Landscaping of a country house - new trends and classics of design. Modern landscape design. Main Trends Landscaping Villa

The Japanese, suffering from a lack of free space, perceive nature as a gift from above. They “see a huge world in small things” and try to make their garden perfect. Why don't we take an example from them? In our time, a person is surrounded by a mass of everything artificial and unreal. That is why it is extremely important not to lose touch with nature, to remain one with it. Have your own territory, albeit quite small, where you can rest, relax and recuperate after a busy day. Therefore, the landscape design of the suburban area worries many.

Landscape design is a subtle art that allows you to turn an ordinary piece of land into a real one paradise with its own character and personality, filled with a special calmness and harmony. To comprehend all the subtleties of the landscape design of a summer cottage, making it beautiful and convenient, everyone can do. For this, just your desire and the necessary information, which you can always find in this section, are enough.

Here you will learn about different styles landscape architecture, you will see photos and examples of different landscape design solutions. You can discuss such issues as vertical gardening and design, arrangement of flower beds, reservoirs, fountains, lawns and everything else related to landscaping and landscaping. Articles from this section will help ease your work and cope with the difficult task of decorating a summer cottage with your own hands.

Very soon, new subsections will appear in the section: "Water structures", "Decorative elements of the garden", "Paths in the garden", etc. In them you can find all the necessary information to create not just beautiful garden, a flowerbed and properly equip an alpine slide, but also various garden decorations, real works of landscape gardening art.

You will get a lot of non-standard ideas, appreciate the work of other users and, of course, get necessary advice specialists who will make your garden unique. You can share useful information with others by talking about your victories and failures, achievements and options for landscaping your summer cottage with your own hands. This will help other users of the site to avoid stupid mistakes when arranging a summer cottage. And their advice, in turn, will help you.

Creation unique design plot country house Is, of course, a difficult multi-stage process. But sharing with each other necessary information and secrets, prompting and advising each other, you will undoubtedly be able to create a high-quality and beautiful landscape design with your own hands. And we will definitely help you with this!

Mandatory preparatory work

Only people who are far from gardening and horticulture may think that it is not difficult to organize a cozy green corner in the country that meets all the family's requirements for rest, work and entertainment in nature. That it is enough to plant fruit trees, to make a flower bed, to equip beds for growing vegetables and greens, to install a gazebo. But the requirements for comfort and relaxation are fresh air everyone is different - some need a playground in the shade of green spaces, others need a spacious outdoor dining area for family dinners and receiving guests, almost everyone wants to have a barbecue area, and someone just needs a hammock to relax in the cool among the trees and bushes. It is in accordance with your requirements and the possibilities of the summer cottage that you need to make detailed plan arrangement.

So, on a regular sheet of paper or in a special design program (found on the Internet free version will not be difficult) it will be necessary to note:

to designate exact dimensions and the shape of the territory, determine the scale (the more accurate the calculations, the less improvements there will be on the ground);
it is necessary to note on the plan already built buildings - a house, a garage, a capital gazebo, a bathhouse, etc.;
also mark the planned construction - mark even small buildings (from a chicken coop to a dog kennel), it always seems that there is a place for a small building (especially on a large plot), but in fact you often have to postpone or change your plans, having already started work;
experts recommend dividing the entire site into zones - squares, each of which will have its own main element(for example, in an outdoor recreation area, a gazebo with a dining group or a spacious swing can be a key subject of landscape design);
mark all perennial plants that are already on the territory and mark the planting of new ones, taking into account the distance between the plantings and the distance in relation to the buildings;
next comes the difficult point of marking all engineering systems- from plumbing to lighting (it is necessary to designate both existing communications and the planned laying of pipes or wires).

But the initial stage of preparation is not limited to drawing on paper. It is necessary to carry out what is called "reconnaissance on the ground":

find out the features of the soil;
presence (possible) of groundwater;
if there are places of stagnant water, then drainage;
it is also necessary to determine the level of hilly terrain (experts recommend not to level the site, but to use the features of the landscape of a particular area to create the most natural image of the site, but in some cases it is simply necessary to get rid of the unevenness of the soil).

