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Cost to hardscape backyard


How Much Does Landscaping Cost?

If your priority is creating an outdoor space you’ll love and that will boost curb appeal and home value, it’s all about investing your money in the right features—no matter your budget. That’s why it’s best for homeowners to begin landscaping plans by thinking about how they’ll actually use their yards. 

Do you want to relax by the fire pit every evening? Do you want a large vegetable garden or flower bed? Should you include space for the kids or dog to run around? How much lawn do you need? Does a pool make sense for you? What structures or hardscapes are you happy with that can stay or be refurbished? These questions, plus others, will help you clarify exactly which elements are must-have items in your landscape design. 

Typical Landscaping Cost for a Professionally-Designed Yard

The national average cost to build a landscape from our professional designs is $30,000, but that number depends entirely on what landscape features you include, the size of your yard, and what you plan to repurpose. Because of this, we regularly work with budgets from $15,000 to $150,000 or more.

Curious about the cost of an exterior home renovation? Read our post about exterior makeover costs.



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This number is different from what a single, limited scope landscaping service or small project would cost—like say, lawn seeding, tree trimming, or leaf cleanup, which homeowners often diy. This is the full cost of a finished high-end landscape installation that typically encompasses an entire front, side, or backyard (or a complete full yard transformation)!

It’s not unusual for homeowners to phase the installation with their landscaping company. Landscape contractors installing complex designs from professional landscape architects or designers are often used to phasing (and charging in phases) for these types of landscaping projects that often exceed 20k to install.

At the outset of our design process, we ask you for your all-in budget for your project. Our design team will create your design with that number in mind to maximize your budget and create a landscape that is personalized to your needs. Our Build Team, composed of former landscape contractors with over 50 years of combined experience, will consult with you and your design team throughout the process to help ensure your design matches your budget as closely as possible.

However, it’s important to keep in mind that there are variables that can impact what a contractor or landscaper charges or quotes you—like the materials and plant sizes you ultimately choose or what their labor costs are—that can bring down price or ratchet it up. 

Below are the landscape elements that can significantly impact your cost to build, identified by Yardzen Design Director and Landscape Architect Kevin Lenhart.

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Cost of High-Impact Landscape Design Elements

The following elements will have the biggest impact on the final cost of building a landscape design. If you want to include any of these features in your landscape, discuss them with a designer in the initial design meeting to plan what features make the most sense for your family, landscape and budget. Below you’ll find a general cost range as well as the factors that affect the cost most.

Examples of Landscapes at Different Budgets

Below you’ll see several landscape designs for our actual clients. Each one includes the budget for the estimated installed cost of the landscape as a general reference that should help provide context for you as you’re thinking about your project. It may also be helpful to check out our article comparing different landscaping budgets for the same yard.

$11,000 Landscaping Budget

A Front Yard in Orange County, California

This clean, contemporary front yard landscape design is a great, cost-effective approach. Cactus not your thing? No problem. This style looks great with many types of plants, like grasses, shrubs, or lavender. In this yard, we added a new, concrete walkway ($7,000), decomposed granite ($2,000), and plants ($2,000).





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$19,000 Landscaping Budget

A Backyard in Seattle, Washington

This backyard design in Seattle, WA adds beauty and function to a backyard that already had a fence, a wood deck off the house, and several mature plants and trees. We added a concrete paver walkway ($7,000), decomposed granite ($4,000), an above-ground fire pit ($500), lawn ($3,000), raised beds ($1,500), and additional plants ($3,000).



 

$35,000 Landscaping Budget

A Backyard in Portland, Oregon

This Portland backyard makes beautiful use of hardscaping. The deck and mature trees are existing, but everything else in the design is new to the yard. Our designers added a concrete patio and walkways ($15,000), a prefabricated pergola ($5,000), pea gravel throughout the yard ($8,000), extensive new plantings ($5,000), and raised beds for edibles and perennials ($2,000).




 

$42,000 Landscaping Budget

A Backyard in Southern California

This Yardzen design in Southern California adds several new elements to the backyard landscaping, which already had the large, concrete landing at the backdoor. We added a small deck and shade structure ($20,000), several plants and a lawn ($10,000), irrigation and lighting ($7,000), and poured concrete pavers to extend the deck and walkways ($5,000).





