Beautiful design of a summer cottage with your own hands. Do-it-yourself landscape design

I would like the site located next to the house or cottage to look like a piece of paradise. For a city dweller, this is, after all, more a place to relax, although, if there are beds, this vacation is very peculiar)) Nevertheless, decorating the site - country, garden, backyard - worries all owners. The range of possibilities is wide. There are even different styles so they all look different, expressing the owner's personality. True, this is the case if you decorated it yourself, on your own. Let not everything be according to the canons of landscape design ... But it is precisely such areas, decorated by amateurs, that are somehow more comfortable.

Plot layout

The first thing to do when getting a plot is to think about what and where you will have located. Splicing is determined where the house will stand - at the beginning of the site, in the middle, closer to its far edge. Then you “arrange” the rest of the planned buildings. If you are planning to build, determine a place for a bathhouse, then place outbuildings - a shed-hozblok, a chicken coop, garden beds and greenhouses, decide where the garden will be. Next come the places of rest - these are sheds, gazebos.

There are main buildings on the plan, now paths are being laid between them. Straight tracks are needed only in one case, if the section is long and narrow. In this case, a smooth path to its far end will visually make it closer. For all other objects, it is better to make them sinuous, with smooth bends.

Site plan - we place the house and the main buildings

Now it's time to think about placing decorations for the yard. First of all, this. They are built quickly, planted with annuals already in the first season, they will delight you, while everything else is still in the process of construction and beauty is still far away. A longer matter is the arrangement of rock gardens and rockeries. To drag and lay a couple of tons of stones is no joke, besides, they are planted mainly with perennials, they take their final shape only after three to four years. And then, only on the condition that you immediately chose and planted all the plantings correctly, that without experience is an unprecedented success.

Do you want to impress your friends and neighbors? Paint the flowerpots with fluorescent paint. At nightfall, they will glow, giving your lawn an unusual look.

The second option for turning ordinary things into extraordinary is the use of car paint with a chrome effect. Paint several stones or the same pots and get mirror stones ...

Mirror balls are balls painted with chrome effect paint.

Another traditional type of jewelry is. Very small ones are built quickly - from a tire, so generally in a couple of hours. Larger ones may take a couple of days to complete. But it is not worth arranging reservoirs before the house is built and paths are laid. Save this decoration closer to the finish line. Also, after the main construction, it's time to put, arches, canopies. And already at the very end, they begin to play with backlighting, although there are very simple and original ideas. For example, take a tin can, make holes in it, but not just like that, but according to the scheme, creating a pattern. Inside, you can start an ordinary low-power lamp, and if there is no electricity yet, put a candle and put / hang it near the house.

A completely unsightly jar turns into a flashlight of marvelous beauty ....

Such decoration of the site can be hung in the garden or on the veranda. It is not difficult to make, it looks great, however, only in the dark))

A little about styles

Our most common nature garden style, although many owners are unaware of this. These are the areas where there is everything at once - the entrance-ceremonial zone, the garden-garden, the recreation area. Moreover, the areas are small and all, or almost all, of the zones are visible. Natural style allows, focusing on the existing relief and soil, to create sites with any landscapes. Is there a swampy lowland? Arrange it lightly by adding a pond or making a swamp, leaving natural plantings and adding decorative ones, ennobling the banks. You can make a dry stream or build a natural one. Is the area flat? Organize the site according to the type of meadow, you can - alpine lawn. Put up a gazebo, plant ivy.

For romantic natures, the same style is closer. It is characterized by rose-covered, well-groomed lawns, flower beds, which are adjacent to thoughtfully overgrown secluded places.

Cozy places and arches, pergolas, flower beds, climbing roses are signs of a romantic style in the design of the site.

Country style easily recognizable by the characteristic "household" decor elements. Internal fences - or pickets, flowers - in tubs, cans, carts. and garden furniture are deliberately rough, if painted, then with a dark tinting composition, and not with covering paints.

English style amateurs can choose. Any free area is sown with lawn grass. This type of gardens can be summed up in two words "all in a bunch". In English gardens, everything can really be mixed up: a garden / vegetable garden is a single concept, flowerpots are also placed everywhere, all free places are occupied by grass. Another feature is the ivy-covered walls, a large number of roses, figurines and funny figurines placed in suitable places.

Lush vegetation punctuated by manicured lawns - signs of an English garden

classic garden draw up strictly according to the plan. This is the option when everything is clear, borders, shapes, height of bushes and borders. Everything is lined up and straight. In strictly designated places, elaborate benches are installed, next to which they arrange, install decorative flowerpots with flowers, statues and columns.

Clear geometry in everything is a sign of a classic garden

Fences and fences

First of all, the area is fenced off. It is understandable: it is necessary to start building materials, but how to protect them? Beyond the fence is easier. If possible, it is better to immediately put up a beautiful, capital, reliable fence. Not all of them cost a lot. Budget options can also be very attractive. The main thing in this case is the idea, and they are in the photo. So from a combination of long and short boards, you can get an interesting fence, more transparent from above and almost without gaps from below.

If the boards are placed edgewise, the effect is even more interesting. If you don't see it, you won't believe it...

With thin fresh boards, you can make a beautiful fence that uses the principles of wattle making. Boards are passed between posts and bent.

A slab fence is cheap and cheerful, however, there is a lot of work ...

If funds allow, you can put up something monumental, such as a stone or brick fence. It will require a lot of work and money, but it will also stand for a long time.

My home is my castle…

For the internal division of the site, such solid fences are useless. For a garden-garden, you can put a lattice made of a thin bar, weave.