Choosing a style of performance, the image of a summer cottage

Creating a challenging practical space where you can grow fruits, vegetables and herbs, but really harmonious image a summer cottage with all the elements necessary for work and rest is not an easy task. Obviously, it will take a lot of work to get a balanced landscape design picture. The choice of stylistic direction and color scheme for the design of your summer cottage will largely be determined by the elements that fill it. Conventionally, all "participants" in the arrangement of the dacha territory can be divided into the following groups.

1.Elements of natural (natural) landscape. Everything that was created by nature - trees, shrubs and other plants, mounds, pits, stones, natural reservoirs, will influence the creation of an image of a certain color palette if you leave them on your site. Of course, the color scheme of the site will change with the change of seasons and the peculiarities of the climatic conditions of each specific area.

2. Architectural structures. These elements of landscape design include, first of all, the main building (a small country house or a spacious estate, depending on the scale of the cottage itself). Also, various annexes to the house and independent structures can be attributed to the objects of architecture - a veranda, a bathhouse, a sauna, a garage, a shed, a capital greenhouse, a gazebo, a shed and even bridges. Obviously, all architectural objects will be sustained in one stylistic direction, will overlap in color solutions and the choice of facade design. But at the same time, you can choose one element, which will become an accent in the overall ensemble. Most often, the main building becomes the key structure, but there are exceptions.

3.Elements of social and decorative landscape. This type of landscape design items include everything that was created by human hands - plantings, reservoirs, sculptures, flower beds and beds, rock gardens and other types of slides. In this group of elements, you can use an infinite variety of color options - the creation of flower beds and alleys from certain plants allows you to "paint" the site in different colors, given that in most parts of our country the warm season (growth and flowering of plants) lasts from April to October. In addition, there are many varieties of evergreen plants that can be grown almost throughout the entire territory of our country to create a permanent green and fresh background for a comfortable image of a summer cottage.

4. Other elements of landscape design. Everything that does not "fit" in other groups can be attributed to this type - flooring and platforms, garden paths and playgrounds, items of entertainment for the playground, various decorative elements.

It is the choice of the color scheme of the image of the summer cottage that can help create a difficult aesthetic picture, but also mask the shortcomings and highlight the advantages, visually change the shape of the territory, and enlarge it. The advantage of choosing the right colors is that they help coordinate appearance suburban area, without resorting to drastic changes.

Garden paths - practical and aesthetic design

Garden paths in a summer cottage are not only a convenient and safe way to move between objects and segments of landscape design, but also a way of zoning a space and decorating it. Therefore, the paths and paths on adjoining territory can be not only reliable and practical, but also original, beautiful, executed in a general manner of design of the entire site.

Garden paths can be made from the following materials:

stone ("plastushka", river stone or pebbles, paving stones);
wood (painted or coated with special varnishes and antiseptics);
concrete in various modifications;
brick (clinker or ordinary);
waste material ( plastic lids, bottles or parts thereof, corks and any other material that can be used to create a safe and sufficient solid surface for summer cottages).

Also, according to the method of execution, all tracks can be divided into solid and not solid - the name speaks for itself and leaves no discrepancy in determining the appearance of the two options. In addition, the garden trails can be divided into temporary and permanent. Basically, in summer cottages, permanent paths are used, but it happens that the owners use the site for a short time and it turns out to be more expedient to lay temporary paths.

Flowerbeds and beds - a variety of options

Flower beds and flower beds are one of the most popular ways to decorate any territory. Whatever the size of your summer cottage. There is always a place on it for a small, but beautiful flower bed. Well, it is simply impossible to imagine a Russian dacha without beds with vegetables, roots and herbs. And if by functional purpose flowerbeds and beds differ somewhat, then in the way of execution they intersect in many respects.

Flower beds can be divided into the following types:

regular;
irregular;
carpet;
raised;
traditional monoclumba;
vertical;
flower beds created not on the ground, but in special devices.

Of course, flower beds can differ both in size and shape, and in the type of plants planted. There are a lot of options. The choice of the appearance and content of the flower bed will depend on the size of the area allotted for the flower garden, the type of soil, the climatic conditions of a particular region, your ideas about beauty and aesthetics, the ability to devote to plants certain time and effort.

Performed by country beds there are also many possibilities, and not only in the size and shape of the dug trenches. The beds for growing various crops can be:

traditional;
"Warm";
with drainage;
beds-boxes;
beds with high sides.

