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Grüne Mediterrane Wohnideen

Italian patio
Italian patio
Garden PacificGarden Pacific
Marie Gamboa
Mediterraner Patio mit Kies in Los Angeles
Outdoor Spaces
Outdoor Spaces
markdesign, llcmarkdesign, llc
Outdoor furniture: EMU from Room & Board. Photography by: Chris Martinez
Mediterraner Garten mit Rasenkanten in Albuquerque
Rancho Alamar
Rancho Alamar
Lane Goodkind Landscape ArchitectLane Goodkind Landscape Architect
The entrance to the estate on the Gaviota Coast near Santa Barbara. Pino Noir vineyard on the right and lavender on the left (Lavandula 'Provence'), chip seal driveway, all surrounded by Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) Lane Goodkind photo www.lanegoodkind.com
Mediterranean Garden
Mediterranean Garden
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignExterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
We were contacted by the owner of a Houston, Texas home who asked us to design a series of gardens and landscaping features that would compliment and expand the Mediterranean theme of his house into the surrounding landscape. This house sat on a very large lot of several acres in a secluded Memorial Drive neighborhood located near the 610 Loop. The home featured a symmetrical, linear appearance in spite of its two-story build, and our client wanted a landscape and garden design that would follow these same principles of self-contained regularity and subtle linear motion. Creating a Mediterranean theme in a Houston, Texas garden and landscape is a bit more complex that it might appear at face value. The southern coast of Europe—particularly in Italy and Greece—is a mountainous area where homes and gardens are built on steep angles and sharp vertical rises. Gardens and fields are often built in terraces that climb the mountains due to the limited planting area and rough, rocky terrain. Limestone is the predominant rock type in Italy and Greece and has become iconic of this part of the world in our collective consciousness. Mediterranean homes and gardens are historically famous for their white stucco walls, olive groves, and carefully sculptured greenery embedded in a rugged limestone backdrop. The challenge lay in taking an essentially three-dimensional landscaping style and transfering it to a Houston property. As we all know, this part of Texas is very flat, so a hillside garden is out of the question in the literal sense. However, using a combination of symmetrical forms and linear progressions, along with some innovative garden materials, we were able to mimic several aspects of seaside European terrain. The key to doing this was to establish a combination of circular forms and linear patterns in the multiple garden elements we designed. French and Italian gardens place a heavy emphasis on order and symmetry, and both tend to utilize right angles to establish form. We planted a variety of low level growth around the house and rear swimming pool patio to emphasize its walls and corners. We then added three keynote forms to the landscape to create a Houston equivalent of a Mediterranean garden. The first of these forms was a knot garden centered on the front door, located just in front of the home’s motorcourt. We planted boxwoods in three circular rows that looked like terraces on a hillside. In the center of the knot garden we planted Loropatalum, punctuated with a lone Crinum lily as the center piece. The rich purple of the Loropatalum draws catches the eye, and the vertical dimension added by the lily draws it upward to the front entrance of the house. Moving then to one side of the house, we transformed a substantial portion of the yard into a parterre garden that centered on a large glass room that extended from the west wing of the house. This garden was populated by low-growth rose bushes whose amenability to constant trimming makes them an ideal plant material for parterre gardens, and whose colorful blooms a made them stand out from multiple vantage points throughout this Houston neighborhood. The garden borders were made from of boxwood hedges, and the central pathways were made using European limestone gravel that mimics the color of the limestone cliffs of the Aegean and Adriatic Seas. We then completed the design by adding dwarf yaupon, a small shrub that bears a curious resemblance to clouds, all along the borders of the gravel walkways. This helped create the impression that the garden was located on a hilltop near the sea, and that the clouds were rolling across the shoreline. One of the most appealing attributes of this Houston, Texas property is its superb location. The back of the yard borders a 50-foot ravine carved out of the earth by a major tributary of Buffalo Bayou. This seemed to us a natural destination spot for garden guests to visit after strolling around the west wing of the home to the pool. To encourage them to do so, we planted an alley of crepe myrtles leading from the pool area all the way back to the woods along the ravine. We then built a walkway out of limestone aggregate blocks that started at the parterre garden, ran alongside the house to the pool, then ran straight out through the alley of trees to the scenic overlook of the forest and stream below. For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston's fine neighborhoods.
