Rural Haven
Location:
Vale da lama
m2:
500
A loose hedge of native Portuguese plants was installed around the perimeter of the homestead garden to create a sense of cosy enclosure. Inside the hedge, simple crushed stone paths and a more diverse but still naturalistic plant palette fit well with the wild landscape while providing a little more colour and design sense. Succulent plants and a kitchen garden provide fun and practical features nearer the house, while climbers are already scrambling up the large pergola to create colour and shade through the summer, while a thyme lawn provides a soft, fragrant green spot to lay out a towel for sunbathing. An interesting feature of this garden is the greywater irrigation system which harvests waste water from the house via a junction box which allows the water to be sent directly to the roots of the plants which need it most.
Planting Style:
Naturalistic, rustic, Portuguese native, Mediterranean native, succulents, edible/kitchen garden
Features:
Ornamental borders, herb/edible garden, bark mulch, crushed stone paths, rock walls, succulents, pergola (not made by Waterwise)
Irrigation Regime:
Twice weekly for exotics, none for established Med plantings
Waterwise Services:
Site analysis, landscape design, planting design, hard landscape installation, soft landscape installation
On Going Maintenance:
Occasional weeding and watering
Price Range:
10-25.000€