Mediterranean Garden Design in Michigan - Four-Season Drought-Tolerant Landscaping

Use Michigan's Michigan limestone as primary design element providing year-round beauty. Create substantial features, walls, terraces, and courtyards reflecting regional geology. Design with hardscaping as garden bones, plants providing seasonal interest.

Choose Mediterranean plants suited to zones 4-6 with minimal water needs once established. Group by water requirements. Create sustainable gardens thriving on reduced irrigation.

Feature extensive decomposed granite, gravel, and stone surfaces reducing water needs while creating classic Mediterranean aesthetic. Use generous hardscaping as permanent design element. Perfect for warm climate conditions.

Design courtyards and terraces for outdoor dining and entertaining. Create sunny spaces. Use walls and structures to define garden rooms.

Embrace warm terracotta, sun-bleached white, deep azure blue, and warm ochre. Use silver and gray-green foliage as living color. Add vibrant purples, pinks, and yellows from blooming plants.

Design for continuous interest with multiple bloom periods and evergreen structure. Feature architectural elements providing year-round appeal.