Sustainable Garden Design
Country estate garden, Campos, Mallorca, Spain
A rural landscape of 3.1 hectares is located in a beautiful natural setting with native vegetation near Campos. The client, a family with young children, requested a natural design to blend with the vernacular landscape. With three different gates into the estate, creating a central entry with a new parking area was important to define and develop. Screening plants to conceal a visible boundary to the neighbour along with a new solar panel installation were also requested. Outdoor rooms with different types of Mediterranean gardens address the client’s lifestyle and include a front garden leading to a perennial breakfast garden, a small fruit orchard, a central gathering lounge with fire feature, a dry garden exposed to full sun, a running track, and a children’s play area in the broader landscape. Native planting, drought tolerant perennials to support wildlife habitat, and some architectural plants are utilised for definition among the wilder vegetation.
Designed by Tanya K Wilson during partnership with Mallorca Garden Design.
Terrain: flat, heavily vegetated with wild olives, pines, and cactus surrounded by agricultural land not far from the sea, morning mist and fog in cooler months.
A big thank you for having been and remaining so engaged throughout the whole process!
“A big thank you for having been and remaining so engaged throughout the whole process!
When we started, the plot was essentially part-neglected rough outline of a garden and part wilderness. There was no structure, with tradespeople free to drive around the entire house.
Your designs brought clear structure to the many different areas of the plot. It now feels like one welcoming, homely garden throughout regardless of which corner you are in. We are very much looking forward to the winter and spring growing season to experience the full green glory.”