In order to create a bed-box or with high sides, you can use the following materials:

old boards;
polycarbonate sheets;
plastic;
flat or wavy slate;
any waste material that can hold its shape in high humidity conditions for at least one season.

Recreation and dining areas of various modifications

There is no owner of a summer cottage who would not want to equip a place for recreation on his territory, in addition to beds and greenhouses. Well, since for many Russians outdoor recreation is often associated with cooking various dishes on an open fire, the barbecue area will not be superfluous. Most often, the cooking area is arranged like a patio - a platform is laid out with stones or tiles (less often a platform is made of wood). This sector can be covered with a permanent or temporary canopy to protect it from the sun and rain.

Recreation areas with garden furniture, swings or hammocks can be placed on a terrace or open veranda attached to the house or in a separate canopy, in a gazebo or under a tent. It all depends on the general design concept of the site, its size and the needs of the owners.

To create a cozy segment for relaxation or aesthetic and practical dining area under open air, you can use garden furniture made of the following materials:

wood;
plastic;
metal;
rattan (artificial or natural);
willow twigs;
bamboo;
stone or concrete slabs;
glass (triplex glass);
polystyrene;
basalt fiber;
waste material.

Pools, ponds, fountains and more

Experts in the creation of landscape designs argue that to create a truly harmonious atmosphere in a summer cottage, it is not enough to correctly arrange buildings, plant green plants, lay paths and distribute beds and flower beds. In addition to earth (stones) and greenery, water is required. Whether it will be an artificial waterfall, a small pond, a fountain of any modification or a swimming pool depends on the wishes of the owners, the size and characteristics of the territory and the budget for the project.

Pools can differ not only in size and shape. There are overflow pools, artificial reservoirs with several depth levels, stationary and portable (temporary and permanent). The pool can be equipped with a "waterfall" or fountains, and have ramifications. Also, pools differ in the way they filter the water. Of course, all these criteria leave an imprint on the methods of arranging an artificial reservoir, its appearance, the cost of creation and operation.

Always fun to watch beautiful summer cottages in the process of their arrangement. The main dream of the owners of this summer cottage is to create a rose garden with beautiful views from different points of the garden, as well as provide for a small vegetable garden. Let's see how to make the design of a summer cottage yourself, taking into account these wishes.

Suburban area design. Layout

The history of the arrangement at this dacha began with the purchase of a neighboring empty site, the choice of a photo beautiful solution for landscape design, the graceful curvilinear contours of which it was decided to implement in the country.

The future layout of the site was thought out: next to the house, bending around its corner, a patio with a grill will be built, the rest of the site is divided in a ratio of 2 to 1 - a garden with trellises with a gazebo and decorative fountain in the far corner of the garden; the smaller part will be occupied by the vegetable garden, which will be separated from the garden by a wooden decorative picket fence.

Curved contours were marked with a rope.

Then the central front path was laid, trellises for roses and a decorative fence separating the vegetable garden were installed.

After the plants were planted in the flower beds and the lawn was raised, the design of the summer cottage became more attractive.

To protect the flower beds from the grass of the lawn, fences for the flower beds were installed around the perimeter.

On the side of the garden is done. Moreover, in the first year, due to lack of funds, the track was made of wooden planks, but it served less than 2 years and was later replaced with a track from paving slabs.

Recreation area in the design of the suburban area.

The bottom photo is a view of the garden from the side of the entrance to the house. The design of the suburban area is planned in such a way that the most spectacular view of the garden opens up from this point. It will be the main resting place and it is planned to equip it here.

A combination of natural stone (for the center of the patio) and ordinary paving slabs (for the path and decoration of the patio edges) was chosen for the paving of the patio and path around the house.

The combination of light and dark tiles gives a special freshness to this not the sunniest corner of the suburban area.

To enjoy grilled food, a mobile has been added to the wrought iron patio table. wooden table with a small one.

If you are thinking about how to make the design of a summer cottage yourself, take note of the installation of additional lamps near the tree posts near your recreation area. This kind of lighting adds a special intriguing atmosphere to your entire garden.

Garden luminaires with economical LED bulbs were placed along the garden paths.

Country design. Garden gazebo.

In the far part of the garden according to the design project garden plot was planned.