If you are “lucky” and a blank wall enters your garden, you can also decorate it with a kind of fence along which climbing plants can be planted. An interesting option is presented below. When the ivy grows a little it will be very beautiful. Instead of ivy, you can plant clematis. In winter, the view is over, worse, but in summer ...

How to decorate a garden plot with flowers

This part of gardening brings the fastest results. Annual flowers bloom within a few weeks after planting, perennials are also pleasing, growing more and more every week. Oh, and here we will post some interesting ideas that can give impetus to the choice of garden style.

The decoration of the site often consists of little things. For example, an ordinary wooden box can easily be turned into a garden decoration - interesting coloring and custom installation - hang on ropes that are designed like hands. The pole is used as a base for hanging flower pots.

Sculptures are made from ordinary pots. They pick them up in different sizes, fasten them with wire, add a little paint or plants - everyone has their own fantasies ... marvelous figures are obtained.

Even leaky rubber gloves come into play. It's good that the colors are bright, and the base is dense. Soil is poured, annuals are planted, tied to trees or ropes, nailed to fences. Fun and bright.

Highlights of our garden: ponds

Perhaps the second after the flower beds, the favorite decoration of the site is. The picturesque combination of water and plants fascinates, gives coolness in summer. The design of reservoirs is a creative process and there are many styles here too. You can make around the flooring of the boards. And in order not to suffer with their painting and impregnation, they may not be wooden, but composite - there is such a new material that looks very much like wood. The only difference is that it does not rot, does not change color. This material is called decking. It can be used for flooring an open veranda or terrace, near the pool. You can see an example of its use around the pond in the photo.

Flooring around the pond - it will be convenient to walk even after rain

You can lay out the space around with stone slabs. This arrangement will take more time, but many people like this option more. So that the whole finish does not “float”, you will have to remove part of the soil, fill in crushed stone, tamp it down, and a layer of sand on top. You can already lay slabs on it. The gaps can be covered with a mixture of sand and cement, thoroughly sweep the excess, and then either wait for the rain, or pour the blind area - the cement will grab, fixing the plates. The coverage will be reliable.

Using the same technology, you can lay out the edges with boulders collected on the river bank (or bought at a garden center).

Boulders are a great way to decorate the shore of a pond

If they are made of paving stones, it makes sense to arrange the shore of the reservoir as well. The technology is known, only the material is different.

Paving stones - you don’t need to look for anything, everything is in the store

Decorating a garden or cottage with improvised materials

As you probably understood, you can make a garden decoration from any object or thing. The main thing is the idea, then a little imagination and work, and the decor is ready. For example, around a tree, you can make a table, a small terrace, and use this corner for relaxation.

Stumps often remain on the site. It takes a long time to uproot them, in the process they trample everything around ... They stick out until they become rotten and crumble themselves. And from stumps you can do very interesting things. For example - use as a flower bed.

And even a stump on a spring day...

Or make an interesting figurine out of it for the garden.

On the prosaic, but necessary - toilets

These buildings sometimes appear before the fences, because without them - trouble. Builders will master all the nearby nooks and crannies, and who, interestingly, will like it. So the most necessary, perhaps, building. And why are we talking about toilets, in relation to decorating the site? But because this building can be made in such a way that it will not necessarily be hidden. Putting it on display is also not an option, but you don’t need to mask it either. For example, a standard birdhouse can be made from logs. Get a mini hut.

Little cost, looks good...

Plant around the plant, make it pretty, and this corner of the garden will also be attractive. For example, such as but the photo below.

A few more variations on the same theme. One and the same uncomplicated design can be designed in different ways. Choose the style depending on the style in which the cottage or garden plot is framed.

Well, if you need a stone toilet, then why not decorate it in the style of a medieval castle. Only crowds of tourists will need to be driven away ...

Photo Ideas for Garden Decoration

There are many ways to make your garden or summer cottage bright and beautiful. A few of those who liked the eccentricity were collected in a photo gallery. Maybe some of them will help you decorate your corner.

Unusual gazebo - lawn grass is planted on the frame Swing made of large stones Cozy corner for relaxation - wooden benches, covered with colored leatherette Even stumps can be useful in the household - they made a bench out of them

Dacha for many is not only a place where tomatoes and cucumbers grow, it is a living corner where you want to come not to work in the beds, but to relax in nature. Well, since we like to spend time there, we must definitely develop a landscape design for a summer cottage and do everything with our own hands.

We determine the purpose

If you decide to take this issue seriously and landscape design for you is not just a beautiful phrase, you must independently or with the help of specialists present the design of a personal plot. It doesn’t matter how many acres the dacha occupies - 20 or just 4, the first step in any case will be design.

The process is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. After all, you must carefully plan everything and create certain zones: for growing vegetables and fruit trees, a place to relax, flower beds, a playground, maybe an artificial reservoir or a mini-fountain, a bathhouse, a gazebo.

This is especially true for a small area where you need to design everything so that you can compactly accommodate the most necessary objects for you. Let's say you can do without a pool, but decide that you simply need an outdoor shower. It is possible that you will not have enough space for a separate gazebo, but you will definitely want to set aside a site for a small orchard.

Therefore, it is better to immediately determine what should be in your country house in the first place, and what you can do without.

Choose a style

Whichever direction you choose, you will be cozier and more comfortable in the country, if you yourself took part in arranging every corner of it, and before that you carefully thought out where and what will be and what style to combine it.

