Fashion trends in landscape design: decorating a summer cottage

The territory of the suburban area offers a wide scope for the implementation of creative ideas, so you need to study the rules with which you can competently create a stylish landscape design on your territory.

The landscape design of a summer cottage is a complex of works on the improvement of household estates. This area should fully reflect your taste preferences and interests, so you should approach the choice of the environment wisely.

Any type of landscape design, even if it is done by hand, should begin with a detailed plan. If you turn to professionals, they will be able to offer you many original ideas. However, you must remember that landscape design is a whole system of measures with the help of which your site should acquire a single stylewhere all buildings and vegetation are combined.

It is important to remember the following features so that the arrangement of the territory looks competent and rational:

• when creating a project, you should build on the climatic features of the area. Some exotic plants will not be able to survive in the weather conditions in your region, so choose the right varieties;
• the type of relief is important for the choice of the project, since in each area different activities should be carried out, which consist in the location of buildings, the location of the garden and vegetable garden, and other functional areas;

• the location on the cardinal points affects the layout of the design. This factor should be taken into account when choosing a place for a garden, trees, vegetable garden and summer cottages;
• so that your site amazes other people and pleases the whole family, you should take care of the decor. For example, you can decorate your homestead with natural stone. Create a mosaic of it for garden paths and the area will noticeably change. Also, this material is actively used as a design for water structures;
• Proper lighting plays an important role in design. With the help of modern LEDs, you can get an unusual light effect for individual elements or for the whole cottage as a whole.

Many owners of summer cottages want to make their homestead unusual and special. There are many styles that you can use to express your emotions and transform the countryside. Having studied the features of each design, you can choose the most optimal option that will emphasize your taste and the atmosphere of summer cottage life.

This design is called regular and is often chosen by lovers of traditional solutions. This style is characterized by strict lines, weakly expressed symmetry of compositions along with competent forms. If you choose such an interior, you will need to monitor the site well and regularly take care of the territory... Everyone will be able to create a landscape design in a similar direction.

For furnishings, be sure need to mark the center... It can be a living space, a beautiful fountain, or a sculpture. The construction of the composition starts from this object.Arrange symmetrical paths, beautifully trimmed shrubs, lawns, decorative fences, or attractive flower beds around the key link.

In this design, there is the main rule - the invisibility of the man-made creation of the environment. All components must be located natural and free. From the outside it should seem that everything was created by nature, and not by man. Irregularities in the relief, irregularly shaped reservoirs, and wild vegetation are approved.

The style is chosen by romantic personalities and fans of the natural landscape. For the arrangement of such a territory, large financial costs and constant care will not be required. Natural beauty is the main principle in creating a landscape style with your own hands.

Country style has cheerful notes, unpretentiousness and naturalness. You can use bright colors in it. Another name for this design is "Russian estate". He attracts many people with his simplicity and casual furnishings. For the arrangement of the territory, you can use unpretentious varieties of plants, compositions in a rustic style.

Use wooden wheels, flower beds in the form of wooden barrels and other components made from natural materials as decoration.

The English style is characterized by small mounds on which the lawn grows, bodies of water with natural forms and winding paths. All shrubs should be trimmed beautifully and the garden should be decorated with beautiful flowers. Asters, dahlias, daisies look beautiful in design.

Recreation areas should be located in the depths of the garden. Deciduous tree varieties need to be planted around it, which will hide a place to relax from prying eyes.

Provence is associated with lightness and expressiveness. You can always recognize it by its numerous decorative elements. A cozy atmosphere will be created by garden figurines, flower beds, beautifully designed garden paths.

Calm and harmony are combined in Japanese design. Only simple and symbolic objects are present here. A plot designed in this style will help you escape from the daily hustle and bustle and give you time to think about eternity.

For decoration, you can use stone bridges, trimmed shrubs with clear outlines and processed boulders. This style is the most suitable for a small estate with an area of ​​6-8 acres.

If you have purchased a small family estate, pay attention to this type of landscape design. The arrangement will require a large amount of sunlight. As a decoration, use paths, water structures with mosaic patterns, bright flower beds, roofs with a dome shape and arrow windows for decorating gazebos. Mirrors and bright components must be present on the territory.

