More and more often, owners of garden plots are shifting their emphasis from the possibilities of growing vegetables and fruits to decorating their land and designing their garden plot. They earn money in the city, and come to the dacha to relax. Of course, fruit trees and shrubs, vegetable beds-all this may be present, but they are also subject to the rules of landscape design. Entrusting a project to a professional seems great... but professionals often end up with overly ordered, cold landscapes. Self-designed gardens, although not ideal, are much more comfortable and you feel much better in them.
Where to start: planning
It all starts from the stove: you need to correlate your desires with reality. To do this, first sit down and write down what you need on the site. Just a list of what you and your loved ones want to have. Then you take a site plan with dimensions and begin to place what you simply cannot refuse. Usually this is a playground or carport, some kind of vegetable garden - at least a few beds, if there are children - a playground.
Place the carport closer to the gate - less space will go to the driveways, the playground in direct visibility from the windows, and most likely from the kitchen windows: it’s not all the time to sit with them, and so, the children are under supervision, and you get the job done. You will have to be smart with the placement of the playground: it needs to be free of drafts, and some of it should be in the shade, some in the sun. To have the best conditions.
Therefore, there is no need to hide it. It will still be a decoration for your site and you will be proud of it. For this you will need a sunny piece of your site.
Now we need to find a place for technical and auxiliary premises. You will definitely need it, and also compost pit. They can be taken to the backyard, but it’s better to be closer to the garden. If you plan to heat the house, you need a place to store firewood. They do this for this purpose, and they can be attached to the barn, or they can stand separately, and some specimens can also be a decorative element. Somewhere in a secluded corner you will need to install a shower. The toilet is also a hassle: you need to take into account the distance to neighboring areas (at least 2 m), and also the prevailing wind direction - so that odors do not bother you.
Next comes the turn of what you really want. Usually this is a gazebo or fountain. A pond and a fountain can be combined, and a gazebo can be placed nearby. To the point that one of its edges can hang over the water. On the other bank, you can put a bench by placing an arch next to it or building a pergola (the same arch, but more solid). Near the gazebo, you can make a small canopy and place it, as per your choice. It is best to allocate the lowest area under the pond or where the groundwater is closest. Everything else will fit into the free space.
A pond and a gazebo nearby are a good combination
It seems that these are all the main objects. If you managed to fit them all into the site plan, great: you can plan. You need to manage and make a minimum number of paths, but they must connect all the main buildings. Paths may lead to auxiliary structures. It's even more romantic. And along the way, look for places for flower beds, flower beds, rock gardens, and decorative slides. You can even specially bend the paths to fence off the space for the flower garden. This, by the way, is one of the favorite techniques of professionals. They almost never use straight lines. Only in elongated areas to visually bring the far edge closer.
Don't forget about trees and bushes. By the way, they can serve as a screen for an unsightly fence. And you will have it all around the perimeter. It can be partly decorated with hanging flower beds, partly covered with trees and shrubs. While the trees are growing, you can put a lattice in front of the fence on which to grow climbing roses, clematis, or any other similar plant.
Garden plot design: choosing a style
In most cases, the garden design style is very difficult to determine. Most often it can be described as “modern”. Are used interesting solutions different “nationalities” and different style trends, and sometimes these combinations are very, very successful and interesting. The good thing about independent design is that you can create it intuitively beautiful landscapes. But to register a plot in a certain style in a way it’s simpler: you know for sure whether this idea will work or not. Let's look at some design options for a garden plot in a specific style. The easiest way to work is with ethnic trends.
Oriental
Chinese and Japanese cultures have significant differences, but regarding the design of a garden plot, it is difficult, almost impossible, for a non-specialist to distinguish between these two directions. For ease of perception, we will combine them into one style: oriental.
Decoration in Japanese style - an abundance of stones, interesting combinations of hardwood and softwood
Achieving maximum harmony is inherent in these cultures. What is good about garden design in Japanese or chinese style, is that they use a lot of crushed stone and pebbles. If you take the pebbles into the right quantity hard or expensive, then with crushed stone there are much fewer problems. Maybe you’ll be lucky and you’ll even be able to agree on the color - the meticulous Japanese use pebbles of the same size and the same color when backfilling, or form them into different shapes.
A great idea for decorating a yard near a garden house: crushed stone and pebbles, slabs as a path - dirt will not be carried into the house
Large stones, near which boxwood bushes are planted, a small fountain in the traditional shape. A very interesting idea with a border made of painted crushed stone. Only if you do something like this, make sure that the water that flows from the plant has somewhere to go: under the pebbles and crushed stone there should be dense soil with a slope towards the plantings or an exit to drainage system— this is how water drainage is organized.
A small fence is made extremely simply. Another good thing about bamboo is that it doesn’t rot.
To make your Japanese-style garden design truly traditional, you can use bamboo. A small fence and gate are extremely simple to make. A couple of stakes are driven into the ground, bamboo crossbars are tied to them, and thin bamboo is tied to the crossbars. It turns out to be a bamboo picket fence.
The paths are very typical - rounded stones at a distance of a step from each other, slabs of stone, or even concrete slabs, but they are not square, as we are used to, but long. Please note that the gaps between the stones/slabs are overgrown with grass, moss, or filled with pebbles.
Often in Japanese gardens there are fountains. But these are not pompous structures with sculptures and upward jets, but combinations of bamboo and stone through which a small amount of water flows. It’s easy to make them even yourself, but read how here.
Several photos of Japanese-style garden design are collected in the photo gallery. There are interesting ideas that are easy to implement with your own hands. Moreover, the costs are minimal))
The right selection of plants is half the success. Japanese maple - how can you ignore it? Slabs, stones, crushed stone, plants - all this against the backdrop of a lawn
Rustic style (rural or country)
The more urbanized our cities become, the more we want something simple, natural, without clear lines and edges, which are already boring in the city. That’s why many people began to build houses from logs: they exude comfort. If your country house built from logs, a natural continuation of the idea would be to design the site in a rural or rustic style. In this case characteristic features- the use of various kinds of old utensils and their elements in the decoration of flower beds and flower beds, wattle fences, simple, often deliberately rough, made of logs.
