Landscaping of the yard
Every modern yard design necessarily includes landscaping elements. Here are some tips:
- Conifers and trees should grow in the ground, not in tubs. Otherwise, you will have to constantly rake out heaps of fallen needles.
- It is better to choose unpretentious representatives of the flora.
- Do not plant deciduous trees near water bodies unless you want their foliage to clog them.
- A green hedge will be an excellent option for landscape decoration. As a supplement, you can use flower beds.
- If there is a desire and opportunity, then decorate the yard with a beautiful flower garden.
- If the yard is small, then stop at a multi-level layout and use the principle of vertical landscaping. In this case, the device of cascades, alpine slides, multi-tiered flower beds is welcome.
In conclusion, we note that it is not so difficult to make your adjoining space attractive. The main thing is to follow the rules - to carefully consider the layout of the yard and consistently implement your ideas.
Water space illumination
Thoughtful illumination of decorative ornaments will allow you to make a beautiful design on the site, give it a fabulous and mysterious look.
Pools, fountains or waterfalls built on the site can look especially impressive, with thoughtful and correctly placed lighting.
It is very important to distribute the lighting fixtures in such a way that in winter the void created by the fallen leaves and flowers is not conspicuous. Correct lighting of decorative sculptures will hide this drawback.
A separate problem is the illumination of the water decoration of the site. The color scheme of the light bulbs is also important here. A rich selection of various colors will allow you to create a truly fantastic view of the water decor, by successfully placing the lighting by the fountain and waterfall.
Backyard layout
The courtyard of the country house is a nearby square that welcomes both owners and guests. We can say with confidence that the first impression about the owners is formed from the very first minutes, as soon as they approach the exit to the backyard or personal plot.
Before decorating the backyard of a private house, think about what is the concept of beauty for you? Visualize the desired result and focus on what is important to you: practicality to use, stay in it or the attractiveness and splendor of the design?
Pay attention to your lifestyle, the presence of children or animals, the frequency of meeting friends, organizing parties. The selection of details and elements of the courtyard interior depends on the answers to the above questions and on personal preferences.
The main condition on which your landscape design depends is the size of the site. If the area is large, then the only thing that will limit the flight of your fantasies will be the lack of a lot of money. The type of soil, placement in relation to the cardinal points, is considered important when planning.
If you have a small-sized site, then it is important not to "clutter up" it with unnecessary details and use every free square meter with aesthetic benefits. Therefore, you need to determine with priorities, because it is impossible to arrange a place for a hammock, a barbecue, a playground on several square meters.
Having decided and choosing the best option, we go to recreate the practical part, that is, the placement of all elements and objects. Professional designers advise, for an easy and rational use of space, to divide it into squares-segments, each of which will contain a certain detail (flower beds, reservoirs, furniture, gazebos).
Before starting construction work, we check the condition of the soil, if we find a place of accumulation of water, we lay a drainage system (drainage).
At the same time, all the work on the placement of all the mechanisms necessary for the full operation of artificial reservoirs, fountains and irrigation of vegetation is taking place.
Country house lighting
We often see the house outside the city as a place to go to rest after the fast pace of a polluted city. Therefore, here I want to see the complete opposite of the usual environment. Maximum silence, tranquility and unity with nature.
In addition to planning, zoning and plant selection, lighting affects the beauty of the site.
When we look at ready-made design examples using lighting techniques, we admire the creative solutions of the authors. Correct lighting is an art. No matter how well the house and the plot are decorated, light often determines the identity of the entire style. You can give the house a mystery or a touch of medieval style.
A particularly interesting lighting technique is accents. This way you can highlight a specific object or composition (statues, columns, etc.).
Popular types of lighting:
- Contour lighting. Created with LEDs and cords. It well emphasizes the outlines of buildings or elements, it looks quite impressive.
- Hidden lighting will illuminate the elements of the building and create the effect of volume and solemnity.
Designing with light is a tricky task. It can be ordered from specialized companies or you can understand the intricacies of this creative and interesting process and make your own lighting.
Where to begin?
It is important to decide what you want to see after completing all the work on creating the landscape design of your private home. Some people focus on external beauty, forgetting about functional fullness.