The small size of the gazebo allows you to place garden bench in order to enjoy relaxing in the gazebo in seclusion.
For the same purpose, the gazebo is placed half-turn to the central garden path and, thus, is hidden from direct viewing by flower beds.

The stages of the construction of the gazebo include drawing up a drawing with the main dimensions, concreting the pillars, installing the frame of the gazebo, concreting the site inside the gazebo and laying paving slabs on it.

How to make a fountain in the country.

If the gazebo is trying to hide from sight, then this decorative one is located on the main centerline of the landscape design of the site - at the end of the front garden path and a tunnel of arches of garden roses.

A wall was built from concrete blocks for a decorative waterfall, when water from a pipe at the top of the wall gradually falls down into a bowl. A removable container with a pump is installed behind the wall of the waterfall, which is removed for the winter. Decorative waterfall in the landscape design of a garden plot it is not only a visually beautiful accent, but also protection from extraneous noise, and a pleasant relaxing atmosphere on a hot day. The bright illumination of the fountain makes it the centerpiece of the garden in the evening.

Vegetable garden in the landscape design of the site.

At the summer cottage, it is located behind a decorative picket fence, so as not to violate the general aesthetic harmony of the garden.

In the garden, both conventional and high beds for example for early varieties strawberries.

A littered corner with flower pots and other garden stuff.

In its place they built this decorative wall, on the back of which - garden table with garden tools, and the front side is a kitchen garden with herbs. This is an example of how, in a do-it-yourself site design, a "decorative" element has clear functionality.

Country cottage area. Outbuildings.

Also, small outbuildings were made near the outlet to the street with a tap with water: it is convenient to store a hose for irrigation, buckets, watering cans here.

How to make the design of a summer cottage yourself. Results.

The outer fence of this garden area is mostly a mesh fence.

However, a private recreation area near the house is closed from the street side by a solid fence, which, in combination with five high thujas, completely closes this part of the house and the site from prying eyes. So elegantly and gently, the privacy problem was solved without the need to build a deaf high fence.

Hopefully the story of this garden design you liked it and showed you how to make the design of a summer cottage yourself. That this is an interesting and slow business, if over time some ideas have shown their ineffectiveness, you always have the opportunity to replace them with others.

In the landscape design of a country house, green spaces, relief, lawns, ponds, architectural groups and lighting are equally important. Construction of a single compositional line, consonant with the main structure ( individual home) involves a whole range of landscape works. There are two ways to create a garden with character on the site of a private house: with your own hands and with the help of a professional design agency. The first option is within the power of everyone, the second requires a certain budget.

Landscaping of a country house - where to start?

The development of any territory begins with a drawing or plan on paper. First, divide the site into zones: functional and problematic.

Both in large and small suburban areas, in 6, 12 and 20 acres, the first problem may be uneven terrain, with significant differences. What to do with an uneven area? Turn disadvantages into advantages. Just think how many ascents, slopes, lowlands, inclines, depressions, a series of flat terraces are fraught with interesting possibilities!

If on the site of a country cottage or country house there are small hills "dance" from them. To begin with, the slopes need to be fixed with gabions, and then arrange rockeries on them with saxifrage, bryozoans, hare cabbage, periwinkles and stonecrops.

Ravine or pit in landscape design village house, in which there is an accumulation of melt and rainwater, can be turned into a small pond with murmuring water. Plant perennials (lilies, forget-me-nots), weeping willow around the reservoir.

On an area with a steep slope, it is a good idea to make steps, "cutting" them directly into the earthen slope. The stairs can go down to a rock garden, a pond or to a house, which will be located at the back of the garden.

Slopes of various steepness, small hills or low places (lowlands) will give limited space missing depth. So small garden, divided into two terraces, looks more voluminous and spacious due to the successful zoning with hedges made of shrubs or terraced flower beds.

Drainage device in the landscape design of a private house

The main reason for the subsidence or destruction of the landscape is the regular impact of groundwater. To avoid subsidence, shrinkage and stagnant soil moisture on the site, drainage is created. the main goal drainage system- collection and disposal of melt and rainwater from the site. Drainage can be in the form of a trench (surface storm drainage) or underground drainage.

To prevent contaminated wastewater from entering groundwater and the soil, in the landscape design project of a private house, they must think over sewerage system, laying of pipes for connecting gas and water. This is one of key points with the improvement of both 6 acres and 20.

