The Mediterranean garden design is created with the use of citrus trees, aromatic herbs and lush green leaves. You will be creating an elegant garden that creates a great outdoor living area that is relaxing and complements your home well.

This garden style is functional and originates from the coastal Italy farming culture. In designing the garden, care should be taken to provide easy access from the garden to the interior of the home, since this is an important aspect of the Mediterranean style. The style also includes a simple form of irrigation and easy maintenance. The shrubs, trees, and flowers chosen for the space must be those that are commonly found in the Mediterranean, but they should also be easy to grow in your soil and climatic conditions and be an easily cared for landscape design.

In a Mediterranean garden you will find many lush evergreens that are colorful and lively all year round. The shrubs and the trees will be used to provide partitions across your property, provide an accent to your patios and walkways, and they will also give shade.

Some good suggestions include the following. Italian Cypress trees are frequently planted in rows and are a very typical plant in the Mediterranean garden. Also typical are the olive tree, which can provide shape and texture to the garden. The Live oaks provide a constant color because of their evergreen leaves, and their sweeping limbs give good shade. Bay trees and boxwoods can be used to develop topiaries and make good borders for walkways and driveways. The citrus trees such as the lemon and the orange, can be nicely planted in big terra cotta pots and provide wonderful accents.

Another element of the Mediterranean garden is fresh herbs and vegetables. They add a practicality, texture and an aromatic element to the garden and are a cruicial part of the creation of the smells and the colors of a Mediterranean garden.