Old olives and vine rows behind dry stone walls at Petra, with a stone finca and cistern on the flat interior

Landscaping in Petra and Es Pla

Petra sits in the middle of the plain, in country of almond, vine and stone walls where the working land and the garden are rarely separate things. Describe your property and we pass the request to companies covering the interior.

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The plain has its own weather

Away from the coast the temperature swings further in both directions. Summer afternoons are hotter than anywhere on the shore and clear winter nights are cold enough to catch tender planting, so species that survive at sea level are not automatically safe here.

Rainfall is lower than in the Tramuntana and arrives in the same few autumn events, which puts the emphasis on storing what falls and on ground that can hold it once it has soaked in.

The traditional plant list is the reliable one. Almond, carob, fig, vine and olive have been on this ground for centuries because they take the extremes without help.

What gardens in Es Pla usually need

  • Irrigation designed around a well or cistern
  • Planting that tolerates hot days and cold nights
  • Almond, vine and carob brought back into condition
  • A clear boundary between garden and farmland
  • Windbreaks across open ground
  • Deep mulch to reduce summer evaporation
  • Clearance and firebreak margins on rural parcels
  • Seasonal management rather than weekly visits

Most requested here

Fincas and rural estates

How land and garden get handled differently.

Drought tolerant gardens

The planting this climate rewards.

Dry stone and retaining walls

The walls that divide every parcel out here.

Is the interior really colder in winter?

On clear nights yes, noticeably. It is the main reason a plant that thrives on the coast can fail inland.

How reliable are wells here?

It varies by parcel and by year. Have the flow measured before an irrigation system is designed around it.

Do companies cover the whole plain?

Several are based in it. Give the exact village so the request reaches the right ones.

Nearby areas

Sineu

As far from the sea as it is possible to be here.

Manacor

Heavy red ground and a hot inland summer.

Ariany

Inland heat, inland cold, and a well instead of a mains.

Get quotes in Petra and Es Pla

Describe the land and the garden separately, and let companies price both.

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