The design of a garden in a rustic style can be easily recognized by the presence of wheels from carts, baskets, ceramic dishes, old barrels, logs and flowering stumps
On a village plot, there’s no way everything can be too smooth and orderly. The paths are overgrown with grass, with stones laid for convenience, and boardwalks thrown in. And to make the “boards” always look like new, you can use decking - this is a wood-composite material that looks and feels very similar to wood, but does not rot, does not darken, and retains its original appearance over the years.
Fences inside the site can be made from dead wood cut from the forest. Fences made of birch or okha with its light green bark look very decorative.
Wicker fences are traditional for this style. They can be made for beds, flower beds, to fence off areas inside the site, and even as the main fence, separating the garden from neighbors and from the street.
You can decorate a pond in the same vein - a small mill or bridge next to a long pond wouldn’t hurt. And if there is a difference in height on the site, you can make a cascade of watering cans and buckets - a very original idea.
A waterfall along the steps, only in an unusual design: a fountain made of watering cans and buckets
Even the toilet can be made in the same style. Of course, it’s unlikely that anyone will bring it to the fore, even in a stylish design, but you won’t have to worry too much about making sure the building is not visible.
This kind of toilet is a hut that you don’t have to hide very much
The design of a garden in a rustic style is not demanding on geometry or selection of plants. It is important that you feel comfortable and cozy and that the plants feel good. Then even the simplest compositions will delight the eye and heart. Several design ideas different zones look in the photo gallery.
Unusual flower bed - flower stream Carts and wooden wheels- traditional elements of a country style garden. A gazebo covered with reeds and sculptures from ceramic pots- interesting design finds in garden design Wattle is a good fence, and the style supports the design of the well
Garden plot in modern or modern style
The design of a garden plot in the Art Nouveau style is international. It contains elements different cultures. The basic rule is harmonious combination shapes and shades. Most often, straight lines and rounded shapes are combined.
Is it difficult to create such a corner in your own garden? The tiles can be replaced with concrete or stone slabs or wooden flooring, as long as the geometry is maintained. Flowerbeds of unusual shape - smooth edges both at ground level and high. There are seats between two high flower beds, and to make it really convenient and comfortable, you can make the border higher and nail a board on the back. All this cubism is broken up by a round ceramic plant pot. Instead of a pot, you can make a small fountain in the form stone ball, along which water flows.
This fountain is not difficult to make. The main thing is to find suitable stone and drill a hole in it
As you can see, the fountain is close in style to the Japanese style. Slightly modified, it fits perfectly into modern design garden And this is not the only stylized element. For example, wicker furniture is often used. But it has a different shape - either cubic or with curved surfaces, but only in one plane. Looking at the photo below, you will understand what we are talking about.
And again, pay attention, hard straight lines are broken up by round ones: in the bottom photo these are pyramidal thujas, in the top photo there is a round flowerbed table ( extraordinary solution, by the way) and the curved lines of the chairs.
This is where lovers will find freedom raised beds, so it is precisely when designing in this way: it is more convenient to set straight lines using high boxes. They are made from wood, stone, concrete. The material should be combined with the main finish or be an addition.
Approximately the same traditions are used to decorate the surrounding area and areas near the reservoir. Make a flooring from boards, plank or decking, install characteristic furniture - part of the garden is decorated.
By the way, you can make a gazebo in an unconventional manner.
There are a lot of ideas, and they are all interesting in their own way. Check out some photos in the gallery below. Maybe something will be useful for your garden.
Practical design of the pond - you can even sunbathe on the decking Smooth paths are a sign of style, but the execution is unusual
Ideas for decorating fences and walls
Whatever one may say, there is always a fence. And it is not always a decoration of the garden. More often than not, it’s quite the opposite: it’s the owner’s headache: how to disguise it or give it a more acceptable look. There are actually quite a lot of solutions, and for different tastes.
If you know how to draw, and the fence is at least relatively smooth, paint it with some scenes. It is clear that choosing a suitable plot is not easy, but you can rely on the general design style of the site.
The funky fence and site design style are easy to guess))
You can use the fence as a space for a vertical flower bed or vegetable garden. It's beautiful and useful. This idea will especially please owners of small plots. But this can only be used if the summer in your region is cool. In all other cases, the plants on it burn.
Approximately the same idea will be useful for decorating the wall of a house. Only here flowers are planted more often, and mostly hanging ones, but nothing can stop you from planting, say, aromatic herbs or just beautiful flowers into the lower tier, and at the top let there be hanging hanging lashes.
Wall design option - metal baskets lined with jute fiber, inside - soil
Very often, simple decorations or some unusual elements distract attention from the not-so-attractive surface that the fence represents. These can be homemade flowers made of colored plastic or a whole cascade of different boxes in which you can either plant flowers or put them in pots.
Simple decorations, but they serve their purpose - they distract attention from the unsightly surface
Ideas in photo format
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Summer is just around the corner, the holiday season begins. And many summer residents are beginning to prepare for the new season. Buy something more, plant it, paint it, make repairs at the dacha. But what should those who have just purchased a summer cottage do? Of course, work on its arrangement.
Territory arrangement
Cleaning and planning
The dacha should be clean, cozy and, most importantly, comfortable. You need to start arranging the site, of course, with cleaning. The area must be cleared of leaves, tree branches and various household debris. Stones and construction debris should also be removed.
Next, you can plan how to equip your dacha. In this case you may need landscape designer services. If you do not have the finances to pay for the work of a designer or want to arrange your own dacha, then you will have to study this area a little.