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$50,000 Landscaping Budget

A Backyard in Oakland, California

This backyard in Oakland, CA features lush plantings ($7,000) and permeable paving ($30,000) that covers much of the space in this backyard. An existing patio along with a wood patio cover are structures that will be preserved and refurbished. New board-formed concrete seating with a wood top and seat back next ($6,000) to a built-in fire pit ($7,000) are a central part of the design.




 

$65,000 Landscaping Budget

A Backyard in San Mateo, California

This design connects the home and garden through the use of a wrap-around deck. The deck, including a wire railing ($30,000) includes space for outdoor dining as well as a small bar-height counter. A new concrete patio below the steps in the backyard provides space for lounging ($7,000). The existing retaining wall will be updated and retrofitted ($15,000) with built-in seating and new plantings ($8,000). The low level includes a grass area for play, space for a small play structure, and a prefabricated fire pit ($5,000).




 

$90,000 Landscaping Budget

A Backyard in Dallas, Texas

This Southwestern yard in Dallas’ Highland Park neighborhood features elements perfect for the climate including a new pool ($45,000), lawn ($6,000), pergola ($6,000), a built-in fireplace ($8,000), refreshed hardscaping throughout ($18,000), and new plants ($7,000).





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$100,000 Landscaping Budget

A Backyard in Castro Valley, California

This gorgeous property in Castro Valley, CA with a view already had a pool, but it needed to be repaired ($25,000). The design focuses on keeping the views open and using modern finishes to match the home. New concrete paving ($10,000), wood decking ($20,000), and wire and glass railings ($10,000) were added. An existing retaining wall will be refinished with new hardwood and fitted with stairs and built-in seating ($25,000).





Designing to Your Landscaping Budget

At Yardzen, we discuss your budget at the start of the landscape design process to minimize surprises when it comes time to build. We want to make sure our design team can personalize your yard, delivering a vision that includes what’s most important for your outdoor life and unique environment—while keeping costs within range. We do this by utilizing our in-house Build Team made up of former contractors and our Pro Network of vetted professional landscapers across the country.

Ready to level up your home improvement with a professional landscape design? Create your design profile or explore our design packages today!

How much will my hardscape project cost?

Feb 5, 2020 | General, Hardscapes & Outdoor Living

We get tons of calls every year from people trying to get pricing on a new paver patio, retaining wall, outdoor kitchen, built in fire pit, ect. Many people have no idea what kind of cost they should be expecting for these types of jobs; and understandably so since there are many variables that go into the cost of these projects. Let me first start off by saying that our average size patio, usually incorporating a fire pit, seating wall, landscape lighting, some new planting and yard repair is in the $30k-$40k range. We compete jobs from the $15k range up to around $100k. If you look at our “starting at cost” section you will be able to see what some of the different parts of the project costs.

When creating a quote for a new outdoor living area there are many variables that come into play. Let’s start from the ground up to help you get a better understanding of the construction process and the average costs associated with creating a new outdoor living area.

Site access

How accessible is the project site? Do you have a fenced in back yard with a smaller gate? Do you live in a town house or condo where your neighbors block access to both sides of your house from the front? Are your neighbors property lines so close to your house that we will not be able to get a full size machine or dump truck into the back of your yard? Do you live on a busy street where parking equipment and materials out front is not logical or safe? Will getting to the project site require us to drive equipment up a steep grade? OR do you have a wide open and flat project area where trucks and equipment can easily access and get close to the worksite?

The harder it is to get our equipment and materials to the job site (which is usually in the back or side yard) the longer the job is going to take and the more man hours we will expend.

Grading

what is the slope like in the project area? Do you have a flat area or does is slope off to one side or the other? If your project area drops in slope more than 12” from one side to the other you most likely will need to add a retaining wall to keep the patio and the stone base underneath from eroding away over time. Walls are a beautiful accent to your project but they will add to the cost.

Soil conditions

There are 3 main soil classifications: Sand, Silt, and Clay. In central Pennsylvania we have predominantly clay soil.

