How to arrange the landscape design of a suburban area of ​​4 ares?

Recommendations for expanding the area

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To visually increase the area, you can use the following tips.

• Color... Dark shades make borders more visible, light shades blur them. Buildings in pastel colors and light flowers visually make the area larger. Items of cold shades seem farther, elements of warm tones - closer.
• Aerial perspective... The use of a gradient color transition when decorating flower beds from dark to light visually makes 4 acres more spacious.
• Linear perspective... Long straight paths, elongated flower beds visually increase the area. Trimming the hedge so that the near end is lower than the far end has the same effect.
• Reflections... The reservoir, like a mirror, reflects the sky, expanding the space.
• Minimum variegation... An abundance of decorative elements, a variety of shades and forms of plants clutter up the atmosphere. To visually increase the area, it is better to give preference to simple lines when planning, neat shapes of flower beds and paths. On a small piece of land, identical plants often look more spectacular, rather than a colorful carpet.

Examples of layouts

Site zoning

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To effectively use a small area of ​​land, you need to draw up a diagram that will reflect the individual zones of the summer cottage. The following elements should be schematically reflected.

• Entrance area... The gate that opens the entrance to the site should be located close to the house. A parking space is also organized if necessary. The owners of the corner plot have the opportunity to equip two entrances. If the dacha on four hundred square meters borders on a forest, it will not be superfluous to make an additional exit on this side.
• Garden... The freshest berries, vegetables straight from the garden and juicy greens - a storehouse of vitamins and natural taste. Not only the result is interesting, but also the process of growing them, so it is necessary to provide a place for planting.

Neatly decorated beds will decorate the garden, as shown in the photo. Arranging a small vegetable garden will not take much time and effort, and the result will be to your taste.

• Rest area... On a garden plot with an area of ​​four hundred square meters, it is important to leave some space for organizing a resting place. A neat lawn gives space for active games, the ability to put sun loungers or an inflatable pool. A campfire site, a small table and benches allow you to spend time with your family and friends, enjoying the fresh air, a well-tended garden and grilled food.

You can separate the recreation area from the garden with the help of graceful wooden partitions.This design does not shade the plants and serves as a decorative element.

• Outbuildings... It is necessary to plan the location of the barn, toilet, bath.
• Playground... A bright sandbox, swings and benches give children the opportunity to spend more interesting time playing. The decor for the site can be done by hand. Enamel pots can easily turn into mushroom caps, large stones - into ladybirds and other animals, old car tires - into swans. By showing imagination and connecting children to the arrangement of the playground, you can have a pleasant time.

The use of natural colors in the design of the children's corner allows you to create a playground in harmony with the exterior. The photo shows an example of a play area for children that matches the environment.

• Flower beds... On four acres there is enough space for arranging bright flower beds. The luxurious flower bed in front of the country house is the pride of the owners of the summer cottage, which attracts enthusiastic glances. In the depths of the garden, a flower garden is also not superfluous. It serves to separate the parking lot from the recreation area or vegetable garden from buildings. When decorating the composition, flowering plants and conifers, ground cover and pyramidal forms, differing in the color of the foliage, are combined. A fragrant flowering carpet along the garden path emphasizes its boundaries.

The photo shows a border that marks the border of the flower garden. In landscape design, the curb can also be used for area zoning.

Distribution of buildings

Locations barn, toilets and baths are dictated by the geometry of the territory and the availability of communications. The personal preferences of the owners of the house play a decisive role in determining the location. Having shown imagination, you can turn outbuildings into a decoration for a summer cottage on four acres.

A neat barn decorated with flowers is not only a storage space garden tools... A memorable building delights and allows you to get creative with its design.

The barn and toilet can be located near the fence, away from the house. Such an arrangement frees up the center of a plot of 4 acres. A toilet and a shed can be combined or be two different buildings.

On four hundred square meters, every meter of space is important. A compact utility block that combines a barn and a toilet will be an excellent solution.

A toilet and shower can be placed under one roof. This option is distinguished by the functionality and convenience of organizing the supply and discharge of water.

The bathhouse is best located closer to the fence, not far from the ditch, so as not to oversaturate the garden with moisture. You can combine the bath with a gazebo, shower or utility room.

In the center of the territory or near its borders, you can build a compact summer kitchen or a gazebo with a barbecue and a stove. The sheltered structure allows you to enjoy cooking and eating at any time, regardless of the weather.

The photo on the left shows a compact gazebo with a stove. Such a building opens up new opportunities for summer vacations.

Landscaping options

A summer cottage of 4 acres can be transformed with the help of beautiful flowering and decorative leafy plants. Low-growing shrubs and dwarf trees can be planted in a single copy or used to decorate borders and hedges... Via climbing plantslocated on supports, you can decorate a living fence, create a canopy or decorate the wall of a building or garden swing.

The beauty of a bright flower garden is admirable and uplifting. Unpretentious perennial plants allow you to keep the care of the flower bed to a minimum. Abundantly flowering annuals make it possible to fill unused space and easily change the landscape design on four acres every year. By combining plants that bloom at different times, you can achieve continuous flowering throughout the warm season.

A bright flower bed, striking the imagination with a riot of colors and shapes, cheers up.By experimenting with a set of plants, you can regularly update your flower garden.

Planters with ampelous plants are hung from a gazebo, terrace or fence. This option of vertical gardening will diversify the landscape design of a plot of 4 acres. Cascading shoots, strewn with flowers, catch the eye to the elements decorated with plants. Blossoming or leafy pots on the lawn or in the drawers of the antique dresser that adorns the porch give the setting an inviting look.

The area drowned in flowers looks very beautiful. To save space on four acres, it is recommended to use vertical gardening. Decorative supports, decorated with ampelous and climbing plants, will help to cope with this task.

Tall trees can be planted along the perimeter of the fence. If the small area is in full sun and not shaded by other plants, fruit trees can be planted in its center. Such plantings will protect from bright sunlight and create a tent effect. On four acres, 2-3 large trees are enough. The growth of the rest will have to be contained by forming their crown.

Real life examples of landscape design for inspiration

An alpine slide can become an expressive accent in the garden. Low coniferous shrubs, mosses, succulents, ground cover plants are used for its landscaping. The space between them is filled with beautiful large stones.

A small artificial reservoir can become a real decoration of a small area. The aquatic plants used for its landscaping diversify the landscape design of the site with an area of ​​four acres.

A small pond not only visually makes 4 acres more, but also serves as a memorable element of landscape design. Large stones, aquatic plants, garden figures and bridges are used for decoration.

Garden paths serve not only as a functional element, but also as an expressive detail of landscape design. Beautiful paths of large stones and pebbles, fine gravel and wood, decorated on both sides with a vegetable border, arranged on four hundred square meters, will delight with their beauty and durability.

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Competent planning of a plot of 4 acres with a house allows you to use the limited space most efficiently. Zoning, thoughtful arrangement of outbuildings and expressive landscape design, made in the same style, can turn a small plot of four hundred square meters into a comfortable place to relax, where you will have a pleasant time.