And the other thinks only about the use of various buildings. If it is a bush, then it should bear fruit or form flowers that decorate the space and give off a pleasant smell.
In the process of thinking, you will have to take into account other aspects: the field of activity of the owner, the composition of the family, the presence of pets. It is recommended to think over the main details of the future project first. And then you can begin to implement the planned improvement of the house and the area around it.
Experienced professionals have prepared home landscaping photos that fit perfectly into different styles. We advise you to familiarize yourself with them, perhaps you will be able to highlight something useful and use it on your site.
The initial stage is very important, if you do something wrong, then you will have to make adjustments and spend a lot of time on it. Designers advise to treat this process as geometry.
In the allotted area, smooth lines or winding paths of various streamlined shapes are often used to create a cozy atmosphere. There are a lot of options, but do not forget about consultations with the rest of the family. They may have their own preferences. If this is a children's sandbox or kitchen, it is advisable to find out how the children and the weak half see this territory.
When everything is ready, it is necessary to organize access to various items that help to care for the created area - it can be scissors for trimming bushes, or a broom for cleaning, or maybe nails with a hammer. Sometimes you will have to update the design of a private courtyard or trim some elements that have lost their original appearance. The need for this is maturing after a long time or as a result of rain, strong wind, hail.
If the house is located on hilly land, then you can organize natural transitions from one natural area to another using stylized steps. This approach will amaze any guests and will be a godsend for all family members.
Site layout from improvised means
How else, besides the plot plan on graph paper and cardboard analogs of various landscape objects, can you visualize your design project? There is a simple way - using ordinary plasticine or other improvised means. The house and other buildings are best made of foam and cardboard, a gazebo made of sticks. Lay out the tracks from material similar to the planned "original". This will help you appreciate the texture and color scheme invented. Everything else - benches, a pond, fountains, trees, bushes, flowers - we sculpt all this from plasticine. For believability, trees and shrubs can be made from twigs, sticking "foliage" of about the same shade. And yes, we do everything on a scale (for example, 1 meter is equal to 1 cm or 2 cm). This is already a 3D volumetric image that will accurately convey to you both the proportions, and the convenience and all other nuances of the landscape design of the courtyard you created.
Plasticine courtyard design project - excellent 3 D visualization
Decor
What decorative elements are best suited to complete the arrangement of the courtyard of a private house:
Sculptures. And the larger your yard, the more bulky sculptures will suit it. Conversely, in a small, compact courtyard, the same graceful small sculptures will look best.
Decorative arches. They look especially good in summer. Usually they are covered with ivy or some other climbing plant. Correctly selected lighting will emphasize their decorative effect.
Decorative reservoirs. It can be small ponds, streams, even your own waterfall. Be sure to consider this important point. It will be especially pleasant to be near the reservoir in the summer heat. And you will thank yourself more than once for the construction of such a reservoir.
If the house is made in a rustic style, for example, like a Ukrainian hut, then it is logical to decorate it with clay pots, a wicker fence and similar elements.
That is, it is important to adhere to the general style of construction and maintain it in all elements.
Children will love it if you place funny gnomes, fairies, and other fairy-tale characters around the perimeter of the plot. You can play with them, and they give a picturesque and a bit magical look to the site.
Landscaping of the courtyard of a private house
After delimiting the space, designing paths and other functional places, you can start landscaping
It is very important to correctly select and place plants depending on their size and flowering periods. It is worth starting with the largest plants, shrubs and trees.
With their help, shady areas of the courtyard are created, perfectly protected, including from the wind.
Set apart, they help draw attention to the most interesting and meaningful design elements. You can place a bench under a large tree, a nondescript green lawn will be diluted with a bright rose bush, and juniper thickets will create a restrictive border
Illumination of garden paths.
For landscaping, brightly flowering plants are often used. Whole colonies create unique multi-colored or plain meadows or flower beds
When planting flowers, you should pay attention to the flowering period of each instance.
This approach will allow you to organize a flower bed that will attract views almost all year round. So that in winter the flower beds do not seem empty, they should be diluted with small conifers.
Small pond with a waterfall.
