Garden Maintenance

Buying a villa in Provence is often guided by emotion — architecture, light, views, and the promise of an outdoor lifestyle. For many international buyers, the property feels complete the moment they step inside. What is less obvious is that, in Provence, a villa is rarely a finished product.Most properties are bought with the idea of adapting, improving, or renovating them over time — sometimes subtly, sometimes more significantly. Understanding how the garden, land, and ext

When people ask me what a Provençal garden really looks like, I rarely give a short answer. Not because it is complicated, but because it cannot be reduced to a single image. Over the years, walking through gardens across Provence, I’ve come to understand that a Provençal garden is less about design trends and more about a relationship with the land. It is shaped by climate, soil, and time — and above all, by respect for what already exists. Here, we don’t impose a garden. We