Fence (fences) in the landscape design of a country house

After laying utilities and installing a drainage system, it is necessary to consider options for fencing the site. In the landscape design of country cottages, in addition to the usual picket fence, there are other interesting options for fences.

For example, unattractive from an aesthetic point of view, but reliable in operation, from the inside (from the yard) is masked with a hedge of adult conifers. Krupnomers for gardening the fence of the personal plot are planted along (in front of) the fence.

It is better to buy seedlings in special nurseries. There you can also pick up meter-long seedlings of thujas, pines or spruces for decorating a green fence. But in this case, you have to worry about whether the trees will take root. When planning an independent cultivation of conifers in the country, keep in mind that plants grow in growth from 10 to 30 cm per year.

Lawn grass in landscape design near the house

The type of green lawn is determined before the start earthworks... It is selected taking into account the further use of the lawn, since the device of the lawn in the landscape design of a country house for the patio area and children's outdoor games is radically different in the variety and quality of cereals.

When an unpretentious lawn is needed, which does not need to be looked after all the time, herbs are planted that do not need regular mowing and special feeding. To create such a lawn, a mixture of three components is chosen: fescue, meadow bluegrass and bent grass. These seeds are great for sowing small-scale areas, as well as for large ones - more than 20 acres.

In places where an area for walking animals is planned on the site, a sports lawn is laid out - hard and dense. Purely decorative corners the landscape of the house is decorated with an expensive and respectable English (parterre lawn). To organize a recreation area under the shade of trees, a garden and park lawn is grown. For those who are not ready to wait for the grass to grow, there are ready-made roll strips of herbs that are sold in nurseries right with the turf.

Becoming part of decorative design plot, a green lawn will increase the humidity near the house, like a sponge absorbs dust and soot, giving in return freshness and purity of the air.

Landscape design options for a country house

Green spaces - coniferous and deciduous trees form the basis of the plant decoration of any private territory. near the cottage can be group or ordinary. Lonely planted trees, especially in small areas (6, 10 acres), attract a lot of attention. There should be no flaws on them, plants growing alone must look perfect for all four seasons. For ordinary planting, they have proven themselves well: thuja, maple, walnut, chestnut, oak, juniper, spruce, linden, ash.

Garden compositions on the site include alleys and groups.

On a large plot of 20-30 acres, a group created from several plants of one or different kind, are often located in the center of the site. Moreover, the most tall plant planted in the middle, small shrubs at the edges. To add brightness to the composition, deciduous specimens with beautiful flowers or variegated foliage.

Hedges are formed from winter-hardy, free-growing plants or plants that require shearing. Pedestrian paths (alleys) in the landscape design of the house, are planted with shrubs observing the rhythm and close planting.

Do-it-yourself flower beds in the landscape design of a private house

For a spectacular demonstration of the site, standard roses are used. Small trees are an indispensable material for single plantings and creation flower arrangements... A special impression is made by weeping standard forms, the whips of which hang from the gazebos and roofs of the terraces to the very ground. Cascades from blooming roses can be grown near the house and on special supports.

When decorating a rural house, I want the flowers to bloom all summer, be not capricious and cause a minimum of trouble. The fastest way to acquire beautiful flower bed- plant annuals and bulbs. After planting, the flower garden will begin to smell sweet after a month.

Don't have time to sow and change the composition of the flower garden every year? Opt for perennials. Once rooted, flowers on alpine coaster, rockeries and mixborders, will delight the eye for many years.

Flower bed scheme for landscape design of a country house (photo)

A (1) A beautifully flowering shrub "Buddleya David" (cultivar with pinkish-lilac flowers). Well tolerates curly hair, blooms from July to October.

B (1) Wild shrub "Rosa rugosa" (better known to us the name of the plant - "rose hips"). She does not need shelter in winter, blooms profusely in the middle of summer.

C (8) Lilies from Asian hybrids are the soloists of the flower garden in the photo. Hardy flowers with large inflorescences and high growth are good both in a single planting and in a garden group.

D (2) In the photo of the "Shrub Aster" flower garden. In out-of-town landscaping, this profusely flowering shrub is used as a curb to line mixborders or walkways. The perennial flowering period occurs at the end of August - beginning of November. Bulbous flowers grow without transplantation for 3-5 years.