Regular style assumes the presence of one center, relative to which all other objects are placed in a clear order. A distinctive feature of this direction is strict geometry. Flower beds are placed symmetrically, lawns, trees and shrubs are neatly trimmed. The main elements are fountains and sculptures. All this requires not only considerable investments, but also space where all this can be harmoniously arranged, so this option is far from suitable for everyone.

One of the natural, harmonious, pleasing to the eye styles can be called landscape. If you opted for it, you have every chance to experiment, to show imagination. You can place alpine slides and rockeries on your site. A small stream will fit into the overall picture and will not require too much effort to create it.

Coniferous trees, perennial shrubs and flowers will look great from plants.

Easy to stick and rustic style. A wooden fence, wicker furniture, a haystack or a bundle of firewood are used as decor. Despite the simplicity, there is also room for fantasy to roam. You can build a flower bed in the form of a cart with daisies or cornflowers, and even place a donkey or horse next to it. Near the house you can place baskets with flowers.

If you want a more strict and restrained decor, choose the Japanese and Mediterranean style, where stone is the main material for creating compositions. In both cases, you need to take care of a small pond. It will be a natural addition to your yard.

If you want to add bright colors and unusual elements, choose an exotic or oriental design style. But in most cases, in a summer cottage there is no need to adhere to a certain direction so strictly.

The main thing is that everything that you build and create is useful, convenient and pleasing to the eye for you.

How to zone?

It is in your power to make a cozy area. If you are the owner of ten acres, then this space is quite enough to organize everything wisely, build all the necessary buildings, make beds, plant trees and equip a recreation area.

Schematically depict on a piece of paper where you will have a garden, what place you will take for fruit trees and shrubs, on which site you will place outbuildings, and where there will be a gazebo for tea drinking. But do not forget about the design elements - beautiful flower beds and maybe even garden figurines that will add individuality to your site.

When planning, take into account your interests - are you going to do more vegetable growing or will you still use the cottage more often for recreation. Consider the composition of the soil, as well as where there is more shade, and where there is sunlight.

If you have children, do not forget to set aside a place for games, as well as arrange a playground or a fairy-tale town.

landscaping

Those who plan to be very actively engaged in home-made preparations will allocate most of it for beds, greenhouses and shrubs. You need to make sure that there is enough light in that place, you also need to think about how you will ensure regular and timely watering of your future crop. It will be more convenient if the water source is located next to the beds. The device of plastic wiring for irrigation will be very handy. The area for the recreation area in this case will be reduced. But nevertheless, you can arrange a flower bed, a small gazebo and place a bench with a table next to it.

And you can increase the recreation area by reducing the garden. You can plant a bed with strawberries, here you can also place several raspberry bushes and a small flower bed. In another place, plant greens, and near it a few more pieces of berries. Whatever you come up with, the main thing is that it is convenient first of all for you.

Vertical gardening will bring beauty and benefit to your summer cottage. With it, you can decorate a wall or a fence, create a shadow in the gazebo, or surround a bench with greenery. For this purpose, grapes, hops, sweet peas are best suited. But the favorite in this area is clematis. A variety of shades and shapes of this plant allow you to choose what is right for you. It grows so well that its foliage is able not only to protect from the sun's rays, but also to shelter from the rain. You can place other plants next to it, they will look great at the same time.

Flowerbeds and flower beds

Flowers serve as the main decoration of the cottage. They delight us with their colors from early spring to late autumn. And what could be more pleasant and exciting than making a flower bed with your own hands, choosing seeds, planting flowers. All this beauty with your own hands is not so difficult. If we stopped at the flower beds, we need to think about where they will be located, what shape and size they will be.

More often, annual plants are planted in a flower bed and less often perennials. At the dacha, regular flower beds are rarely used, on which you need to carefully work, plant certain types of flowers in a strict order so as not to disturb the pattern. An irregular club does not require such scrupulous preparation, but it is no less pleasing to the eye. Different types of flowers can coexist here, including those that bloom at different times.

Someone prefers to plant only roses in the yard, but of different varieties, which also looks very beautiful.

Flower beds can be arranged in different ways, depending on the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe site and your desires. If you want to delimit the space or make some accents, you can arrange discounts or mixborders.

Rabatka - a flower garden in the form of a ribbon, which can be launched, for example, along a garden path. More often, several types of plants are selected and planted in stripes or in the form of geometric shapes.

A mixborder can contain many different species at the same time in any order, blooming at different times.

Flower borders are also used. They can protect any area, this will give a finished look to the composition.

Rockeries are becoming more and more popular. With the help of stones, small shrubs and flowers, you can create very beautiful compositions that will look natural and stylish. If possible, it's a good idea to place a small stream or even a waterfall there.

It is not necessary to create a front garden or rose garden in the country. If the place is not so much, it is quite possible to plant flowers in containers or place a planter near the house. They will not take up much space, but they will enliven the local area. Moreover, absolutely any things can be used as containers, as your fantasy tells you.

Now many gardeners use perennials such as hostas on their plots. This plant has large beautiful leaves that look very impressive. You just need to consider that they love moisture and shade. You need to choose a place for them carefully, since the plant does not require a transplant for twenty years. And if you have chosen the right place, no special care is required. For many species, it is enough to receive the sun's rays for two hours a day.

There is only one caveat: the more colorful and brighter the hosta leaves, the more sun it needs.

Lawns

Another decoration of the site will be a lawn. In order to properly equip it, you need to be well prepared. First, we calculate the area in order to determine how much seeds and fertilizers we need. And, of course, we will need a rake, a shovel, a seeder, a lawn mower, a rammer with a wide base.