It all begins from planning and drafting. You must first figure out what to leave in place and what to redo. It is advisable not to touch the trees; you can only increase their number by planting new ones. This is justified by the fact that it is plants and trees that create a unique country atmosphere.
In most cases, a summer cottage consists of the following elements:
- A place for rest and leisure. Gazebos, barbecues for barbecue lovers, tents for night rest.
- Playground. Sandbox, swings, slides.
- Economic plot. Garage, shed, bathhouse.
- Country garden. You can plant different fruit trees, for example, apple, cherry or decorative green trees.
- Country garden. There you can plant different plants at your discretion, for example, strawberries.
Selection of fencing
Next, you should move on to fencing the site, since no owner would want strangers to move freely in his possessions.
Fencing is best done made of brick or metal mesh . These materials are of quite high quality; their manufacturers guarantee a long service life.
But there is also more cheap options . For example, fences. This option has its advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages:
- low cost;
- environmentally friendly;
- lightweight design and easy assembly/disassembly;
- easy disposal (after the expiration date, you can send the fence to the fireplace for combustion).
Flaws:
- short service life - no more than 3 years;
- fragility.
Gallery: arrangement of a summer cottage (25 photos)
Laying out tracks
The tracks are very important element cottage interior. They come in the following types:
Each of these types is unique in its own way. Concrete paths are distinguished by their simplicity and cheapness, so you can make them yourself. Concrete consists of water, cement and additional components that can be found at any building materials store. As for the tools for creating a design, we will need roofing material.
Stone paths are quite expensive, but that's explained original appearance. If you have a supply of natural stone, you can use it and purchase the missing stone. It doesn't have to be identical.
The bricks are laid out by hand and joined together cement mortar. If you want to do everything efficiently, you will have to work hard for a long time.
A distinctive feature of stone and concrete paths is that they are characterized by long service life and can easily withstand loads of up to 500 kilograms.
Relaxation area
It is advisable to arrange a place for relaxation in the garden or on the lawn. You can put several benches and a table. For barbecue lovers, we can recommend the grill, but due to the technology fire safety it needs to be placed away from the recreation area. Installing a barbecue near a neighbor's property is also prohibited. Don't forget about gazebos and canopies. They can be placed closer to the center.
Nowadays garden swings have become very fashionable. They are usually designed for 2-4 seats. Another interesting option site arrangement is swing sofas, which are perfect for receiving guests and relaxing for retirees. They are designed for 3-4 people, do not sway too much, which makes it possible to ride and talk at the same time.
There are more for children a budget option – swing made of plastic. Such swings are quite stable and are not inferior to other more expensive options. Stability is ensured by metal frame. Quite often they are sold complete with a slide for kids.
The most conservative and simple swing is the hammock. Hammocks come in two types:
- with fastening between two trees or support posts;
- frame stationary with prefabricated structure.
They are very strong and can withstand weight up to 150 kilograms. When arranging playgrounds for children, you need to focus on safety. They should be located closer to the gazebo or house to make it convenient to keep an eye on children. The playground should be light and cool. To do this, you can install awnings there. Slides, swings, horizontal bars quality and safety must be selected. In addition, do not forget that the playground must be kept clean. Swimming pool, if there is one at the dacha, needs to be fenced with mesh, because it is considered an unsafe place for children.
Arranging a recreation area at your dacha is an opportunity to show your imagination. You can even install benches made with your own hands.
Garden decoration
Now it's time to start landscaping your dacha. Lawns and flower beds should look harmonious and blend with the house, creating a natural area. You need to pay attention to the composition of the soil. If it is dry and hard, it needs treat with fertilizers.
Shrubs and lawns- this is the calling card of every garden plot. In order not to waste time growing a lawn, you can buy it and simply spread it. If you want to grow a lawn yourself, you can purchase special seeds. But for this, the soil will have to be well treated with fertilizers.
When purchasing ready-made lawns, you should pay attention to their color, drought resistance and freshness. They should be shade-tolerant and resistant to trampling. If you have little experience in such matters, you can contact your neighbors or a specialist at the store where you buy this lawn.
Country shrubs can be planted near fences and paths and do not forget to care for them. Such shrubs are beautiful, but rather difficult to care for. If you care for them properly, they will bear fruit.
If we talk about flower beds, they delight the eye with their presence. Can choose different combinations colors: tulips, periwinkles, Adonis amur. And do not forget that they need to be watered on time, since flowers growing in flower beds do not tolerate the sun and heat very well. But it shouldn't be too dark.
You can do it yourself using cellophane and a balloon.
Design direction
If we talk about which landscape style to choose, it primarily depends on your age and hobbies. In addition, your ideas should match your budget.
For people who have retired, practicality is important. They will most likely grow vegetables, berries and fruits on the ground. Therefore, almost all summer they will be at the dacha.
But for young people, beauty and romance are important. They will not have time to care for the lawn and flower beds, since they will only appear at the dacha to relax.
Taking these features into account, the dacha plot should be developed. At the same time, we must not forget that the personal plot is the face of the dacha.
Most often, plots are designed in the following styles.
- Architectural modern. This style is suitable for young people who love comfort and convenience. Sheds, gazebos, a small pond, swings and sofas, sandy paths, fountains and, of course, if there is room left, a swimming pool. At the same time, we must not forget about our financial and technical capabilities. Because this style requires a lot of effort and financial costs. From the architect - the idea, and from you - the resources.
- Regular garden style. This style focuses on shrubs and flower beds. They are shaped and cut in various shapes. It can be a circle, square, oval, triangle. Shrubs need to be trimmed strictly according to their geometric structure. At the same time, their landing is important. Properly planted shrubs will be much easier to trim. Correctness means sufficient distance between plantings.
