Registration of landscape design of a summer cottage

What areas do you need to highlight?

The development of landscape design begins with zoning - it involves not only dividing into functional areas, but also creating convenient approaches between them.

• The main space of any suburban area is residential. It includes the house and the area around it.
• The next site is a working one. She, in turn, can be divided into separate parts of the garden, garden, farm buildings also belong here - barn, barn and well.
• The recreation area can look completely different: veranda attached to the house, private terrace, alcove, patio, pergola... The recreation area has a swimming pool, sun loungers, hammock, bath and other attributes.

Important! The landscape, for example, alpine slides or other elements, are not separated into a separate space: they are used to decorate existing ones.

In the photo there is a recreation area near the house

If you are going to redistribute and plan a summer cottage in a new way, pay attention to the generally accepted norms:

• ~ 10% should be occupied by buildings;
• ~ 15% is allocated for the economic zone, landscaping and paths;
• the remaining 75% is divided into a garden and a vegetable garden, including a resting place.

Buildings in the country

Landscaping in the country begins with an assessment of the existing arrangement and outline of the plan. The first step is to determine the exact size and availability, as well as the location of the buildings..

The main detail of any garden is house... The ideal place to place it is close to the entrance and parking, so you don't have to carry heavy bags from the car and back across the entire lot.

Important! If you bought a garden without a home, build it in the same corner as most of your neighbors - this will simplify the choice of location and allow you to place the living space away from prying eyes.

Garage or outdoor parking it is logical to put it right at the entrance so that you do not need to drive a car through the entire territory.

Outbuildings (for example, a shed with garden tools and woodcutter), on the contrary, are hidden in the depths of the garden plot. Or placed in another convenient place, ennobling with hedges, decorative lattices and other methods of vertical gardening.

Important! The hozblok should not create a shadow in your country house, the good side is north or north-west.

In the photo there is a country house and neatly stacked firewood

Rest zone includes various attributes, depending on the composition of the family and your personal preferences:

• gazebo, pergola or terrace;
• summer kitchen;
• pool or decorative pond;
• bath or sauna;
• children's or sports ground.

In landscape design, there are two accepted placement scenarios: in the backyard immediately behind the house, or in the depths of the summer cottage, hidden from prying eyes.

Thinking over the tracks

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How to decorate garden paths beautifully for a summer residence?

Just as architects think about the length and location of roads in the city, you should determine the places for future paths in the garden.

The main principle sounds like this: before laying the path, understand where it should lead.

Basic connections:

• a house with any other playgrounds - from a garden to a toilet;
• between flower beds and beds inside the garden;
• separate territories between each other: a garden and a utility block, a gazebo and a bathhouse.

The appearance of the paths themselves is also important: it defines their "activity" in landscape design, and also contributes to the maintenance of a certain style.

The main options are:

1. Small stone imitation... Outline the silhouette of a path on the ground and cover with light, fine gravel, planting plants on both sides.
2. Flat stones... Choose them to create the desired outline and direction. Dark stone is combined with lawns, light looks great in beds and flower beds.
3. Paving stones... It goes well with greens, does not attract undue attention.
4. Cuts... An affordable and easy-to-process material, the main thing is that do not forget to protect it from decay with special impregnations.
5. Large stones... Separated a short distance from each other, they create the perfect backdrop for oriental minimalist styles.
6. Thermodresevina... If you plan to equip a plot in a modern style and use this board, for example, on a terrace, then decorating it with garden paths is an excellent solution.

Advice! On the small summer cottage tall flowers are planted on one side of the path, and low flowers on the other. This technique contributes to the visual increase in space.

In the photo, a path made of natural stone

Landscaping of the site: flower beds, lawn, etc.

Landscaping of a garden plot involves planting not only flowers, shrubs and trees, but also grass: or rather, a lawn.

Lawn in the garden performs a lot of different functions and for each you should choose your own option:

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How to arrange a multi-tiered flower bed in a summer cottage?

• decorative - assumes the most delicate beautiful grass, which is used only for decoration and needs constant care, you cannot walk on it;
• sports - choose plants resistant to trampling with strong roots (bent grass, red fescue, etc.);
• universal - usually it is he who is preferred to everyone else, it combines beautiful greenery and strong roots, you can walk, sit, lie on the surface.

Separately, a green lawn in landscape design is rarely used, most often it is combined with flowers, trees, shrubs, vines.

