Do-it-yourself landscape design of a personal plot of a house

Is your blue dream ─ the transformation of a personal plot, its transformation into a piece of paradise? Agree, today a country house is associated for many not only with a place where vegetables and fruits are grown.

The design of a personal plot is well known to landscape designers. But you can try it yourself - with your own hands.

We get acquainted with the landscape design of home garden design

This is the name of a whole range of measures aimed at the improvement of the territory. The purpose of such metamorphoses is to change (sometimes even exactly the opposite) the appearance of the site using natural effects (“chips”, if you want) to the maximum. Those who know a lot about this matter unanimously say that the design of a personal plot of a house is a whole art that combines architecture, construction and crop production from the point of view of philosophy, aesthetics and even history.

back to index ↑

Where does the landscape begin?

layout

We draw up on paper a landscape design project for a personal plot, and there is no difference in how many acres you have at your disposal. If you plan everything carefully, properly dispose of the space allocated for these purposes; think about how the site will be designed, what is “stuffed”, then a landscape of stunning beauty can be created even on the basis of the most modest sizes.

Territory planning is best developed on a computer; there are a considerable number of specially designed programs for this. Choose one that is comfortable and suits you. So you can not only plan the site, but also decide what the reservoir will be like, how much your “hundreds” of green spaces, buildings and other elements of landscape design will accommodate. The matter will remain only for the movement of the object you have chosen to the actual size of the territory.

If there are no such programs, then the drawing can be made on paper (by the way, it will be much more accurate than on a computer). Choose any scale, mark where everything will be located.

We plan the territory correctly

First of all, you need to think carefully about what objects you want to make permanent, i.e. there they will always be. This applies to:

• gazebos;
• baths;
• stationary reservoir;
• garage.

Then you should take a place for flower beds, lawns, gardens, orchards.

Remember the main rule: you need to have a convenient passage to all objects without exception. It all starts with the main path leading from the gate to the house itself. It is straight and wide.Let the rest of the paths be winding, enveloping one or another landscape object; similar to nature trails. True, everything should be in moderation so that you do not have to wander for a long time until you reach the object that you need.

What they will be made of and where they are located is also important. A track of half a meter is considered standard (if it is straight), and if with bends, then a meter. The paths are covered with gravel, slate, sandstone, brick and stone are laid.

When planning the design of a personal plot with your own hands, you should take into account irregularities. They will come in handy when you create a reservoir (in place of a pit) and flower beds (if these are small mounds and hillocks).

Consider how the area will be illuminated. Based on this, draw up a wiring diagram. Everything, the plan is considered ready.

Site zoning

Zoning is understood as the rational distribution of all zones without exception, each of which has its own purpose. They are divided into main zones (this is the location of the house, bathhouse, garden, garden, utility yard) and recreation areas (sports ground, play area, dining room).

To correctly allocate zones, you need to decide:

• what will be the transition from zone to zone: with a fence or smooth;
• what paths to connect all zones;
• how outbuildings will be decorated / disguised so that they do not break the aesthetic side of solving the problem.

back to index ↑

Landscaping and its styles

The design of a personal plot, so that it pleases the eye, is usually performed in a certain style (most often the one you like best):

1. Classic. It is characterized by strict, according to the principle of geometry, planning (and in a certain color palette) of paths and buildings.
2. Country. The main principle: simplicity (that's why it is called rustic). Minimum frills, maximum wood elements.
3. Landscape. Natural components, vegetation are used to the maximum; characterized by smooth transitions.
4. Japanese. Application in the design of artificial / natural stone, imitation of a natural corner.
5. English style with its maximum naturalness, abundance of greenery, lack of symmetry.
6. Mediterranean, which has incorporated all the best from other styles.

back to index ↑

Aesthetic design of a personal plot with your own hands

Creating a flower bed on the site

Few landscaping of a personal plot of a house is complete without decorations of a certain zone, for example, flowers. Nature has created so many beautiful plants that at any time of the year until winter you can decorate flower beds using a wide variety of plants.

When planting flowers, one must take into account that they can be planted in different ways. That is why there are several types of flower beds:

• mono-flowers (compositions from one type of plant);
• irregular (there are several groups of colors);
• carpet (the presence of undersized plants);
• chameleons (flowers with different flowering periods, due to this the flower bed changes color);
• vertical (the presence of climbing plants);
• raised (tall plants ─ in the center, then they go in descending order of height);
• mixborder of green shrubs and bright shades of flowers;
• discounts (flowers are planted in stripes);
• arabesques (with an original intricate ornament of flower beds that are combined with a lawn),
• curb (planted on both sides of the tracks, behind the curb).