If you don't have time to mow lawns often, you can arrange flowerpots with unpretentious specimens throughout the yard. In cold periods, they are stored indoors, and in the spring, when the first warm days come, they are taken out into the street.Thus, it is possible to grow heat-loving plants such as lemon, tangerine, cypress and others.
On a note! Original flower beds can be created from vegetable crops and berry bushes. They will decorate the yard and at the same time, closer to autumn, will present a tasty and healthy harvest.
Beautiful backyard in a modern style.
How to efficiently arrange recreation areas
To effectively manage the space of a cottage, you can combine several elements of architecture. A veranda with a gazebo, a kitchen with a dining room, a play area with a gazebo are often combined. When landscaping a summer cottage, garden or country furniture is used. When considering the choice of furniture, you need to remember about its main qualities: convenience, practicality, resistance to damage and durability.
The planning of the building site is carried out in compliance with the following recommendations:
- play area in clear visibility;
- the backyard will be a parking space;
- not only the arranged zones should be comfortable, but also the paths between them.
How to delimit zones in the garden
The division of the territory is determined by its location, total area, family size and the identification of the interests of each of the family members. Applying certain principles, the design of a garden, even in a small area, can be made functional and convenient. Hedges save space: shrubs, flowers and trees.
Fences are open, low and solid wall. Low plants separate the playground from the common space, and solid wall trees and shrubs become a fence between the courtyard and a beautiful courtyard for relaxation.
Arch
The material and shape of the arch depends on its location. Placed at the entrance, dividing the working area of the yard and a place for rest. Arches are made from metal and plastic... Perennial vines, annuals and fruit plants are a great addition to such a part of the interior.
Plants
The arrangement of the local area of a private house becomes brighter if you add shrubs and trees to it. Fences are open, low and solid wall.
Low plants will well separate the playground from the general space, and solid wall trees and shrubs are a fence between the utility yard and the recreation area. Plants improve oxygen and protect against dust. A hedge is planted along the fence from the street side and from the inside. The view of the territory is noticeably improving.
Fence
The fence near the cottage protects prying eyes, does not allow children and pets to go outside the yard. A fence built with your own hands can be very unusual.
Any handy items will do:
- wire,
- bottles,
- car tires.
Woven dry branches also create fences.
A fence made of logs is combined with natural stone, giving the structure a solid look. Fencing made of wooden intersecting sticks sets you up for a relaxing holiday. The gaps in the fence allow air and light to pass through, so the plants planted along them can grow for a very long time.
Screens
Garden plots can be fenced off with a wicker veneer screen, not forgetting about the treatment with an antiseptic. Living weaving screens made of climbing plants will be an excellent decoration for your home territory.
Gazebo furniture
One of the main advantages of a closed gazebo in a suburban area is that you can place any furniture that is convenient for you in it. And although often boring kitchen furniture or part of the living room interior items are simply "relocated" to the gazebo, the gazebo becomes much more cozy and comfortable with furniture specially designed for it. Small couches, sofas, canapes and armchairs are conducive to good rest.
In order for the gazebo to repeat the style of the house and the suburban area, you should seriously consider the issue of choosing a design.
Wicker furniture is in great demand. And if you purchased rattan armchairs, then there will be no questions about the reliability. Such furniture is very durable and will last for many years. It is no coincidence that such chairs are installed not only in closed gazebos, but also outdoors.
Forged furniture is often purchased for metal and stone gazebos. It creates a special atmosphere, and despite the "heaviness" of the material, the metal looks very elegant.
You will need to take into account all the small details so that the object is of high quality and meets the stated expectations.
Plastic furniture is the perfect choice for a polycarbonate gazebo. The materials are considered "relatives" and harmoniously complement each other.
An important nuance: if desired, stationary furniture can also be installed in the gazebo. This option is most suitable for small structures. In this case, the arrangement of objects should be carefully thought out, since it will no longer be possible to rearrange anything.
Purchase only proven building materials to make the gazebo attractive and practical.
A gazebo on a suburban area is an amazing structure. With external simplicity, and sometimes primitiveness, it is thanks to her that a special atmosphere of comfort and style is created. At the same time, financial investments can be minimal, and the result is amazing. It is a real pleasure to rest in such conditions.
