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Creating a Mediterranean garden on a budget can be an exciting and fulfilling project, bringing a touch of the Mediterranean to your own backyard. With careful planning and creative ideas, you can transform your outdoor space into a Mediterranean oasis without breaking the bank. We can help you introduce the charm and warmth of the Med right into your British garden.
In this article, we will look at various ways to achieve your Mediterranean dream, focusing on key elements such as paving, pergolas, decorative gravel, and the tones of the Mediterranean. Let's explore easy and affordable ways to create a Mediterranean garden that will transport you to sun-soaked landscapes and azure coasts.
Pergolas for Elegance and Shade
Integral to the Mediterranean garden design is the pergola that adds character and creates an inviting focal point that catches the eye. Add climbing plants or sunshades and you’ve created a retreat where you can gather to relax, eat and entertain. A dining pergola gives ample room and dappled shade, whilst our modular pergola offers a square space with good cover. For smaller spaces, our corner pergola is ideal as it only takes up a corner and is less than 1.5m on the corner lengths.
Outdoor dining
Create an enchanting outdoor dining area to savour every moment. Whether it's a casual brunch or a romantic dinner, your outdoor dining space will become a focal point where you can enjoy company, food and fun. Whether your style is more robust contemporary refectory table and bench set or our more traditional Rosedene table and chairs, we have the perfect outdoor seating for your garden to help create a Mediterranean feel. And if you only have a small space this fold down wall table just folds away when not in use.
Decorative Aggregates
If you want to emulate the Mediterranean vibe, decorative aggregates like gravel and pebbles can provide a splash of Mediterranean tones in your garden. Use them to create pathways, borders, or even a charming rock garden. Cool tones such as Polar White gravel can create the pale Greek tones and natural hues, like our Shingle, can mimic the picturesque coastal landscapes or coloured stones, such as Apricot, Pink Chippings or Tuscan Sunrise gravel, can add warmth and vibrancy.
Paving and Block Paving
Incorporate stone paving or block paving in warm earthy tones to emulate the Mediterranean landscape and natural stone that is used in towns and villages. For the warm, rustic cobbled streets of Mediterranean villages, our Fossil Stone Setts are ideal or for the lovely sunsets our calibrated Buff or calibrated Raj Blend pavers give gorgeous pink and orange tones.
Sleepers for Rustic Seating, Steps, Plant Beds and much more
Timber sleepers are a versatile addition to a Mediterranean garden. Use them to craft rustic seating areas amidst your greenery, as a retaining wall for bedded plants, create benches, edging or use as a heavy duty path or create steps.
Finishing Touches
You can let your imagination run wild when it comes to adding the finishing touches to give your garden that Mediterranean feel, including planters, such as these gorgeous set of 3 square Kendal planters or for smaller gardens, this vertical slatted wall planter shelf, so you can add colourful pots and herbs. Add pillows in natural terracottas and mustards for an Italian or Spanish vibe or deep blues for a Greek feeling and don’t forget the outdoor fairy lights. Scour second hand and charity shops to get these at a bargain!
You don't need a limitless budget to transform your garden into a Mediterranean haven. By incorporating affordable and creative ideas, you can create a charming outdoor retreat that captures the essence of the Mediterranean lifestyle. Let your imagination run wild and watch as your garden blossoms into a picturesque sanctuary reminiscent of sun-drenched shores and idyllic villages.