- Rural-natural style. This style is suitable for retirees who like to create vegetable gardens at their dacha. Everything should look natural - flower beds, flowers, sandy paths, trees. It’s as if everything grew naturally in nature. You can build mini-greenhouses and greenhouses.
Lighting system
The lighting system should be perceived not only as an economic element, but also as a decorative element. Lamps play an important role as they not only provide light but also decorate the interior or exterior.
Lighting must cover the house, garage, gazebo, recreation area and paths. In addition, you can create decorative lighting. These are classic lamps near the paths and in the center of the gazebo.
In order for the system to work properly and without interruptions, you need to constantly adjust the central panel. In a personal plot it would be reasonable install automatic LEDs. They are characterized by a long service life and ease of use. The garden plot should be well lit.
Construction of a veranda
Many people consider the veranda an essential part of their dachas. As a rule, the idea of building this element arises after purchasing the site.
This is a classic place for an unforgettable holiday. Ideal option it will be if you arrange it on the veranda fireplace or stove– it will not only look beautiful, but will also allow you to spend your leisure time there in the winter.
To prevent the veranda from being filled with various unpleasant odors, definitely necessary install a quality hood. You can also install a sofa or rocking chair there. You can place a medium-sized oval table on the veranda.
To enjoy nature in winter, you can decorate the veranda indoor flowers . All of the above features may seem complicated to you at first, but if you delve into the details, you will understand that there is nothing complicated.
It is important to understand that if you equip your dacha with your own hands, then you will be much more comfortable spending time there. In addition, you will not have to spend money on paying for the services of a landscape designer.
Nowadays, the dacha remains the only salvation from city life. Here fresh air and wildlife, it's a great place to calm your nerves and relax. And no sanatoriums are needed, because in creation ideal place you yourself participated in the rest.
Every owner, having purchased a dacha or received it as an inheritance, begins to think about how the best way arrange this garden plot. By searching the Internet, you can find many answers to this simple question.
Some publications recommend paying special attention to design when landscaping a garden plot. This will allow you to best determine the recreation area, placing it in the most favorable location. Such forums recommend moving the car parking area outside the site - this will free up additional space.
When planning the design of a site, you must first decide on right place location of all areas: outbuildings, gazebo, car parking, garden, recreation. This should be done in advance, since the level of your comfort depends entirely on what and where it will be at the dacha.
Try to imagine how your gazebo, garden or flowerbed will visually look during the redevelopment. All notes and bold ideas are recommended put it on paper immediately, so that they are not forgotten over time and so that the project is as accurate as possible. Well, in the case when you lack construction and design experience to create a garden plot with your own hands, you can always turn to specialists for help.
As most practices show, garden plots at dachas are quite small in size. The best option would be landscape style layout. To visually expand the area and its boundaries, you need to plant shrubs, create meandering paths or rounded lawns with your own hands.
It should be remembered that voluminous tall trees should not grow in small garden plots. If, however, at your dacha there is one (no more) such tree, it is most advisable give an original shape to its crown. To do this, you will need to carry out pruning as efficiently as possible.
The design of such an area can be carried out both in classical and in some original style. It is best to choose trees according to your taste, plant maple, linden or birch trees. If your desire is to have a garden predominantly made of fruit plants, then it is most logical to opt for dwarf varieties. This way, you can free up enough space under the tree canopies for lawns or place a bench under them for relaxation.
Creation of landscape design
Landscape design, as you might guess, plays a big role in arranging the design of your country residence with your own hands.
First of all, it gives beauty, comfort and style your site and, of course, if you invest just a little money, give free rein to your imagination and show the proper desire, the result will be simply amazing.
First of all, work on landscape design consists in proper planning and sketching the picture that you want to bring to life. The scope here is limited only by your individual vision: you can create a completely unique and inimitable area with your own hands or copy any of the options you like.
- When making a sketch on paper, be sure to take into account the existing plantings and buildings on the site.
- Particular attention should be paid to the type of terrain on which your dacha is located, for example, if it is located near a forest, then it is recommended to carry out landscape design in a forest style, etc.
- Don’t forget to provide your cozy nest with additional vegetation. If you prefer to improve your areas with fruit trees, then be sure to include several types of wild ones, but be sure to show originality in the design.
- It is worth planting walnuts, blackberries, raspberries, linden and other wonderful crops. Such trees will not only decorate your site in an original way, but will also bear tasty and healthy fruits every year.
Additional Design Elements
Do not forget when arranging with your own hands summer cottage about flower beds. Experienced gardeners It is recommended to plant those flowers that are low-growing and easy to care for.
If you do not have a shortage of land at your dacha, then you can make small private pond, which will make your site even more comfortable. Near such a pond you can soak up the coolness of warm summer evenings on a bench or hammock, chat with friends over a cup of tea, or just enjoy it alone natural nature in the shade of trees, forgetting about the bustle of the city.
When deciding on the arrangement of a summer cottage, it is worth remembering that the most important factors in the design of any area are modesty, elegance and simplicity.
Garden made Japanese style, will look very beautiful and original. Everything in it looks compact and natural, and all the elements are in perfect harmony with each other. Availability of architectural structures small sizes, made in Japanese style, is a mandatory feature when creating such a recreation area.
At the same time, lawns, paths and flower beds must be correct form, emphasizing simplicity Japanese style. Flowerbeds made in the style of the four seasons will look no less original, although bringing such an idea to life will be far from easy.
Rules for choosing a swing for a summer cottage
So that your dacha is not only a place for seasonal work, but also a recreation area, it is necessary to place several swings on the site.
The best option would be swing sofas, which are suitable both for entertaining children and for a comfortable stay for older people.
To make the right choice when buying or creating a sofa swing with your own hands, you need to understand the basic principles of operation of this device. They can be folding and folding, stationary, small-sized and designed for several seats.
