Planning a backyard garden

Fruit trees are planted in several ways: in one place in a large group, in one row along the border of the site, pointwise throughout the dacha.

Garage and outbuildings

If the area permits, it is better to arrange a garage with parking for personal vehicles next to the house, but on the opposite side from the main entrance.

In this case, the yard will be completely freed, and there will be a great opportunity to create a beautiful landscape in it with an artificial reservoir, flower beds, a stone garden. This location of the garage will allow you to build it under the same roof with utility rooms: a woodcutter, a square, a change house for garden tools. Each of these rooms has a separate entrance. nine0003

When the house is planned close to the side border of the plot, the area between it and the opposite border has to be divided into two parts: a courtyard and a place for a garage. In this position, it is better when the facade of the house with the front door is turned towards the street, since the porch will not occupy the usable area between the garage and the wall of the building. Ennoble the yard flower garden, broken at the garage wall.

Arrangement of a recreation area

Different people may have different ideas about recreation. For some, this is training on the sports ground, for others, relaxation by the pool, and for others, barbecue with friends. But for all this you need to allocate a place and equip it appropriately. nine0003

Principles for planning a place to spend your leisure time

When choosing a place to spend your leisure time, it is recommended to follow three rules. Rest area must be:

1. Hidden from prying eyes;
2. Be close to home;
3. Protected from wind and, if possible, from rain.

A patio area is arranged in the spacious yard. It is not far from the entrance to the house, so in the summer season you can start every morning with coffee in the fresh air and end the day here with a cup of tea. If the area of ​​the yard does not allow or is already occupied by parking, a garage, a playground, then the resting place is arranged on an open terrace. It is no less romantic than the patio, and besides, all the tea and coffee facilities are at hand. nine0003

For a small company to relax, you can make a gazebo in the garden. In the gazebo itself or not far from it, a barbecue is installed or a place for barbecue is provided. The surrounding background is designed accordingly.

Pond

A pond, stream, waterfall, cascade and other hydraulic structures are created as independent decorative objects or as part of a composition with an alpine slide.

What exactly to choose for the improvement of a suburban area depends on its area. So, even a not very long stream will take up a lot of space and for this reason is not suitable for arranging a small area (the exception is the layout without a garden). nine0003

The reservoir is located in a visible, open place, away from trees, the foliage of which can clog the water. Integrated into a recreation area, a pond or stream will perfectly complement the landscape and make leisure time more enjoyable.

If for technical reasons it is not possible to create a reservoir, you can make a dry stream. Unlike a water stream, it has its own advantages: it does not attract insects, it is safe for children.

Auxiliary architectural structures

Small architectural structures will help to dilute the landscape and make it more saturated. Sometimes they are purely aesthetic, but they can also have a practical purpose. These are various types of gazebos, pergolas, bridges, well log cabins and more. Such elements are surrounded by flower beds and ornamental vegetation. You need to install them in the appropriate places: in the recreation area, in the garden, in the yard.

It is not customary to decorate a garden with artistic elements, but you can do something in it. For example, it is permissible to build a small bench and a pergola in the form of an arch, in the shade of which it is pleasant to rest. nine0003

If vegetable beds are interspersed with flower beds, they are arranged as part of the landscape landscape and complemented with various decorative elements: wattle fence, windmill, garden figures, flowerpots with spicy plants.

Layout of plots of non-standard shape

As a rule, there are no special difficulties with the layout of plots of irregular shape. On the contrary, they can create unusual, exclusive landscapes. The main thing is not to be afraid to stand out against the background of standard solutions. nine0003

If the plot is elongated

A long allotment of land only at first glance seems difficult to plan. In fact, such a site has an important advantage: it is easier to divide it into zones. They are divided one after another according to the degree of importance or aesthetic indicators: a residential area, a children's and sports ground, a barbecue area, a garden, a vegetable garden, a bathhouse, and at the very end the economic part.

The house is not being built right behind the entrance gate. It is recommended to leave enough space between the facade and the fence for a front garden, covered shed or paved patio. Since there is not much space left for the garage, it is better to include it in the project of the house, placing it in the basement, and arrange parking on the site in front of the gate. nine0003

All zones are connected by one path, laid along the edge or in the center of the estate. It is desirable that the path has a winding trajectory - this will help visually expand the boundaries of the site, make it visually more spacious.

Important. It is better to make a fence along the boundary with neighbors low and not continuous. Firstly, it gives less shade, and secondly, a light enclosing structure will hide the tightness of the territory.

If the plot is with a slope

The big disadvantage of the plots with a slope is the complexity of their arrangement, additional costs for strengthening the slopes and creating flat areas. But if you are not afraid of all this, the height differences open up the possibility of creating an exclusive landscape with terraces. The already existing mountainous terrain allows you to create a waterfall with a cascade and an alpine slide in conditions that are closest to natural. nine0003

The house is being built at the highest point. This location will protect the building from spring floods and landslides. In addition, the entire site and the surroundings closest to the estate are well viewed from the height. An exception is a slope that slopes down to the north side: it is recommended to build a house on it approximately in the middle so that the building does not completely obscure the land allotment.