You can create such an interior from scrap materials. For mosaics, use remnants of tiles and unnecessary mirrors, and with a gold color, you will give the elements an expensive look.

This setting will suit travelers, lovers of unusual combinations. The landscape should contain exotic types of plants, which are located in tiers throughout the territory. All compositions must be made from natural raw materials: stone, dark varieties of trees.

The Alpine style is popular when arranging summer cottages. It will be acceptable for territories of different sizes.The design will amaze your guests with mountain drops that will remind you of beauty and pristine nature.

As a central link, use a residential house, which will be located on a hill, rockeries and rock gardens. Each decorative composition should contain natural stones. This rule also applies to alpine slides, artificial reservoirs, streams, flower beds. As a finishing material, you can use granite, slate or gravel. The design looks beautiful with a cascading arrangement of flower beds with ponds, dry streams and stone gardens.

The name itself speaks of its mood. You can mix several styles in such a design, observing the main condition: the atmosphere should be harmonious and calm. Plant large trees, climbing vegetation, and lots of flowers in your area.

You can combine the regular style with the landscape style by arranging the area with an alpine slide and diluting the atmosphere with a modern fountain. There are many ideas, so rely entirely on your imagination.

Zoning is an important step in landscape design. You will need to draw up a plan that will indicate the location of all paths, flower beds, vegetation, shrubs, fruit crops. When drawing up a plan, be guided not only by the aesthetic component, but also by the functionality. You will need to designate several objects on your territory:

• living area;
• the place where the outbuildings will be located;
• recreation area;
• garden and vegetable garden areas.

Based on your goals and taste preferences, you can increase one of the zones by decreasing the other. For example, you can place the pool in place of the vegetable garden if you do not plan to dig in the beds. Families with children should consider organizing a playground.

Landscape zoning should be based on the following principles:

• the most illuminated place should be allocated for the lawn. Most mixes contain cereals that require a lot of sunlight. If you follow this rule, you will get a beautiful lawn that will decorate the territory;

• the recreation area should be located in a place where there is no strong wind. You will also need to provide the territory with partial shade. With the help of such accommodation, you can ensure a comfortable stay for people;
• in the area where there is a shade, you can arrange a lawn of ground cover plants, shade-loving flowers or inert materials. These include pebbles, tree bark or decorative chips. There are no plants that like shade, but there are varieties that can exist in it. Such varieties can be filled with shadow areas.

• the playground where you will gather with friends and cook kebabs should be located next to the kitchen. Remember the safety precautions and install the grill away from the wall of the house. The minimum distance should be 6 meters;
• the playground should be located near the place where you will gather with friends. Also, this area should be visible from the kitchen windows;
• all zones must be connected by paths.

These rules are key, they will help you in the correct zoning of the landscape. By applying them, you can equip an interesting and comfortable garden area.

Skillful builders lay flooring in houses, and summer residents cover the territory with a lawn. In the past, the lawn was considered an unacceptable luxury and was present only on the sites of the emperors, but now everyone can decorate their homestead with a carpet of soft grasses.

It takes patience and a lot of energy to make the lawn take root. In the end, however, you will get a good result that will serve as the basis for other elements of landscape design.

With the help of a lawn, you can get interesting solutions that depend on the choice of the type of coverage:

• traditional lawn. It is a single color medium density coating;
• sports lawn. This is a denser type of vegetation that is not afraid of heavy load;
• decorative grass covering. This lawn is for beauty purposes only. Walking on it is prohibited.

A flower bed is no longer a simple circle or rectangle in which a row of flowers grows. At the moment, there are elegant and thoughtful models that demonstrate the good taste of their owner, and create a cozy atmosphere at their summer cottage.

Vertical flower beds are often chosen for arranging urban spaces, but they can also be used profitably for summer cottages. Forget that flowers have to grow on the ground. Plants only need soil that can be positioned at the level of human growth. Vertical beds require less space than traditional models. This solution makes the site original.

