Olivier Filippi and his wife Clara run a specialist nursery,
located in the South of France, dedicated to drought tolerant
plants. Olivier and Clara started their research in the 1980s and
since then have travelled extensively throughout the Mediterranean
and to similar climate regions around the world to study plant
adaptation in dry climates.
Their experience of plants in the wild and their experiments in
their own trial garden have given them a unique understanding of
the needs of dry climate plants. Based on their knowledge of
landscape dynamics across the Mediterranean, they continue to work
on a new approach to low maintenance and pesticide free gardens for
dry climate regions.
Olivier is a photographer and author of several books. He
lectures frequently on dry gardening techniques and design inspired
by Mediterranean landscapes.