This book shows you how to create an easy care and drought resistant Mediterranean style garden in a cooler temperate area. It is full of ideas, photographs and plans to inspire you and it covers a range of approaches, including cacti and succulent gardens, Californian and South African wild flower meadows and formal gardens with Italianate and Islamic features. It has lots of advice on hard landscaping, topiary, mosaics, statuary and water features, and includes a useful plant directory. Paperback published by GMC Publications and richly illustrated.