To determine the option for decorating your site, study beautiful examples of gazebos.
Landscaping
- firstly, in this way, you can determine how many seeds and seedlings you need;
- secondly, the plants will be arranged so that at any time of the year the site will be green and blooming.
The first stage of landscaping the site is planting grass. Wild grasses and weeds are not enough to make the site look beautiful. On the contrary, most designers advise getting rid of them so that the site does not look untidy. You can decorate the territory of the estate with green dense grass in different ways:
- the simplest and most familiar is the planting of ordinary lawn grass. Sow it, and your yard will be decorated with neat green linen for a few more years;
- the second option is to use a ready-made roll lawn, which is simply spread over the flat area of the site.
When the background for a beautiful well-groomed area is ready, start planting trees. If you entered a courtyard where trees have already been planted, there are two ways:
The first is to leave everything as it is. In this case, your yard will look a little neglected. However, such a landscape design will only decorate the territory with a house in the classic English style, for example.
Another option is to cut down all the old trees along with the stumps and plant new seedlings. When choosing new trees, it is worth evaluating the soil. It should not be too loose and clayey. If the land on the entire site is depleted, then the soil must be enriched with a layer of high-quality black soil
Particular attention should be paid to those places where you plan to make flower beds.
On the territory of the site there is a place for ornamental trees and fruit trees, which will regularly delight you with delicious apples, pears or berries. It is not necessary to break up a whole garden on your site, sometimes it is enough to plant a few seedlings, which will give the right amount of shade.
The final stage is the decoration of the yard with bright colors. Of course, we are talking about colors. The top tip is to choose plants that fit in with the style of your yard. For example, a country house or a rustic cottage should not be surrounded by exotic plants.
It is also important that the plants chosen for planting are comfortable in the conditions where they will grow. This applies to both climatic conditions and soil.
You can plant flowers not only on flat beds. You can plant plants in beautiful flower beds. They can be made from anything.The easiest way is to decorate certain areas with stones or bricks. Sometimes a mini-flower bed can be decorated even with a low wicker fence. Plants planted in a dilapidated wooden barrel, cart or tub look even more creative.
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How to add naturalness with greenery?
To do this, it is recommended to pay attention to plants with different flowering periods. If you use them correctly, you can profitably organize beauty throughout the courtyard during the warm season.
Various ideas should not be discarded. Perhaps you saw someone have an interesting option, or he has matured in your thoughts. If, - "Yes", then you should not give up on it. Give him life and the opportunity to show his qualities.
But it is not recommended to abandon the standard options. Who can say that a reservoir on the territory of a private plot is bad or does not look good? Water is what a person is made of and it is everywhere. But how do you create a stylized body of water?
Pond version. Living creatures can be accommodated here. It all depends on your imagination. Necessarily fish, seaweed, and the rest is optional. Children usually like places like this.
A unique version of the fountain. He is loved not only by airborne troops. It's nice to walk up to it in the summer and feel the splashes on your body. And here, too, you can add fish and other inhabitants. You can admire their carefree life for hours.
Due to this approach, the modern design of the courtyard is of paramount importance in the formation of a harmonious family life. Psychologists have noticed that the environment can influence people. If everything is done correctly, you can get the opportunity to restore and accumulate strength in this territory for any future affairs.
How to efficiently arrange recreation areas
To feel comfortable and quickly manage the household, it is better to have nearby zones that are similar in purpose.
It is also convenient to combine zones for their subsequent use for the actual purpose. For example, combine a terrace and a gazebo or a dining room with a kitchen. This is a good tip for owners of small areas.
Recreation area in the front yard
As mentioned above, the front yard is well suited for placing a gazebo. Here we add plants and landscape composition and get a beautiful view.
If space permits, you can add decorative elements of large dimensions:
- pond;
- waterfall;
- the fountain.
Water has a positive effect on the atmosphere of the recreation area. Just imagine how pleasant it will be to drink your morning tea or meet guests in such an atmosphere.