We dig the site, fertilize, level well, compact. All this is done to ensure that the lawn was perfectly flat. Next, we distribute the seeds evenly over the site, preferably with a seeder. At the end of the work, the site must be covered with geofabric until the first shoots.

The lawn field needs to be watered and mowed as soon as the grass grows more than ten centimeters.

Trees

It is good if there is a place in the country house for both fruit trees and decorative ones.

If we want to collect ripe tasty fruits and get vitamins, we need to take into account all the nuances. Which fruit trees to plant, you will decide depending on your preferences, but when buying seedlings, be sure to specify what kind of care an apricot or peach, apple or pear tree needs.

Coniferous trees will make a decorative component in the design of the site. This is the best option. In addition to the fact that these species are distinguished by their beauty, they will delight you with greenery in winter. Of these, you can create a hedge that will give you the desired shade in the heat.

Their assortment is amazing, but pine, spruce, thuja, juniper have become the most beloved among many. If you are going to create compositions from thuja, study this tree well, since there are many of its species, one differs from the other both in size and in the shape of the crown. The choice will depend on what effect you want.

Ennoble with shrubs

Some do not imagine summer cottages without cucumbers and apple trees, others seek to ennoble their summer cottage with the help of ornamental shrubs. And it is right. After all, nothing pleases us so much in spring and summer as the greenery and the aroma of their flowers.

Now the choice of shrubs is very large. Barberry surprises with its color range. Depending on the variety, it can be green, yellow, purple, purple. Many people like fieldfare due to the fact that the leaves change color depending on the month. At first, the pinkish hue turns into green, and by autumn it becomes golden. The enchanting aroma gives lilac, and the variety of species allows you to choose the one that you like best.

Without exception, gardeners want flowering shrubs to please the eye even in cold weather. Frost-resistant perennials include berry yew, deren, juniper, viburnum.

Fruit bushes can not only benefit, but also become a decoration of the garden. A hedge of gooseberries, raspberries, currants will look good. Sea buckthorn and wild rose will look especially advantageous with their bright berries.

Since perennials will delight you for more than one year, you need to carefully choose the place where they will grow. Shade-loving people should not be placed in sunny glades, and those who need light should not be in the shade. Those who are contraindicated in the wind must be protected by planting next to coniferous trees.

When creating compositions, consider which month each shrub blooms, so that all plants do not bloom at the same time, but delight you in spring, summer and autumn, gaining color one after another.

fences

Now more and more you can find high metal or stone fences, even in summer cottages. Maybe they serve as reliable protection, but it’s definitely impossible to say that they decorate the house. Meanwhile, there are many ways to protect your site in such a way that it will fit into the overall style and become part of the design.

Build a wooden fence for everyone who knows how to hold a hammer and a hacksaw in his hands. It is enough to show a little imagination, and your fence will become the highlight of your site. You can, for example, using bright colors, paint it in different colors.

If a picket fence is chosen, you can sharpen the upper parts and decorate. Such a cheerful fence of "colored pencils" will look original. Concrete blocks can be decorated using textured plaster, resulting in a feeling of stone or brickwork.

Nothing decorates a summer cottage like a hedge. When decorating it, cut off the crown of shrubs and trees to get the desired shape. You can make a hedge from different trees and shrubs, depending on what height you need. If more than one and a half meters, thuja, juniper, spruce, cherry plum will do. For medium height, use honeysuckle or lilac. If the function of the fence is only to delimit zones, you can plant currants, barberries, boxwood.

The hedge, decorated with climbing plants, also looks very nice. This is easy to do, just plant any vines nearby.

Currently, more and more fences are made of corrugated board. By themselves, they look boring. But you can also decorate them, for example, using airbrushing or using stencils. If you have artistic ability, you can draw pictures yourself. If you use special high-quality paints, the fence will serve you for a long time.

reservoirs

Over the arrangement of any reservoir in the country, whether it be a fountain, a stream or a pond, you will have to work hard. But if you study the theory well, then it is possible to put your knowledge into practice.

But first we need to find the place where our building will look harmonious. A good place - near the gazebo, terrace, in the depths of the garden - where you can relax and admire the fruits of your labor.

The design of the reservoir should be combined with the overall style. If you have chosen Japanese, then stones of different sizes and conifers will become decoration for your pond.

On an open lawn next to the flower beds, a round pond will look harmonious.

Choose a place for a reservoir so that the sun's rays fall on it for five to six hours a day.

The size depends on the area of ​​​​your site and how much space you have other buildings and plantings. If you plan to launch fish into the pond, its depth should be at least one and a half meters. You can simplify your task and buy a ready-made tank designed specifically for this purpose.

At the summer cottage, you can also build a stream, but for this you will already need a pump. It is thanks to him that the artificial movement of water will be carried out. First you need to dig a ditch, tamp the ground well, and then cover it with foil or concrete. In addition, a groove is dug where the hose will be located. You can purchase special equipment that is designed for arranging reservoirs. This will simplify the task of building a pond or stream.

The final stage will be the design of the bottom and the coastal zone. At the bottom you need to lay larger stones and small pebbles. You can also decorate the shore with stones and plant plants that love moisture. Suitable ferns, bergenia, juniper, swamp iris.

Tracks

No matter how much effort, time and money you invest in the arrangement of your dacha, its design will not look complete without the design of garden paths. With them, the site looks well-groomed. In addition, they are needed for convenience, and it does not matter what the path is made of - from simple squares of concrete or expensive paving slabs.

Paths made of natural stone look expensive and stylish. They will last a very long time. Warmth and homeliness emanates from the wooden paths. But in order for them to retain their appearance for as long as possible, you need to cover them with varnish or special impregnation.

