First of all, let's turn to the definition of what is a yard? A yard is a piece of land that belongs to a building.
The yard can be near apartment buildings or a private house, a kindergarten or shelter, near a sanatorium, rest home, clinic, hospital, hospice or office.
In our article, we will suggest different solutions, what can be done interesting and practical in your yard?
Birdhouses and feeders.
In many cities there are petting zoos - this is a place where there are many different animals. They can be petted, hand-fed and photographed. Why go somewhere and pay money for it? We install bird feeders or squirrels in the yard and set up birdhouses.
Install bird feeders in your yard
You can make bird feeders with your own hands from materials that any person has at home: plastic bottles, wood, a juice or milk bag, a can, a plastic container, an old kettle, a mug, or buy a ready-made feeder.
You can make a beautiful bird feeder with your own hands
We hang the feeder on the windowsill, tree, fasten it to a pole or fence and pour bird food. Children will watch with interest how birds eat, what types of birds are in the area, you can also take beautiful photos and give them to friends in the form of postcards for the holidays.
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Previously, the slogan "Peace, Labor, May" operated. Schoolchildren cleaned the schools where they studied, employees cleaned up the office yard, and all the people cleaned up and took out the garbage in their yards where they lived. In some areas, this rule still works today.
Anyone can buy seeds of perennial plants in the store and plant them in their yard or under the windows of an apartment. A bag of seeds costs inexpensively, about 10 rubles, and brings a lot of joy to the person who planted and those around him. Perennials will grow every year in the area where you planted them.
Perennial flowers will delight you for more than one year
“Plant a tree” campaigns are often held in different cities, but what prevents people from just taking and planting a tree in their area? Without city actions, for the soul.
In Russia, stops are made small, transparent, and it is very hot for people on sunny days. The benches in the yard are open.
You can buy climbing plants in seeds or a small bush. Make an arch over a bench or plant a plant near a stop. In a few years, the creepers will cover a large surface - this will create shelter and help protect a person from the heat.
Climbing plants will create a shadow over the bench
Plastic bottles.
Many drinks are sold in plastic bottles, they have different volumes. Do not rush to throw plastic bottles in the trash. They can decorate the yard. How? For example, make them:
- funny figurines;
Plastic bottles can be painted with paint and turned into beautiful animals: cats, dogs, piglets, frogs, elephants, or you can make flowers, palm trees or lay out a lake out of them.
Funny figurines from plastic bottles
- a fence in a flower bed or garden;
From plastic bottles you can make a fence, a fence and decorate a flower bed or garden.
Fence flower beds made of plastic bottles
- furniture;
Furniture can be made from plastic bottles: a sofa, an armchair, a table, a gazebo or a house.
Garden furniture from plastic bottles
- a boat;
With skillful hands, you can make a small boat out of plastic bottles and swim in it on a river or in a lake. In this case, you don’t even have to buy it, and therefore spend money.
Boat made of plastic bottles
Bookcase.
In many cities in the yard, park areas there is a closet, there are books, magazines, newspapers and coloring books.
If you are a person with golden hands, then make a wardrobe yourself. You can also not throw out the old cabinet, but put it or a cabinet in the yard, with the inscription "free library" so that people understand.
Many people will bring literature and put it in the closet, others will read.
Bookcase in the yard
This idea will be very popular on the territory of hospitals, where the stay is sometimes long, and, unfortunately, there are no libraries and reading rooms in hospitals yet.
back to index ↑Fountain.
Most often, fountains are installed in park areas. Why do you need a fountain in the yard?
- to cool and wash in extreme heat;
- to wash the hands of children from the dirt of the sand in the yard;
- fountains increase humidity;
- next to him appoint meetings and dates;
- to enjoy, because water calms, the murmur of water fascinates, rest by the water is very useful.
The fountain on the site will give coolness on a hot day
Mini pond.
Anyone can make a mini pond in the yard. To do this, you need to dig a small hole, put a strong oilcloth, put stones on top from all sides and then pour water inside. Oilcloth can be replaced with a basin. We plant plants that grow in water, such as duckweed, hornweed, calamus, underwater ranunculus, sedge and others.
You can make a mini pond on the site with your own hands
We lay out stones around the pond, plant bushes of marigold, cotula, fern, hosta, pontederia, astilbe, darmer and others, and also put figures.
The boys will be happy to let boats in the pond, the girls will bathe the Burbie mermaid.
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If there is a friendly yard, then you can chip in and buy a gazebo or build it yourself. Plant liana plants around the gazebo. The roof of the gazebo will shelter from snow, rain, and on sunny days from heat. Kids and mothers can safely stay inside the gazebo in all weather conditions and not rush home due to bad weather.
Gazebo for relaxing in the yard
Box.
