UC Marin Master Gardeners, partnering with Falkirk Cultural Center and the City of San Rafael, created several gardens on the Falkirk grounds to demonstrate various low water use and habitat plantings consistent with Marin’s Mediterranean climate.

This was a garden that was on the edge of the bay. We had raised beds with dahlias, irises, and daylilies, a Japanese Maple, and lots of dune grass. The tidal marsh would flood our yard once a month, so all plants had to tolerate the salt very well. Lots of plants died, and it was a trial and error process to figure out what would work.

Villa de Flores is a private Estate Garden with a Mediterranean style. It has Italian Gardens with stone pillars and rustic wood beams with rambling roses. Waterfalls, lush lawns, stream beds, BBQ's and Fireplaces and much more. We have opened our garden up for weddings and events. Please visit us at http://www.villadefloresevents.com

Bramasole is the famous estate of Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany. Mayes describes the restoration of her estate and the gardening she does there in several bestsellers. Mayes was a proponent of the locavore lifestyle long before it had a name, advocating eating fresh local produce (either grown or bought in town) and eaten in season. Bramasole produces its own high-end olive oil for sale.

This garden is on a city lot located on the West Coast of southern British Columbia in Coquitlam~ It is a small urban garden with perennials for sun and shade, native plants, vegetables and herbs, and a large deck garden with funky pots, a water garden in a half whiskey barrel, and potted shrubs and trees. The garden is is located on a plateau several hundred feet above sea level, although the ocean is only a few miles away, so it receives torrential down pourings of rain in the winter, AND spring, AND fall. And it also freezes for at least some of the winter. Snow and prolonged cold spells have become common in the past few winters. In the summer, the climate is hot and mostly dry for one to two months per year, and the heat can come on very fast, with no transition time which is hard on the plants, and the gardeners. Other garden threats here include children's feet, soccer balls, and my husband's four wheel drive wheels.

Started it 8 years ago when moved in. My first garden, so I am practicing with different themes. I have a Japanese, Mediterranean, Wildflower, English Country. The flowers are all white and mostly perennial. The grass is left as it was, full of clover, the white flowers blend in well.

Lots of flowers, fruit and a gingko biloba tree!

My garden is a mixture. The vegetables are grown in raised beds throughout the backyard with full to partial sun. I also have edged the garden with fruit trees, grapes and arctic kiwi, and I have a shade perennial garden that is fairly natural woodland. I mix wild strawberries in amongst the perennials and try to make my garden bird friendly. It is a totally organic garden complete with waterfall, stream and pond. We plan to add the mediterranean feel with stone pizza/bread oven and deck surrounded by herbs. My latest addition is the start of a butterfly/hummingbird garden.

Growing plants from cuttings. Looking into Mediterranean plants

Originally an orange grove, transformed to garden.

Established in the early 1970s, the Potrero Hill Community Garden is one of 40 gardens operating under the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. Membership is open to any resident of the city. Located on a once-vacant lot above the slopes where the "Goat Lady" of Potrero Hill used to graze her herd, the garden now consists of 50 plots and common areas maintained by local residents using only organic methods. The garden boasts of panoramic views of the Mission, Twin Peaks, and beyond. Its sunny, Mediterranean climate permits cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals, including dahlias -- the official flower of San Francisco. (Source: http://www.potrerogarden.org )

Jan Ponsford, hungry for greenery in the middle of a crowed London, developed an interior garden from household plants, successfully learning about propagation techniques. Her reputation as a gardener grew and many appreciative visitors come to her to learn about plants and their upkeep. Between 1991 and 1995 Jan lived in Amsterdam, designing and developing roof gardens and terraces for private clients alongside a career as one's of the premiere internationally renewed english composer/jazz singer. On returning to England Jan became involved with allotment growing in the countryside and costal area of Sussex with italian gardener Alessandra Pagani. Alessandra is well versed in Mediterranean gardening, and ran a gardening business for many years. In 2000 drawed to Greece by its natural beauty and abundance of fascinating wildlife, flora and fauna Jan and Alessandra moved to Eressos -Lesvos where they have developed an organic garden, much visited by enthusiasts, tourist and complementary therapist.

Half the garden is formal, grass with planted borders. The other half is natural mediterranean oak scrub, planted with other natural species, pomegranate, almond, fig, carob, bay leaf etc.

Five raised vegetable beds with companion planting on the top terrace. On the lower level are mixed borders with perennials and shrubs, hardy mediterranean, testing anything that can put up with horrible compacted clay topped by gravel - drought-tolerant and quite successful. Linking the levels is a lavander hedge.

Three year old amateur flower, herb and vegetable garden, about a dozen old apricot-trees and another dozen new fruit trees. Part of nature reserve (with oaks, olive trees and many others), no fencing (to the North), wild rabbits, stray cats, etc....