What does this mean for you?
  1. Clay holds moisture and does not drain. Why is this bad? Any soil that holds moisture and is above the freeze line will heave when the temperatures drop. This means that we need to make sure your stone base thickness is sufficient to withstand these freeze thaw cycles. Our average stone base thickness is thicker than probably what you would find in the South where they don’t have to worry about freezing temperatures and probably have more of a sand or silt soil. Bottom line more stone= more $. BUT don’t worry; stone is one of the least expensive parts of the project. On the other hand your base is one of the most important; so make sure your contractor puts in writing the thickness of their stone base. We recommend a minimum of 5” but 6”+ is better.
  2. Clay does not usually compact sufficiently on its own without amendments. Think of clay particles as hot dinner plates that have just come out of the dishwasher and still are slightly wet. When you stack them on each other they slide around very easily. This is what happens when you try to compact clay. It just slides out from under the compactor making ruts in the dirt but never really getting hard and compacted. In order to correct this you can change the atomic structure by adding an amendment like type s mortar. This will create a chemical reaction and change the composition of the soil making it more rigid and compactable. Type S mortar is generally a cheap fix but again it is very important because if you don’t get the correct compaction on the sub base it can cause problems with the whole system.

Township requirements and rain water runoff plans

Some townships may require you to pull a permit for a hardscaping project. If any part of a retaining wall is over 4’ you usually will need a permit and an engineered design. Usually if the patio is over a few hundred square feet you will need a rain water runoff permit. For bigger projects you may also be required to get an engineered rain water run off plan ensuring the water that runs off the patio will be reintroduced into the ground and not ending up in the public storm drain systems. Sometimes this requires building a dry well or making the pavers a permeable system. All townships are different you should consult with a representative before you agree to any project plans.

Materials

Hardscape materials have come a long way in the past 15 years. There are a wide variety of sizes, shapes, colors, and textures of materials to choose from. We use exclusively Techo-bloc and Unilock products. These brands are high quality products that have a lifetime transferable warranty on their materials. The price range on pavers are generally $3/ft2-$13/ft2 which could make a big difference on the price of the project. With the brands we use the price does not reflect the quality of the paver or wall block it has more to do with the manufacturing process and how easy or difficult it is to produce and also other factors. For one example a simple brick paver is about the least expensive per ft2 because they are all exactly the same size and texture the plant can produce them easier and more quickly. Whereas a more custom paver with different sizes and colors in the mix will tend to be more expensive.

 

Fire pit: Gas vs wood

Fire pits create a great ambiance to an outdoor living area at night as well as giving warmth on those cooler nights making your space usable for longer during the season.

Wood fire pits are less expensive starting around $1,200 installed. You can get smokeless steel inserts with these which help keep smoke from blowing in your face. With wood fire pits you can really get a raging fire going on the very cold nights and put out some serious heat. However they can be a little bit dirtier with the soot and ashes and will need to be cleaned out occasionally. Also, we’ve all had the experience of trying to get a fire going with wet wood. If you’re not careful to keep your wood pile dry it may be difficult to get a fire going after some rain or snow.

Gas fire pits are becoming more common in our hardscapes. Gas fire pits will have the same shape and design of their wood counterparts but will come with a gas insert to be installed. Gas fire pits start at around $3,500 installed. Gas inserts can tend to be a little safer eliminating flying embers in the air. With gas there is almost no maintenance. You can turn it on and off with the twist of a knob; which is great when you just have an hour or two to spend outside and you don’t want to go through the trouble of getting a wood fire going and waiting until midnight for it to safely go out. You can upgrade to a push button or a remote control to start/stop and control size of the flame. You can also decorate the interior of the pit with fake logs, lava rocks, or even different colored glass which will glow as the flames dance around it. One thing to keep in mind with gas is that you may notice a difference in heat output compared to a wood fire.

If you would like to experience how the smokeless insert works or how much heat you can expect from a gas insert we have a great display area that we can take you to at our exclusive supplier, Watson’s Supply in Harrisburg.

Outdoor Kitchen/Grill Island

If you are creating an outdoor area where you will be entertaining and hosting events, the outdoor kitchen makes a lot of sense. These additions to the hardscape are completely customizable as far as shape, size, appliances, and counter tops. Our grill islands start around $10k.

 

Countertops

Many people don’t realize that countertops can be the biggest price variable in a grill island or outdoor kitchen. Since they will be exposed to the elements the less expensive types of countertops used in an inside kitchen are not acceptable for outdoor use. You will need to go with Granite, Marble, Natural Stone, or a pre-manufactured concrete top.

Granite can cost $50+ per sq/ft There are many different choices in color. The pieces are laser measured and cut to fit your custom project.