Stores usually offer three options:
- luxury class swings, the price of which is the highest - from 1500 USD. They have high reliability and comfort, and are also distinguished by long warranty periods and quality of operation;
- comfort class products. Such things cost on average up to 500 USD. For this money you will get products made in Sweden or China. You will be offered several options for swings, based on the material that was chosen during manufacture: wooden swings - characterized by an average degree of reliability, metal ones - the most reliable and durable option, fabric ones - the cheapest and at the same time the most short-lived type of swing;
- economy class swing. As a rule, the cost of such a swing is up to 200 USD. For the manufacture of the frame, metal tubes with a polymer coating are used. When choosing an economy class, you should pay special attention to the upholstery. In products from Belarusian and Russian manufacturers, it is made of cotton fabric, which becomes unusable in a fairly short time. Although buying a new case will not be difficult, fortunately they are presented in a large assortment and are inexpensive.
When choosing swing sofas, pay attention to the availability clamps or limiters. This is especially in demand for those users who often like to relax on the couch with a cup of coffee or any other drink.
When choosing a Polish-made swing, you must remember that their items have restrictions on maximum load capacity, and their seats most often do not recline.
Gazebo for a summer residence
Construction and arrangement options summerhouse very, very much. You can order what you already like ready-made option from specialists or try to make it yourself.
If you are a lover of originality, and the chosen design of the building allows you to harmoniously fit it into your garden plot, then the best option would be wrought iron gazebo. It will definitely look unique, since you yourself will think over the appearance of all the elements.
The gazebo for the dacha looks very beautiful and simple, made of wood. You can build such a structure yourself or buy a ready-made version. It is best to use pine or spruce when creating such a building.
The building itself can be decorated in any available way, for example, climbing plants, which will help harmoniously fit your building into the existing design option. The most important thing to remember when building such a gazebo is that it should remain in any case spacious and comfortable for a good rest.
It is advisable to locate a place for receiving guests and family recreation away from outbuildings and vegetable garden. It is recommended to lay a path made of wood materials or decorative tiles from the gazebo to the house.
Man-made streams or waterfalls, original flower beds of bright configurations, pergolas and arches with blooming fragrant vines, and of course, a green and neat lawn will also help create a pleasant and comfortable environment. It would be appropriate to contain equally mysterious notes of oriental flavor and bold multi-colored tropical exoticism.
Household block
The household area of your garden plot, that is, a shower cabin or bathhouse, a room for storing building materials, garden tools, fertilizers, a workshop and a toilet must be arranged away from the rest areas and the house as a single block.
This arrangement, in addition to convenience, complies with sanitary and hygienic standards. Outbuildings It is best to place it in the northwestern or northern part of the site, fenced them off with a hedge from evergreen plants or shrubs from the main area of the garden.
Bright thickets of climbing roses serve as a reliable and beautiful screen for domestic country premises. It is recommended to lay a wide stone or tiled path from auxiliary buildings to recreation areas and the house for convenient movement.
Toilet – main outbuilding
It is also necessary to pay attention to the toilet. To create such convenience, it is not at all necessary to invest large sums.
Currently on the market you can already find ready-made toilet blocks, better known as dry closets. And any specialist can easily make a finished wooden structure.
You can make a toilet for your dacha with your own hands; for this you will need the following materials: fiberboard, plywood, wooden boards, corrugated sheets, sheet iron, slate
Recycling
Before building a toilet in your dacha, you should definitely pay attention to the issue of waste disposal. There are several possible options:
Once you have decided on the type cesspool, you can begin building the toilet. The most optimal distance to a residential building is considered to be 12 meters.
You should not place a toilet on the border with your neighbors, since no one will find the smells from this room pleasant. It is also worth considering that this structure should be located at a distance 25-30 meters from the water source(water tap or well).
Every owner decides independently how to properly arrange your summer cottage. You can consult with friends and family to find the optimal solution for the placement of all the main buildings, decorative flower beds, lawns and gardens.
When creating comfort and coziness in your summer cottage, do not be afraid to give free rein to your imagination. The main thing is that you feel comfortable in this place. If you set a goal for yourself, which is to create the best summer cottage, you will definitely be able to achieve it.
All dacha owners one day think about decorating it, adding something special to the atmosphere. Of course, you can go to specialized stores and buy whatever your heart desires. But if summer residents want their vacation spot to be unique and inimitable, then it will be much more interesting to make the decorations with your own hands. Jewelry made independently will give the owners both a creative mood and aesthetic pleasure.
Choosing original ideas for a summer residence
Each dacha owner, if desired, can find a lot of the most different ideas to decorate your site. To make most decorations, only available materials and minimal costs will be enough. And old, unnecessary furniture and interior items will inspire creativity even more. Often seemingly completely useless and forgotten things can come in handy. Country designers use in their work everything that comes to hand: broken old furniture, unnecessary toys, various bottles and dishes, car tires, leftover building materials and much more.
No dacha decoration is complete without intricate, interesting flower beds. Uniqueness flower arrangements you can add them by planting them in old containers. These can be barrels, pots, and even carts. Many summer residents build various picket fences for flower beds.
Original paths on a summer cottage will always add coziness. They are made from timber or stone. And leftover materials can always be used to build another composition.
Bottles and plastic jars are especially popular among country designers. From them it is easy and simple to build many interesting sculptures, decorations for flower beds, and borders. There are no limits for imagination here.
You should definitely place a bird feeder in your dacha. Children usually love to watch birds. And with a feeder, birds will be a frequent visitor to your summer cottage. It can be made from a plastic bottle, from an unnecessary block of wood, or from twigs.
Without special labor you can make a variety of figures that will bring comfort and individuality to the countryside atmosphere. To make them, you can use a variety of design solutions and materials. For example, polymer clay, leftovers polyurethane foam, gypsum and other building materials. Once you start creative work, it will immediately become clear that nothing is impossible.
