The creation of a landscape design project for the infield will require submission to certain rules. The main fragment of this project can be called the main line, which will join together all the garden elements. Under the main line of the project is meant a style that the owner has defined for the decoration of his suburban site. After choosing a style, you will need to create a design project. After its final approval, it is possible to embark on the implementation of plans for the landscape design of the territory. Human fantasy has no boundaries, therefore, after the implementation of the design project, the improvement of the territory can be continued. The main thing to remember about harmony and not to violate it.
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Modern landscape design of a country house
The use of landscape design in the design of personal plots in our regions has become relevant relatively recently. Refinement of private land areas is not a difficult matter, but requires certain skills, knowledge and skills.
But from any situation there is a way out: you can invite a graduate who will listen to the wishes of the owner, make his own adjustments and implement the desired ideas or do this work yourself after having previously studied the necessary literature or by attending courses for beginner landscape designers.
Beautiful landscape design is a concept that unites three spheres: cultural, philosophical, engineering and biological.
The main task of landscape design is a harmonious combination of wildlife with architectural fragments. It is he who acts as a link between the gifts of nature and the creations of man.
A landscape design project should be designed taking into account four main criteria:
- The first is surveying. These actions imply the drawing up of an original plan of the terrain in which all buildings, structures, communications, land reliefs, trees and the like will be marked.
- The second is a forest pathological examination. This stage involves a thorough study of the condition of the trees, which the owner for whatever reason wishes to leave on the site.
- The third is the conduct of soil and water analysis. Such analyzes should be carried out only in cases when there is a definite need for this.
- The fourth is the creation of a project in which the desired final result of the landscape design of the infield will be clearly drawn.
Samples of Alpine slides:
The landscape of a country house
This type of landscape includes the presence on the site of a variety of components that complement and emphasize each other, but are in a harmonious neighborhood.
It can be, for example:
- buildings, buildings, various buildings, structures,
- elements of wildlife, special types of grass, shrubs, trees, flowers, clubs, both individually taken and successfully combined,
- volumetric decor elements, sculptures, stones, fountains, lakes, waterfalls, alpine slides, small decorative elements, garden figures, lamps, lights and the like.
A well thought out landscape design on the plot will enable you to skillfully combine natural fragments and man-made sculptures. This technique significantly improve the visual perception of the site and will bring an unforgettable aesthetic pleasure.
Alpine slide with your own hands, step by step guide
To implement the ideas of landscape design with their own hands will require painstaking work. However, this will require any responsible work related to the creative and original solution. Here everything depends on the owner's fantasy, financial possibilities and free time. There are a lot of ideas and variations. The main thing is to start. The most often used technique in creating an attractive landscape is the Alpine hill.
The concept of the Alpine hill came to us from the countries of the Mediterranean. Visually, the design resembles a part of the wild alpine nature. It is made of rock stones and beautiful, luxurious vegetation. Owners equipped in their own area on the site of similar constructions claim that it instantly transforms the site, and also adds grace and exotics.
You can create a rock garden with your own hands without resorting to special physical loads. The only thing that is needed first of all, besides the source material, is fantasy and patience
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The main component in the creation of the rock garden will be stones of different sizes. Their gray mass diversifies the flora inherent in the alpine terrain, namely coniferous, stone-stone and coverslips. The creation of a rock garden is a formation of a fragment of a mountainous rock. The final result of the construction should look as natural as possible. For this, the location of both the stones and the representatives of the flora must be chaotic.
In more detail about the principles of creating an alpine slide on video:
The rock garden is a rather catchy piece of landscape design favorably standing out from the rest of the design. Alpinarii are divided into several basic types (all depends on the principle of the choice of stones and their location).
The rock is a rather steep hill, with the predominance of large boulders in the composition with accentuated in the base, there are also stones of medium and smaller sizes that are located on the principle the smaller the closer to the top of the structure.
Mountain slope or scree - the arrangement of such a rock garden implies the presence of only one slope at the hill, the largest stones are located on top, and the smaller ones are stacked at the foot.
Mountain valley - the composition has a horizontal arrangement, stones of different sizes are used, are arranged in a chaotic order.
Terraced slope - the placement of this type occurs on a gentle slope with small protrusions in the form of steps, which are supported by the largest stones.
Forest ravine - here the location takes place in a shallow funnel in the form of a shell, the decoration is performed by large boulders with moss shoots.
The rocky wall - the formation of such a rock garden is performed with flat-shaped stones, folded in the form of a curb.
Choosing a location for the rock garden
The most suitable place for the rock garden is an open area with the possibility of viewing the structure from all sides. It is desirable that the selected location was located on a grassy lawn, in its center or closer to the edges.
