My Mediterranean style garden

A year ago I began a project to make a Mediterranean style garden within a courtyard garden. Here are some pictures a year on taken today.

 

And this is what it looked like in April last year. You can see a lot of drainage work was involved as well as filling the area with soil, sharp sand and manure.



And this is it planted up in May last year.

 

Thats looking good indeed. No risk of soggy wintertime roots there. Land drainage is something i should really be getting done too.
Is that a bit of elephant/garlic in there too?

 

No elephant garlic (whatever that is) but lots of various alliums, most with flower heads now. Soooo exciting.

 

Wow! Your hard work has paid off, it's looking fab!!

 

The centrepiece tree is a cherry; I would have really preferred an almond but this is Sussex, not Greece or Italy, and I want it to do well. Other plants are cistus, helianthemum, lots of alliums, lavender, nepatha, verbena bonariensis, teurcrium fruticans, myrtle, scabius, various thymes, grape hyacinth, poppies, cyclamens, thrift, anemone blanda, ipheion, dianthus, cranesbill geraniums, euphorbias, sedums, rosemarys and a few others I can't remember. The sandstone lumps have been reclaimed from some building works as has the brick edging. It's a work in progress and will evolve as I find out what works and what doesn't and also what survives in southern England and what doesn't. Most of my previous gardening experience is and has been on Sussex clay so having a well drained piece of garden to work with is a new departure and a treat......it's very exciting for me.

 

Some hard work there but well worth it, looks great well done .

 

Thanks for the compliments and encouragement folks; will post more pictures as the garden evolves and grows this year.

 

Now that is a treat worth waiting for (you know how much of a nosey bunch members love seeing pictures of others gardens )

 

Looking fab Redwing

 

I like it mucho

 

Spring is moving on so quickly so here are a few pictures taken today. Alliums and Cistus' just beginning to flower.




And a closeup of the seathrift:

 

In in the corner against the black weatherboarding Clematis cartmanii 'Avalanche' is looking magnificent.



And a closeup:

 

Really coming alive now Redwing and that sea thrift is a beautiful pop of colour.

As for your "Avalanche" absoLUTEly gorgeous!!!!