Crafts from improvised materials
The most popular among available materials for crafts are bottles, various plastic jars and boxes. Before starting work, you should definitely think through the details so that the result is truly beautiful and does not resemble a pile of plastic waste.
Plastic bottles are easy to cut and it is easy to shape them the required form. And if you cover the result of the work with suitable paints, you get bright, unique decorations for your dacha. For example, you can make figures of animals (pigs, cows, bees) or fairy-tale characters. By making such decorations, you can unleash your creative potential, and each time the crafts will become more and more perfect. With a large amount of unnecessary plastic, not only crafts, but also furniture are made from it.
If you have a glass cutter among your tools, you can make original pots from glass bottles. Such crafts look very stylish and easily fit into any design. Candle stands can be made in the same way.
Bottle caps can also be useful for decorating furniture, decorative fences, creating compositions and even curtains. You can also use containers from chocolate egg toys.
The remains of natural stone are perfect for decorating a pond in the country. A small pond will bring unique comfort into the dacha atmosphere. Flower beds, crafts or a recreation area will look good around. If the pond turns out to be large enough, then it can be decorated with an interesting bridge.
Every motorist always has old tires. You can simply paint them and make bright bases for a flower bed, or you can show your imagination and cut out various shapes.
Arrangement of a play area at the dacha
When landscaping and decorating your summer cottage, don’t forget about the children. They need their own territory for games and entertainment. Children of any age love swings. They can be made from ordinary boards and ropes, or use metal chains and old tires painted in bright colors. It’s easy to build slides and swings from scrap materials. The main thing is that everything is durable and reliable.
For kids, you will definitely need a sandbox. Its borders will look interesting from multi-colored bottles or wooden frames. A sandbox in the form of a ship or car will look original. It is recommended to make an awning over the sand to protect from the bright sun.
Children will certainly love having their own playhouse in their summer cottage. Benches, a table or other furniture can be placed inside. It all depends on your imagination. The house can be decorated with a bright flower bed or homemade decorations. Usually the children themselves are happy to take part in decorating their territory.
Ideas for decorating a fence at the dacha
The uniqueness of the dacha plot is best emphasized by its fencing. A fence is not only the protection of the territory, but also the so-called calling card of the owners.
A simple wooden or iron fence is trivial. It definitely needs to be decorated. You can decorate the fence with a variety of materials: flower pots, crafts in the form of animals, painted landscapes and anything you can imagine. For example, unnecessary brightly colored rubber boots will look original as pots.
You can decorate the fence with old discs. They reflect sunlight and look interesting in any lighting. You can also apply different patterns to the discs.
A fence made of round timber, painted to look like colored pencils, looks impressive. This fence can also be used to fence off a children’s area in a dacha.
Any fence will look cozier if some climbing plants grow along it. Eat different kinds, which grow very quickly. For example, decorative beans or morning glory. You can plant vines. They grow much slower, but also look more expensive. Beyond any comparison in in this case wild grapes. Grape leaves gradually change their color and retain their beauty until frost. It looks original when the “grape fence” turns into a canopy. This design gives the fence an antique look.
Beautiful decorations for a low fence will be flowering shrubs, planted along it. You can combine plants with different colors and flowering time.
In the evening, different lanterns on the fence look beautiful. It’s also possible to make them yourself from scrap materials. Or you can just paint them glass jars attached to the fence, place candles. The main thing is that the flame does not reach the fence.
Lovers of drawing will have a lot of room for imagination. You can draw anything on the surface of the fence: nature, scenes, cartoon characters, ornaments, small patterns in the form of flowers, butterflies, ladybugs. It’s easy to draw on any fence, but it’s easier on a fence made of corrugated board.
Compositions made from lids, shells, stones, and dishes look original. It’s easy to make plastic flowers from the bottoms of bottles and paint them in rich colors - they will look beautiful on a wooden fence.
We design flower beds and flower beds
They will help you transform your summer cottage and add color to its atmosphere. flower beds. When choosing plants, you should definitely take into account their individual characteristics. First of all, you should decide on the “soloist” flowers, that is, the main plants in the flowerbed. The choice can be made of three or four types.
Decorating flowers with ornamental grasses and interestingly shaped leaves looks beautiful. With them, the flowerbed will be original, even when the flowers are not blooming. But you shouldn’t try to place a lot of different plants. The territory of the site should look holistic and harmonious.
Of course, it’s not enough just to plant flowers beautifully. Flowerbeds also look more original if they are decorated around them. The composition must be complete.
Flower beds can be decorated using any unnecessary items. The article already mentioned that it is not difficult to make small flower beds from old tires painted in bright colors. You can use a wheelbarrow, cart, an unwanted beehive, or even an old car. The main thing is that everything is done carefully and aesthetically. If desired, you can add decorations to the flower garden in the form of homemade bees, butterflies, and interesting stuffed animals.
You can make a small fence around the flowerbed. To make it, you can use plastic bottles or cups, fencing made of tyna, and stones. The flower bed looks beautiful and smoothly turns into a lawn.
Setting up a relaxation area
The dacha must have a comfortable place to relax. fresh air. This issue must be approached very responsibly. It all depends on the preferences and desires of the owners. This could be simply a laid out area with a table and comfortable chairs or hammocks placed in the shade.
A gazebo, which can be made from the remaining building materials. Gazebos whose walls are decorated with climbing plants look beautiful. Bright colors look cozy as decorations. soft pillows or blankets.
Swings can be not only for children, but also for adults. It won’t be difficult to build a wide wooden swing for relaxation or make a hanging one somewhere in the shade of trees. For convenience, they can be decorated with soft pillows.
You will definitely need a barbecue in the recreation area. It can be made, for example, from an old barrel. For evening and night time, flashlights can be provided.