Orientation of the composition is better to be directed to the south or south-west. Only in this case will it receive enough sunlight and heat.
It will be better if the background of the rock garden is decorated with monophonic bushes and trees. The multicolored background will distract from the proper perception of the roller coaster, in other words, the accentual perception of the slide as a fragment of landscape design will be lost. It is advisable to plan planting plants when creating a rock garden plan.
In cases where the rock garden is planned to be located in the depth of the site, it is necessary to consider how and from what to build leading tracks or paths to it. To increase comfort, next to the rock garden you can install a gazebo or a bench, equip, so to speak, an observation deck, a relaxation area.
Effectively will look like a tandem rock garden and a small lake. Around the lake you can plant reeds, and decorate the water surface with lilies. Instead of a lake you can build a pond. Make it not much swamped, and on the coastline to plant hygrophilous plants. Not a standard design of the pond can be a shrub or a tree of coniferous family. A large plant near a small patch of land with a reservoir will visually increase the territory of the site.
No less attractive is a rock garden made of large stones combined with a flowing waterfall. This combination truly adorns the territory of the infield and becomes its highlight.
Getting Started
After the plan for creating and equipping the rock garden is ready, you can start marking and bookmarking. The bookmark should start with determining the diameter of the hill, its height and the location of the central large boulders.
The height is calculated as follows: for example, if the diameter of the bottom of the hill is 1 m, then the height should be from 10 to 20 cm. The optimum height of the rock garden varies from 0.5 to 1.5 m. When creating a roller coaster circuit, its dimensions and the location of its central (main) fragments.
When forming a slope it is necessary to take into account the obligatory moment: one of the slopes should be flat and oriented to the south side.
create a reliable foundation
The majority will have a question: how to make the Alpine hill maximally resistant to the harmful effects of natural processes associated with deformation from the effects of precipitation, groundwater, wind gusts? Experts advise very scrupulous approach to the preparation of the bottom of the hill and began the process of planning for the autumn period.
Preparation, first of all, includes cleaning the area from a variety of debris (branches, foliage, hemp and the like) and removing the top 25 - 30 cm soil. After that (in a depression 25 - 30 cm), a drainage layer should be made, which will help to drain excess water. The bottom of the indentation is covered with gravel, chipped brick or expanded clay, a layer about 10 cm. The next layer is coarse-grained sand, about 5 cm thick. The third layer is soil, 10-15 cm thick. It is on it that stone laying and planting of representatives flora.
features of a choice of stones
When choosing a stone for creating a rock garden, you need to pay attention to everything: shape, dimensions, features. Definitely not suitable for river too smooth stones and stone scrap with pointed edges.
Alpinarium is an imitation of a mountainous area of the terrain, so the stones must be irregular, but of a natural shape, past natural grinding by wind and precipitation. Not bad in the rock garden will look: travertine, slate, tuff, basalt, gneiss, it will be especially interesting to look like a boulder, which for a long time was in the forest and covered with a layer of lichen and moss.
Plants for slides
With regard to plants suitable for disembarkation in the rock garden, it is worthwhile to choose the ones that like the shadow. The landing can be made both on the northern and southern slopes.
There are many planting patterns, for example:
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There are many different options, it will not be very difficult to find something suitable for a particular garden.
On the north side will take root:
- astilba - active flowering season begins in July, flowers of small size, pinkish color, inflorescence of pyramidal form;
- balan - a perennial plant belonging to the family of stone-flakes, inflorescence of crimson color, foliage fleshy, painted in bright green color;
- periwinkle - flowers are soft blue, have five petals, foliage is dark green;
- fern - will be an excellent decoration of the Alpine hill.
On the slope directed to the south you can plant plants that love light:
- adonis - a representative of the perennial family, famous for its colorful flowers;
- decorative onions - large enough, flowers of spherical shape;
- iris - perennial interesting with its flower, reminiscent of orchids;
- lavender - a luxurious shrub with small purple flowers;
- molodilo - rosettes of medium size, the leaves are fairly fleshy tender-green color.
Recommendations for the selection of plants for the alpine slide on video:
Features of care
Work on the care of the rock garden does not require special preparation and time. The care includes: weeding, liquidation of dried flowers and foliage, watering (only if necessary). It is necessary to fertilize a hill, but not often (only in the period of preparation for wintering) and only potassium and phosphate fertilizers.
In order to protect plants from frost in winter, they are covered with shavings, spruce branches or burlap. In winter, when the snow has fallen, you need to make sure that the hill is constantly under the snow cover. It will help the plant painlessly survive the winter.
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