Natural stone tops can start as low as $30/ft There are less color variations to choose from but they have a beautiful natural stone finish. These can be custom measured and cut by the distributor or can be cut onsite.

Pre manufactured concrete copings can start as low as $27ft2. These are pre-manufactured pieces usually 2’x3’ by the paver manufacturer which the contractor cuts onsite while building the kitchen. The nice thing is you can integrate the same color blends as you are using in your wall block or pavers. They make the size and shape of the kitchen a little bit less customizable because of the standard one size. They also chip and scratch much easier than natural stone and granite.

Pergolas/Pavillions

When you have a spot that gets a lot of sun a pergola or pavilion make a lot of sense to help you escape the summer sun and heat.

Pergolas have an open roof structure which reduce sun exposure dramatically and can also be improved by adding lattice or a cloth roof woven between the ceiling beams. Pergolas start around $6,000 installed. They are traditionally constructed from pine or cedar but can be made from vinyl which is more expensive but needs less maintenance. There are also upgrades for privacy walls and roof options.

Pavillions are similar to pergolas but usually have a solid roof. These may start around $10,000 installed. Again you can choose from wood or vinyl as well as choose shingles or metal roof.

With both options you also have the ability to add electrical outlets, lighting, fans, and a sound system.

Landscape lighting

Out of all the hardscaping options that you consider we recommend landscape lighting as a must. Landscape lighting will extend your use and enjoyment of the area after the sun goes down. We can install custom built in lighting fixtures that will give you a beautiful look and light in just the right places. LED lights give a bright and beautiful hue, use very little electricity, and have extremely long product warranties. (Some brands have lifetime warranties on lighting elements!) Many systems are set up to a controller to make them come on and go out automatically. New technology is available to control each individual light, its brightness, and YES even change its color all from your cell phone!

As you can see in the online store our lighting packages start as low as $1,475.

Planting

A new planting design to compliment your hardscape is a great finishing touch to an amazing project. We can help you with the design, layout, and installation of this final detail and warranty your plants for one full year. Prices for landscapes will vary depending on the size of your beds and plant selection and will normally start around $2,000.

Yard repair

Many people don’t realize what a big part of the job is in the yard repair and clean up at the end of the job. Driving heavy equipment across the lawn several times a day moving materials in and out from the street to the work site (which more often than not is in the back yard) can make quite a mess. It takes rototillers, rock hounds, and usually several tons of topsoil to fix the site.

We usually include yard repair as a line item so that you can see how much it actually costs. For some motivated individuals this allows them the option of doing the repair themselves. Yard repair generally will add $2,000+ to the project depending on seed or sod installation.

For the repair you pretty much have 2 options: Seed or sod.

Sod is our preferred method of yard repair on a new install and here is why:
  1. With sod you have instant gratification and basically 100% germination from day one. The job looks complete and picture worthy with the nice new grass cut into the nice new beds surrounding your new patio. With seed you have the chance of some seed not germinating do to weather conditions. You could also have seed wash away during a bad thunderstorm.
  2. With sod there is no need for straw; which can blow into nicely manicured new mulch beds and on new patios.
  3. With sod you can install late into the year when the probability of new seed germination is doubtful because of the low temperatures.

Sod generally can cost around $3/ft2 installed the larger the area the ft2 price starts to go down.

Seed is still a viable method of yard repair and it is about 1/2 the cost of sod. Just remember that watering is essential to seed germination and it can be difficult and time consuming to water large areas at a time. In hot summer months you could see a higher chance of seed not germinating or dying out before maturing. It may take some touching up or additional seeding in areas that do not come in full. We do not guarantee seed germination. Last, when starting grass from seed you will see a longer establishment period and do a lot more watering. Seed can take 14-28 days of watering to germinate and then will still need several weeks of watering and caring to make sure the newly germinated grass thrives. With sod, the establishment period is only about 2 weeks before it starts to become self sufficient.

We hope this helps explain some pricing and how we will come up with the cost for your new outdoor living area. We look forward to meeting with you and scheduling the installation of your new outdoor paradise.

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On May 27, 2012, on City Day, the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg was opened after reconstruction. The work lasted for about three years and the restorers did their best so that visitors could see the Summer Garden as it was in the 18th century. By visiting this green island in the very center of the Northern capital, we will be transported to a bygone era and will be able to better understand the beautiful city on the Neva, glorified by poets.