E (12) "Salvia" blooms in June-July. It ends with the arrival of autumn frosts. On densely pubescent green stems, friable bright pink inflorescences contrast effectively.

F (3) Intricate buds of "Aquilegia" - the object of desire of hundreds of owners of suburban areas. The catchment, as the blue flower is also called, blooms spectacularly from year to year, multiplying by seeds.

G (3) "Dwarf daylilies" are unpretentious in cultivation. Planted in September, it will bloom beautifully in May to decorate the garden until October.

Modern landscape design of a country house with a gazebo and an artificial reservoir

If the territory of the site and the budget allows, and the landscape design is supposed to be made in a landscape (natural) style, then a small pond with a gazebo will be quite appropriate.

The contours of the reservoir are made extremely winding, without placing any art objects or artificial decor on its banks. Especially carefully masking communications. Pipes and hatches are decorated at the shores of the reservoir with sedge, dwarf willows, buzulnik, and badan.

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The concept of the landscape style of a private house will fit well wooden gazebo, pergola or patio with vertical gardening from noble species of lianas: maiden grapes, ivy or climbing rose.

It is good to connect a gazebo with an artificial lake from small pebbles. The Poskharsky Bell in dark blue color and pebbles will help imitate water flows.

In order not to stumble on the decorative cobblestones carefully laid out according to Feng Shui at night, it is reasonable to take care of lighting the landscape. For cottages with small backyards, a bulky lighting system is not needed. You can create an individual atmosphere by illuminating the porch of the house, garden path and flower bed.

In the landscape design of a large country house, the maximum level of brightness is directed to the lighting of accent elements - patios, garden groups, gazebos, water structures, stone slides. For the organization of safe and functional lighting, floor lamps, spherical lamps, brass lamps in the Loft style are suitable. Hidden lighting built into the base of steps, fountains and other landscape elements, and mini-spotlights can be multi-colored or monochromatic, depending on what kind of look you want to give the site - festively romantic or mysterious, full of drama.

The best ideas for landscape design of country houses according to the projects of foreign architects in the photo:

Landscaping of a personal plot or private courtyard is not just the ability to transform the area around the house, it is a real art of creating beauty and harmony of your "I" with the surrounding nature... Only at first glance, everything is simple - I planted several fruitful trees on the site, a couple of bushes near the entrance, broke a flower bed and covered the rest of the space with a lawn. But what to do if such a scenario does not meet your aesthetic requirements. If in your dreams you saw a well-groomed summer cottage or a small backyard where you can relax in a hammock in the fresh air or have lunch with the whole family in a cozy gazebo, or maybe read a book near a small pond?

How to equip the territory near a country house or private household so that the owners would be pleased to look at the fruits of their labors, and there was something to surprise the guests with? We hope that our selection interesting projects landscape design, created for plots of various sizes and shapes, territorial location and practical purpose, will help you get inspired for "garden" exploits on your own plot.

We plan the design of the territory near the house

After a dusty and noisy city, it is so nice to plunge into an oasis of greenery and freshness, which is located in your own backyard of a private household, or to go to the country house on a weekend and plunge into the world of incredible closeness to nature. But in any case, it will take a lot of work to create not only a green, blooming space, but also a practical place to relax with the whole family and in the company of friends and acquaintances.

Before you start planning landscape design in your territory, you will have to work on paper or in a special planner program:

indicate the exact size and shape of the site;
mark on the plan already existing buildings (house, garage, etc.);
mark the buildings that you would like to erect (put absolutely everything on the plan - from the doghouse to the gazebo), even if it seems that the building is small and there is always a place for it, it is better to take everything into account at once, there is always not enough space, no matter how much It was;
divide the entire site into segments - squares, in each of which one or another design element will be located (this way it will be easier for you to evenly distribute all the landscape elements, especially if the site is large);
mark all perennial plants that are already growing on the site and plan to plant new ones (remember the distance between trees and in relation to buildings and structures);
mark on the plan the location of engineering systems (irrigation and water supply of ponds, fountains and cascades, lighting), perhaps at this stage you will need a specialist consultation.

Next, you need to carry out "reconnaissance on the ground" - to find out the features of the soil and flow groundwater(if any), identify places of stagnant water and drain if necessary. You also need to determine the level of hilly land and find out whether you want to level the soil or leave the pristine landscape of a private area.