Practical tips for landscaping on a slope:

• For ease of movement on the steepest slopes, stair steps are made of concrete, natural stone or brick;
• Willows, lilacs, wild roses planted on the land bevel will strengthen it with intertwining roots and prevent soil from washing out;
• A drainage system is used to drain melt and rainwater. It includes drainage channels of open and closed type;
• Drainage holes are arranged in the lower part of the retaining walls through which excess moisture is removed; nine0032
• To prevent landslides, the steepest slopes are covered with agrofibre or mesh. A layer of soil is poured on top, after which creeping plants are planted or a lawn is sown.

If the plot is square

Oddly enough, a plot that has the shape of a regular square is quite difficult to plan. You can spoil everything by building a house in the center. With this arrangement, there remains a distance between the fence and the building that is not sufficient for its rational use. Of course, this does not apply to large areas. nine0003

It is best to visually divide the territory into 2 equal parts, and divide the one closer to the street into halves again. A house is being built on one of them, and the second is allocated for a yard, a parking lot and a garage. The remaining half of the plot is distributed between the garden and the garden. In this case, garden beds are broken up on the south or east side so that fruit trees do not block sunlight.

Features of planning plots of different sizes

The requirements for the location of houses are the same for small and large plots. Having found a place for a house, in accordance with the law of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, it is permissible to distribute the rest of the land at your discretion. What will be planned on it - an agricultural farm, a backyard garden, a tennis court - is the business of the owner of the dacha.

6 acres

Six acres, these are the standard dimensions of a Soviet-era land plot. Since the land in the neighborhood is occupied by the same summer cottages, in most cases there is no opportunity to expand, and the lack of space forces you to save space. This can be done by building a house with an attic: the building occupies less land, and the living area of ​​​​the premises almost doubles. Also, you can free up part of the area by making a garage on the ground floor of the house or in the basement. nine0003

It is not recommended to save on the recreation area by using the area for a vegetable garden or fruit bushes. If it is planned to build a bathhouse on 6 acres, a recreation area is arranged between it and a residential building. In this case, the distance from the house to the bath will be 6 m or more.

10 acres

If the plot has an area larger than 6 acres, this does not mean that you need to take more space for a garden. The family's need for vegetables remains the same, and growing the surplus, which then has to be distributed to neighbors and acquaintances, takes a lot of time and labor. In a dacha of 10 acres (without prejudice to other important areas), a pool will fit perfectly. It is mounted in a sunny place where the water will warm up well. nine0003

Important. It should be noted that a pond in the country is fashionable, but it cannot replace a pool. When a choice has to be made between them, priority should be given to the pool.

All decorative objects require attention and care. Garden figurines, bridges, ponds, benches, etc. need to be painted, varnished and repaired. Therefore, you should not overload the site with unnecessary details, otherwise there may be very little time left for rest.

12 acres

When developing a project for a summer cottage on 12 acres, you can not stop at any one style. It is more convenient to break a kitchen garden and a garden in strict geometric outlines, and the landscape of a recreation area can have an arbitrary design.

The space near the house is designed as the front part of the site. In the gap between the facade and the fence, an alpine slide, rockery or Japanese garden is created.

If the cultivation of the crop does not take precedence in the plans for the future, the house is located at a sufficient distance from the road. Recreation areas are distributed throughout the dacha and interspersed with artificially created elements of the natural landscape, flower beds, lawns. All this is connected together by winding garden paths. nine0003

In the case when you need to get vegetables, fruits and berries from the site for harvesting for the winter, there will be enough space on 12 acres to create recreation areas and a garden. When considering the layout of the land plot, you should be creative and find something that will give the country landscape a uniqueness.

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tips, ideas and finished projects

Walking through the streets of the private sector, you involuntarily pay attention to the design of courtyards. Particularly attractive are beautiful, tastefully decorated landscapes, near which you want to stay longer. Unusual compositions with artificial ponds, waterfalls, with elements of topiary, alpine slides and rockeries are interesting. Creating an extraordinary landscape in the yard requires work and knowledge of the basics of its design. nine0003

Contents

Principles of planning a yard near a private house

Yard is a part of a land plot adjacent to a private house. It is divided into the front, or front yard, and back. The front yard is between the facade of the apartment building and the fence. It is open to everyone who wants to look behind the fence, and is the calling card of the owners. For this reason, its design is treated with particular scrupulousness.

