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A Mallorca garden in full bloom

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.  

A stepping-stone gravel path leads to the swimming pool with the new build house beyond.

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.”  

Waves of clipped rosemary and domes of tree germander are planted in the shady breakfast area to the front of the house.

 

Waves of purple Perovskia (Salvia‘Blue Spire’) and the pale brown grass Stipa tenuissima below the main terrace.

 

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

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