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Get the Look: Mediterranean Garden

A Mediterranean garden is a fashionable choice for any outside space. With its class and elegance, presenting a mature space, you can spend your time picturing that you are in the hot and sunny climate of France, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta, or Cyprus.

At Hillier, we have put together a guide for you to add a touch of ‘Med sophistication’ to your garden.

What is Mediterranean style landscape?

A Mediterranean landscape is predominately mineral due to the nature of the environment. Focus on the architectural interest that you can introduce into the space to create a Mediterranean style landscape in your garden. Adding drought-tolerant plants in a repetitive manner will also help to embody the landscape design.

Ideas for a Mediterranean garden

There are many structures and accessories you can include to create a Mediterranean garden. Whether you are looking to have a Mediterranean patio or go all out across your outside space, you can increase the Mediterranean feel and the atmosphere of a natural environment.

Water feature

The addition of a water feature will deliver calming and gentle sounds that encourage relaxation and can be utilised in any size garden. Water features also have other benefits: installing a water feature can reduce noise pollution as the sound of the water absorbs other noises that may occur, as well as being a wonderful attraction for guests who come to visit.

Pergola

A pergola can create a wonderful shady space in a Mediterranean style garden – the idea being that they are perfect for escaping the warm sun! You can utilise a pergola in an area of your garden that may be overlooked, as it offers you a bit of extra privacy and is the ideal place to entertain.

Dining

Nothing says Mediterranean garden quite like an oven to cook fresh, homemade, and authentic pizzas in.

Ooni pizza ovens have taken gardens by storm, making authentic, flame-cooked pizza achievable in the smallest of spaces. Find out more about the company and key models available from Hillier Garden Centres here.

Terraced levels

Mediterranean gardens are known for their wonderful focal points and bursts of colour to add attraction throughout. To create this feel, terraced levels help to draw the eye up and around the garden space and can keep a wonderful fluidity to your space.

Mediterranean garden patio ideas

To produce a Mediterranean patio there are a few guidelines you can follow:

Ensure you have shade for any seating areas. This will provide a little relief from any sunrays and will create a comfortable and tranquil space to escape to. Pergolas work well for this.
Controlled colour palette. Selecting just a few of the Mediterranean colours to accessorise your patio with will help it to remain minimalist, clean and calm. Picking one specific colour and using a variety of shades will help to keep this idea consistent, but if you decide you’d like different colours, choose opposites on the colour wheel as these will work well together.
Find placement for wooden benches. By incorporating natural earthy tones, particularly wooden materials, you can really highlight the Mediterranean style, and by including a seating area on your patio, you can create a wonderful social space.
Dining alfresco is very popular in the Mediterranean, with outdoor kitchens becoming more and more fashionable. Generate the rustic feel of a Mediterranean garden patio with simple, understated furniture and warm tones for your accessories.

Low maintenance Mediterranean garden ideas

Mediterranean gardens don’t have to be complicated in design. Actually, the most effective Mediterranean looks are those with a simple décor that screams elegance. By sticking to the same colour and working around this as your focal point, all the other touches and choices of what to plant should fall into place.

Pale gravel also adds to the Mediterranean ambiance and removes the worry of lawn care. Not only does the gravel enhance the mineral, natural theme, but it is also subtle and understated without needing too much care.

Mediterranean garden ornament ideas

Oversized pots really bring the Mediterranean look to life. Terracotta works brilliantly, as not only can it be seen in many Mediterranean countries, but it also acts as a wonderful background for vibrant, colourful plantings.

Mediterranean tiles for garden

Tiles are an excellent way to not only reduce maintenance in your garden but also to add the extra style of a Mediterranean outdoor space. Natural stone works well and really brings to life the landscape aspects of the scenery. Ensure that the stone has a rougher finish to give it that aged appearance. Alternatively, include a mosaic within your tiles, as this wonderful decorative feature will add a beautiful focal point to your garden.

Colours for a Mediterranean garden

Terracotta
Red
White
Azure blue
Cobalt blue
Any wood painted black

Hillier top tip: You can’t go wrong with earthy tones for a Mediterranean garden. Feature heavily colours like terracotta for the Mediterranean zest. Incorporate orange and blue for a brilliant colour combination!