Landscape design of a country house Parametersof this garden The plot area is 50 acres. The main problem that its owners faced was the typical Rublyovka proximity of neighbors. The view of the neighboring plot was blocked by a hedge and alleys. The garden is planned in such a way that a person walking through it is constantly in a space formed by alleys of flowering apple trees, a belvedere of oaks, and a berceau (an alley planted with trees in the form of arches) of apple trees. Functional zones formed by groups of plants replace one another. A walk through such a garden may seem endless. The slight slope of the plot was used to lay out terraces in the Tuscan style.
Are all areas suitable for creating a garden?In the Moscow region, land is very expensive, and few people buy a plot of land large enough to create a park like the famous Courances in France. But even on 20 acres you can create a full-fledged garden. The "architecture" of the garden allows you to visually increase the area, which creates the effect of infinite perspective. The type of soil does not matter, because the soil is locally replaced under each imported plant. The lawn is the final touch in the design of the garden. Rolled lawns do not take root in Russia. They are only suitable for weddings or funerals - when you urgently need to cover an unsightly part of the site. In other cases, the grass must be sown. There are a lot of lawn options. From "Moorish", with an abundance of wild flowers, to dense sports. The germination time of seeds is two weeks. Sowing is done throughout the summer.
There are never too many plants in the garden - whatthe more colors, the better. When will they be big? Right away. «If you approach the creation of a garden systematically, i.e. make a well-developed 3D model, an engineering project, then the actual planting of plants will take only 1—2 weeks, – says Deputy General Director of IL NATURE Ellina Kamanina. –The owner should treat the garden no less seriously than the construction of a house, otherwise there will be an imbalance in the perception of the entire ensemble». «It is best to design a garden in winter. Then, based on the 3D model, you need to reserve plants in a European nursery for shipment to Russia. Planting is carried out from May to the end of July. In August, we try to complete the work so that the plants go into wintering, having already grown their root system».
Bulbous and ground cover plants are planted along the path.
Arches of blossoming apple trees.Where do the trees come from? "Of course, from the forest," is what most Russian customers think, and they are wrong. Mature trees, shrubs, and flowers are brought to Russia from European nurseries. It is believed that plants grown in Northern Germany adapt best to our conditions. Unlike their forest counterparts, they are already prepared for transplantation. To do this, nurseries form their root system every 4-5 years, transplant them to a new location, thereby "accustoming" the plant to the transplantation process. Trees and shrubs from the nursery (not only shaped and topiary*) undergo special pruning. Trying to grow a linden alley like the one in this garden yourself is practically useless. The trees that form the alley must have absolutely smooth trunks of the same height and thickness. Their crowns should start at the same level. «It is practically impossible to fit» trees dug out in the forest to these parameters.
Along the fence a fence of ornamental apple trees.
Abundance of flowering rhododendrons in the coniferous partgarden. Care This garden does not require complex care. Ornamental plants are already fully formed and need to be trimmed once a year. Hedges Traditional European hedges made of yew and boxwood do not take root in Russia (in our country they can be a maximum of 50 cm high, so that they are covered with snow in winter). In Russia, it is good to make hedges from privet, maple and hawthorn (thanks to its thorns, this type of fencing is also functional; in some cases, it does not even need to be duplicated with a fence). In this garden, a hedge of ornamental apple trees is planted along the fence. In spring - this is a wall of white and pink flowers. In summer - a dense green hedge with many red and yellow apples, and in winter, no plant can compete with the decorativeness of a hedge of apple trees: the fruits left over from autumn glow red on the white snow covering the hedge.
Linden alley. The most common mistakes made when creating a garden
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