Garden Books & Horticulture Est. 2015 An Independent Press

A guide to creating Mediterranean-style gardens in any climate — drought-tolerant plants, design principles and plant combinations from Olivier Filippi.

Bringing the Mediterranean into your Garden

How to capture the natural beauty of the garrigue
About the book

Plant nurseryman and ecologist Olivier Filippi brings the subtle beauty of Mediterranean landscapes to gardens with particular reference to plants that adapt well to a wide range of environments and weather conditions. Over 400 fascinating photographs capture the effortless grace of natural plant communities.

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What reviewers said.

A treat for Mediterranean landscape and garden enthusiasts.

— Ula Maria, Gardens Illustrated

This wonderfully enticing book from expert Mediterranean gardener Olivier Filippi is an intoxicating assault on the senses.

— Sally Beale, The Mediterranean Garden
About the author

Olivier Filippi.

Olivier Filippi

Olivier Filippi and his wife Clara run Pépinière Filippi on a windswept site overlooking the lagoons of the Étang du Thau, near Mèze in the south of France. Their nursery — established in the 1980s and built into a reference for Mediterranean horticulture — now holds a collection of some fifteen hundred species and varieties, and propagates around two hundred thousand plants a year for designers and gardeners working with drought.

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Book details

Binding Hardback
Extent 288 pages
Dimensions 310 × 240 × 28 mm
ISBN 9781999734510
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