Jim Bartsch Photography
Design ideas for a large mediterranean backyard full sun xeriscape in Santa Barbara with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

Grace Design Associates

Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates

Back from the ashes!! Burned in the Tea Fire. Lovely Mediterranean Garden. * Builder of the Year: Best Landscape and Hardscape for Santa Barbara Contractors Association

Malibu Residence

The Design Studio of Wendy Harper

An ancient oil jar, tipped and planted with succulents. Wendy Harper
Photo of a large mediterranean backyard partial sun xeriscape for summer in Los Angeles with a retaining wall and natural stone pavers.

Spanish Restoration

CARL BALTON + ASSOCIATES

Boston Ivy and Fountain
This is an example of a mid-sized mediterranean side yard partial sun xeriscape in Los Angeles with a water feature.

Los Angeles

Zucker Design Associates, Inc.

Photo of an expansive mediterranean backyard partial sun formal garden in Los Angeles with concrete pavers.

Toiles Solaires Jardins

Architecture terrasse - toiles solaires sur mesure

Espace jardin aménagé avec toile d'ombrage Sunsquare. Toile solaire triangulaire double montée sur système d'enroulage automatique.
This is an example of a mediterranean backyard garden in Nice.

Arcadia Spanish Colonial | Fountain

Greey Pickett

The landscape of this home honors the formality of Spanish Colonial / Santa Barbara Style early homes in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix. By re-grading the lot and allowing for terraced opportunities, we featured a variety of hardscape stone, brick, and decorative tiles that reinforce the eclectic Spanish Colonial feel. Cantera and La Negra volcanic stone, brick, natural field stone, and handcrafted Spanish decorative tiles are used to establish interest throughout the property. A front courtyard patio includes a hand painted tile fountain and sitting area near the outdoor fire place. This patio features formal Boxwood hedges, Hibiscus, and a rose garden set in pea gravel. The living room of the home opens to an outdoor living area which is raised three feet above the pool. This allowed for opportunity to feature handcrafted Spanish tiles and raised planters. The side courtyard, with stepping stones and Dichondra grass, surrounds a focal Crape Myrtle tree. One focal point of the back patio is a 24-foot hand-hammered wrought iron trellis, anchored with a stone wall water feature. We added a pizza oven and barbecue, bistro lights, and hanging flower baskets to complete the intimate outdoor dining space. Project Details: Landscape Architect: Greey|Pickett Architect: Higgins Architects Landscape Contractor: Premier Environments Photography: Sam Rosenbaum

Italian Inspiration

Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors

Photo of a large mediterranean side yard partial sun garden for summer in Chicago with with flowerbed, natural stone pavers and a wood fence.

French Tudor-Style Home

Anthony James Master Builders, LLC

A manmade pond on this property in Westfield, NJ creates the ultimate at-home retreat and oasis.
Design ideas for a large mediterranean backyard full sun formal garden in New York with with pond and river rock.

Our Work

Jasmin Landscape Design Build Maintain

Landscaped the side of a home.
Photo of a large mediterranean side yard partial sun garden for summer in San Francisco with a vertical garden and concrete pavers.

Paver Gallery

CHIP-N-DALE'S CUSTOM LANDSCAPING

This is an example of a large mediterranean front yard full sun xeriscape in Las Vegas with natural stone pavers.

Houston Rustic

McDugald-Steele

Inspiration for a mediterranean full sun garden in Houston.

Vegetable Garden

MC Design LLC

An organic vegetable garden with an ocean view is luxury in its purest form. Two 15-foot by 4-foot raised planters were made out of redwood, and only the exteriors were stained to ensure no leeching occurs into the food.

Spanish Revival Style

Gravel To Gold, Inc.

We designed this sprawling landscape at our Spanish Revival style project in Rancho Santa Fe to reflect our clients' vision of a colorful planting palette to compliment the custom ceramic tile mosaics, hand made iron work, stone and tile paths and patios, and the stucco fire pit and walls. All of these features were designed and installed by Gravel To Gold, Inc.

Mediterranean Landscape

Photo of an expansive mediterranean backyard full sun xeriscape for spring in San Francisco with a fire feature and natural stone pavers.

South Bay Provençal

Gabriela Yariv Landscape Design

Jennifer Cheung
Design ideas for a mid-sized mediterranean backyard full sun formal garden in Los Angeles with a vegetable garden and gravel.

Pergola

Tri County Landscape

Wood Pergola
Design ideas for a large mediterranean backyard shaded garden for summer in Tampa with a container garden and natural stone pavers.

Colombian Romantic

Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design

Carl Mayfield
Inspiration for a large mediterranean front yard garden in Houston with a garden path and brick pavers.

Studio City Hillside Grand Oak Tree Landscape Lighting

PROJECT: automate

This grand old oak tree is brought to new life at this mediterranean villa perched atop the Studio City hills.
Expansive mediterranean backyard garden in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles

Zucker Design Associates, Inc.

Inspiration for an expansive mediterranean backyard partial sun formal garden in Los Angeles with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Mediterranean Garden Design Ideas

Get Inspired by Mediterranean Gardens on Houzz

A lot of the time when you get home from a long day at work, all you want to do is wind down. Where better to do this than in your very own Mediterranean garden at home? If you do it right, a great garden design can send you right into holiday mode. But where to start? There’s so many styles to choose from when it comes to garden design. Whether you want to create a tropical, modern, contemporary, beach style or country garden - or something else entirely - the large garden image gallery on Houzz has got you covered. Get inspired and collect your ideas to narrow down your desired garden style and features.

How to Create a Mediterranean Garden for Your Home

Depending on which style you’re going for, be sure to know what makes a Mediterranean garden and if it’s appropriate for your climate. You may want to consider adding a deck or other landscaping features, but the plants you choose will mostly dictate your style and what kind of ongoing maintenance is required. Don’t worry if your backyard isn’t very spacious - there are many plants that can thrive even in a small space and allow you to turn your space into a little paradise of your own, regardless of size.

Decide which plants to use

The greenery you choose is critical to your look. For example, if you’re trying to create a tropical garden palm trees and bamboo are your go-to options. Other popular options are golden cane palm trees and fern for ground cover. From there you can add some colour with bright flowers like frangipani, hibiscus or bromeliads. All these are actually quite hardy plants, so once established, your tropical garden is actually quite easy to maintain. Use this structure and apply it to your style. Research which plants you need to set your base for a Mediterranean garden and go from there.

Add some decor

If the plants don’t quite do it for you yet, or if you want to add some extra wow-factor, consider adding some extra features. Even if you can’t accommodate a swimming pool, hot tub or pond, you could look at smaller water features. Simple rocks can also have a great effect, while statues and gnomes will add some extra character. Don’t forget to add some furniture so you have a nice place to sit and enjoy your garden!

Need some help?

Once you know what you want your garden to look like, it may be hard to make it a reality on your own. If that is the case for you, consider consulting a professional to help you with your Mediterranean garden design. Every photo you find on Houzz will lead you to the local pro that did the job, so you won’t have a problem picking the perfect person to help! Whether you need a gardener in Brisbane, a landscape architect in Melbourne or a fireplace installer in Sydney, you can be sure to find one on Houzz.