Dubai        2021

A carefully conceived planting plan delivers a layered, textured garden that boasts character, beauty and movement across the seasons of the year, experimenting with unusual combinations of native, desert and regional species which significantly reduce the ambient temperature of this property.

A palette of silvers, celadons, rich greens with pops of yellow, rust and burgundy defines this garden which celebrates the full life cycle of species. From saplings to seed heads of withered flowers, they offer home and banquet to a daily pantomime of birds and pollinators who feast here and in turn contribute endless animation and music.

The rich, red, sweet sand of the UAE is central and celebrated here in lieu of hardscape, for a wild softness that invites self seeding across the garden and for the benefit of the family’s resident desert hounds!