How to get to the Summer Garden

The Summer Garden is located at about the same distance from the Nevsky Prospekt and Gostiny Dvor, Chernyshevskaya and Gorkovskaya metro stations. Walking time from the subway exit to the entrance to the park will be about 15 minutes at a leisurely pace.

Address

191041, St. Petersburg, Summer Garden, Kutuzov embankment, 2.

The Summer Garden is located a few steps away from many famous sights of St. Petersburg, such as the Russian Museum, Engineering (Mikhailovsky) Castle, Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. Therefore, visiting these interesting places can be combined. The most scenic route is from the Nevsky Prospekt metro station (exit to the Griboyedov Canal).

There are two entrances to the Summer Garden - from the side of the Neva embankment and from the side of the Moika embankment. If it is difficult for you to move on foot, then you should keep in mind that most of the fountains, sculptures and sights of the Summer Garden are closer to the Neva embankment. You need to get to the Nevsky Prospekt / Gostiny Dvor metro stations. When exiting the metro, follow the signs "Exit to Sadovaya Street". Then go through the underpass to the opposite side of Nevsky Prospekt and the opposite side of Sadovaya Street. At the stop, take tram number 3. Go to the stop "Suvorovskaya Square". On Suvorovskaya Square go to the Neva embankment and turn right. In a couple of minutes you will see the famous lattice of the Summer Garden.


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Opening hours of the Summer Garden in 2022


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History

The construction of the Summer Garden was started by master Ivan Matveyevich Ugryumov under the leadership of Peter the Great in 1704. The tsar dreamed of his Versailles and drew the initial plan himself. He planned to create a regular - architectural park with a clear layout and straight alleys, neatly trimmed trees and shrubs. A huge amount of land was brought in and work was carried out to strengthen the soil, and trees were planted all year round. Prominent architects and master gardeners took part in the creation of the park. The park was supposed to become a place of rest, combining the features of an urban and country estate.

The Summer Garden is surrounded by water on all sides. The natural boundary of the park from the north and east was the Neva and Fontanka rivers, from the south and west - the Moika and the Swan Canal.


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Swan Canal

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Summer Garden and Fontanka

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Three parallel straight alleys lead from the Neva deep into the territory, they are crossed by perpendicular paths.

The northern part adjacent to Peter's Palace was called the First Summer Garden. Here, according to the project of D. Trezzini, a small two-story Palace of Peter I was built, which has survived to this day.


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Summer Palace of Peter I

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The southern part, from the canal to the Moika - the Second, and the part south of the river - the third Summer Garden (modern Mikhailovsky Garden and the area around the Mikhailovsky Castle).

The most ornate central gallery was adorned with twelve pairs of marble columns, and the walkway was covered with white and black marble slabs. An antique statue of Venus was installed here, later called the Tauric Venus, it was the first antique sculpture of a naked woman in Russia. A soldier with a gun had to be attached to the sculpture for round-the-clock protection. Petersburgers were embarrassed by the “naked woman with a white face” and everyone tried to dress her in something. Now Venus is stored in the State Hermitage.


Fountains in the Summer Garden

In the garden on 4 platforms, fountains were arranged, distinguished by their beauty, these were the first fountains in Russia. A canal was dug for their work, and a steam engine pumped water from the Nameless Yerik, which later became known as the Fontanka. Of course, these fountains were more modest than in Peterhof, but they successfully enlivened the park. A severe flood in 1777 destroyed them and the fountains were decided not to be restored. During the reconstruction of the park, it was possible to restore the water supply system according to old drawings and restart the fountains.


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Heraldic fountain

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Grotto and labyrinth

A grotto was built on the banks of the Fontanka, resembling a fairy-tale cave. This was a rectangular pavilion with a dome topped with a hexagonal lantern. Its walls were decorated with columns and sculptures, and three halls were decorated with shells, multi-colored stones and crushed glass. Entering the Grotto was met by the Gilded chariot of Neptune on a mountain built of various stones and shells, and a lion languished in a cave under the mountain (Neptune personified Peter I, and the lion personified Sweden). Eagles, black storks, and other outlandish birds were kept in an unusually shaped poultry house. The grotto was also damaged during the flood of 1777 and, by order of Paul I, was partially dismantled in 1801. In its place is now the Coffee House, created by the architect K.I. Russia.


