Gardening for the Algarve

  • Garden Landscaping

    Since we began landscape gardening on the Algarve in 1995, we have created hundreds of beautifully landscaped gardens of a variety of shapes, sizes and budgets. A lot has changed since then, particularly the recent pandemic. Today we regularly advise clients on creating sustainable and edible gardens.

    Our impressive landscape gardening portfolio covers a vast range of garden designs to suit all needs using innovative irrigation systems and the latest technology.

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  • Irrigation Systems for the Algarve garden

    It is essential throughout the Algarve, that each garden needs to install an adequate irrigation system. With longer, hotter summers and drying northerly winds, it is imperative to keep the garden healthy throughout the year. This needs to be properly installed using recognised parts such as Hunter, Rainbird and Nelson with fittings from Plimat or Unidelta.

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  • Get a Diagnostic Report for your garden

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    Get a detailed report of the potential problems in your garden, plus step by step instructions on how to put them right. More »

  • Lawn Doctor

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    Once your green carpet has been laid or seeded, ongoing maintenance is essential. Monthly fertilizers, cutworm prevention, irrigation checks, scarifying, as well as an adequate lawn mower and strimmer are required. More »

  • Mediterranean Gardening magazine

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    For more than two years, we wrote and published a gardening magazine - Mediterranean Gardening and Outdoor Living, which was available throughout Portugal and Spain. If you would like to obtain a copy please contact us on manager@medgardening.com


Artificial Lawns

Due to the ongoing climate changes, and declines in water reserves here on the Algarve bringing higher water bills, we as landscape contractors, have to adapt to environmental conditions.

Since the early 2000's we have been offering our clients alternative landscaping ideas to large areas of lawn by introducing low maintenance gardens on the Algarve with a range of styles and contrasts to keep both maintenance and water costs down. These days, a large proportion of our landscaping business involves taking out once prized lawns in favour of more cost effective solutions.

This doesn't mean you have to give up your English style garden. Fortunately new technology and a competitive market has created synthetic grasses that really do look like the real thing.

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Creating an atmosphere of Peace and Tranquilty

small garden design We can create gardens to whatever size and whatever budget, transforming your outdoor space to suit your individual living habits and tastes. From small courtyards to rambling estates, no job is too difficult for us.