Planting Design for Dry Gardens: Beautiful, Resilient Groundcovers for Terraces, Paved Areas, Gravel and Other Alternatives to the Lawn

Beautiful, resilient groundcovers for terraces, paved areas, gravel and other alternatives to the lawn

Olivier Filippi’s waterwise planting designs offer a beacon of hope to gardeners in dry regions. His low-level plant combinations are low-maintenance, eco-friendly and redefine the conventional distinction between lawn and borders. Discover flowering carpets, green terraces and gravel gardens to die for and an A-Z that includes over 200 plants that thrive in dry conditions.

About the Author:

Nurseryman Olivier Filippi specializes in dry region plants. For the last 25 years he has studied native plant communities in the world s driest places and trialled plants and techniques in his experimental garden in the south of France. He now shares his knowledge with gardeners through his nursery, books, and lecture tours.

Olivier and Clara Filippi run a nursery in the South of France that specializes in exceptional Mediterranean plants. Over 30 years, their pioneering research has taken them to many of the world’s dry-climate regions and given them a unique understanding of the plants that grow there. Olivier Filippi is also a photographer and inspiring lecturer who speaks to a wide international audience on his specialist subject