▸ SERVICE AREA · SÓLLER VALLEY
Garden care in Sóller.
A microclimate sheltered by the Tramuntana, a valley of century-old orange groves. Here gardens smell of orange blossom.
The area
One valley, one calling.
The Sóller valley is an exception within Mallorca, almost a microcosm: sheltered by the horseshoe of the Tramuntana sierra, with higher relative humidity, deeper alluvial soil and more available water than anywhere else on the island. Historically given over to citrus, in the nineteenth century it was exporting oranges to France from Port de Sóller in quantities that sustained entire villages of the valley. The cultivation persists today, though it coexists with a steadily growing premium residential park and with the tourist pressure of the historic wooden train, which still climbs and descends just as it did then.
Here the garden is read as a natural continuation of the orchard, not as decorative addition. Century-old orange trees under mill towers, lemons beside the stone well, inherited fig trees, fruiting pomegranates, mature Phoenix dactylifera at the door, and Mallorcan stone-paved courtyards with Citrus sinensis and Citrus limon in terracotta pots. The citrus palette is inseparable from the area, and typical services revolve around its care: annual citrus pruning, efficient irrigation adapted to the age of the tree, regeneration of old terraces when they give way, calendar-based organic fertilising, and maintenance of the inherited orange tree with the patience it demands.
Zone data
Soil, climate and altitude.
- Soil
- Annual rainfall
- Sunshine hours
- Typical altitude
The town
Sóller, an entire valley.
Sóller and Port de Sóller
Sóller town concentrates Modernista houses with carved façades (Casa Frontera, Banc de Sóller), Mallorcan stone-paved courtyards and inherited citrus orchards behind walls, hidden from the passer-by but visible from any balcony. Port de Sóller adds a maritime layer: bay-view villas, gardens with mature Phoenix dactylifera, salt-tolerant planting that is nonetheless sheltered by the horseshoe of the valley itself. The most representative gardens remain those of century-old orange groves beneath mill towers, where Citrus sinensis and Citrus limon share the orchard with Ficus carica, Punica granatum, mature Olea europaea and, sometimes, a Phoenix dactylifera at the door with several centuries behind it. The proximity of the sierra shields the valley from extreme summer heat and the westerly wind, which allows for plants slightly more demanding than on the open coast: Hydrangea, Agapanthus africanus, ferns in shaded corners, and even Camellia japonica in a few patios. Deep soil, high relative humidity, available water. The real technical challenge is keeping the inherited citrus alive: careful annual pruning, leaf-miner control, adapted irrigation, organic fertilising and respect for the old tree, which is heritage of the valley just as much as any building.
Services available in the Sóller valley.
Specialised
Pruning of inherited citrus, orange-tree health care, date-palm pruning and large orchard-tree pruning.
Maintenance
Calendar tuned to citrus: seasonal pruning, efficient irrigation, organic fertilisation and terrace maintenance.
Creation
Garden design that respects the inherited citrus orchard, regeneration of terraces and Mallorcan courtyards.
Where we work
We serve all of Mallorca.
Each area has its own character, soil and gardens. Click a zone to discover it.
We serve villas and properties in Andratx, Calvià, Santa Ponsa on the southwest coast; Banyalbufar, Estellencs, Deià in the northern Tramuntana; Valldemossa, Bunyola in the central Tramuntana; Palma, Marratxí in the Bay of Palma; Llucmajor, Campos, Felanitx, Sant Joan, Santanyí across the Migjorn; Sóller; and Alcúdia, Pollença in the north.