The palette of a place.
A garden in Israel is a conversation with sun and drought. These are the materials I return to — chosen to belong, to last, and to grow more beautiful with age.
Planting
- Native & Mediterranean species — plants adapted to long dry summers, needing little water once established.
- Structural greens — olive, rosemary, lavender, teucrium and germander for year-round form.
- Soft movement — ornamental grasses and salvias that carry wind and light through the garden.
- Seasonal editing — planting in layers that peak at different months, so the garden is never empty.
Stone & ground
- Local stone — chosen from the region so the garden reads as part of the land, not placed on top of it.
- Permeable paths — surfaces that let rain return to the soil instead of running off.
Water & light
- Water, used honestly — a quiet basin or rill where it earns its place, never as spectacle.
- Light as material — the garden is composed for how morning and evening move across it.