Mine is a terraced garden, not specially large, rising up away from the house like a long thin triangle with the point above the top terrace. When I bought it, during a drought, there wasn't much more than three terraces which should have been grass but were just dust, two rows of vines, and a dead tree. The first thing I did was plonk an above ground pool on the bottom terrace - a great success as it was quick and relatively cheap, but diasterous aesthetically - cue extension of paved terrace, dry stone walls, steep rose bed in front of pool, and shady pergola. In the past few years I have also added three pencil pines (which I tried to prune, with unhappy consequences); oleanders to screen the satellite dish; and two beautiful old olive trees. The first olive died so the second one came free. The dead one is now dedicated to the cats for climbing and scratching, and to a pretty blue climber, I dont know its name but it looks like a small flowered clematis, but isn't. Roses grow like weeds here, and my other successes are the wildflower meadow, and my parsnips which I grew from seed - and am currently enjoying!!! Other favourite 'doers' include plumbago, solanum, wisteria, clematis, buddleia, lagerstroemium, lavender, rosemary and pinks. I irrigate as little as possible but am lucky enough to have a well for necessary watering. This year I hope to improve the wildflower garden and extend the pergola a little - money and help permitting.

River valley, lots of trees, shade, and high groundwater table for most of the year. Watering from a well point in summer but pumping away the high groundwater most of the year. Oaks, hawthorne, white stinkwood, swamp cyprus, ginko biloba, olives, fruit, swamp cyprus, catalpa, coral tree, lots of clivia, plectranthus, ageratum, azalea, ferns, oleander, hibiscus, varieties of bromeliad, water irises, duvenoia, a nice medinella, young psychotria and yellowwoods, crinum lilies and various day lilies and madonna lilies, strelitzia.big mixture. Building an 1830s style veranda. On Doordrift Road, Cape Town. Mediterranean climate, heavy rain at times in winter, mild temperature. My parents began this 55 years ago. Most of the trees are from then or later, but the oaks are older. Two oaks fell over the years, from too much water at their roots, but the pumping system has now contained that problem.

The Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Arboretum supports an educational program designed to prepare students for careers in all the major horticultural disciplines, including landscape design and construction, nursery and greenhouse management, sustainable urban agriculture, floral production and design, turf management and arboriculture and aesthetic pruning. Of special interest are the Permaculture Demonstration Garden with more than 100 fruit trees, perennial and annual plants for food production, companion plantings and herb collection; a collection of more than 500 Mediterranean, South African and Australian specimen plants as well as a large collection of California Natives. For additional information see: http://www.merrittlandhort.com/

Mediterranean with a lot of succulent plants and raised beds

Container garden in a loggia. Growing local plants.

The Botanischer Garten der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (7 hectares), also known as the Botanischer Garten Frankfurt am Main, is a botanical garden and arboretum maintained by the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. It is located at Siesmayerstraße 72, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, and open daily in the warmer months. Today the garden contains about 5,000 species, with special collections of Rubus (45 species) and indigenous plants of central Europe. It is organized into two major areas as follows. The geobotanical area contains an alpine garden, arboretum, meadows, steppes, marsh, and pond, as well as collections of plants from the Canary Islands, Caucasus, East Asia, Mediterranean, and North America. Source: http://www.botanischergarten.uni-frankfurt.de/

had great aspirations for mediterranean garden, now got some azaleas doing ok not bad

ca 3/4 of an acre in the foothills of the serra de Calderão 30 km north of Faro. Fruittrees, a vegetable patch and a growing collection of plants for the mediterranean climate, including many succulents.

Called L'Ecurie, this is the garden of Thomas and Iris Vail, publisher of The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Excited for the coming Spring! Blooms of crocus, crunchy sweet peas and dirt under my fingernails!

Tuscan style garden with rolling lawns, waterfalls and ponds, patio areas, fireplaces, fire pits, and a few daffy ducks to keep the snails at bay!

My garden is the envy of the neighborhood.My garden is my therapy i recommend gardening to all

Clearing weeds at the moment. newly built wall. More weeds than you can shake a stick at.possible delay due to kitchne extension.

In the mountains where the Eagles fly.Lots of Olive,Almond trees.Also grape growing region.Very hot with full sun in summer.Very cold with high winds in winter.Lots of cloud and rain but the sun always returns after a few days of bad weather.My garden has lots of common trees and shrubs which thrive in the area.Combined with lots of experimental trials of anything which takes my fancy.Have lost lots of plants during the harsh winter.However some ,so called tender plants ,have thrived. I stated the garden from scratch about 7 yrs ago.

My garden in the Campo to the left of the village, we do grow meditteranean plants as well as roses,honeysuckly and pine trees.We are in a valley which gets north winds,so our plants need to be hardy,

under construction, in between my husbands building works, but have afew sections going well, & have some planters built. also have veg patches around my horse paddock .

the garden is approximately 1,600 sq mtrs and has fruit trees, shrubs, roses, pots and palms. We have lived here for nearly nine years and have just retired. This year we are hoping to do a lot in the garden and get a veg plot up and running as well as turning the vineyard into a garden.