The back yard is behind the house and hidden from prying eyes. A secluded resting place is arranged here, outbuildings are located, poultry and animals are kept. nine0003

The layout of the yard largely depends on the size of the plot and the needs of the family. But there are general principles of its improvement, which the majority adheres to. The list of objects located on the territory of the yard includes technical buildings and decorative elements of the landscape. The first of them are a necessity, since they provide comfort to the owners of the house, and the second ones are needed to satisfy their aesthetic needs.

The objects of technical importance include a garage, a parking lot, a summer kitchen, a guest house, an arbor, an aviary for a dog. A garage and a parking lot are usually located just outside the gate, and other buildings are located in the depths, where road noise and street dust do not reach. An aviary or booth for a dog is arranged in a dead corner, but not too far from the outer fence. nine0003

Objects of decorative value, these are flower beds, ponds, deciduous and coniferous plantations, lawns, small architectural structures, etc. Their number depends on the area of ​​the yard and such elements in most situations are located along the fences and walls of outbuildings.

The space directly in front of the porch is not accepted to be filled with vegetation - it must remain free for movement. On the site at the entrance to the house, tiles or other paving covering are laid. nine0003

Exception to rule. When the yard is spacious enough, flower beds are broken near the porch on the side of the steps, where flower beds do not interfere with movement.

Front yard seating area

Pergola or shed, this is common in the front yard. They are surrounded by flower beds and climbing plants, and together they make up a landscape composition.

If there is free space, you can complete the picture with any hydraulic structure: a waterfall, a fountain, an artificial pond. The proximity of water contributes to a special microclimate, especially desirable near the place of rest. nine0003

It is very popular to build a patio in front of the porch. Proximity to the front door to the house makes it possible to spend every free minute outdoors. Here you can drink a cup of morning coffee, gather with your family for evening tea or keep secrets with friends and girlfriends.

On a small paved area, a table and a few chairs are set - these are the most necessary items in the arrangement of the patio area. Potted plants and sheer curtains providing light shade, comfortable wicker furniture and cushions are used to create a cozy environment. nine0003

Important. It is possible to create a full-fledged resting place on the territory of the front yard when it is isolated from the road by a blank fence or a high hedge. Otherwise, it will not be very comfortable to spend time in a sincere conversation at the sight of prying eyes. Moreover, you will not be able to relax in a hammock or on a garden sofa swing.

How to set up a backyard

Between the house and the garden there is a space that is used in two directions: for a garage with a parking lot for a car and a resting place. If there is enough space, you can do both by dividing it with a hedge, a vertical green screen, or a flower garden. At the same time, the garage with parking is located closer to the gate.

The back yard is the best place for a recreation area near a private house. It is easy to create a completely isolated space here, inaccessible to the views of neighbors and street dust. On the one hand, it is protected from the wind by the wall of the house, on the other hand by an orchard, and from the side of the neighboring plot it is separated by a fence. By constructing a light canopy, you can spend time in the backyard seating area without fear of summer rain. nine0003

This is where it is most convenient to create a barbecue area, install a barbecue or fold a garden stove.

It is also a suitable area for creating a sports ground, a place for children to play with a sandbox and swings.

Naturally, the backyard, regardless of its purpose, is decorated with various types of flower beds, it is appropriate to plant tall coniferous and deciduous trees here.

Paths and paving

A hard surface in the yard is important from a hygienic point of view. It allows you to keep the yard clean, and it is easier to take care of it: wash, remove leaves, throw away snow. Most often, continuous paving is used, when most of the yard area is laid out with paving slabs. Paths are laid from paving in different directions, helping to get to various areas: a garden, auxiliary buildings, a shower, a bathhouse, and so on.

Ford type paving is mainly used to create paths to various objects. The principle of its device is that a gap is left between the individual tiles. nine0003

At the same time, for ease of movement, the distance should not be more than 30 cm, and the tiles themselves are chosen large enough so that the foot fits completely on them. The space between the elements of this type of path is filled with lawn grass, pebbles, small gravel.

What to make paving and paths:

• Paving stones. Thick, brick-like tiles can easily support the weight of a car, so they are used for laying in parking lots. A blind area, a patio area, a path between the gate and the house are arranged from paving stones; nine0032
• Molded concrete tiles. Ideal for creating garden paths;
• Flagstone. Flat slabs are integrated into the lawn, combined with crushed stone filling, pebbles;
• Decking. Water resistant composite material imitating wood. It is laid on a leveled area, sprinkled with gravel or crushed stone of small fractions. For greater reliability, decking is sometimes mounted on a crate made of timber;
• Modular cover. nine0065 Plastic boards with embossed anti-slip pattern, connected with tongue-and-groove or foot-groove;
• Rolled plastic cover. Used to create temporary and seasonal tracks.

Background plants are designed to emphasize the bright colors of beautifully flowering perennials. In this performance, 9 are of interest.0064 snowberry, privet, tamarisk, mackerel, lilac . They will cover the fence and the barn and will not divert attention from more sophisticated plantings, such as roses, hydrangeas, peonies or irises.

