 The following is a production of New Mexico State University. Jane Davie, Arizona landscape designer and gardener, is responsible for the landscape around the home of John Breeding. She blends a Mediterranean landscape into the natural beauty of the Sedona area. Jane, this house looks like it belongs in this landscape or the landscape belongs around this house. They go well together. It's a beautiful Mediterranean house so it needs a Mediterranean garden. Some of the elements of the Mediterranean garden are extensive hardscaping, lots of water features, lots of shaded areas. Below this water feature we have several pots which carry the overflow of the pond. The plants, they really require a lot of vivid color, lots of texture, lots of fragrance. Is that one of the characteristics? Yes, it is. Most of all, a Mediterranean garden is designed for pleasure. Think of the history of it. I see rosemary and thyme which are from the Mediterranean region. Yes. But I see Russian sage which is not native to the Mediterranean. No, it's not. But it fits well here but also in the surrounding environment. Yes, it does. It leads us into the other transition gardens and I'd like to show them to Curtis. So you transition from this which is a little more cultured into something that is more like the native environment. Yes. This is really interesting. This looks like a native plant mixed with the cultivated plants here. It is. I look around and see all kinds of junipers here but this plant, I don't recognize it. This is chaparral sage. You see it mostly in cultivated gardens. It lends itself well though to native plantings. Wow, and it fits right into the native planting. Yes, it does. I'd like to take you down to show you some more of the native plantings and native flowers. We are in one of the native gardens. As the paths were built, a lot of the soil around was disturbed and we lost a lot of the native plantings and I've tried to recreate it as well as I could using natural plants and here's what we've got. What is that over here? Is that sculpture? We've fooled you. Yes. Most Sedona gardeners have a real problem with havelina so this is John's way to commemorate them in a natural setting. He brought the havelina right in. What does he think of what you've done here? You'd probably be best to ask John. He's up in one of the more spectacular gardens. More spectacular. More spectacular. I've got to see that. Hi John. Welcome to Sedona. Thank you. And Jane has been doing a great job here from my perspective. What do you think? I agree with you. Jane took over this project about four months ago and has done a remarkable job. My only instructions were to her where I'm not a very subtle guy. I like color. I like a lot of color and I like lush gardens everywhere. To me, gardens are just pieces of art on the outside and it takes an artist to put it together and for everyone else to enjoy, and I get to enjoy it. I see the giraffes here. I saw the havelinas already. A little whimsy here and there. It doesn't hurt at all. And you were working with the frogs that came in. Jane told me this park was the most spectacular part of the landscape and I think she's right. I think she is too. I see her over here. I'm going to talk to her about that some more. Very good. Jane, I see what you mean. It's spectacular back here. It's really striking. There it is. Sitting in the middle of a natural environment, this is like a jewel. In the middle of the summer when it's hot out here you can be inside enjoying the garden. That's correct. The preceding was a production of New Mexico State University. The views and opinions in this program are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the NMSU Board of Regents.