Choosing a color palette for landscape design

A skillfully selected color palette of landscape design is able to transform and make even the simplest and most low-budget project unique. But for such a harmonious appearance of your summer cottage or personal plot, it is necessary to take into account color range elements, which can be conditionally divided into the following groups:

Elements of the natural landscape. These are shrubs, trees and other plants, mounds and stones, reservoirs and paths that were created by nature itself. Anything you choose to leave to make your landscaping more natural will affect the color palette of the area. It is important to take into account that natural shades will change taking into account the time of year and the characteristics of the climate of the territory of your location.

Subjects of architecture. This is, first of all, the main building of the house and annexes to it - a garage, a veranda, a terrace, a bathhouse, a greenhouse. As well as bridges, gazebos, sheds and other buildings. The facade of the building and the elements of all buildings must be in a harmonious color combination. This does not mean that it is necessary to paint all buildings in one color. Perhaps some structure on your site is destined to become an accent spot, stand out from the general background and take on the role of a focal point. But most often it is the house that becomes the focal center around which the whole concept of decorating the local area is built.

Items of social and decorative landscape. This group includes all plantings, reservoirs, rock gardens and flower beds that were created by the hands of the designer or the owners of the site. In this case, the possibilities of manipulating shades and midtones are endless, using flowering plants you can create a unique colorful "carpet" of plantings, which will change the entire warm season (usually from April to October in our country). After all, entire alleys of evergreens can be used to ensure consistent color dominance in your personal plot or the backyard area.

Other design elements of the site. These include garden paths and playgrounds, decks and platforms, sculptures, hammocks and swings. All these elements leave their mark in the general range of the territory near your summer cottage or private house. In matters of creating a certain mood of landscape design, it is the color palette that plays a key role. With the help of color combinations, you can mask the imperfections of the territory, visually enlarge the space or give it a certain shape, without resorting to drastic actions.

Recreation area with barbecue or hearth

Most of our compatriots who have become the happy owners of a summer cottage or who have decided to improve the courtyard of a private household decide, first of all, to organize a place for cooking barbecue and barbecue. For some, it is enough to build a brazier and put a couple of garden chairs, for others you need a capital shed with a dining group near an outdoor stove and a soft area made up of garden chairs and sofas. How many owners of private houses - so many opinions. But we are sure that from the proposed options for organizing a place for a rest and cooking on a fire, you can find an inspiring project.

BBQ equipment can be installed under a canopy on a wooden deck. But for a barbecue or a Russian stove, you need separate section, preferably on a site paved with stone or clinker bricks. For the convenience of the process of cooking on fire, it is better to place a couple of armchairs and a small table next to the barbecue. The choice of materials for garden furniture is now great - plastic, wood, rattan, metal and their combinations. Plastic furniture is the cheapest. But also practical. Wicker products made of natural rattan look very respectable and even festive, but their price is also high. Based on your financial capabilities and the planned frequency of use of furniture for outdoor gatherings.

Even in a small yard, you can compactly, but at the same time safely place the necessary attributes for cooking on a fire. The most logical thing would be to place a small dining group here, so that you can dine in the fresh air, trying the freshly prepared dishes.

If we talk about an open hearth, then, as a rule, it is made in a round shape. A circle again becomes a logical design of the recreation area near it. The harmonious and compact form of the recreation area not only fulfills the functional assigned to it, but is also able to decorate any personal plot or private courtyard.

Capital structure garden kitchen under a canopy and an outdoor fireplace adjoining it, requires a lot of effort and financial investment. But the cost of such a project is amortized quite quickly, given how often everyone wants to cook and eat food in the fresh air.

Outdoor dining

A great opportunity to dine outside with the whole family or host an open-air dinner party is not to be missed. Moreover, this requires not so much effort. Of course, you will need to purchase a dining group for the street (choose light but durable options for tables, chairs or armchairs, it is better to take folding or easily assembled one into one if you put them vertically). It will be easier for you if your dining area is mobile enough, because for the winter or just in bad weather, you will need to remove furniture under a shed or bring it into the room.

It is better to set the table and chairs for outdoor dining on a paved area with stone or any other tile. This way, you can provide sufficient stability for the furniture and at the same time prevent the metal garden furniture, for example, went deep into the ground.

