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Garden design in Provence

Designing a garden in the Alpilles means working with free-draining limestone soil, a mistral that dries everything out, and summers above 35 °C for weeks at a time. We design Mediterranean gardens built to last in those conditions, without heavy watering or replanting every year.

Every design starts by reading the site: exposure to the mistral, soil quality, existing water points, views to frame or to screen, and how you want to use the space (entertaining, vegetable plot, room for children, a pool). We then turn your ideas into layout plans and planting boards, before moving on to soil preparation and planting.

Our planting palette favours local, water-thrifty species: olives, Provence cypress, nettle trees and holm oaks for structure; lavender, rosemary, santolina, cistus and perovskia for the beds; grasses (stipa, festuca) and ground cover (wild thyme, achillea) for texture. Mineral mulch (limestone gravel, pozzolana) limits evaporation and fits the Provençal look.

The stages of a garden design

  1. 01Site survey — measurements, soil and aspect study, mistral and drainage constraints.
  2. 02Layout plan & planting boards — sketch, moodboards, plant palette, itemised costing.
  3. 03Soil preparation — decompaction, soil improvement, drainage, shaping the beds.
  4. 04Planting — placing specimen plants, staggered planting, mineral mulch.
  5. 05Establishment & follow-up — watering in, seasonal advice, establishment guarantee.

Garden design across the Alpilles

We regularly design gardens in the villages around Saint-Rémy:

Planning a new garden in Provence? Request a free quote — we come out to study your site and propose a design that suits it.

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