Children grow up fast, but what if there is no one to give old toys to? You can make or put a chest (suitcase) that will stand in the yard near the sandbox and everyone will put toys there. Arriving parents will get them, and leaving to put them back.
Storage box for children's toys
Hut.
Boys love an active lifestyle, they like to climb trees, hide in shelters, play hide and seek. It would be a great idea to make a hut for them in the yard.
Make a hut in the yard for children
Old tires.
Are the tires on the wheels worn out and no longer fit for driving? Do not rush to get rid of them and carry them to the trash can. They can be given a second life and find a use.
Make a swan, a car, a caterpillar, a turtle, furniture, a swing, a mini pond or a mini sandbox, a well, or decorate a flower bed with them.
Yard decor from old tires
Cut the tire into two parts, firmly fix it on the road and this is parking for a bicycle or scooter. All in your hands!
back to index ↑Board for drawing with crayons in the yard.
All children and many adults love to draw. A box with multi-colored crayons is inexpensive, but where to draw? Most often it is asphalt where cars drive. But you can install a small board on which you can draw in the yard, learn formulas, new foreign words, explain examples, and all this in the fresh air.
Board for drawing with crayons in the yard
Mini garden.
In the yard you can make a mini garden. This will require a small basin, we decorate the container with plants, a fence, sand, we put stones, small animal figures and small furniture.
Decorating a small garden
You can sit near the garden and change places, move, water, care for something. It will be interesting for children, and for adults it calms and relaxes.
back to index ↑Table.
Boys play cars, children play dolls, they all draw together - you can make a table for all this. It can be made from different materials, but mainly wood is used for these purposes.
We make seating around the table. You can do it at different heights - lower for kids, higher for parents.
Wooden garden furniture
We draw on the table and sitting places: flowers, animals, the underwater world or insects and paint with bright colors. Top with clear varnish.
If your children were born in the summer, then it is a great idea to celebrate the birthday outdoors at the table.
Beautiful barrels and pots.
Barrels are usually placed near a country house, but they can be placed absolutely anywhere.
Water is poured into the barrel or it is poured by itself with the help of rain or when the snow melts. From here you can take water for watering plants in a flower bed, near the house, to wash dirty hands, a ball or toys, cool down in hot weather or put out a fire.
Decor barrels for decorating the yard
On top of the barrel, you can put a basin or pour earth into an old, unnecessary pan and plant plants.
Inside the barrel, you can put a large bag and throw out the garbage there.
You can grow flowers in old barrels
To prevent the barrels from looking dirty and old, you can paint them with paint: a strip, a cage, flowers, animals or patterns.
back to index ↑Unusual tree.
If you travel around cities, you know that in many cities there are unusual trees where you can tie a piece of paper with a wish, hang a satin ribbon or a lock. You can also hang old keys, after painting them in bright paint.
Bright tree decorated with ribbons
Such an unusual tree will decorate the yard, will be a landmark of the city and every resident of the area or guest will want to take a picture and tie a ribbon as a keepsake.
back to index ↑Old bath.
Many people install a shower stall at home, but what to do with an old bathtub?
Many summer residents are looking for such ads on the Internet and bring them to their sites. But you can find the use of a bath in an ordinary yard.
– Pond with flowers;
We make a recess in the ground under the bath, lower it there, insert a cork so that the water does not spill out, put water lilies, flowers and artificial ducks. Decorate nicely on top.
Birds can fly up to the reservoir and drink from it, and animals, such as dogs or cats, can also drink.
Pond in an old bathroom
- Flowers;
We pour the earth and plant flowers. Top can be decorated with figurines or an umbrella.
Picturesque flower bed in an old bathroom
- Furniture;
You can cut the bath and make furniture, such as a sofa.
Sofa from an old bathroom
- Fountain;
We put a system by which the fountain will function, pour water, decorate.
The fountain is a great option for hospitals, hospices, orphanages, forest parks and a sanatorium.
The original fountain from the bathroom for the yard
Old and unnecessary things.
Things wear out, become unusable, and they can also decorate the yard. Plants can be planted in old shoes, an unnecessary cage.Decorate tree branches with soft toys.
If there are fruit and vegetable boxes, then you can make a shelf for storing toys, books in the yard, or make a sleeping place for stray cats.
Shelves from boxes for arranging the yard
Durable fabric is suitable for making a hammock in the yard. Fluorescent paint can be used to paint the crown of a tree, stones, banks, fences, steps, near the entrance. During the day, the paint will absorb light, at night they will glow.
Leisure hammock
The article was written a lot of ideas for arranging an ordinary yard. Taking them into service, you can decorate the yard, make it interesting, practical, functional for yourself, children and others, and give old things a second life.
Bringing ideas to life together with children is a good pastime, children will spend more time on the street, in their cozy yard, and not at home!
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