For vertical flower beds, flowering plants and ornamental vegetables are often used. For fans of unusual solutions, designers suggest planting herbs of spicy varieties or greens in such designs. You can also use a climbing fruit crop. Clematis looks great in such a flower garden.

Traditional forms of vertical flower beds:

• pyramid. In it, the plants are in a container that consists of several tiers;
• tower of flowers. It is similar to a pyramid, but the diameter of the tiers does not decrease.

Rabatkas are flower strips that line garden paths, fences or lawns. To create such a flower bed, the planting width should be observed, the minimum value of which is half a meter. During the flowering of the plants, you will get a bright carpet.

There are several types of discounts:

• one-sided. They are located along the wall of the house or fences;
• bilateral. Such flower beds are located in the center of the alley.

Mixborders are a flower garden in which there is a harmonious combination of herbs, miniature shrubs and small varieties of trees. Caring for such a flower garden is quite difficult, since each plant requires special conditions. Weeding brings a lot of inconvenience, as the mixborder must have a dense planting. Often in such a flower garden, a panicle hydrangea is planted in the background.

Peculiarities:

• the presence of free lines and shapes of the flower garden;
• the presence of tall flowers in the background or in the center, depending on the viewing point of the flower bed;
• the use of contrasting colors or uniformity.

Choose trees and shrubs based on your preference. Most summer residents want to receive fresh fruits and berries every year, so they buy fruit crops. Another category of people opts for decor. Designers recommend combining the two options, which allows you to get an interesting combination.

When choosing plants, the following nuances should be considered:

• type of soil and microclimate features;
• prevalence of winds and illumination of the site;
• relief features;
• vegetation compatibility, crown density and diameter;
• seasonality of plants.

To decorate a landscape project, you can use fruit and ornamental types of trees.Conifers have gained wide popularity. They are unpretentious, equip the site with coolness in the summer season and look attractive in winter. In summer cottages, you can plant pines, thuja, juniper. Among the bushes, lilac bushes, jasmine, dogwood, hawthorn are in demand.

An important place is given to the arrangement of the aquatic environment on the territory of the summer cottage. Such structures are popular with customers and designers themselves. To make the right choice, you need to decide what you want to get from the reservoir.

Landscaping with water features can be a practical or decorative solution. You have the opportunity to use the reservoir for specific purposes (for example, use water to irrigate the area) or install an artificial lake for beauty. In the projects of summer cottages, any of the options or their combination can be used.

You will need to decide on the type of water structure, purchase the necessary materials, familiarize yourself with the requirements and purchase the necessary equipment. Take care of buying plants that will grow near water.

In landscape design, not only stagnant bodies of water can be present. Depending on your idea, you can equip your territory with fountains, cascades or waterfalls. Each of these solutions is able to decorate the territory and give it an original appearance.

The owners of suburban areas spend time not only for gardening, but also like to relax with their friends.

The selected site can be open or closed. It will take less costs to equip an open area, but arranging a recreation area with a small canopy will give it comfort and protection from weather conditions. It is best to place such a place in the backyard. Place a play area for children nearby. If there is a reservoir nearby, the territory will be blown with pleasant freshness on hot weekdays. If there is no reservoir on your homestead, you can place a site near the well.

The presence in such an area of ​​a barbecue for frying meat or a fireplace on the street is not only a decoration, but also a functional component. In a place to relax, you should consider and a plot for a gazebo. In it, you can communicate with your company, admiring the beautiful landscape. Climbing plants or hedges can be planted as decoration. Crafts on the territory of this zone will act as a decoration.

A competent choice of color palette in a landscape design project can decorate even the simplest project with a small budget. To give the territory a harmonious look, you should take into account the color scheme of the components, which are divided into several categories.

It contains trees, shrubs, hills, boulders, lakes and paths of natural origin. All the objects that you want to leave on your homestead will influence the choice of the color scheme of the territory.

