The gardens of this estate in Mallorca, which include a wildflower meadow and orchard, are designed to provide interest all year.
One of the first things I do when I design a garden, is to work out how it will flow,” says Alexander Warren-Gash, lead designer and co-owner of Mashamba Garden Design.

When Alexander was first approached by the owners of a recently completed country estate near Puigpunyent in the Tramuntana mountains of Mallorca, his brief for the garden was very straightforward. “Keep it simple and romantic — so in essence I had free rein!’ he recalls. Choosing the right plants was key to the design. “I start with statement trees, then list the medium-sized clipped shrubs before filling in the gaps with smaller plants – the flowers and herbs. Once we have a concept that everyone’s happy with, we then make the magic happen! It really was a blank canvas – there was nothing there at all.” The soil on the terraces was imported after the house build: “I always say it’s better to invest in proper ground preparation rather than bigger plants in poor soil.”


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By: Annette Warren
Photography by: Clive Nichols
Text courtesy of LivingSpace magazine
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