If you love solitude, then you will feel most comfortable without prying eyes while drinking tea or reading a book on a bench or in a hammock. Therefore, many people prefer to build a high fence around their site. But for some, frequent communication with neighbors is by no means a hindrance.
How to set up your backyard
The adjacent territory of a private house assumes the location of a recreation area with secluded places. If you make a canopy, then even rain will not be scary for those who like to spend a lot of time outdoors near the garden.
The backyard often has a barbecue, playgrounds, or swings. This area is also decorated with plants. Tall trees look good in this part of the territory.
How do I mount the lighting?
It is very difficult to create the necessary atmosphere without the right lighting. Experts explain that the process of its creation has some nuances. They consist of two fundamental points:
- It will help you move freely around the yard in the evening or at night.
- Directional lighting can help you experience the beauty of your surroundings even after sunset. This is most acutely felt during the cold season. Natural elements will dry out and fall off, while decorative elements will be able to fulfill their function.
What is the high-quality illumination of the territory of a private house:
- Lighting for the front area of the house;
- Illumination for buildings with an economic purpose;
- Providing good illumination of the place where the car often stands or the area of the garage for it;
- Creation of visibility for the territory of the main entrance to the courtyard of the house;
- Warm lighting for the gazebo, so that it is comfortable to spend time on its territory at any time of the day.
Tip: Designers also pay attention to the safety of the area around the house. It is worth installing video cameras for constant monitoring
And create lighting for the entire area that you own.
But backlighting is necessary not only for the comfort and safety of the inhabitants. It is also used for decorative elements to make them more beautiful and stylized. After all, it is they who help to create an irresistible image of the yard. Due to them, in the end, it is possible to make a beautiful design on the site, pleasing all owners and guests during any period of the year.
The backlight is created for various small details:
- An artificial reservoir with all its inhabitants, forming their own ecosystem on your site;
- Alpine slide with its enchanting effects and elements that make up the composition;
- Garden sculpture to highlight its beauty at any time of the day;
- A flower bed with its variety of plants to admire even at night.
But there is also an unpleasant moment. All this will take a lot of energy. And you have to make sure that the wires do not intersect with water. The possibility of electric shock must be excluded. It is advisable that a competent person does this.
But, if there is not enough knowledge in all matters, sometimes it is worth contacting professionals. First of all, it concerns the wiring. Neglecting electricity near water can have serious consequences. Feel free to showcase your creative side. Hope this article helped steer you on the right track.
Private house courtyard design: paths and playgrounds
Not decorated parking spaces and paths between separate sections of the yard look pretty ugly. They look like trampled lawns. Playgrounds and paths paved with various materials look much more original. For these purposes, they use:
- wild stone;
- granite;
- paving stones;
- wood cuts;
- concrete plates.
The flower bed is supplemented with stones.
When laying out paths, you can leave a small space between the slabs and fill it with small pebbles, sand or garden grass. In such intervals, small flowering plants can be planted. Thyme, cloves, primroses, and any dwarf plants will do.
Such original paths stand out favorably against the background of almost any design of the courtyard of a private house. Photos of modern courtyards designed in this way are presented below.
Swimming pool with a comfortable seating area. The paths located in the immediate vicinity of the house should be executed in a simple style. Here, materials such as paving stones, concrete, red and white bricks are more appropriate. In more informal areas, for example, near an artificial pond or in a mini-forest, when organizing paths, it is better to use irregular shapes, materials of various textures and dimensions.
On a note! It is imperative to focus on the overall style of the facade when creating the design of the courtyard of a private house. Photos of modern courtyards show various options for decorating the site, depending on the material used for finishing the house.
The original design of a private courtyard.
Landscaping of the courtyard of a private house
After delimiting the space, designing paths and other functional places, you can start landscaping
It is very important to correctly select and place plants depending on their size and flowering periods. It is worth starting with the largest plants, shrubs and trees.
With their help, shady areas of the courtyard are created, perfectly protected, including from the wind.
Set apart, they help draw attention to the most interesting and meaningful design elements. You can place a bench under a large tree, a nondescript green lawn will be diluted with a bright rose bush, and juniper thickets will create a restrictive border
Illumination of garden paths.