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Coffee house

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The tea house was built according to the project of the architect L.I. Charlemagne. Two buildings, connected by a colonnade and a common roof, were storerooms, and the veranda between them served as a shelter during the rain.

The Labyrinth was arranged in the Second Summer Garden, on the paths of which fountains with gilded sculptural groups on the subjects of Aesopian fables were placed. Each of the 60 sculptures is an illustration of some ancient Greek poet's fable. For those who have not read the fables, there are signs with explanations near the fountains.


Sculptures in the Summer Garden

Peter the Great brought sculptures for the Summer Garden from Italy and cherished them very much. In the 18th century, there were more than two hundred sculptures, but subsequently many of them were either destroyed during a flood or moved to summer suburban royal residences and to the Hermitage. About ninety marble statues and busts from a valuable collection have been preserved. They are made by masters of the Venetian school P. Baratta and G. Bonazza, A. Tarsia and G. Zorzoni.


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Alexander the Great. P. Baratta, Italy, 1720

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Roman Emperor Trajan. F. Kabianka, 18th century

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King of Poland Jan Sobieski

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These are busts of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, the Roman emperor Trajan and the Polish king Jan Sobieski, the Swedish queen Christina, as well as statues of the heroes of ancient mythology and allegorical images of natural phenomena and abstract concepts (“Night”, “Noon”, “Morning”, “ Sunset”, “Navigation”, “Astronomy”, “Peace and Abundance”). One of the most remarkable statues - "Cupid and Psyche" is located near the Swan Canal.


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Sculpture "Night". D. Bonazza, Italy, 1717

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Allegory of Navigation. P. Baratta, Italy, before 1722

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Sculpture Cupid and Psyche

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For 300 years, unfavorable climatic conditions destroyed the statues. In addition, many of them have repeatedly been subjected to acts of vandalism. Therefore, all the sculptures were repaired and transported to the Mikhailovsky Castle for storage. Now the Summer Garden is being decorated 90 sculptures - copies made of artificial marble - natural marble chips and polymers.


Porphyry vase

In 1839, as a sign of goodwill after numerous wars between Sweden and Russia, King Charles XIV presented Nicholas I with a dark red porphyry vase, which became the decoration of the park. The vase is installed at the entrance from the side of the Moika embankment between the pond and the southern fence. Unfortunately, in 2008 a crack was noticed on it, then the vase broke. Now, after restoration, it has returned to the Summer Garden. The porphyry vase is made of pink granite and has a height of 485 cm including the pedestal, and a maximum diameter of 134 cm.

At first it was possible to get into the park only at the invitation of Peter the Great, later decently dressed people were allowed to walk here. In the 19th century, it became a favorite place for festivities of the St. Petersburg nobility. A. S. Pushkin, I. A. Krylov and V. A. Zhukovsky, I. A. Goncharov and P. I. Tchaikovsky, A. A. Blok and many other figures of Russian culture often visited here. The park was a favorite place for lovers. Here arranged the bride of merchant brides. Merchants with their daughters lined up on both sides of the alleys, and young merchants walked past them, choosing their brides. Each mother tried to dress up her child.

A significant part of the park was occupied by buildings. The second Summer Palace was built for Peter's wife Ekaterina, and next to it was the building of an art gallery, which housed a collection of works by prominent European artists. In the galleries on the banks of the Neva, during the celebrations, tables were set and dances were held. For the marriage of Anna, the daughter of Peter, with the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, a "Hall for glorious celebrations" was built on the banks of the Neva. Then a wooden Palace was built on this site for Empress Anna Ioannovna.


Lattices in the Summer Garden

The famous lattices in the Summer Garden appeared from 1771 to 1884. Authors Yu.M. Felten and P.E. Egorov. Anna Akhmatova called this fence, amazing in perfect proportions, "The best in the world." 36 granite columns, on which vases and urns are mounted, are connected by an openwork metal lattice, decorated with gilded details.


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Gilding on the gate

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On the lattice of the Summer Garden one can see a memorial plaque fixed in the place where in 1866 the revolutionary D. Karakozov shot at Emperor Alexander II.


Monument to I.A. Krylov in the Summer Garden

In the 50s of the 19th century, a monument to the fabulist I.A. Krylov. The sculpture, made by the sculptor P. Klodt, depicts I.A. Krylov, sitting on a stone with a book open in his hands. The pedestal is made of Serdobol stone and decorated with high-relief compositions based on the plots of Krylov's most famous fables.


