Mountain Garden
Fynbos, succulents and dry stone walls. Colour in every season.
Leucospermum · Anigozanthos · Pachypodium · AgaveMature trees and plants, set close together in layers, so a new garden feels lived in from the first season.
- Planting day: mature and dense
- A few weeks: lived in
- One year: as if it was always there
Creations
Fern Forest
Tree ferns, sausage trees and orchids on the trunks. Shade and green light.
Sphaeropteris cooperi · Kigelia africana · Ficus natalensisFlower and Fruit Garden
Frangipani, hibiscus and strelitzia. Mango, guava, citrus and tea.
Plumeria · Strelitzia reginae · Erythrina · Camellia sinensisCottage Garden
The softness of an English border, planted for dry summers.
Salvia leucantha · Leonotis leonurus · Lavandula
Plumeria · Bougainvillea · Callistemon
Orchard and sanctuary
A legacy orchard
Mature fruit and nut trees chosen for the climate of the garden.
- PeachPrunus persica
- ApricotPrunus armeniaca
- PearPyrus communis
- GuavaPsidium guajava
- Orange, cara cara and othersCitrus sinensis
- GrapefruitCitrus × paradisi
- Pistachio, male and female planted togetherPistacia vera
A living sanctuary
- Bee hivesHoney from the garden, and pollination for the orchard
- Owl boxesBarn owls in residence, natural control of rodents
What we do
- 01
Garden design
The whole landscape drawn as one: layout, planting plans and renderings of the garden to come.
- 02
Sourcing
Trees and plants chosen for the owner's taste and for the site: wind, sun, shade and water.
- 03
Soil and planting
Soil replaced and composted, then planted mature, dense and in layers, the way a garden grows over decades.
- 04
Stone and terraces
Dry stacked local stone, walls and terraces built by hand.
- 05
Irrigation
Each circuit designed for what it waters, then installed by trusted specialists.
- 06
Garden care
A service book for the garden. Every tree and shrub known, pruned, fed and cleaned in its season.
Sourcing
Lived in from the first season
- NurseriesThe finest growers and specialist nurseries
- Rare plantsCollectors' specimens, succulents, orchids and ferns
- Mature treesEstablished trees, tree ferns, fruit and nut trees, craned into place
- ArtisansDry stone wallers, carpenters and metalworkers for walls, decks and garden structures
The artist
Julien
Thirty years with flowers- 1996
The family flower shopA mother's flower shop on the French Riviera.
- Ten years
SuperyachtsFloral design for luxury yachts, alongside his brother.
- 2019
Flower sculpturesShown at the Savoy in London and the Dutch Wedding Awards. See the sculptures
- Today
ÂmeBotanical gardens and flower sculptures.
Architects and interior designers
Best joined early, while crane access, soil depth, irrigation and light can still be planned together.
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