Brick paths will also look very harmonious, especially if you have a brick house. It is necessary to use the sidewalk, and not the one that is intended for the construction of a dwelling.

Paving stones allow you to experiment, you can create patterns from it. This path will only be yours. Gravel paths will look great in the depths of the garden, near ponds, flower beds.

It is not difficult to make concrete paths by buying slabs of this material in hardware stores.

And you can make concrete tiles using forms - it can be triangles, squares, and rhombuses.

Lighting

The final touch of coziness, comfort and individuality of your site is lighting. Lanterns at the gate, at the entrance to the house and on the veranda are not only decoration, but functional lighting. Walking along the garden paths is more pleasant if they are lit. The light by the pond will add some mystery to your garden at night. You can also experiment with lighting design, as well as with other design elements, and then you will be able to achieve the uniqueness of your little piece of paradise.

Festive lighting gives scope for imagination. You can decorate trees, windows, figurines. These days, the garden can easily be turned into a magical forest.

Garden and garden decoration

You can decorate in an original and tasteful way not only the garden, but also the garden. At the same time, of course, it is important to correctly distribute where and what will grow.

Arranging a garden can captivate you no less than garden landscape design. After all, it is not necessary to dig up the usual boring beds for growing vegetables. There are many opportunities to decorate them beautifully and in an original way.

Imagine the beds in the form of geometric shapes. Cabbage will show off in a square, tomatoes will settle in triangles, and cucumbers in rhombuses. Even caring for vegetables will be easier and more enjoyable.

The garden will sparkle with new colors if you plant flowers next to the vegetables along the perimeter - marigolds, nasturtium, marigolds. You can arrange low hedges no more than thirty centimeters high, the effect will be simply amazing.

Even just painting the boards that fence the beds is a simple matter. And the colors - orange, blue, green, yellow - will create your mood.

You can plant vegetables in containers. Such mini-gardens will decorate your site. You can put mint, parsley, rosemary, cumin, dill, strawberries, cherry tomatoes and small peppers in them. Your guests will definitely appreciate your creative approach to decorating the garden.

Landscape design in the country is an important element in creating a beautiful and cozy atmosphere. Before you decide what exactly you want to get in the end, you first need to create a plan where the entire site will be divided into zones, determine the budget, since without it you will do the landscape design of the cottage with your own hands for a very long time, you will not have enough money now to one thing, then to another.

After determining what exactly you want, you can start planning. To do this, a plan is created and each zone is assigned a specific design element or combinations of several elements. Everything in this case depends only on your imagination, funds, as well as the availability of materials and plants.

The landscape of a summer cottage, as in principle the whole landscape design, is something more than just "landscaping and landscaping". The creation of gardens is a real art that has more than a thousand years of history. Fashion changes, even styles change, but gardens remain.

Unlike horticulture and gardening in their usual form, the main task of which is more of an agricultural line (increasing productivity, etc.), landscape design is a general and even universal discipline.

The main task of landscape design can be called the creation of beauty in combination with various amenities, beauty and the use of building infrastructure. This science can be both a special case and a more general concept, in which we are already talking about special planning, where landscape design schemes for a summer cottage are applied.

Water facilities

Reservoirs and ponds in this design occupy an important place and are particularly popular with customers, as well as the landscapers themselves. In this case, you need to decide what you want to get from the reservoirs.

For example, the ideas of landscape design of a summer cottage with an aquatic environment can be both practical and purely aesthetic. That is, you can use a reservoir for some purpose, for example, use water from it to irrigate a site or make an artificial lake that will simply please your eye. Landscape design projects for a summer cottage involve both of these options, and sometimes they combine them.

The choice of the type of reservoir, the required materials, as well as the requirements, creating a pond with your own hands, buying specialized equipment and maintaining it, various plants for ponds, living creatures for ponds - this is all that you will need to take care of when creating such a project.

Landscaping of a summer cottage is not limited to standing types of reservoirs. It can also be:

•  fountains;
•  water mills;
• ​ circulating rivers;
•  Cascades and waterfalls.

Plants and flowers

Growing flowers in your dacha always requires some time, as well as financial costs, personal efforts from you to create various flower beds. However, most importantly, there is a desire to decorate the country landscape as competently as possible.

Today, there is simply a huge number of plants, as well as types of design solutions that can be used for a summer cottage. It can be either classic options, such as alpine slides, or mixed or modern ones. Everything again depends on the style in which it is decided to make the overall design.

Tracks

Do-it-yourself landscape in the country house necessarily involves the organization of garden paths. With the help of such a seemingly simple detail, you can create a truly unique solution that will have no analogues.

The most important component in the landscape of the dacha are the paths that lead to the gazebos, rock garden, sheds or parking. That is, they are not only aesthetic, but also practical, since you should use them all year round without problems. Therefore, it is extremely important to think through everything to the smallest detail, and then bring them to life.

The buildings

Buildings will help you with the practical arrangement of a place for your recreation and entertainment. The landscape design of a summer cottage, the plan of which often implies the presence of buildings, is more inclined towards the fact that buildings should be more practical.

Most often, buildings can be:

•  gazebo;
•  tandoor with a small open kitchen;
•  tool shed;
•  Playground and much more

Do-it-yourself landscape design in the country house involves a combination of general design and buildings, that is, you do not have to do everything in the Japanese style, but for example, a European-style gazebo.