Casa Grande
Casa Grande
CBL landscapesCBL landscapes
Mediterraner Vorgarten in Los Angeles
Faxon
Faxon
Pacific Peninsula GroupPacific Peninsula Group
Designed and built by Pacific Peninsula Group. Guest House opens onto patio within steps of pool. Photography by Bernard Andre.
Mediterranes Poolhaus in individueller Form in San Francisco
Terraced retaining walls with water feature
Terraced retaining walls with water feature
Legacy Landscape Design, LLCLegacy Landscape Design, LLC
This was a typical John Weiland designed landscape. The client wanted a Tuscan feel, so we used a round boulder for the walls. She also like birds, so we designed and installed a cascading water feature on the hillside. We also used lots of bird friendly plants like Blackeyed Susan and Purple Coneflower. We also designed lots of Perching trees for the birds like Japanese Maples and Crape Myrtles. Mark Schisler, Legacy Landscapes, Inc.
Pebble Beach Landscapes
Pebble Beach Landscapes
Anthony Brancato Landscape ContractorAnthony Brancato Landscape Contractor
Courtyard Patio Sculpture by Richard McDonald
Mediterraner Patio im Innenhof in Sonstige
Design Build: Carlsbad Tuscan Colors
Design Build: Carlsbad Tuscan Colors
The Design Build CompanyThe Design Build Company
Mediterraner Gartenweg mit direkter Sonneneinstrahlung und Natursteinplatten in San Diego
Canyon Retreat
Canyon Retreat
Urban Oasis Landscape DesignUrban Oasis Landscape Design
A little island oasis of plants pokes up from the pavement. Filled with drought and deer tolerant plants, it is as pretty as it is hardy.
Großer Mediterraner Garten hinter dem Haus mit direkter Sonneneinstrahlung und Betonboden in Los Angeles
Mediterranean: Meaders
Mediterranean: Meaders
Harold Leidner Landscape ArchitectsHarold Leidner Landscape Architects
A luxurious Mediterranean house and property with Tuscan influences featuring majestic Live Oak trees, detailed travertine paving, expansive lawns and lush gardens. Designed and built by Harold Leidner Landscape Architects. House construction by Bob Thompson Homes.
Extensive European Style Home
Extensive European Style Home
Bear Creek LandscapeBear Creek Landscape
Bear Creek Landscape
Mediterraner Garten in Denver
Residential Fence Projects
Residential Fence Projects
FencemasterFencemaster
Mediterraner Vorgarten mit Auffahrt in Houston
Saratoga Estate
Saratoga Estate
Kikuchi + Kankel Design GroupKikuchi + Kankel Design Group
Ali Atri Photography
Mediterraner Gemüsegarten in San Francisco
Wentworth Residence
Wentworth Residence
Hillrise DesignHillrise Design
New pool with automatic cover and flagstone decking around existing olive trees.
Mediterraner Pool mit Natursteinplatten und Wasserspiel in Los Angeles
Palos Verdes Residence
Palos Verdes Residence
Chris Barrett DesignChris Barrett Design
Spanish Colonial Residence in Palos Verdes Estates Photography courtesy of Jessica Comingore
Mediterraner Eingang mit Terrakottaboden und rotem Boden in Los Angeles
Scenic
Scenic
Root Design Company.comRoot Design Company.com
A Hillside Terraced Courtyard for entertaining and exploring the native wildlife and birds.
Mediterraner Garten im Innenhof in Austin
Tiburon Mediterranean
Tiburon Mediterranean
Studio GreenStudio Green
Earth tone Limestone with Italian terra cotta inlay paving, Malibu ceramics galzed tiles on the steps and spa wall and custom bronze railing and gate are all features of this garden. A grand entry staircase with lush colorful planting along with an expansive pool and terrace with views of San Francisco make this home unforgettable.
Woodside Residence
Woodside Residence
Eileen Gordon DesignEileen Gordon Design
This simultaneously elegant and relaxed Tuscan style home on a secluded redwood-filled property is designed for the easiest of transitions between inside and out. Terraces extend out from the house to the lawn, and gravel walkways meander through the gardens. A light filled entry hall divides the home into public and private areas.

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