An eclectic mediteraanean garden with fruit trees

Campo garden in mountains between Guaro and Monda, Andalucia. Fully fenced. Part untended, part to veg, part to flowers and shrubs. 22 olive trees, 2 lemons, 2 mango and 10 almonds. Good waterin system to much of the land. Ground VERY stoney so hard work when initially cultivating. Easily taken over by clover if neglected.

Small back garden exposed to the elements. Wind and salt.

Full sun most of the day, Jacaranda tree, huge Palm, lots of cactus, roses & hibiscus

an unfortunately shaded terrace in milan. but keep on growing, although now the house in rented.

Bit of a wild garden with very little top soil. There is a sand and gravel quarry behind me - my soil is the same. Needs structure and some planting ideas. Looking for low maintenace ideas (no lawns etc) and to keep it as close as possible to plants that grow locally

rocky garden in terrasses up the monte nero mountain facing south-north with wood up behind to the north - steep rising five floors and to the south full sun whole day from sunup to sundown

Situated on a 2 stremma plot, the garden has been started from scratch, having been just wild when plot and house was purchased.

A mix of cactus and succulents also some mature trees.We also have some banana plants that we do get fruit from

half pine and cork wood,a bit of almond,fig, olive and fruit such as nispero,apple, plum and persimmon, then orange grove at bottom alongside stream,mostly very sandy, high water table and clay 15 inches below sand.

half pine and cork wood,some mix olive,fig and fruit such as persimmon,apple,plum,nispero, the rest as orange grove bordered by stream.

Due to the strong sun for many months in my country, we need green cover and shade. However, I attempting to slowly create a drought resisitant garden - due to lack of water resources here.

300sq meter Garden on 1 terrace with a small garden house

Private garden set on 2 terraces. Variety of fruit trees, olives, almonds and borders of whatever flowers and shrubs I like the look of. Some irrigation using grey water.

Hillside, South facing terraced garden

Have lots in my garden. Many trees. Many plants. A greenhouse. A vegetable garden. A big meadow. A meditterenean plot in the making. Herbs and fruits. Also keep chickens. Always something to do in my garden!

My backgarden is funny, colorfull, creative and great view to the city. I love my bouganvillas, water pond with rocks of Rosarito beach, and my climber (cissus) is too tall (4 floor). And the space is to appropiate to do workshop with my family and friends!!!! I love my garden and learn every day about all my plants, succulents, water plants, climber, bambu, tropical, dessertic and my hanging basket. Sorry my english is to limit. But the garden is my passion!!!!

I have 3,500 sq mtrs so amassive task. Most of my plants are in pots near to the house as I intend moving. Lots were brought over from UK. The climate is not good for most planst with baking sun in summer and snow in winter

We've just started planting a few months ago, as the house is new and located in a virginal space of land in the mountains of Los Filabres. Before we moved in, we planted numerous climbers, such as bougainvillea, bignonia, jasmin, honeysuckle,passion flower and plumbago - all of which apart from the jasmin, are doing well. In Novemeber we planted a canary date palm together with two Mediterannean fan palms and a Washingtonia filifera - which doesn't look too great right now - and various other plants including Yuccas and various hardy varieties, which we hope will look after themselves in the hot summer months. A friend has given me three rose bushes, one of which has a beautiful blue flower, so these will be planted over the coming weeks. Apparently, roses do well here. I'm looking forward to seeing the results, and planting many more shrubs and plants in the Spring.

New Renaissance garden on the grounds of a sixteenth century hunting lodge, a short distance from the walled city of Lucca in Tuscany. 8 garden rooms with formal hedging, fountains, a 16th century grotto, see "A Garden in Lucca" as well as www.agardeninlucca.com

My garden has mostly containers, but with several fruit trees, and a herb bed at the rear of the house. Spring is the best time of the year, the freesias and roses are beautiful. My lemon tree is admired by all who pass by the house, as is the yellow jasmin over the front garden wall.

As far removed as possible from my long established English cottage garden, this is my haven of Andalucian peace located just 20 minuutes south of Granada, Spain. A traditional patio located in the centre of a 250 year old home. Created from scratchh by my good self and www.granadagardens.blogspot.com

I have a large garden with various ranges of plants, flowers and trees. I have planted my first vegetable garden and have been quite successful with it.

I have fruit trees, various other trees, a variety of plants and flowers. I have started my first vegetable garden which has grown quite well.

all kind of plants

Wild - oak, eucalyptus and pine - also gorse and broom. New orange, lemon, lime, tangerine trees. Couple of loquats. Very steep over a lot of land. Some large raised beds, currently empty. Also lots of fences to be covered!

I'm trying to make a native kind of garden

despite all gloomy weather, the grapes are doing brilliant, OK, the back patio has "holiday feel good" plants of mediterranean origin!

This is a little piece of my garden. It's not a beauty now but I hope it will be one day :) soon I try to use only mediterranean native plants: Cistus cripus, Cistus salvifolius, Cistus pseudosepalus, Euphorbia characias, etc. February 2010