Lack of money and the desire to have your own garden very often in the Russian mentality lead to the fact that there is little space left for the garden. Of course, the aging generation will never be able to give up the vegetable garden, because how to live without early cucumbers, strawberries, blue eyes and tomatoes? But the grandchildren would have more space so that there was where to play the ball. Adults, who have already managed to get tired during the working week, want to come to the dacha for relaxation, and not for hard work. It is much more interesting for them to lie on a lounger, pick beautiful flowers home, fry a barbecue in the fresh air. Combining all desires in one summer cottage is not so easy. From here, bitter family disputes originate.
Is there a way to distribute the space in such a way as to satisfy the desires of each of the family members? How to combine flower beds and vegetable beds, fruit trees and barbecues? And so that it was also beautiful? If all this worries you, then read the article to the end.
Multipurpose cottage: garden planting
When choosing varieties of fruit trees, take into account the modern types of apples and pears. Better to opt for a bonsai. They begin to bear fruit earlier, give more yield and at the same time do not grow much. And old trees that you do not want to cut down, just put them in order. Clear the space under them, cut off excess branches. A compact recreation area can be placed under the trees. To keep the crowns from growing, pinch them every year in the middle of summer.
Cherry and plum trees look great next to a hedge. Just place hawthorn or mountain ash, sea buckthorn or hazel near them. Such a landing will look harmonious, but there is one condition - high-quality lighting. There should be a lot of sun. Then the plants will bloom very well, and the trees will bear fruit for the whole season, and it will also be enough for the winter.
Raspberry bushes will look very beautiful not in the form of simple rectangular plantings, but as decorative individual bushes. Blooming raspberries in this case look no worse than rose bushes. And the harvest pleases the owner twice a season. Berries can be not only classic red, but also yellow and even white. You just have to make sure that the raspberries do not grow in all directions with their shoots. The planting needs to be dug in with restraints, which will not be noticeable due to the wide bushes.
Multi-purpose dacha: vegetable garden
How to make your garden beautiful? Today there are many technologies by which you can plant vegetable beds. We analyzed the most effective methods and came to the conclusion that it is best to use the raised beds method, which will be edged with trees and paths. Such a garden can be arranged in different ways. The landing pattern will only depend on you. The main thing is that it is convenient for you to work with the beds.
The option of square beds in a checkerboard pattern looks very advantageous. Each cell is 1 square meter. Loosen the soil before planting, you can even replace the top layer 20 centimeters deep. Replace the removed soil with plant nutrient mixture.
The vegetable garden, which is planted using the raised beds method, not only looks beautiful, but is also very functional to use. You need to prepare the land only once, and after that you just need to keep it clean and remove the weeds on time. Sometimes the soil needs to be fertilized. Such soil will be suitable for planting earlier, because the raised beds thaw faster than the rest of the earth. And in cold weather it retains heat longer. In this case, the height of the landings can be adjusted. If desired, raising the beds even by 60 centimeters. This option is ideal for older people - you don't have to bend over when working in the garden.
Combination of vegetables with flowers
Some gardeners prefer to combine vegetable crops and garden perennials. This can be chard combined with dill, parsley with cherry tomatoes, zucchini with celery, and so on. Yarrow or echinacea will look good next to fruit plants.
Peas and beans will also fit perfectly into vegetable rows. Strawberries can be planted as a living fence. Place useful calendula, cucumber herb or sage on the beds themselves. But the familiar bow looks beautiful in a flower garden.
If you are able to competently organize your garden, you will see how much space is freed up on your land plot. Now you can plant absolutely everything that your heart desires: flower beds, and a vegetable garden, and a garden. There will also be room for lawns with a hammock.