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Monument to I.A. Krylov

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Monument to I.A. Krylov

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Summer garden after reconstruction

In addition to the work on the restoration of the fountains, the porphyry vase and the installation of new sculptures, many trees were planted in the Summer Garden to replace the old ones, diseased plantings were cured and the layout of the regular park was emphasized.

A unique fence on the Neva side has been recreated in accordance with the project of Yuri Felten. Monument to I.A. Krylov was left in the same place.

Among the new objects in the Summer Garden is the Archaeological Museum, which presents interesting items found by archaeologists during the restoration of the park. The Menagereyny Pond has been updated - a gazebo, a Small Greenhouse with an Apothecary Garden and a Poultry House have appeared.


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Bosquet "Menagery Pond"

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Dovecote Pavilion

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Looking at the wonderful garden decoration, Coffee and Tea houses, the Magnificent lattice and the Palace of Peter the Great, the monument to Krylov and white marble sculptures, porphyry vase and fountains, the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg can be safely called an art museum.


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Official website of the Summer Garden

The Summer Garden is a branch of the Russian Museum www. rusmuseum.ru.

Private kindergarten "Winnie the Pooh" Nizhny Novgorod, paid kindergarten

Dear parents!
Our kindergarten has a license, and in these difficult days we received permission to work from Ming. Education of the Lower Region. We have taken unprecedented safety measures to prevent and preserve the health of children, as well as our employees. Thanks to this, we continue to work according to the schedule even during the days of self-isolation. In addition, for your convenience, we have reduced the prices for daily stay of children.

Cost per visit

Own kitchen

Individual menu developed according to GOST, own chef

CCTV

Cameras installed in the kindergarten and playground

Playground

Own fenced outdoor play area

Child development

Educators perform an educational and developmental function.

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Junior group (1.5-2.5 years)

Nursery for the little ones.

Middle group (2.5-4 years old)

We use modern pedagogical methods and materials

Senior group (4-7 years old)

A qualified medical worker monitors health.

Development Center

A wide range of additional activities for the versatile development of children

I want to express my gratitude to all the staff of the Winnie the Pooh kindergarten for their high professionalism, sensitivity to children, kindness and care. The child goes to kindergarten with pleasure, and this is the most important indicator for me as a mother.

Tatyana Perevalova

We have been looking for a good kindergarten for our son for a long time. We decided to visit the Winnie the Pooh garden. I liked it, and my husband was absolutely delighted. The kindergarten has been well renovated, there are a lot of educational toys, everything is clean, cozy, friendly atmosphere. I was pleased with the young, energetic and friendly staff. We decided that we would try to come here. We've been going for over a month now. While everything is completely satisfied.

Ludmila Shatalina

My daughter attended the municipal kindergarten for a year, most of the time the child was sick, there were up to 50 people in groups! Having sent the child here, we have a fundamentally different picture - there are 15 people in the group, good teachers constantly work with children. The child visits kindergarten with pleasure, being afraid to oversleep in the morning. I recommend to everyone!

Margarita Kostrova

Thank you for helping my daughter with speech therapy. After classes with a speech therapist in your kindergarten, my daughter is no longer naughty when she tries (tries) to pronounce complex sounds. Coming home from class, she is proud of the fact that every time she gets better and better at reading uncomfortable letters. He says he loves working with you. Isn't that the most important thing for parents?

Mikhail Ivanov

My youngest son goes to a speech therapist and to classes at the House of Masters. Started roaring like a lion in the second week. He walks with great pleasure. Thank you so much.

Yulia Belyakova

asked by parents

Is there a license?

Yes. The kindergarten has a license. The scan is in the "Documents" section.

Does a doctor see children?

Yes, there is a pediatrician in the kindergarten who examines the children every morning. In addition, the kindergarten has an agreement with a private clinic for the provision of primary health care.

Is there video surveillance and security?

Our kindergarten is equipped with video surveillance and an emergency call button for private security. If necessary, you can always contact the leadership of the kindergarten and see the record of the day of interest.

All questions

Lesson program

Our kindergarten offers the following lesson program:

Additional classes

In a paid kindergarten, you can attend additional classes of the development center: