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Mediterranean · Back yard

Santa Ynez ranch, hillside garden

A dry hillside garden behind a Santa Ynez Valley ranch house: a crape myrtle and pomegranates above a stone wall, French lavender, red autumn sage, yarrow, California poppies and rosemary along a gravel path down to the patio.

YardRemake Studio

USDA Zone 9Starter set · Central Valley · Citrus & Mediterranean
Santa Ynez ranch, hillside garden — the original photo
Santa Ynez ranch, hillside garden — the finished design

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How this design was made

The before is an AI-generated stand-in, not a customer’s yard. The after is our engine’s unedited Mediterranean design for zone 9, locked to the plants of one starter set and laid out with the studio’s planting plan, and the planting list keeps only the set’s plants we confirmed in the picture. Every pin comes from our plant-identification pass, never placed by hand, and passes a second, independent check. The close-ups re-imagine what the main view doesn’t show, so a path, a step or a pot can differ. Planted from the “Central Valley · Citrus & Mediterranean” starter set — a researched assortment from our own plant library.

The planting list

Planted from the “Central Valley · Citrus & Mediterranean” starter set — layered canopy, mid-layer and groundcover.

Crape Myrtle
Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Zone 6-9
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Pomegranate
Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Zone 8-11
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French Lavender
French Lavender
Lavandula dentata
Zone 5-9
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Autumn Sage (Red)
Autumn Sage (Red)
Salvia greggii
Zone 6-9
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Yarrow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Zone 3-9
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California Poppy
California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Zone 6-10
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Rosemary
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Zone 8-10
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