Having your own country house is happiness.And creating a cozy and beautiful garden on the plot is doubly happy. And in order for this garden to please and lift your spirits, you need to work hard on its arrangement. Creating a beautiful garden with your own hands is like raising a child. You must study all its weaknesses and be able to resist diseases. Love every blade of grass and take care of every flower. This is the only way to create a truly heavenly corner that will become a source of your pride. So, where should you start arranging a garden plot?
Mark the plot and define it with the style
Landscape design is quite apainstaking work. Here you need to consider all the little things: future paths, bushes along the fence, flowers around the fountain, garden furniture. If you do not want to invite specialists, then remember a few basic rules:
- If you have a heterogeneous terrain (there are hillocks or hills), think about creating an alpine hill;
- In the design of the garden, natural stone looks very beautiful;
- In the presence of low areas (depressions), a drainage system should be considered. Otherwise, vegetation will suffer from an excess of moisture;
- Along the fence should be placed undersizedshrubs. It is better to take those who have thick foliage. Subsequently, they can be trimmed curly. Suitable for this purpose are the hanging apple-trees - both ornamentation and harvest;
- It is advisable to purchase metal benches for the garden. They will serve you for a long time, since they rarely need to be replaced and repaired;
- Be sure to pick a small swing with a visor - like a hammock. Comfort and full rest are guaranteed to you.
The style of the future garden must be thought out in advance.For example, if you like the Japanese style, then prepare a place for a small gazebo, install special arches for climbing roses, vines and ivy. The Japanese style implies minimalism - no tall trees, everything is miniature and modest. The lines of the paths should be clear, the round shape is relevant here. A small lake with a fountain would also be appropriate. According to the philosophy of the Japanese, water is a strong calming agent. The gazebo is open, with light transparent curtains, a low table is installed inside. Add lanterns made in a vintage style to such an environment, and a feeling of complete peace is guaranteed. If you prefer oriental culture, the aromas of spices and rich colors, then you can design a garden in the Moorish style: bushes with bright flowers, trees with neatly trimmed crowns, a riotous combination of colors in the flowerbeds. A plant pyramid decorated with frescoes will also look oriental. You can't do without spices in such a garden: cumin, coriander, bergamot, pink pepper. The gazebo can also be decorated in an oriental style, equipped with a small low sofa and many soft pillows.
We plant plants
Today, the mixborder (mixed) is especially relevantborder). It is a wide strip planted with different flowers. Perennials, low bushes, and annuals can “settle” here. It is best to plant a mixborder in the far corner of the recreation area. If the flowerbed is intended to frame larger areas with plantings, plant it exclusively with low-growing plants, for example, marigolds or multi-colored rugs. The mixborder can be diversified with verbena and echinacea, dahlias and even Chinese roses, forget-me-nots and nasturtiums, bright daisies and cornflowers. The choice is huge, and you will have to make it. The corners of the garden can be decorated with tall perennials. A composition of gladioli, phloxes and majors will look amazing. They go well with tulips and peonies. It is difficult not to admire such compositions, because they stand out so brightly against the general background.
To flower beds always bloomed
Unfortunately, many plants are quite fastare in the flowering stage. But we want fragrant buds to delight the eye constantly, right up until the first frosts. This can be achieved by choosing plants that bloom at different times. Or by creating a rose garden in the garden, planting different varieties of the queen of flowers. Below are some tips for creating a constantly blooming flowerbed.
- Choose plants that need the same watering and lighting. Otherwise, some flowers will feel fine, and others will die;
- Take into account the time and frequency of flowering. Let both in the background and on the front buds blossom constantly;
- Remember, marigolds (quite popular flowers for flower beds) begin to bloom in early June and finish closer to the cold weather. They do not require special care, the main thing is to weed in time;
- But tulips are "early-maturing" colors - they please us just a couple of April weeks;
- Even if the flowerbed is in a shady area with high humidity, do not despair. And for such a place there are suitable flowers. Plant ferns, fuchsia, foxglove, watershed, volzhanka.
How to deal with the pond
It is hard to imagine a beautiful garden without a pond. Quiet murmur of water, green grass, bright flowers and silence…. A dream? Not at all! Stop dreaming, it is time to make your wishes come true.
- Buy ready water
It looks like a plastic bowl and comes in different sizes.sizes and shapes. You can install it yourself, just dig a hole in the shape of the bowl, place a container there and fill it with water. Be sure to take care of water filtration, otherwise it will quickly become overgrown with mud. Such a pond can be decorated with an electric fountain and even launch small fish into it;
- Concrete pond
The future reservoir bowl is cast from concrete.This is quite a labor-intensive, lengthy and expensive process. You can't do without the help of specialists. But such a decorative pond will please you for a very long time. It is practically not subject to time;
- Pond with your own hands
The cheapest way is to buy PVC film anduse your own hands. What needs to be done? Dig a pit, line it with film, fix it with earth and ceramic tiles. Fill it with water and enjoy! Don't forget to install a filter. You can put solar-powered garden lights around the pond, which will illuminate the water surface at night, creating coziness and a romantic mood.
- During the fall leaf, cover the surface of the pond with a fishing net. Leaves will not rot, and spread an unpleasant odor;
- Plant water lilies or duckweed - they will decorate the pond and become natural cleaners;
- If you settle the fish, it is necessary not only the presence of a filter, but also a special heater.
There are nuances in the design of the sitequite a lot. The main thing to remember is that you are laying out the future recreation area with your own hands. When decorating a garden with your own hands, invest not only your skill in its creation, but also a piece of your soul. Don't be afraid of fantasies and experiments. Only in this way will you create a fabulous place that you simply won't want to leave! We recommend reading:
