Landscaping of a summer cottage: how to choose what suits you

The term "landscape design" today is unusually fashionable. And he came to us from the West, where he was born at the beginning of the 20th century, although I must say that the origins of the art of cultivating and ennobling the territories stretch from ancient times. Today, there are a lot of creative ideas and such a variety of options for modern landscape design that each person will easily find his own individual solution that will appeal to him. But remember - the key to success is simplicity, convenience and harmony, "everything ingenious is simple."

Let's talk about the most popular decorative techniques

• garden bridges - in fact, this is a continuation of the paths, their function is, first of all, the pedestrian, and secondly, to make the walking route the most spectacular, interesting, intriguing and impressive, such bridges look wonderful in any garden of any size, and I’m still small help to visually increase the area, the most interesting are handmade bridges made according to an individual sketch, the material used can be stone, wood or metal - it depends on the architectural style and overall design in our garden;
• dry stream - if it’s impossible to create a natural body of water for some reason, you can resort to an artificial one, namely, you can use a device of a stone or dry stream that simulates a dried riverbed, such devices are made of glass balls, marble chips and artificial stones, essentially dry the stream is a classic attribute of the Japanese garden, bearing in addition to the decorative still sacred meaning - according to the Japanese, a dry stream should bring prosperity and harmony to the house, smooth shiny pebbles symbolizing ruyut drained water, and white - the rapids and waterfalls, stone crumb helps to simulate the surface of the water, and on the edges of "stream" is usually planted low pine trees, by the way, garden bridge will be an excellent complement paintings;
• a neglected kindergarten is another decorative technique for those who do not seek to create a sleek geometric clarity and rigor, natural ecological chaotic gardens are gaining more and more popularity today, because they imitate the natural “combed” nature, and the most popular technique is imitation of an abandoned garden with paths covered with moss, weeds and thickets, but the most interesting thing is that creating such a corner is far from cheap pleasure, because to achieve the effect of a strong neglect seems rather difficult, but to create an eco-garden is much easier, because insects, birds, and even pets can help in this, the main thing is to create favorable living conditions for them: baths for birds, feeders, birdhouses, etc.

• luminous stones - this technique is the key in landscape design, especially in the dark, and is an alternative to various kinds of lamps and lanterns, in addition, luminous stones bring an atmosphere of fabulousness and magic to the garden design, forming fascinating landscapes, combining the magic of light and the aesthetics of the stone, and from themselves they are a self-luminous polymer plastic that accumulates light from absolutely any source, whether natural or artificial, i.e. electricity with this option is perfectly saved, the benefit is that the life of such pebbles is unlimited, as is the number of recharges, among other things, they are not afraid of either heat or cold, they can be cleaned with detergents, in other words, it's just a godsend for those who wants to create a unique and amazing landscape design of his garden

How to choose what you need and what to consider

First of all, remember that the rest at your summer cottage must be comfortable, because it is so necessary, especially after hard working days. In this regard, the creation of landscape design is a complex task that simultaneously solves several functional problems, so that in the end a harmonious composition in a single style is obtained.

Be sure to draw up a project where the main directions and tasks of design are determined taking into account all the wishes of the owners and the recommendations of the designer. However, the creation of a project can only be started after studying the terrain and all its features (soil composition, topography, climatic conditions, etc.). Every detail should be thought out in the composition of the site. For example, straight paths are perfectly combined with rounded flower beds, if the site has fairly rigid borders, they can be softened using a pool or a pond with soft lines. Such a contrast also looks spectacular: a group of tall trees and low shrubs. Another very important point - in the overall composition of the site must be at least one center (several can be). It can be a fountain, a sculpture, a beautifully trimmed tree or something else.

Also of great importance for a successful design is the right color scheme. The main task is to avoid excessive variegation. All elements (the color of the house, fence, barn, etc.) should be in perfect harmony with each other and emphasize the beauty of each individually.
When choosing plants for your garden, you should consider the decorative and aesthetic properties of each of them, as well as its compatibility with other types of plants. Do not forget to think about how to care for them, how difficult they are or vice versa easy. After all, the site should look well-groomed at any time of the year, whether it be early spring or the height of a sultry summer.
In connection with all of the foregoing, it is desirable to entrust such a task to a real specialist and professional in this field, because Landscaping of the site is not an easy task.

If your summer cottage is small

The usual standard summer cottage does not differ in huge area, so there is not so much space left, especially since I want to plant a garden and an orchard. Therefore, the design of a small area should be approached even more carefully and thoughtfully. Sometimes in landscape design it is enough to make only some changes, from which the appearance of your site will significantly change. For example, the beauty of the garden largely depends on the planted plants and flowers, it is only important to take into account their growth rate and size. A small site requires a more thorough approach in its design, because here literally everything is in sight, including all the mistakes and mistakes. The biggest mistake that people make when arranging a small site is to oversaturate the territory with all kinds of decorative elements, such as flower beds, borders, rose gardens, alpine slides, ponds and other bells and whistles, which they saw in beautiful photographs in the photo gallery. Those. it turns out that at the cottage site sundries are much more than the place allows. You should not make such a mistake and get carried away with all these decorative elements. Keep a sense of style and keep simple - success will be there.

A few words about the landscaping of the site

What is landscaping? Let's look in detail. Landscaping includes:

• the lawn arrangement is one of the most popular points, it is very important to organize the correct and accurate layout, prepare the ground and select the necessary mixtures, because half the success depends on the quality of the lawn grass, roll lawns are especially popular now;

• planting trees - without this point, is also nowhere, because landscaping a site without trees is simply unthinkable, it is important to show literacy in a combination of different species, and also take into account that over time the trees will occupy a much larger space, because they tend to grow;

• the creation of flower beds - and this item is no less important, because flower gardening is usually given great attention, because they will delight us throughout the summer period, but here it all depends on your personal preferences and tastes, because in this matter, people's opinions differ greatly;

• creation of a rock garden - this point can claim the most important attraction of your site, if you approach it very seriously, think it over in advance, choose the right place and plants for this, and there are a lot of types of alpine slides

A few words about beautification

Now we will understand what improvement is:

• the device of a decorative reservoir - for this it is not at all necessary to have a large garden, a decorative reservoir can be the center of the composition or complement all other decorative elements, such as planting trees, open buildings of bridges, arbors, etc.

• the device of a decorative fountain - will help to give completeness to the composition, presenting the final stage of landscaping the site, and it does not matter if there is a natural reservoir, the fountain can be built almost anywhere;
• creation of retaining walls - this is one of the elements used in creating landscape design, especially with relief, retaining walls are usually built of natural stone, but can also be made of cheaper material;

• arrangement of paths and platforms - when landscaping a summer cottage, paths represent the most functional element, for which stone (natural or artificial) or gravel is usually used;

• natural stone finish - this means concreting the entry areas, as well as ordinary walkways, the surfaces of which are subsequently finished with natural or very high quality artificial stone;
• site lighting device - a landscape lighting system is able to emphasize all the charms you have in the evening and at night, if you select it individually for your site

And remember that landscape design is a whole science in the field of natural arrangement of space with maintaining a single harmony.

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