IN BRIEF
Name The Ilias Estate. What A Mediterranean dry garden. Where Peloponnese peninsula, at the southern tip of the Greek mainland. Size Ten-acre estate, with a planted area of around 1,300 square metres. Soil Alkaline, well-drained, stony soil. Climate Mediterranean with long, hot, dry summers and short, rainy winters). Temperature can range from -3ºC in winter to 45ºC in summer. Hardiness zone USDA 10.
From the Taygetos Terrace, a tapestry of Mediterranean natives rolls eastwards, drawing the eye towards the stupendous backdrop of Mount Taygetos. Specimen trees including oak ( subsp. ) and almond frame drifts of aromatic shrubs and