These components include a residential building, household buildings (garage, bathhouse, greenhouses, sheds and terraces). Also in this category are various bridges, gazebos, awnings and other structures. Make sure that the facade of the building and the components of each building are combined with each other according to the color scheme. One of the objects should become an accent of the territory, so there is no need to paint all buildings in one color.

Choose an accent spot that will stand out in the area and become the center of the design.In most cases, this role is assigned to a residential building, and the rest of the objects are located around it, maintaining a single style.

All plantings, water features, flower beds and rock gardens that were created by man are located in this category. There are many options with which you will manipulate color tones and shades. Due to the blooming vegetation, you can equip a beautiful "carpet" that will decorate the territory throughout the summer period.

Some designers offer their clients to use an alley of evergreen varieties of trees so that the estate has a stable color background.

Paths, playgrounds, platforms and decks, statues, hammocks and even swings can be placed here. Each of these components is able to leave its mark on the overall design of the site. The color palette plays a key role in creating the mood of the territory. The combination of shades allows you to hide the flaws of the site, visually expand its area or modify the shape of the territory without drastic actions.

There are many ideas that allow you to design a home garden. When choosing a project, one should proceed from the dimensions of the site, since the area of ​​the territory plays a major role in this.

To equip a small plot of about 4 acres, you should pay attention to the geometric style, which was previously used in vegetable gardens. With its help, you can take advantage of the available site at the maximum level. Originality in design can be achieved with the help of non-standard solutions. As an example, consider vertical gardening.

Fruit trees located on the north side will help in the correct organization of the space, and will also act as a wall that will protect the house from the cold wind. Construction objects and greenhouses can be located in the northern territory of the garden plot.

If you have nothing to hide from prying eyes, give up high fencing... A tall hedge in a small area enhances the feeling of being crowded. You can add space with the flowing lines of garden paths.

The main rules for decorating a summer house are independent of its area. Trees with a house and a shed should also be located in the northern part of the territory. In large areas (from 10 acres), there are more opportunities for the implementation of ideas on the south side. Here you can place a recreation area, plant a lawn and even build a bathhouse.

Plots of this size can be decorated with a Japanese garden. Such an idea requires the installation of a gazebo and equipping the territory with an artificial stream. Consider setting up a “wilderness corner” with forest trees, or consider ideas for a vegetable garden.

A plot of 12 acres allows you to place not only residential buildings, but also miniature water structures with waterfalls. The land that will be extracted when creating a reservoir can be used as a base for an alpine slide. It can also be used as an independent component in the layout.

The layout of the tracks is designed based on the required access to the zones. Experts advise taking a "tour" past the most attractive areas. An easy path to the flowers and the garden should be provided. The width of the paths must be of the required size so that two people can easily disperse on it. The best solution is considered to be one meter wide.

Main paths should be smooth, without sharp turns. Walking paths that lead past fruit crops and flowers can be complex.Design paths so that your guests can admire the garden elements from any angle.

On summer cottages, there should be a small slope on both sides to prevent the formation of puddles. This solution allows you to "water" the nearby flowerbeds during the rains and remove dust from the path itself.

Garden paths should be made of materials that are durable, aesthetically pleasing and resistant to temperature changes. As a rule, in suburban areas, decorative tiles, stone or concrete coverings are used. If you prefer a natural design, you can sprinkle the paths with sand or gravel.

Most people choose functional lighting, forgetting about the decorative component. However, well-chosen lighting will make your site attractive not only in the daytime, but also in the evening.

To illuminate paths, turns and buildings, you can use diffused soft light, which will ensure safe movement through the territory, without interfering with observation in the rest of the territory.

To provide the site with functional lighting, you can purchase built-in lighting equipment. These luminaires are installed along paths, at the edges of steps or near railings. They act as "guiding lights" without being blinded by bright light. Some people choose bollard lanterns that act as a fence during the day. The posts can be of any design, so you can choose a model that will support the concept of the site.

Due to decorative lighting, you can emphasize all the advantages of the territory, highlighting individual fruit crops or flower beds. To illuminate shrubs or aesthetics, use spotlights that sit on the ground. They will delight the eye with colored lighting and bring a festive mood.