When designing and decorating a dacha plot, it is worth remembering that a dacha is a place of rest from the everyday life and bustle of the city. It should be comfortable and calm, and the environment should be pleasing to the eye. It is important not to overload the area with crafts or other design solutions, everything should be in moderation. Imagine, create, surprise!
Gone are the days when everyone at their summer cottage was busy with garden beds and fruit trees, but didn’t think about decor. Once upon a time the best decoration The courtyard had unpretentious flowers along the fence or a small flower bed. Today, the dacha is becoming a place for country holidays, and many owners hire a landscape design specialist. But if your hands are in place and you have a few worthwhile ideas, you don’t need to spend a lot of money. The original design of a summer cottage is made with your own hands from scrap materials, which are abundant in every garage, on mezzanines, balconies or storage rooms.
Decorating a cottage with your own hands
Mill at the dacha made of stones
Decorating a flower bed with wood
The main advantage of homemade country decor is that it is possible to attach everything that was a pity to throw away. Every thrifty homeowner has long-term deposits of all sorts of goods stored in the garage and on the balcony, mezzanine and pantry, which will soon become an adornment of the landscape.
You can adapt many items that have served their main life to your dacha design with your own hands:
- bald car tires;
- plastic bottles, containers and containers;
- ropes, tarpaulin, burlap, camouflage net;
- cutting boards and thin cuts of wood;
- unnecessary plastic pipes;
- thick wire, chain-link mesh, metal scraps;
- old shoes and sports equipment;
- plywood boxes and wooden containers;
- empty barrels and other containers;
- leaky teapots, bowls, pans;
- unnecessary carts and bicycles;
- old plastic and wooden furniture;
- remnants of building materials and polyurethane foam.
First of all, you need to evaluate the “reserves” in order to distribute them for the arrangement of the dacha as needed. Some of the materials will be used to make fully functional devices.
In any yard, a “Moidodyr” (washbasin) in the barbecue or grill area and a sofa swing in the shade of the garden under a tarpaulin canopy will be useful. From other old things, make flower stands and flowerpots, all kinds of original ones garden decorations with your own hands.
Boar's head from a pile of earth at the dacha
Decorating a flower bed with flowers
Will need detailed plan site for proper zoning and marking. Even in a small yard country house or in country garden needs to be distributed functional areas, which will differentiate:
- curbs;
- sides made of plastic bottles;
- hedges;
- decorative stonework;
- original fences.
A well-maintained estate does not require redevelopment; all you need is creative design ideas for your dacha. On the new site, places for a comfortable pastime are determined:
- outdoor cooking fireplace;
- children's playground with decorative sandbox;
- gazebos, benches, swings;
- parking under a canopy for cars, motorcycles or bicycles;
- a playground for a children's pool;
- decorative beds, flower beds, flower beds and alpine slides.
By working on your own country house design, you have the opportunity to realize long-standing dreams and plans of the whole family. Free areas can be covered with small stones and sowed lawn grass, low-growing border plants and flowers, as in the photo.
Do-it-yourself gazebo in the country
Flowerbed at the dacha
DIY border at the dacha
Garden paths
Discussions about whether paths are needed in a dacha last until the first rainstorm. In some regions, the soil is so viscous that you can’t pull your feet out of the mud - it sticks to your shoes in a heavy lump. The only way out is to provide aesthetically pleasing paved passages between summer cottages.
Paths made of different materials will help you decorate your dacha with your own hands:
- bricks or foam blocks;
- cutting boards and round cuts;
- sea pebbles and wild stone;
- compacted fine gravel and sand;
- homemade paving slabs;
- marble chips and other bulk materials of small fractions;
- concrete paths with a mosaic of broken glass and ceramic tiles.
The country alley leading to the garden will be functional and attractive in itself when it has original borders or rows of annual flowers on the sides. But the original idea of laying it will make it a real decoration of the garden with your own hands from scrap materials.
Decorating a summer cottage with plants
Flower beds at the dacha
A paved path can be lower than ground level or slightly elevated, and have a flat or slightly convex surface. Alleys will last for many years if done according to all the rules.
You need a shallow trench, which is marked and the boundaries are fixed using a rope between driven pegs. This is the only way to make the path the same width.
The bottom of the trench is compacted with gravel and sand, regardless of the type of paving material.
Next, you need to organize formwork for concrete with filler or sides for large blocks. Low log pegs and rows of glass or plastic bottles of the same size dug upside down are suitable as decorative borders.
Sandbox with flowers
Flowers in pots at the dacha
Flowerbed made of stones at the dacha
Between the formwork, a compacted trench is filled with a concrete base for recessed finishing materials. Between the pieces of mosaic path tiles, you need to carefully fill the seams.
Alleys made of bricks, blocks and solid tiles (without joining with a cement mixture) are sprinkled with sand along the seams.
When laying tiles or bricks on sand, use a rubber or wooden hammer for adjustment and leveling.
The horizontal is adjusted using the building level.
If the site is located in a lowland, be sure to organize drainage, otherwise the alleles may turn into drains during a rainstorm. The situation will be saved by a shallow drainage ditch parallel garden path paved with ceramic fragments or filled with cement.
Design ideas for a dacha will be realized in the best possible way if all stages of the construction of the path and its decoration are done slowly and efficiently, following the laying technology. The easiest way is to use ready-made lattice templates for homemade paths made of cement with filler, as in the photo. The template is step by step moved into the prepared trench with a bed of sand and gravel, filled with base material.
Forms for paving slabs and "Eurofence" different sizes and forms are available for sale. You can organize an entire production for your summer cottage or start your own business.
Gardening the border at the dacha
DIY border at the dacha
Decorative hedges, fences and borders
Using the technology described in the previous section, decorative sides are made to strengthen the levels of a sloping summer cottage and the walls of a cascading flower bed. The picket fence method is also suitable as a decorative fence.