If you choose a table with a hole for installing an umbrella (there are enough such models among garden furniture), you can provide your family with the opportunity to dine on a hot sunny tribute outside.

Also, an umbrella for protection from the sun can be installed as needed and next to the dining room. outdoor table... But remember about weights for the stability of the structure during the wind.

The awning looks incredibly beautiful, the frame of which is made of wood, and the role of the awning is performed by climbing plants... Any food at such a table will be tastier from the romantic and pleasant atmosphere created by man together with nature.

Garden paths and lawns

It is the combination of garden paths with a lawn (if there is one on your site) that forms the landscape design pattern. The paths not only provide free movement around the territory of your yard or personal plot, but also form certain segments of the landscape.

Someone like the clear geometry in the arrangement of the paths, for others it is more pleasant to look and walk along the winding stone paths that go around certain objects of the landscape design of the site. Paths can be paved with a variety of materials - paving stones, stone, clinker or ordinary bricks, fine gravel and decorative pebbles. The tracks from combined material... For example, you have large stone slabs along the path of the garden path, and cover the space around it with fine gravel.

Another way to make original, but at the same time incredibly functional paths is to fill the space around the concrete slabs with small pebbles. Against the background of a green, perfectly trimmed lawn, such paths look delightful, create an orderly and harmonious atmosphere in the local area.

Nowadays, you can easily purchase a ready-made lawn for your site, it will be brought in rolls and spread on your territory with an individual fit to the curves of its shape. But you can act "the old fashioned way" and sow the cleared area under the lawn, wait for shoots and cut it depending on your preferences. But in this case, it is important to say right away that no one can achieve the ideal seedling density the first time, you have to sow the grass in bald spots and track the new growth. In any case, you will need timely watering of the lawn (think over the irrigation system in advance) and its regular mowing (lawn mowers can be rented, but it is more rational and profitable to purchase a garden unit).

When no boundaries are visible between the lawn and the vast plantings in the flower beds, an incredibly harmonious and natural atmosphere is created in the yard or on the site. In a festive green dress, your yard will delight the eye and give the owners the opportunity to take a break from the concrete and glass structures of the big city.

Artificial reservoirs as an element of landscape design

To make the setting of your summer cottage or small courtyard more harmonious, use water in any of its manifestations. Pools, small ponds or just a bowl of water that flows continuously - ideal for creating a soothing and relaxing environment.

Not a single oriental landscape design is complete without the use of a natural or artificial reservoir, but Asians know a lot about creating a pacifying and balanced atmosphere.

What could be better than being able to plunge into the cool waters of the pool located in the local area on a hot summer day? Of course, to organize a pool on your site, it will be necessary to involve specialists and even heavy construction equipment. But all the costs (time, effort, energy and financial resources) will pay off with the incredible opportunity of owning your own mini-reservoir in your personal plot or in the courtyard of a private house.

A place to rest on a plot with a soft zone

Having the opportunity to relax in the bosom of nature, I would like to do it with maximum comfort - in the shade of trees or an awning, on soft sofas or armchairs. It is possible to equip such a platform both on a wooden deck or platform, and on a site paved with stone or concrete.

If we talk about soft furnishings for outdoor use, it is more practical to use rattan or any other wicker furniture with removable soft seats and backs. Usually, the upholstery textiles of such pillows can be easily cleaned with a damp sponge, or the covers are removable and machine washed.

How to design a small area or small backyard

If you are very limited in the area of the site, then it will be necessary, first of all, to prioritize and decide what is most important for you - to be able to relax in the shade of the trees, to dine with the whole family in the open air, or to equip a barbecue and barbecue area. Or maybe you need a place for a playground or an opportunity to walk your pet?

No matter how you distribute the segments of outdoor recreation that are important to you, you cannot do without fencing your territory. To brighten up the look of a boring fence, plant climbing plants or short trees near it, which will create a natural atmosphere. In such an environment, it will be possible, at least for a while, to forget about the noisy city outside your backyard.

But what if your backyard is just a piece of land you've converted to wood flooring? Or you don't even have a backyard, but you have free space on the roof. There is a way out of any situation. The next few images of design projects for arranging such mini-segments for outdoor recreation are proof of this.

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