi Native Meadow
Wabi Sabi is the art of impermanent design. These creative homeowners requested a natural meadow with native perennials; here is a close-up of the relaxing results.
Close-Up on Wabi Sabi Landscape
A water-wise hillside in bloom
Color In Bloom
This San Luis Obispo retreat offers soft grasses, blooming euphorbias, and feathery palms, all championed by Agonis 'After Dark'. Garden co-designed by Gabriel Frank and Nick Wilkinson of Grow Nursery in Cambria, CA. Custom pergola by Ryan Allen of Allen Builders.
Mediterranean Movements
A pair of aquatic-looking agaves bordered by lush leucadendrons
Underwater Afternoon