The fact is that such a solution will look inorganic and, frankly, will spoil the overall impression. Although some designers offer to make modern design options, combining several types of styles, this issue should be approached very carefully in order to avoid mistakes.

fences

It is also an important element, which for the most part performs an aesthetic component, since there is no need to fence off from someone on your site. In most cases, a fence running along the boundary with neighbors is not considered a design fence.

Landscaping in the country with the use of fences can also be used to separate the areas of the site from each other. For example, on your site there is a garden, a vegetable garden and a recreation area. You have the opportunity to separate them with decorative fences, which can be made of any material. The main thing is that the fences harmoniously fit into the overall concept. It makes no sense to build heavy and bulky structures, since the main task is to separate zones, and not hide what is behind them.

decorative elements

These elements speak for themselves. They are used naturally to make your site unique. Today, it is no longer recommended to use puffy figures of gnomes or animals, as this speaks more about the lack of taste than about the originality of the owners of the site.

Having decided to order a landscape design of a summer cottage, you should definitely consider this moment. Can be used as such elements:

•  flowerpots;
•  lighting;
•  decorative fountains;
•  patio;
•  Sculptures and much more.

In this case, these elements will perfectly fit into absolutely any stylistic decision, the main thing is the correct selection, which does not contradict each other.

A selection of photographs of landscape design

In this article, you can get acquainted with the main points of creating landscape design, as well as get acquainted with interesting examples and photographs of ready-made solutions.

Any person who wants a little warmth and tranquility dreams of having a country house. And if you are no exception, then congratulations - your property can delight in its appearance. You can experiment by creating a design with your own hands. If you have excellent computer skills and want to work with 3D images, then there is no price for you. You can use or create your own. The most important thing is the process of work, which should give you pleasure.

The main options for decorating the site include the following:

• Choosing a flower garden;
• Organization of green spaces;
• Buildings - gazebos, baths;
• Water;
• Other decorative elements.

You can zoning the site of your cottage. To do this, you need to visually estimate the location of the buildings. You also need to determine where the place for the lawn will be allocated, and where you need to plant a garden, lay out flower beds and make beds. Further, places for recreation and for the placement of decorative elements are determined. You may want to make a pool and put sun loungers, but all this is real.
The stages of decorating a summer cottage are as follows:

1. Choosing a place and type for buildings;
2. Creation of plantings;
3. Organization of the reservoir;
4. Construction of arbors, decoration;
5. Organization of flower beds.

We carry out construction

After zoning, you need to come to the second stage. This is a construction that can be done with your own hands. You can make a wonderful bathhouse, build a shower and a gazebo. If you have children / grandchildren, then a playground for children would be a great option. The landscape design of the summer cottage is presented in different photos of people who made it with their own hands, so if you don’t have enough imagination, you can use ready-made solutions in.

Carrying out construction, you need imagination and, of course, strong male hands that have taken on heavy male work. Being engaged in construction together with your other half, this activity will become exciting and turn into a real family adventure. If you involve children and grandchildren in light work, then 100% rapprochement of your family is guaranteed! After all, in the process of such work, you can get maximum pleasure.

Turn on fantasy

Before you start laying paths, you need to decide on the buildings and important elements of the site. Next comes the construction of paths, and then - plantings. Tracks can also be made by hand, and fantasy is your faithful assistant in this difficult task. In order to make a trail, heavy or supernatural elements will not be needed, it will be enough to include the work of fantasy.

If you had to dig a pit in the process of work, then after it a gray mound remained. You don’t even need to think about where to put it, it can turn into a real masterpiece, you just have to want it. For example, thanks to it, you can create an alpine slide, and if the terrain allows, and there is water on the site, then you can put a slide with a pond, which will be decorated at your discretion. In general, the spectacle should be very impressive. With the right approach, the landscape design of the summer cottage will be like in a beautiful photo, taken in the most heavenly corners of the planet. Therefore, it is very important to correctly approach its design.

Creation of green spaces

Landscaping involves the construction of green spaces. They sit down having decided on the main aspects that play an important role in the design process. To make the site as green as possible, it is necessary to prepare the site on which the lawn will be placed. Cleaning is carried out by cleaning from weeds, grass, stones. Next, the area needs to be dug up. The dug up soil is compacted using a special roller. Further, the site in this form should stand for some time, the next stage is sowing.

Instructions for sequential actions when planting a lawn

If you want to make flower beds, rock gardens and microborders on the site, then you can be congratulated on the emergence of a flight of fancy. To get a beautiful picture, it is enough to turn on the imagination, perhaps you have items in your dacha that you will no longer use, and which can turn into a real miracle. These are plastic bottles, elements of dishes, paints and old furniture that is in utility rooms. Perhaps what you were going to send to a landfill will be a great help in designing a uniform style on the site.

Pond execution

It is difficult to imagine a good and high-quality landscape design in a country house without a pond. It can be a pond, a pool or a small attractive garden fountain. Such a reservoir can be made independently. To make a pond, you need to dig a hole up to 1.5 meters deep in a lowland and outline the contours of the pond using spray paint. Pond walls can be sloping and filled with old linoleum. The edges of the pond can be decorated with stones or decorated with colored plastic bottles. The result is a small pond, and plant original plants along the contour.
Of course, we can come up with something of our own, the main thing is to be guided by the ingenuity and features of the site. The beautifully made landscape design of the summer cottage is presented in the photo, displaying all the originality and incredible beauty of your own imagination. Creating a design is not an easy task, but if you approach it correctly, we will achieve excellent results.