Subtleties of lighting a suburban area:

• cottages require lamps with a lower power level than in the city;
• opt for energy-saving lamps;
• Consider an option with separate inclusion of technical and decorative lamps;
• provide the power cable with good insulation.

Garden figurines in the form of gnomes, various animals and characters are in great demand in Western countries, where each hero has his own story. You can put any decorative element in your country house. Choose figurines that support a consistent concept of the site and continue its style.

Forest gnomes are most often hidden in bushes, and forest fairies are located near trees. With the help of similar elements you can create your own fairy tale on the site and tell your friends the legends about the appearance of each hero.

Landscaping has its own tricks, knowing which, you can avoid many mistakes and additional work. Before arranging the site, study the simple recommendations:

• do not rush to bring design ideas to life. Start by developing a detailed plan that will be implemented in stages;
• the plan should take into account height differences, the presence of a shady and sunny side, the location of construction objects and trees;
• the concept of the site should be selected based on the relief. To reduce the cost of leveling the territory, place beautiful alpine slides on the slope, as well as small flower beds;

• for flat courtyards, you can consider an option with strict lines of the English style along with picturesque arcades and a seating area;
• fountains and reservoirs should be located in a shady area;
• to hide the contents of the site from prying eyes, place fruit trees along the fence. Such a solution will allow you to feel solitude, as well as get a delicious harvest every year;
• to make the paths as comfortable and functional as possible, pave them after a year.Track the route along which your household is traveling in the country and so implement the paths for the next year;

• You can decorate your site if you place garden figures or flower beds along the paths. To visually expand the narrow area, you can place bright accents at a short distance from the paths. You can use benches or beautiful flower beds as bright spots;
• a border of flowers will make your site picturesque and attractive. The fragrance of flowers throughout the territory will help to raise the mood;

• when choosing plants, you should build on the climatic conditions of your region. If the cottage is located in an arid climatic zone, pay attention to the oriental style. In the middle zones of the Russian Federation, an English garden is used, and in the northern part, Scandinavian design is popular;
• planting trees should be carried out according to the rule - from larger to smaller. First of all, plant the tallest representatives of the flora, and arrange the rest of the composition around them. This rule applies not only to the flora, but also to gazebos, pergolas and sculptures;

• for small areas, competent zoning should be provided so that every centimeter of the area is spent rationally.

With the help of simple rules, you can equip your summer cottage competently and beautifully. When choosing a design, be guided by your capabilities, material condition and features of the site itself

To equip a summer cottage with your own hands, you will need to have the following knowledge:

• agronomy;
• construction;
• agriculture;
• artistic taste.

Start by examining the shape and location of your homestead. Then you can put all construction objects on the paper and make zoning on the sites. With the help of the garden trees and vegetation guide, you can choose the varieties you need to suit your climate and look beautiful in your interior.

In landscape design no restrictions. You can implement any ideas that pop into your head. For example, in the recreation area, you can equip a gazebo with a terrace. Here you can arrange gatherings with friends and enjoy your vacation. Be sure to place a barbecue and benches in this area to barbecue and play the guitar. Your whole company will relax in the fresh air; in bad weather, the gazebo will be able to prevent the event from disrupting.

The presence of a terrace will make your gazebo special. With this solution, your holiday destination will become more versatile and attractive. The terrace can accommodate more guests and spend time outdoors in the open air.

Don't forget about decorating your veranda. Climbing plants can act as a decorative solution, which not only have a decorative function, but are also able to hide defects in the facade of a building.

The garden-labyrinth looks original, which is able to amaze your guests and give a sense of peace to every family member while walking around the site. To create such a garden, you should use a symmetrical planting around the perimeter of conifers. Their coniferous shrubs can be used to create beautiful shapes of different shapes.

You can contact specialiststhat will turn your plants into attractive chess pieces or lions. Such figures can be used to build a garden labyrinth.

Use arches on your site, which are intertwined with the help of climbing plants and flowers. Such structures can serve as an entrance to a new zone and help in the zoning of the site. Vertical flower beds can be placed on the sides of the arch, which will add spice to your site.

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