Garden of a villa in the UAE: how to evaluate convenience before purchasing

Privacy, shade and functional areas are more important than the overall size of the green area.

What will you do in the garden

Divide the scenarios: dinner, child's play, swimming, working with plants or quiet reading. Each one needs its own size and location. A large open area without shade may be less useful than a compact terrace near the kitchen.

Site arrangement

Look at the slope, drainage, access to technical equipment and the ability to walk around the house. Find out which elements apply to a specific area. The landscaping boundary in the photograph does not replace the site plan.

Maintenance

Evaluate regular plant and cover maintenance, maintenance access, and equipment storage. If there is a swimming pool on the site, its operation should be considered separately. It is useful to ask for the actual scope of work, rather than focusing on one general promise of “no maintenance required.”