The plant life of Greece is something else. We spent some time the past week in Oitylo on the Mani Peninsula on the Peloponnese. The plant life of the area is known to be very rich with many different species, but what we experienced in this stone village was just absolutely amazing.
If you follow our stories, you would have seen the photos of plants everywhere. You do not need to be a plant fundi to get inspired as you walk this 400-year-old village.
They are almost self-sufficient. Fruit trees abound and one morning we got freshly squeezed orange juice from a tree just off to the side. It is said that especially in smaller villages, there was no tradition for homes to have a backyard or even soil around, so planters and communal gardens were and still is common.
Most typical Mediterranean plants include the evergreen oak, cypress, and pine and shrubs such as juniper, myrtle, and oleander. There is also the olive tree we featured in a previous post and then the most beautiful Bougainvillea.
To get the same look of a Greek garden we recommend working with neutral backdrops, stone walls and archways, some succulents in weathered terracotta pots and a whitewashed wall with some cobblestones.
It is hard not to be inspired by the rustic, old, effortless beauty of this area. We are filled with new ideas to use and apply to some beautiful spaces when we get back to the UAE.
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