Journal

Notes from the garden.

Name: Raíz Landscaping & Design
Address: Sant Carles de Peralta, Illes Balears, ES
Telephone: +34611253017
Price range: €€

A leak nobody was looking for 16 August 2026 Three separate failures in one property's irrigation, none of them visible from the surface — found while we were maintaining the garden after it had been handed over.
The palms that were already lost 16 August 2026 Some of the Canary date palms were already dead when we took the garden on. This is what we found, what we did, and why we plant a different species now.
Forest clearance and firebreaks in Ibiza 16 July 2026 If you own a villa or finca near pine forest or dry scrubland, the vegetation around the house is fuel in July and August.
How to design a low-maintenance villa garden in Ibiza 3 May 2026 A villa garden shouldn't need a full-time job to keep it looking right. Whether you're on the island year-round or only for summer, the garden should work with the climate, not against it.
What actually happens to a season's worth of garden waste 25 April 2026 Cut branches, dry vegetation, palm fronds, hedge trimmings — every garden on this island produces more organic waste than most owners think about, until it's a problem.
Why weed membrane is bad for your garden 12 April 2026 Rolled out under gravel, stretched between shrubs, stapled down with plastic pegs — weed membrane comes up in almost every garden we take on. Almost every time, it's causing more problems than it solves.
Garden maintenance in Ibiza — a guide for villa and finca owners 21 March 2026 A terraced finca with old carobs and almonds, or a villa with clipped hedges and a pool border — keeping either looking right takes different work from what it would in northern Europe, or even mainland Spain.
A roof terrace and pergola, from model to render 21 March 2026 A pergola and roof terrace, followed from a bare massing model through to a finished render. Not built yet — but drawn to the point where every material decision was already made.
Eleven drought-tolerant bushes for an Ibiza garden 1 March 2026 Long, dry summers and mild winters rule out a lot of what looks good in a catalogue. These eleven hold up on the island without daily watering, once they're established.
The Ibiza garden year, and why winter is when the real work happens 1 March 2026 Most of what changes an Ibiza garden happens between October and March, when most owners aren't here.
Xeriscaping in Ibiza — sustainable Mediterranean landscaping 1 March 2026 With Ibiza's hot summers and limited rainfall, xeriscaping has become one of the most effective landscaping methods on the island.
Drip or rotary matters less than where the water comes from 27 February 2026 Most of what's written about drip versus sprinkler treats it as a competition with a winner. In practice it's rarely the interesting question.