DIY landscape design

Decorating a yard, garden or summer cottage is not an easy, but very exciting activity. Moreover, this is an endless process - something is constantly changing, improving, improving. To make the site look organic, you need special knowledge about the principles of planning and design. They are known as landscaping. There is a lot of information on this topic, but first, it's enough to know basics of landscape planning and the rules of registration.

Land improvement begins boringly - with drawing up a plan, and on a scale and only then the planned is transferred into reality. The first step is to mark the location of existing large objects (house, bathhouse, garage, etc.) and access roads. Small decorative forms are placed on the free area - pond (from fountain or without), flower beds, rock gardens, gazebos. All objects connect tracks and paths and even think over where and what trees and shrubs to plant.

Do not think that having planned everything according to the rules of landscape design, you will immediately get a great result. Even those who do it professionally do not always succeed. Something else will have to change and redo, and, perhaps, more than once. Because not always what looks good on paper also looks natural.

Decorating a garden, backyard, suburban area is an endless process. All the time, something is changing, removed, added. One way to decorate is to make garden figures. If you place them correctly, they transform the look of the site.

In the courtyard of a house, in a summer cottage or garden plot, it is so nice to sit by the fire, fry barbecue. There are metal barbecues for frying meat, but they are utilitarian and it never occurs to anyone to enjoy the sight of burning firewood. On the contrary, they often throw in ready-made coals, ...

A curb separates roads and paths from lawns and squares

When arranging flower beds and paths, decorating a yard or local area, it is often required to install dividers. Most often, curbs are used for this (also called curbs). Moreover, the installation of the curb is not so difficult as to be sure to invite the brigade. It is quite possible to do it yourself. Anyway ...

You can also put a bench

A private house is good because it has its own yard. It is good to rest in it, you can arrange it the way you want. But everything should be done according to certain rules - landscape design of the yard, that's what it's called. The task is not as simple as it seems.

The primroses are very numerous. There are a lot of shapes, types, colors

Making out flower beds, rock gardens, rabatki, framing lawns, we try to select unpretentious garden flowers in care. Especially if these are flowers for a summer residence. There is usually more than enough work, there is not always enough strength for capricious plants. We will publish a selection of beautiful and varied flowers from ...

Such lighting can be done using ordinary lamps and a cable stretched between them or by installing solar-powered lamps.

Recently, more and more people have to think about saving energy. Prices for light and gas are constantly growing, so you have to think about using free energy sources. For owners of private houses and summer cottages, it will be a good idea to save on solar-powered street lighting.

What does the drainage system consist of?

In some regions, groundwater is very close to the surface. So close that they threaten the integrity of buildings (their foundations) and prevent plantings from growing. All these problems are solved by the drainage of the site. In general, this event is costly both in terms of the amount of funds required and ...

An abundance of flowers will brighten any landscape or home

Decorating a courtyard, garden or summer cottage is a fascinating and long-term business, and it also requires decent material costs. To save money, many things for decorating a garden / plot can be done by hand. This time we will talk about how to make outdoor flowerpots for ...

The pond film is spread in the pit

Registration of a site is rarely complete without a reservoir. Water soothes and brings coolness on a hot day. It is also good that you can make a waterfall with your own hands, without involving specialists. It is important to have a pump and a place to turn it on. Everything else can be done ...

There are LEDs that change color. Shades from 8 to several thousand

Plot decoration is a favorite pastime of summer residents and homeowners. Beautiful flower beds, flower beds and even flower beds are a true decoration. However, nothing is more pleasing to the eye than reservoirs and reservoirs surrounded by beautiful vegetation. And if a stream of water still gushes out of it, then the corner turns ...

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