The palette of a place.

A garden in the Mediterranean 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.