Rose Villa

Fournia, Kato Korakiana

The property lies at the top of a hill with amazing views across the valleys.

It is hard to believe that some years ago, just after the property was built and when it ran exclusively off a water tank, it was laid almost completely to lawn.  This has long gone, (apart from some persistent stragglers!).

Even though we have access to mains water now, we try to avoid using it and manage our stored rainwater carefully. In the dry, summer months the garden has to cope without water unless under severe stress.  The planting, thanks to the previous owner’s foresight, has flourished under this regime. We continue in her footsteps, selecting drought tolerant plants as we replace those that have sadly come to end of life, so you will see quite a few fledglings in the garden this year. 

We are careful to encourage as many bees as we can and our swathes of gauras, salvias, lavender and rosemary are much beloved by them.  Beds of natives provide ever-rotating interest across the seasons, and the olive groves give shade as well as an abundance of oil.

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