Choosing a flower garden

There is a variety of options for arranging flower beds. A beautiful flower garden bordered by an original border or other structure, which should look very original. If you want to plant flower beds bordered by borders, then for these purposes it is better to choose low crops, the height of which is not more than 40 cm. Flower and deciduous ornamental crops are grown for such purposes. These can be hosts, coleuses, Byzantine chistets and others. This option is advantageous in comparison with other cultures.
The main function of the border is to frame the landscape element, which must have clear contours. If this kind of flower garden is used to decorate the lawn, its borders can be marked with a decorative border tape, which allows you to keep the outline and does not allow the plant to grow. If you make the right choice, then the landscape design of the summer cottage will show itself as in the most beautiful photos taken abroad.

Mixborder

The landscape design of a summer cottage, the photo of which can reflect any ideas, must have some special features. To give it such features, a mixborder is often used - one of the popular types of country flower garden. It is a mixture made up of a variety of perennials and annuals. And it is designed in such a way that its decorative properties are preserved throughout the season. This type of flower garden can be located along the fence, the wall of the house and along the do-it-yourself sidewalk, but there is no uniformity and strict geometric values, which in fact is the main feature of the mixborder.
As a rule, the width of the mixborder is from 1.5 to 4 meters. If it contains tall plants, then they are planted at the back. The basis of this flower garden is represented by perennial plants. The grouping of flowering and deciduous plants is carried out taking into account the timing of flowering, as well as the color of the flowers, so that it is in harmony with the color of other flowers. The entire flower garden can be either contrasting, or have additions of some colors to others.

rocky gardens

This type of flower garden is quite popular, and the creation options are endless. The owner of a summer cottage can make such a structure on his own, choosing the most suitable option for himself. In such a situation, you need to focus on the terrain and on the style features of the garden. Of course, the gardener's personal preferences, which are important to focus on, do not go unnoticed. If the entire site is located on a slope, then the construction of retaining walls and the arrangement of terraces will be a practical solution. Sometimes you can combine these options with each other.
If you want to complement a rocky garden with something incredible and original, then you can make a stream or a waterfall, and the combination of flower beds with such elements is common and beautiful. Running water will look very attractive against the background of boulders. For a rocky garden, you need to correctly and carefully select stones, otherwise it can become a pile of cobblestones. Therefore, it is better to give preference to the most common breeds in your area. If you correctly combine stones with different sizes and shapes, this can make the composition more original.

Construction of a gazebo

Excellent and convenient presence of a gazebo at their summer cottage. It will be a great place to relax, and if you meet guests, you can gather them at one table in the fresh air, treating them to delicious kebabs. The gazebo will be an excellent option for evening gatherings with the family. Imagine: after a hard day's work, you can dine outdoors, as in the best restaurant in France. The competent design of the gazebo for the summer cottage will bring special joy to the picture.
Photos are different, accompanied by the construction of a good gazebo. Made from wood or cast. It can be any color, depending on your preference. You can always turn to companies specializing in the sale, offering you ready-made high-quality gazebos in a huge variety. The stage of building a gazebo is quite important and responsible, so it must be approached with caution.

The choice is yours

A bright and colorful garden with beautiful flowers, like from famous works of literature or art - now this is not a dream, but a real reality, the choice is always yours. Each owner of a summer cottage can turn their lands into a nature reserve, you just have to have the desire, ingenuity and a rapidly working imagination. With the right choice of design option, you will get high-quality work that will not leave you indifferent.
You can choose from a huge variety of options, among which there are the simplest, and if more expensive, the most important thing is that your summer cottage not only pleases the eyes, but also the heart, and what could be even more beautiful. Making an original design, as in the photo, is quite simple, you just have to want it. You can build whatever you want to build gazebos, outbuildings and other options for elementary and original buildings, the most important thing is that both the process and the result bring a lot of pleasure.

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Features of landscape design

Landscape design is at the intersection of construction, architecture and crop production. For a competent design of the landscape, it is also necessary to have certain information about the style directions and the rules for the harmony of forms.

Landscaping is a real art that has been practiced by professionals for many centuries. However, if you want to transform the territory of the cottage on your own, you just need to familiarize yourself with the basics of planning and ready-made projects in order to put into practice those ideas that you like.

So, before starting work, pay attention to the following points:

- for the transformation of the site, both objects of animate and inanimate nature, and objects created by man are used, while each of them must fit into the overall composition;
- a finished garden needs to be looked after, so if you can’t devote time to this regularly, stop at simple solutions;
- think over the main idea and work plan, create a basic scheme, and add decorative elements to it;
- Not every project can be implemented in practice. Consider the quality of the soil and the degree of illumination - each plant requires special conditions for normal development.

Styles

It is easiest to work in one topic, which will determine the geometry of the location of the landings. Please note that its choice is influenced by the architecture of the buildings.

Classic style

A traditional style garden is also called a regular garden. First of all, it is characterized by consistent order and symmetry. Ideally, the direction is embodied in country estates with a vast territory, but it is quite possible to implement such projects in small areas of the dacha.

Plant shrubs and trees with a dense crown, which can later be given the correct shape. Take care of them and cut them in a timely manner. Lay paths straight, and arrange flowerbeds, alleys, lawns, ponds and parterres in geometric configurations (polygons, ovals and circles will do).

The classics require the selection of natural materials and the implementation of other buildings in a similar direction. The color palette is restrained, basic shades are suitable. You can complement the design with a fountain in the center of the composition, topiary plants, as well as beautiful antique-style sculptures.

Country style

The simplicity and comfort of rustic front gardens and gardens look cute and at ease. It is this direction that has been familiar to mankind since time immemorial, when all representatives of society lived in simple houses with modest but neat lawns.

