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Mediterranean garden in Los Alto Hills
Mediterranean garden in Los Alto Hills
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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.
Classic California Country Garden Estate
Classic California Country Garden Estate
Karen Aitken and AssociatesKaren Aitken and Associates
by Karen Aitken
Photo of a mid-sized mediterranean backyard decomposed granite landscaping in San Francisco.
Anderson
Anderson
Banyon Tree Design StudioBanyon Tree Design Studio
San Juan Island beach fire patio, ornamental grasses, seating, boulders, fire feature, rose trellis, outdoor lighting
Inspiration for a mediterranean drought-tolerant and full sun backyard decomposed granite landscaping in Seattle with a fire pit for summer.
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Rancho Santa Fe, Parterre Gardens
Rancho Santa Fe, Parterre Gardens
Jesse York, Landscape DesignerJesse York, Landscape Designer
This award-winning design epitomizes luxury and formal Italian garden elegance, with natural decomposed granite walkways leading through meticulously arranged parterre gardens. Adhering to a sophisticated white, purple, and green color palette, these gardens bloom with carefully selected roses, irises, and geraniums. Celebrated annually on upscale garden tours, this project has become a beacon of design excellence, capturing the traditional Italian style with unparalleled sophistication.
Irvington Mediterranean Ecstasy
Irvington Mediterranean Ecstasy
Abbaté DesignsAbbaté Designs
The clients wanted a landscape that matches the Spanish Colonial Revival style of this NE Portland Home. The copper-clad fence serves as a dramatic backdrop for a complete redo of the landscape, bringing new garden features and Mediterranean plants that could thrive in the PNW.
Kenwood Retreat
Kenwood Retreat
Kelly Cowan DesignsKelly Cowan Designs
Outdoor kitchen and bocce court. Access provided by paths cut into hillside and built up w/ retaining walls
This is an example of a large mediterranean partial sun hillside decomposed granite landscaping in San Francisco for summer.
Private Residence with Driveway Fountain
Private Residence with Driveway Fountain
Ehrich & Ehrich Construction LLCEhrich & Ehrich Construction LLC
Design ideas for a large mediterranean courtyard decomposed granite water fountain landscape in New York.
Provence comes to California
Provence comes to California
Sweet Smiling LandscapesSweet Smiling Landscapes
This beautiful property is located in the hills above of Montecito with 360 degree of views onto the Channel Islands and the surrounding mountains. Inspired by the Japanese landscape design principal of the borrowed landscape the gardens on this property serves as a kind of picture frame from which to view the natural beauty of its surroundings. This 15-year-old costume-built home was crafted with all the style and workmanship ship found in Villa or Château in the Mediterranean. Unfortunately, the garden design was not as well thought out as the house was. Most of this property receives baking sun, drying winds and is in an extremely high fire danger area. Do to these factors many of the plants on the property were unsuitable for their location. The original planting scheme was also lifeless and colorless. Poor landscape maintenance had left many of the plants on the property sick and dying. We came in to revive this landscape, breathing new life into it. Creating a drought tolerant and fire wise landscape was of utmost importance to these clients. Staying true to the more formal landscape styles found in Southern Europe we also want to create an opportunity to design seamlessly blend with its natural surroundings. We did that by incorporating a lot of California native plants. This vast property also contains an avocado orchard and a vineyard. By adding California native plants the property is inviting in native birds and insects that help keep pollinate the orchard and vineyard and keep pest problems at bay. Because these clients enjoy harvesting from their land we added elements of edible landscaping to this project. We filled pottery and planter beds with fruit trees, culinary and medicinal herbs as well as flowers that can be used in cut flower arrangements. Lastly, we went through carefully pruning diseased plants, treating pest problems an improving the soil. Now the landscape is not only more beautiful it is more protected against fire, is more water wise and integrate into its surrounds with a wholistic approach.
Rancho Santa Fe, Parterre Gardens
Rancho Santa Fe, Parterre Gardens
Jesse York, Landscape DesignerJesse York, Landscape Designer
This award-winning design epitomizes luxury and formal Italian garden elegance, with natural decomposed granite walkways leading through meticulously arranged parterre gardens. Adhering to a sophisticated white, purple, and green color palette, these gardens bloom with carefully selected roses, irises, and geraniums. Celebrated annually on upscale garden tours, this project has become a beacon of design excellence, capturing the traditional Italian style with unparalleled sophistication.
Romantic Hideaway-Stage One
Romantic Hideaway-Stage One
Marilyn's Dreamscapes L.L.C.Marilyn's Dreamscapes L.L.C.
The final stairway creates a romantic getaway and breathtaking views to the Bing Crosby developement.
Design ideas for a large mediterranean drought-tolerant and full sun hillside decomposed granite walkway in San Diego.
Mediterranean garden in Los Alto Hills
Mediterranean garden in Los Alto Hills
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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.
Anderson
Anderson
Banyon Tree Design StudioBanyon Tree Design Studio
Rose arbor, trellis, vines, fog, custom iron work
Inspiration for a mediterranean full sun backyard decomposed granite formal garden in Seattle for summer.
Singer Residence
Singer Residence
Treehouse Landscape DesignTreehouse Landscape Design
Photo of a mid-sized mediterranean drought-tolerant and full sun front yard decomposed granite landscaping in Los Angeles for summer.
Hillsborough Mediterranean Resort Living
Hillsborough Mediterranean Resort Living
Kristen Rudger Landscape DesignKristen Rudger Landscape Design
Inspiration for a large mediterranean full sun front yard decomposed granite retaining wall landscape in San Francisco.
Kenwood Retreat
Kenwood Retreat
Kelly Cowan DesignsKelly Cowan Designs
Outdoor kitchen and bocce court. Access provided by paths cut into hillside and built up w/ retaining walls
This is an example of a large mediterranean partial sun hillside decomposed granite landscaping in San Francisco for summer.
Crocker Avenue
Crocker Avenue
Stack Rock Group - Landscape ArchitectureStack Rock Group - Landscape Architecture
Inspiration for a mediterranean backyard decomposed granite and stone fence landscaping in Boise.
Secret Walkway
Secret Walkway
Arcadian LandscapeArcadian Landscape
The Citrus Orchard was tiered and existing rocks were used to shore up each layer. Steppers were added to aide in navigating through the site.
This is an example of a large mediterranean drought-tolerant and full sun hillside decomposed granite walkway in San Diego.
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Montecito LandscapeMontecito Landscape
montecito landscape design. decomposed granite courtyard with firepit, colorful perennial border with fruit trees, herbs, Shasta daisy, oakleaf hydrangea, lavender, oak tree, privacy hedge. Garden path with colorful perennial borders. Herb garden.
Rancho Santa Fe Edible Garden
Rancho Santa Fe Edible Garden
Jackie and the BeanstalkJackie and the Beanstalk
Strawberries in varying stages of ripeness.
This is an example of a large mediterranean full sun backyard decomposed granite vegetable garden landscape in San Diego for summer.

Decomposed Granite Mediterranean Landscaping Ideas

Side yard patio, cottage style
Side yard patio, cottage style
Calvin Craig Landscaping Design-BuildCalvin Craig Landscaping Design-Build
A cottage garden look with natives and drought-resistant plants
Photo of a mediterranean shade backyard decomposed granite landscaping in San Francisco for spring.
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