Said’s father, Sidi Mohammed, has been hard at work on site at L’Amandier. His long experience as a professional gardener is paying off as the private gardens of our Moroccan villas are taking shape. The villas are taking on a softer, more natural appearance and, as intended, will eventually blend seamlessly into the landscape. The earthy coloured render was chosen to replicate the colour of the soil and as the gardens become more established they will provide privacy as well as colour and tranquility.

The gardens are terraced over different levels and local, flowering succulents have been used to carpet the terraces, along with grasses and rocks from the land.

The back garden of Villa 5…

I spied a bunch of flourishing tomato plants randomly interspersed amongst the promegranate borders and was slightly bemused at the rational behind them. It turns out that there was no rational…they are the side result of the donkey manure used to fertilize the soil. Clearly the donkeys eat a lot of tomatoes up here in the Atlas mountains.

The wild pomegranate borders are gently being encouraged to grow upwards and will eventually form a sturdy hedge to cover the wire fencing.

Related posts:

1. Build phase 2 at L’Amandier villas
2. Site visit (11 June) : the bejmat tiled floor is laid
3. La Roseraie: Ouirgane on horseback