Lawns

«A variety of landscape design of the backyard of the house ─ rolled lawns "

There are 2 types of lawns:

• Moorish (where the grass is combined with wild flowers; they cut it 2 rubles / year);
• English (smoothly trimmed green background).

Forming a lawn, it is immediately divided into sections. Therefore, it is important to decide how the plants “be” here. It is best to give preference to those that are adapted to the area in which they will grow. The main thing is not to forget about timely mowing and watering the lawn.

There will be no plants on the lawn, but you really want to soak up the green grass? There is a way out: another kind of landscape design for the backyard of the house is rolled lawns. They are grown in special fields. Then the canvas is cut and laid in those places where necessary. The cover can be different: it all depends on the humidity of the material itself, its purpose. Weight 1m² ─ up to 15 kg. The advantage of rolled lawns is the excellent germination of grass. That is why they say that planting material must be of high quality.

It is impossible to grow such a lawn by yourself. This is done by landscaping companies.

If you decide to make a regular lawn out of the site, you need:

• clean it from weeds, roots, construction debris;
• level the surface, then sprinkle fertilizer;
• dig;
• tamp, using special devices (if not, then with your feet);
• leave the territory to “rest”, the earth will settle during this time;
• sow grass, placing evergreen shrubs along the contour.

Laying paths throughout the territory

Everything is done according to the rules:

• lanes can be formed in a free style or distributed strictly according to the rules;
• the width of the tracks is determined by their purpose + taking into account the size of the car;
• 50-80 cm is enough for walking;
• for walking, it is better to lay out the paths with crushed stone / gravel / pebbles;
• paving stones or paving slabs, if this path is the place where the car will pass.

The material from which the track can be laid out:

• priming;
• lawn grass;
• gravel;
• concrete plates;
• paving stones.

artificial reservoirs

“Carrying out” the design of a personal plot with your own hands, you need to pay attention to the creation of an artificial reservoir with a well-thought-out water supply and drainage system that will fill the landscape with a serene atmosphere.

Fountains

If such a hydrotechnical miracle is installed on the site, then the most ordinary courtyard will turn into an oasis. Fountains, moreover, are very useful, as they saturate the air with oxygen.

They are so different: with single and tiered sprayers, as well as those that were given certain names based on the principle of similarity (for example, “bell”, “geyser”, “fish tail”).

Waterfall

Where the terrain is uneven, this is a great solution. Flowing over the rockeries, the streams of water form a small pond, framed by plants. At the top, where the waterfall begins, you can install a water mill.

Pond

It is ideal for landscape design of a personal plot of a large area.. Dig a pit to a depth of 1.5 m, compact the soil and cover the entire surface of the pit with geotextile (this is a building material in rolls; it is used to strengthen the soil, filter, drain sewage and groundwater). Press him down with rocks. Fill the pond with water. A pond, which has an elongated or complex shape, can be supplemented with a bridge. The pond in this case is used as a source of irrigation.

Frame any body of water in a natural way (using sand, vegetation, beautiful stones, pebbles). You can complement the design with antique statues or flowerpots with flowers, which after some time will be covered with moss. This is another way to make your yard look spectacular.

Rock gardens as part of a mountain landscape

The realm of alpine herbs, shrubs and flowers... They say it originates high in the mountains, behind the so-called "tree line", that is, at such a height where nothing grows. It is characterized by everything small, even tiny. Almost all alpine plants are accustomed to such a harsh climate, poor soil and a constant lack of moisture. They like cool weather and do well in acidic soils. Entire collections of plants are planted on small plots of land, with which stone sculptures, “count's ruins”, large boulders are in good harmony.

An alpine garden and a slide can be created on a personal plot. These rock gardens involve the use of representatives of the mountain flora. The hill is simpler than the garden (a terrace is also being built there). But it is worth considering that for normal flowering and growth, these plants require special care.