For landscaping, brightly flowering plants are often used. Whole colonies create unique multi-colored or plain meadows or flower beds
When planting flowers, you should pay attention to the flowering period of each instance.
This approach will allow you to organize a flower bed that will attract views almost all year round. So that in winter the flower beds do not seem empty, they should be diluted with small conifers.
Small pond with a waterfall.
If you don't have time to mow lawns often, you can arrange flowerpots with unpretentious specimens throughout the yard. In cold periods, they are stored indoors, and in the spring, when the first warm days come, they are taken out into the street. Thus, it is possible to grow heat-loving plants such as lemon, tangerine, cypress and others.
On a note! Original flower beds can be created from vegetable crops and berry bushes. They will decorate the yard and at the same time, closer to autumn, will present a tasty and healthy harvest.
Beautiful backyard in a modern style.
Landscaping of the site: photos of modern courtyards with decorative elements
At the end of the main work, you can start decorating with special decorative elements. For these purposes, experienced designers use large and small sculptures, small fountains, which are placed in resting places, flower beds and flower beds. The most popular for decorating the yard are animal figurines located in the most interesting and noticeable areas.
The decorative elements include original flowerpots made from scrap materials. These can be old barrels, unnecessary shoes, unused garden tools. An old bicycle, leaning against a wicker fence and lined with flower pots, large jugs with a dry imitation of a stream, and much more, which appeared as a result of a flight of fantasy, looks good.
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Nuances to pay attention to
If your site is a relief terrain, and you do not seek to give it the appearance of alpine hills, then get ready to level it. Keep this in mind when designing your own yard.
Consider in advance what you will do with the fencing of the area. Of course, you can leave it as it is if the existing fence is not in need of repair. But, the hedge looks much more beautiful. Therefore, many began to change boring and dull stone and metal structures for it.
As you can see in the photo of the landscape design of the house, the correct layout of the yard plays an important role. Zoning does not tolerate haste and unnecessary fuss. You have to think carefully about what functional areas you want to have.
When choosing decorative items, consider their relevance to your climate. For example, trellises will look ridiculous in the north, but they will become a very elegant decoration of the site located in the hot south.
The design of a private courtyard must be in harmony with the design solution of the buildings standing on it.
Non-standard design ideas
In magazines or web resources, you can find the most daring ideas on how to decorate the backyard. Various materials at hand are used to furnish the interior: old car tires, old barrels, metal pipes and hemp.
The most interesting of all the options are:
- Campfire and barbecue area.
- Summer cuisine. Taking kitchen utensils and headsets out into the fresh air is an excellent solution, especially relevant in the summer-autumn season.
- Miniature park area with a fountain.
For finishing, not only the layout of the site is taken into account, but also the design of the paths: bulk, slab, concrete models. A beautiful backyard is a fairly simple task, you just have to show imagination and creative approach to work.
Planting plants
At first glance, it may seem that planting plants is a matter that cannot be particularly difficult. However, many garden crops are quite capricious and excessive self-confidence here can lead to the fact that after a while all the work done will have to be redone again. To prevent this from happening, it is recommended to follow a number of rules when landscaping the yard.
Do not place conifers and shrubs in covered areas. Despite the fact that they look quite impressive here, removing their needles from the terrace every morning is far from the best thing to do.
Do not exhaust yourself with unnecessarily whimsical plants that require constant care. If you do not feel a special craving for gardening in your soul, then opt for more modest bushes and trees.
The pond implies an elegant decor, but not the plants that rinse their leaves in it. Therefore, deciduous plants should be removed from it.
There is a growing trend to replace fences with hedges. In this case, the plants used should be sufficiently dense and have an average height, since too tall will look sloppy, and low ones will not be able to hide the area from prying eyes.
There is no such area that would not be decorated with a beautiful flower bed. You can split both one large and several small
But remember that if you plant several at once, then it is important that they are combined with each other.
A small area is not a reason to give up landscaping. Use a vertical position with alpine slides, ledges and cascades.
You can put a decorative well in the yard
Japanese-style house design with forest background
The stone fountain in the middle of the courtyard looks very beautiful