Shrubs with decorative foliage and lush flowering act as dominant plants. These are Thunberg barberry , forsythia, various types of spirea, spindle tree, viburnum buldenezh, louisiana, viburnum viburnum .

Tip. Evergreen shrubs and trees will add showiness to the flower composition: boxwood, holly mahonia, holly, cinquefoil, aucuba.

Perennials

Flower beds are based on herbaceous perennials. They define the backbone of the flower bed, around which the rest of the composition is built. For sunny places, erigeron, liatris, anemone, yucca, are suitable, and sedum and hosta grow well in the shade.

The space left between perennials is filled with annual flowers that bloom all summer.

Lianas

Liana-like plants seem to be created for decorating the yard. They braid arbors, arches, fences, porch posts. Climbing plantations are used to create green screens when zoning the garden, separating outbuildings from the front part of the yard.

Often planted in the front garden in front of the house clematis . Their not too dense foliage transmits light well, and at the same time creates a kind of curtain that protects open windows from dust penetration.

Always in demand climbing roses , which can be planted near the porch, at the gate, at the entrance to the gazebo. Their long flowering period provides an atmosphere of conviviality throughout the summer season.

Landscape features of the yard

The total area of ​​the land allotment does not always affect the size of the yard. Rather, how much land can be allocated to the yard depends on whether the owners plan to grow vegetables and fruits or not. If so, then on a small plot, a vegetable garden and a garden often take priority at the expense of the yard area.

Design of a small yard

It is difficult to make a large yard on a plot of 6 acres, but you can deceive the perception and expand it visually. A tiny pond will capture attention and distract from the surrounding background. nine0003

The illusion of an increase in territory will be stronger if the pond is made elongated. It is best to place it along the longest line. A similar effect of expanding space is felt in a landscape with a fountain installed on a hill.

If the allotment has an elongated shape, a small strip of land remains between the facade of the building and the fence for the front garden.

It is most practical to cover this area with paving, leaving narrow strips of earth around the perimeter along the fence for flower beds. Also suitable is the option when the flower garden is broken behind the fence. It will visually move the yard away from the road and brighten up its tightness. In such a situation, the garage takes place in the very corner, and the parking lot is also taken out of the fence. nine0003

Tip. A resting place near a house with a small yard is recommended to be arranged in the backyard. It will be easier to spend your leisure time here. The gazebo is sometimes arranged close to the house and has a common wall with it.

Yard design on a plot of 10 acres

A land plot of 10 acres allows you to allocate about 3 acres for the front yard (but this is not a rule and depends on the location of the house on the site). The classic option is when the house is maximally shifted to the border with neighbors, and the porch is turned towards the gate. In such a situation, on the opposite side, there is sufficient space for arranging a yard with a front garden. Not only a recreation area is arranged here. There is still enough space left to create a beautiful landscape with a mixborder, a rose garden, an alpine slide. nine0003

Since a garage is indispensable, it is taken out as close as possible to the gate: only a parking area remains between the gate and the garage.

This layout has its advantages. The building of technical importance (garage) closes the view from the street, thanks to which behind its walls you can create a full-fledged recreation area, a playground, and build a sauna.

Design of a yard on a plot of 15 acres

On a large plot of land there is a unique opportunity to build a house in the depths of the plot. The area in front of the cottage is completely at the disposal of its owners. It is divided into two main zones: an ornamental garden and a recreation area. nine0003

The main elements of the garden are flower beds, which are located on both sides of the path leading from the gate to the porch. The design of flower beds is the most diverse, but when breaking them down, it should be taken into account that the variegation of flower beds and the piling up of many types of vegetation tires the eye. Landscape designers recommend interspersing flower beds with cut lawns and separating them with low hedges.

Uneven terrain with a rocky landscape looks original. If the site is flat and its area allows, you can artificially create elevation differences, fill them with decorative gravel and create a corner of the mountain landscape. nine0003

An artificial pond, a dry stream, wide steps on steep slopes - all these are interesting ideas for decorating a front yard.

There can be more than one recreation area in a large yard. They are created according to interests: a secluded place of relaxation, family gatherings, gathering with a noisy company.

Each sub-zone is equipped accordingly, for example, a hammock in the shade of a pergola, a carved tea arbor, an open hearth (brazier, barbecue) under a canopy. nine0003

An important detail in the design of the courtyard: lighting

An essential detail in the arrangement of the courtyard is lighting. The main objects that should be illuminated first are the front porch, paths, outbuildings and recreation areas. Electric outdoor lights are hung above the porch. They are mounted in such a way as to clearly see the steps of the stairs.

On track routes, it is important to illuminate especially dangerous areas: slopes, turns, steps.

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