Arbor and other architectural elements

“It will be useful in the design of the backyard of the house summer shower or sauna, gazebo and cool cellar”

The main building on the garden plot is, of course, a residential building. But this does not mean at all that he (and only he) is the only place for leisure activities and a central design element. There are also buildings, among which are:

1. Arbors. Any gazebo can be placed next to a pond, in a park area, ─ where a large area is overlooked. You can arrange a decorative structure with your favorite climbing plants or plant trees that you like next to it.
2. Patio. It smells of antiquity and Spain. Patio ─ 2X1: a small, powerful open-air courtyard, a kind of resting place, as well as a summer kitchen (outbuilding), which is located next to the house or is an extension to one of its walls.
   

   an example of competent zoning of the site: the location of the gazebo near the pond

3. Bridges. They have a dual task: to effectively delimit space and ensure a smooth transition from one zone to another. Depending on the style that the site “claims” for, the material is also used: bridges can be made of stone or wood.
4. Pergola. If the site is spacious, it can be decorated with a peculiar type-setting structure, consisting of columns, pillars and arches. Its parts are interconnected by transverse bars. This is a pergola with climbing plants standing as a wall, like guards, and textile curtains. Three in one: excellent protection from the heat, a cozy corner with a sea of ​​greenery, and an unsurpassed decoration of the territory.
   

   a compact wooden bridge performs not only a practical, but also a decorative function

5. Recreational area. It is best to line it with a tree, a neat lawn (including the rolled one, which was discussed above) or slabs. Here, put benches, swings, and you can equip a pool.

back to index ↑

Lighting Variations

Properly selected lighting in the landscape design of a personal plot is the key to your safety when moving around the garden in the evening and at night. In addition, it is also beautiful and aesthetically pleasing.

Functional/decorative light sources include lanterns located next to benches along paths; built-in (around the pond, under bridges and arches) and wall lamps (in the gazebo, on the veranda, summer kitchen), as well as garlands and balls that can be wrapped around a building / tree / pillar.

back to index ↑

A little relaxation

So, all the information is thoroughly studied, everything is thought out to the smallest detail. It remains only to imagine what the design of the backyard plot will be like in your favorite style.

English

Your site seems to have descended from a painting by a famous landscape painter. Everything is natural here, a lot of greenery, and no symmetry ...

How beautiful the multi-tiered flower beds full of health look! Here are roses, cyclamens, irises, oleanders. Each flower gives off its fragrance and gives you peace, and trees, willow in particular, give shade. Look, over there, a smooth lawn suddenly abruptly turns into a hill. You did the right thing by dividing the site into a park and a garden, as if “tied” them together with narrow paths, one of which is the one that leads to the reservoir.

Mediterranean

You are walking along a courtyard paved with stone to your favorite place where you rest your body and soul, ─ to one of the highlights of the entire backyard design. This is a patio painted in terracotta or white. The flooring is made of wood. The patio is the "center of the universe", around which everything else can be located.

Next to the patio is a wrought-iron, tunnel-like pergola half-covered with ivy. Your favorite place of rest is protected from the sun by dense light textiles. If it has not yet become a zone for relaxation, then it is not too late to go there to continue the session.

French

You are in a garden located at a distance below your house. So it was conceived that everything was visible, as in the palm of your hand. Over there, behind the house, is a spacious backyard area, where luxury and freedom reign. And here is a wide alley, on both sides of which antique statues and artsy flowerpots flaunt ... Isn't this a luxury? Here everything is subordinated to Her Highness geometry. Symmetrical, proportional, clear lines can be traced in everything, especially in stone bridges and columns.

Oriental

When decorating a personal plot with your own hands, you did without flowering plants, lush decor, and complex shapes. But there is a reservoir, the sandy surface of which seemed to be taken and combed with a giant comb, and large and medium-sized stones were laid out around. See the island in the center of the pond? Walk along the wooden bridge and you will get to this island, from where the evergreen trees and dwarf shrubs located on the shore will look in a special way. If you get to this island in autumn or spring, you can suffocate from the riot of colors of fruit trees.

If you are a supporter of the philosophy of Feng Shui, then your harmony with nature will certainly be emphasized by paths-stairs, a gazebo-pagoda, wooden bridges, an artificial waterfall, and maybe a Buddha statue.

Follow the scent of the purple, red flowers you have planted. Stand barefoot on emerald moss or dense grass. Do you feel a surge of strength? Nature itself gives them to you. Add mood in the gazebo with a cup of green tea. Returning home in the evening, orange lanterns hung along the path to the house will let the color into the soul. Now sleep... good night...

back to index ↑

Conclusion

Did you want the site to have green lawns and colorful flower beds, artificial lawns and decorative paths, an alpine slide and a “crystal” pond? Metamorphoses completed. Rescued fantasy and a little effort.

There will never be a problem with the design of a personal plot if you take into account the recommendations described above and relate them to your conditions. Properly approach the choice of style, weigh all the pros and cons - and the result (certainly amazing) will not keep you waiting!

back to index ↑

Photo gallery - design of a personal plot

back to index ↑

Video

---