Theme or style-what to choose? Correctly answering this question, you will be able to make a beautiful suburban area and it does not go bankrupt on expensive purchases. What is the secret?
The right choice is a great art. And in landscape design, as well as in everyday life, it is necessary to own them. What is the definition of the first comes to mind when you look at the beautiful and expensive decorated area? That’s right — classy. There are a lot of garden styles, and each of them — its clearly painted canons and attributes, the observance of which usually flies in a penny to the owner of the country Kingdom. Do you want to save on costs, but not on quality? It’s easy — you just have to prefer the style of the individual subject, to “play” you. Choosing or inventing your “thread”, strung on her like beads, garden ideas and elements that fit into a given concept. And no one can reproach you for being wrong, because the rules of the game at this time you ask. Believe me, it is very exciting! And that the task did not seem too heavy to you, we offer several options of “thematic sites”. Choose one of them or come up with your own-it’s up to you!
Rose garden
“Rose garden” will surely appeal to fans of this capricious and changeable “Queen”. To play this option, you will need roses of different types, varieties and colors.
Gazebo or pergola cover “cloak” of climbing roses, next door place a flower garden with a collection of rare varieties planted around the classical sculpture, through the path throw a green tunnel strewn with fragrant flowers, the same decor is suitable for the garden screen, located at the barbecue.
Alpine hill also “give” a lovely rose: let all the canons in spite of the ascetic “Alpines” here settle miniature and groundcover roses. Don’t want to challenge their tender charm? Then drive away all the other plants and leave the roses alone with stones of different sizes and shades.
What else can be made of roses? Everything your heart desires:
- original ponds and streams with graceful bridges (ground cover varieties),
- bright and fragrant curbs for lawns and areas of different functionality (tiny undersized varieties),
- eye-catching tapeworms (plants on the trunk);
- hedge (wicker varieties).
Southern garden
“South garden” is ideal for travel lovers. This is a collective image, so when you create it, you should combine your own impressions with the details and attributes of various hot countries. Ideally, the territory should be divided into areas devoted to different countries — Italy, Brazil… Tip: for registration use any accessories brought back from travels — they will finally stop collecting dust on the shelves and will help to create the desired color.
In such a garden is scattered many places to relax (benches, gazebos and even grottoes), there is at least one water object (rocky waterfall, beautifully decorated pool or, at worst, a tiny fountain), there are many stone paving and boardwalks, there are retaining walls (or at least steps), pergolas and other elements of vertical gardening.
From plants are required conifers, trees and shrubs with an expressive appearance, perennials with decorative foliage, bright annuals and — fruit trees and shrubs. Among the methods of planting is dominated by “thickets”, and as accessories you can use ceramics, container plants, bamboo and vine products and light fabrics of light shades.
Hobby-garden
“Hobby-garden” is a reflection of creative nature. “Let out” own Hobbies in a garden, and in an award receive not only an original landscape, but also a set of admirers of your talent.
- Are fond of drawing-paint a gazebo, bench, barrels and pots, make a “living picture” of plants and surround them with real baguette frames.
- Like decoupage-make a set of barbecue items in this technique or decorate furniture in the gazebo, transform garden watering cans and benches.
- Love to embroider-plant luxurious flower beds according to the schemes of your embroideries, and turn your own masterpieces into pillows, tablecloths and canvases for the screen, they can decorate the terrace and gazebo.
Ornamental garden
“Ornamental” garden will be beautiful in all seasons, because there are rhythm and motif — important components of harmony.
Pick your favorite “melody” for your garden, let it sound favorite ornaments found in magazines, books on art or simply created in your imagination.
Tip: follow an integrated approach-all elements of the garden should “work” on a given topic, and the lines of the General layout of the territory should coincide with the chosen motif. For example, if you take as a basis curls, they should be present everywhere: in the outlines of paths and flower beds, in the decor of the house, gazebo and other buildings.
It is important: the pattern of paving can be easily turned into ornamental, using multi — colored elements, in the stony composition the ornament will be repeated with stones and gravel, laid out in a special way, and in the flower garden-planting corresponding to the tone of plants.
Suitable for such a garden and a screen of individual vertically standing boards or bars, painted in the spirit of the selected outlines. Remember: the ornament should stand out, and therefore, in addition to the contrasts needed more and background – it is excellent” play ” lawn or other neutral in color and composition of planting.
Garden-opening day
Garden-opening day arrange as an exhibition of live paintings. There is a place for cozy galleries, multi-level platforms and podiums, symbolizing the halls of the Museum.
Garden designs should be made in light colors (just like the walls in the gallery): against this background, live pictures will look as advantageous as possible. What about the main exhibits? Give this role to interesting compositions from plants and accessories, “invite” decorative perennials with unusual foliage, Alpine plants or cultures unknown to the General public.
And be sure to use these frames, paint them in different colors or come up with another original decor.
Sculptures on your opening day can be beautiful separate growing trees and shrubs with an unusual form of crown, texture of trunks and branches, as well as funny topiary and stamp roses, but do not forget about the beautiful boulders — these natural creations will not spoil the overall impression.