Flower gardens in the landscape can look like a curb (protects paths, recreation areas and other areas) or a garden bed (a separate element of decor). In appearance, they are distinguished:

1. Mixborder... A flower bed that combines plants of various sizes and formats: from small flowers to bushes and even trees. Lands often along the fence or walls.
2. Rockery... The second name is an alpine slide. Stones are an obligatory attribute, besides flowers. Usually done in English or Japanese style.
3. Vertical flower bed... Salvation for a small area, as well as an area requiring landscaping upwards. One composition contains many perennial flowersand does not take up much space.
4. Modular... Plants are planted in special containers, pallets or placed between the slabs of paths and terraces.

In the photo there is a light path on the lawn

Low-growing shrubs in landscape design are inscribed in a mixborder, planted along a fence or used as a hedge. If a "green fence" is needed high, they are supplemented with gratings with perennial climbing plants, trees or vertical flower beds.

The main positive and negative quality of trees at the same time is the creation of shadow. therefore the place of their landing should be chosen especially carefully: Use to shade windows in your home or sitting area. If a shadow on the site not necessary, carefully study the movement of the sun and choose the space based on this knowledge.

Important! In a small area, it is better to move the trees to the far fence.

In the photo there is a coniferous mixborder

How can you arrange reservoirs?

Looking at fire and water is soothing and energizing. The element of fire is used at every summer cottage (stove, brazier, fireplace, hearth), and reservoirs are still a rarity in landscape design. Depending on the desire and the size of the cottage, both a functional (pool) and decorative (pond, waterfall) version of the water source are available.

Pool installed in a recreation area: if the climate does not allow to dig out and equip a permanent one, use a simple inflatable or frame pool - you can find any shape and size on sale.

Advice! Do not forget to put furniture near the pool (sun loungers, a small table) and make a shelter from the sun (umbrella or canopy).

In the photo, a homemade pond with a waterfall

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Decorative pond you can also buy ready-made, or do it yourself. The finished version is a plastic container of any shape, which is simply dug into the soil and decorated.

A decorative pond is also placed near the relaxation space so that you can admire it during gatherings. Ideally, if the location is in a lowland with high humidity - this space is not suitable for cultivation and cultivation of crops, but it is ideal for organizing a backwater.

The pond is lined with tiles or stones, aquatic plants are planted in it, and decorated with suitable figurines - birds, fish, frogs. For additional surroundings, you can make underwater lighting.

If you want to enjoy not only the view, but also the sound of the water, complement the pond with a small waterfall or fountain. You will have to purchase a pump and do the rest yourself.

Advice! A waterfall or a fountain is made separately, combining with a flower bed or placing it in any suitable corner.

What kind of country decor to use?

Designs using painted tires or gnome figurines are a thing of the past, today decor is used to highlight style and create a special atmosphere.

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Examples of garden decorations that you can make yourself

• For example, plaster or metal statues hidden in dense greenery will perfectly fit into the classical direction.
• A decorative function can be carried by pallets or flower pots: they come in beautiful unusual geometric shapes or quite recognizable silhouettes (house, pagoda).
• If a reservoir is embedded in landscape design or dry stream, make a bridge across it - wooden, stone or rope.
• Lighting can also perform a decorative function: beautiful lanterns, garlands, illumination of flower beds, trees, ponds. All these elements will give the garden a special charm in the dark.

It will not do without alterations: it is generally customary for gardeners to use old things as flower beds. Here are some simple ideas:

• Plant flowers in a pair of fancy dress shoes.
• Make an imitation of "spilled water" out of white or blue flowers and a jug or barrel laid on its side.
• Take the old chest of drawers outside and make small flower beds out of individual boxes.
• Build a Baba Yaga house or other fabulous attributes next to the playground, connect the child's imagination!

The photo shows an unusual "spilled" flower bed

In what style can you arrange?

Perhaps the most popular destination in the CIS is country music. The rustic style involves the abundant use of wood, landscaping is carried out at the expense of fruit trees and shrubs, there is enough space on the site for a vegetable garden.

In the photo there is a summer cottage in the English style

The English style is also as natural as possible, but already more comfortable and decorative. Its second name - landscape - communicates the main goal: to create a beautiful picture.Therefore, it is used mainly in large areas. The priority is the abundance of greenery, natural materials, a combination of lawn and vertical cultivation.

For the southern regions and relief areas, the Mediterranean direction is suitable. Differs in love of colors, combination of green with white and blue, extensive use of natural stone.

In the photo, oriental style in design

The space near the stylish modern house is being refined in the best high-tech traditions. Geometry of forms is the main condition for success, therefore, plants need to be constantly cut or initially planted with varieties with natural correct crowns.

The photo shows an example of landscape design of a summer cottage in a modern style

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Landscaping directly determines the appearance of the garden and affects your comfort in it. Take the time and energy to create beauty around you that you will enjoy for more than one summer.