The edge of the low side can also be used as paths between flower beds and sandboxes. Children love to run along the rows of buried stumps.
Hedges are a great way to save money on zoning your summer cottage with your own hands. Shrubs for pruning, ordinary or standard roses in the form of a tree are suitable. Low-growing border roses are planted between them, creating a two-row flower wall.
The simplest side is made from plastic bottles. Containers of the same color are filled with sand, gravel or soil. Bottles are dug halfway into a small trench and covered with earth or stone chips. They may be empty, but they last longer when filled with something.
Attention! Plastic bottles cannot be filled with water - lenses form under the sun's rays, which burn nearby plants. There might even be a fire.
DIY flowerbed
Castle made of stones in the country
Do-it-yourself barbecue made of stones in the country
Flower arches and arbors made of climbing plants
Climbing roses and other climbing flowers are a great way to decorate a homemade summerhouse or arch made from scrap materials. A metal rod, corner or channel, which can be assembled into a structure, is suitable as a base. welding machine or bolt it together.
Ready-made supports for arches must be securely fixed in the ground. Do-it-yourself dug holes with columns for country decor are compacted well with crushed stone and sand, after which they are cemented and covered with stone chips. Depending on the climatic conditions of the region, grapes or fragrant flowers may spread along the top of such a gallery.
In hot climates it is better to make an indoor gallery. Remains of light-transmitting roofing materials are also suitable. Canopies along decorative paths can only be on the south side, but at an angle to provide more shade. A wire trellis is stretched between the posts where the plants will climb. Most economical way– grow cucumbers, decorative beans or pumpkins along the arch.
Flower lovers can use various methods to decorate their dacha with their own hands using scrap materials. They make vertical flower beds in wide holes plastic pipes, wooden or openwork metal shelves for pots, as in the photo.
Flowerbed made of stones at the dacha
Decorating a cottage with your own hands
Garden sculptures and decor from scrap materials
Do-it-yourself garden design from scrap materials is mainly associated with the following materials:
- car tires (bald tires);
- templates from plywood scraps, from which it is easy to make the missing elements for the “smiling characters” of country decor;
- plastic containers;
- ceramic flower pots;
- unnecessary shoes;
- metal and wooden barrels, etc.
Some homemade garden sculptures are so good that they can compete with real masterpieces. For example, foam frogs or plaster swans.
But most role models are made from car tires - cut and turned out. Acrylic paints They will transform any material to make recognizable characters for their own country house design. Depending on the skill and style of garden and patio design, you can choose any idea. This is what swans and parrots look like made from rubber, palm trees made from plastic bottles.
Decorating a flowerbed with snails with your own hands
Decorating a cottage with improvised materials
Table and chairs made of hemp in the country
Original flower beds and mini-beds
Mini-flower beds with succulents and cacti (other small plants) inside large shells look original. No less interesting to many will be the idea of using shoes as flower pots or old hats on the wall.
Small containers are suitable for succulents and indoor plants exposed for the summer. open air. But before you decorate the dacha with your own hands, keep in mind that you will have to bring them into the house during rain, hail and gusty winds. It is better to make original shapes and flowerpots stationary, and insert flower pots for the season or upon arrival at the dacha on weekends.
Traditionally, broken vehicles are used as original DIY garden decorations. Trolleys and bicycles, large car body parts are suitable for a small flower garden. Musical instruments fit too. Creative idea– a piano with flowers and a waterfall.
Fountain, artificial pond
A mini-pond is an excellent solution for decorating a summer house with your own hands. A small tank can be equipped using available materials:
- old rubber boat;
- large metal barrel;
- excavator bucket;
- tub;
- tank trim.
The bottom of a homemade pond is made in a small pit, with a compacted cushion of gravel and sand. The top is lined with tarpaulin and thick film in 2-3 layers, the edges are secured with stones in the form of sides. All that remains is to fill with water and decorate with the raised plants.
Advice. To maintain eco-balance, you need to monitor the condition of the water, which is periodically drained or circulated. A fountain requires a pump and a filter. To complete the “lake” design, add homemade frogs, swan or crocodile.
Flowerbeds at the dacha with flowers
DIY flower bed at the dacha
Landscape design with a children's playground
So that children don’t get bored at the dacha, and they don’t waste time while working in the garden and beds, there is a solution - a children’s playground with a sandbox and funny homemade figures.
An important condition is that the place for children’s games should be clearly visible from different angles of the summer cottage in order to observe what is happening.
The sides of the sandbox can be easily built using available materials:
- palisade made of logs;
- painted boards;
- wide wooden box;
- big tire, etc.
With any type of sandbox, children need a place to sit and lay out the molds. Dachny children's Corner You can fence it off from your neighbors with a fence in the shape of pencils or decorate it with other homemade decor - paints can help!
If you have enough space, you can build a more interesting sandbox on the site - in the form of a ship, car or mansion. Somewhere nearby you can build a tree house with rope ladders and a slide for descending into a sandbox or a tent city made from old blankets. Stretch ropes between the trees, give them clothespins and fabric, they will happily build houses for themselves.
Original garden furniture
The imagination of folk craftsmen is limitless - from plastic bottles, awning materials and wood waste they make garden furniture bordering on masterpieces. After pruning the garden and removing dead wood, there is a lot of material left that is easy to use to make:
- armchairs;
- swing;
- rocking chairs;
- tables and stands.
For comfort, soft seats are made, and natural-shaped material is used on the sidewalls and frame of the products. It is very convenient to use ready-made pallets or pallets as the basis for a sofa or a corner under a canopy. Poufs and banquettes, tables and armchairs are made from plastic bottles. If you have time and experience, make an entire sofa for your dacha out of plastic bottles, but you will need many containers of the same shape and volume. A cover or cover for a homemade sofa is sewn from old curtains.
More original ideas will be suggested by photos from our gallery.