Country is characterized by the following elements:

- fruit trees, vegetable beds;
- lush flower beds of free design;
- trails made of wood saw cuts, stone, gravel, ordinary earthen options;
- decorative details made by hand;
- wooden gazebos and benches surrounded by vegetation;
- a small reservoir of natural shape;
- a combination of natural colors with colorful and cheerful shades.

Ecostyle

The trend direction softens the contradictions between the technogenic environment and natural motives. The purpose of the eco-garden is to recreate a wilderness area in a private area. Therefore, the main rule is naturalness and ease, use:

- natural materials;
- cultivars along with field, forest plants;
- awnings and huts;
- wooden bridges, benches, hemp and saw cuts;
- creative crafts and lamps;
— garden furniture of rough configurations.

Japanese style

A somewhat exotic current for our open spaces. It requires an appropriate minimalist finish for buildings, which is not always typical for cottages. And yet, individual motives can quite organically fall on a standard basis.

To organize a garden with features of the Japanese tradition, use:

- streams, bowls of water, small lakes;
- stone gardens with pebbles;
- light, asymmetric spaces, conducive to contemplation;
- low coniferous plants, moss, sand;
- bamboo fences
- combined paving;
— seasoned colors (black, white, sandy, green, brown, gray);
— the main attention is paid to harmony, naturalness.

Minimalism

The minimalist style came from interior design. It stands on the same foundations - simplicity and conciseness in everything. With a limited set of tools, it is necessary to perform a maximum of functional tasks, to express the main idea, creating lightness and space.

The minimalist landscape is characterized by the following features:

- the site resembles a studio apartment;
- the tracks have smooth and straight lines;
- rectangular shapes;
- black, white, gray, beige, terracotta and green shades;
- abstract sculptures;
— mirrors, spotlights;
- furniture made of aluminum and plastic.

Green spaces

To start landscaping, you need to draw up a plan and decide on plant varieties for planting and their location. In this situation, it is best to use the traditional zoning algorithm:

- The outer side is a fence, which can be a fence or a hedge;
- Internal - located directly next to the main building;
- Intermediate - places for recreation and areas accessible to the eye that need to be ennobled.

As for the outer part, it can be landscaped at will. Install a beautiful fence and gate, and then complete the fence with a hedge over the entire plane or partially. The vegetation for the fence is different: fruit trees or shrubs in one or two lines. Tall trees are planted in one row, it can be: cedar, fir, pine, plum, mulberry or apple tree.

For a two-row planting, select shrubs: rose, currant, lilac. You can also arrange vertical gardening, hang flower pots on the fence or plant weaving plants near it. Such vegetation will provide an excellent aesthetic appearance and an incomparable smell.

For the area near the house, plant undersized bushes or organize a neat flower bed. In this area, a flower garden-border, a mono-flower garden or a mixborder looks organically. Set boundaries and regularly care for flowers - and you will create a cheerful image of your porch.

The intermediate zone is the most important and time-consuming. Spread the lawn over the entire area. Then it all depends on your plans. For example, combine lush green grass with an alpine slide or rockery. Designs in the form of a swing, arbors, pergolas can be transformed with ivy or bindweed. For this zone, all types of flower beds will be appropriate, it is only important to combine them correctly with the rest of the design details. Decorate the site with original flower beds: multi-dimensional, in the form of a stream, on elevations, in boxes, baskets, old shoes, logs and so on.

reservoirs

Reservoirs deservedly occupy one of the main positions in landscape decoration, emphasizing the features and perception of space, as well as filling it with functionality. Modern design offers many different variations of water bodies that you can pay attention to when planning: a fountain, a pool, a stream, a pond (classic, landscape), a garden aquarium, a mini-pond in any capacity (you can do it yourself), multi-level (including streams and waterfalls).

When choosing the type of reservoir, start from its functions, as well as the general concept of your dacha. Before planning, you should look at the natural topography of the landscape. Use them to create artificial ponds - it will look as natural and harmonious as possible.

The shape and size can be absolutely anything. When deciding on these parameters, you need to take into account the style of the entire garden, the location of the water area and the functional purpose.

Tracks

Garden paths are a necessary part of the modern design of the courtyard of a private house. Despite the fact that the main function of the paths is to create safe conditions for moving around your site, they also give you the opportunity to zone and decorate the yard area. Garden paths can be made from a variety of materials, such as large flat rocks, a variety of bricks, fine gravel, or concrete slabs. By combining materials, fencing the paths with small borders or decorating them with additional elements, you can achieve not only the desired functionality, but also decorate the territory.

Depending on the desires of the owner and the general concept, certain geometric shapes can be used. Straight or winding paths in the company of rectangular or oval flower beds will create a unique image of the space.

Sometimes private property does not have a perfectly flat surface, but hills and pits. You should not fight with nature and level the site, it is best to succumb to her will and combine the paths with steps. This diversifies the paths connecting the zones of your estate.

Additional buildings

Landscape design involves the creation of building structures for outdoor recreation:

1. Pergolas allow you to organize beautiful flower arches, light protection from the sun and wind at the pool and at the dining table, as well as zoning the space. These can be arched buildings, canopies near the main building, standing apart structures.

2. Everyone is familiar with the functional purpose of the gazebo, while it can be embodied in a variety of configurations: open or closed, braided with vegetation, located separately or adjacent to the house. Arbors are created in classical, oriental, forest and rustic styles. There are also exclusive options with swing seats, in the form of a ship, a huge kettle, an igloo with a hole at the top for smoke from a fire to escape, and so on.