The beautiful, well-groomed area near the house attracts the eye at any time of the year, delivering special pleasure in summer, when everything is blooming and fragrant. Let's figure it out: how to decorate the yard so that the neighbors will envy and you will admire.

First, decide what the term "beautiful yard" means to you? The set of decorations for a private plot largely depends on your lifestyle and habits

First, prepare a schematic plan of your area with dimensions. This will help you accurately plan the location of flower beds, decorative ponds, lawns and other decorations, especially since there is an opportunity to experiment with different variations.

Land improvement project

Yard landscaping should delight you and your guests

Determine your preferences: you want a minimalistic design with a neat lawn, or an abundance of flower beds, arches, bushes that bloom throughout the warm season. Flowers require special attention, caring for them always requires certain labor costs. Before planting flowers, it is necessary to dig up the allotted areas and remove weeds. If possible, the bed of the flower bed is covered with a drainage layer of sand 10-15 centimeters high, soil with fertilizer is laid on top. Then we moisten well so that the earth settles. The soil is ready for planting.

Beds and flower beds

In landscape design, free flower beds represent a mass planting of a variety of plants to your taste, without any boards. However, they are absolutely necessary for the neat appearance. Fence with boards made of plastic, wood, stones, or sprinkle along the edge with fine gravel.

It is important to properly organize the placement of flower beds and planting of perennial plants

You can decorate the yard with your own hands using the following types of flower beds.

• A border flower garden is placed along paths, walls, and a fence. Usually used low-growing flowers, one or two species, not very prominent (lavender, violets, navel, lupine).
• Mixed curb (mixborder) - differs from the curb in the landing pattern. Flowers are planted singly, in groups of different heights, with colored spots. Moreover, the plants are chosen with different flowering periods, providing variety from spring to autumn.
• Rabatka is a rectangular ridge along paths, arbors, fences. The planting is built with flowers of various heights: the near part is made of low plants, and the distant ones are higher and higher. In a symmetrical version, tall plants in the middle, low along the edge.
• The front garden is a strip of land that separates the house from the road. Choose bushes and perennials for this place, the main thing is that it looks equally good, both from the road and from the window. Fragrant lilac, jasmine, tea rose will fill the house with aromas, protecting from dust or heat.

The design of the developed area should be in harmony with the house itself

Also, flower beds can be made in the form of various geometric shapes. Create waves of colorful tulips in the springtime in the courtyard of a private house, or a fluttering colorful butterfly of marigolds, nasturtium, asters.

The flower beds are shaped and framed. Their appearance is limited only by your imagination. Any capacity is suitable for a flower bed that will be a decoration of the yard. It remains only to paint and fill with earth. Old tires painted in different colors, a leaky watering can lying around for many years, baskets, furniture, plastic products, even dishes are used.

Plan planting flowers so that some blooms are followed by others.

In the back of the courtyard of a private house, you can lay out a small garden of stones. This trend came to us from Japan. Choose stones in shape and color that are most in harmony with the overall composition. They create a durable environment for your plants. Place them on the site as they would look in nature, or lay them out according to the selected pattern.

If the size of the site allows, a small oriental-style rock garden can be placed in a secluded corner.

Shrub shearing

Another decoration of the yard is figuratively trimmed bushes. You will have to shape it with garden shears, a pruner or a delimber. The simplest shapes (ball, rectangle) can be made by everyone with their own hands. It is worth remembering that the processing will have to be done constantly. A missed cutting season will take 2-3 years to restore the result, and coniferous shrubs, which delight all year round, cannot be restored.

The results of cutting shrubs can be a variety of shapes - abstract, geometric or depicting animals and people.

Shrubs for a haircut are great for creating a "live" fence for a summer cottage

If you have the skill of a haircut, you will get neat bushes in the shape of an animal or, for example, a heart.

Ponds on the site

A pool, fountain or waterfall create the desired freshness and coolness in the courtyard of a private house on hot summer days. The sound of falling water, the shadow of the garden, have a relaxing effect.

Even a small pond or fountain will add an atmosphere of relaxation and tranquility to the patio design.

A Chinese-style pond with concrete tiles in the form of islands will become a wonderful decoration of the yard.

It will not be difficult to create a reservoir. You can buy ready-made pallets, pumps and systems. For decoration, use river stones, broken tiles, tiles. Place a bench or chaise lounge next to it, you will have your own park on the site. A small waterfall will organically complement the rock garden.

Alcove

The main gathering place for families for cozy evening gatherings is the gazebo. They are of the following types.

• Open. It is a system of pillars around the perimeter to support the lightweight roof. Most often, the frame is made of metal rods or wooden posts.
• Closed. Small houses with windows and doors, which allows them to be used all year round in any weather.

Modern open-type gazebo in the courtyard of a private house

In a closed gazebo, you can organize a full-fledged summer kitchen

Choose a gazebo depending on the size of your site. The closed design is more suitable for large areas, as it looks quite massive. Open - the perfect decoration for the yard of any size. Due to its lightness and airiness, it does not clutter up the space.

Semi-open gazebos with several walls and a roof are popular.

The frame, decorated with climbing plants, will create shade and coolness inside. Having picked up a variety of climbing roses, you will get a lush bloom throughout the summer.

Light metal gazebo with climbing plants

The title of the most romantic gazebos rightfully belongs to tents. The fabric, flowing in the wind, wicker furniture will give a unique look to your site.

Paths and steps

For ease of movement, strong tracks are needed. They can be made from many materials (tiles, stones, rubber), or they can be made independently using bulk forms of various patterns.

Natural stone or fine gravel can be used for paths

A platform made of concrete slabs in front of the main entrance

Gravel rest area

If your site is located on a slope or for decorative purposes, the path is combined with steps decorated with flowerpots with flowers, curly shrubs.

Lighting

In the dark, the right lighting is required, which, in addition to a practical purpose, will perform a decorative function. The multi-colored illumination of reservoirs at night looks very impressive. Hanging old glass bottles can be used to illuminate the gazebo, decorate flower beds with decorative lanterns. Soft light guides you safely through the grounds, creating a magical atmosphere.

Beautiful lighting can transform a site beyond recognition

Lighting of the courtyard has two functions - decorative and lighting

Winter decorations

And how to decorate the yard with your own hands in winter? Very simple. There are several ways to create a festive atmosphere on New Year's Eve.

Gift boxes with bows

Decoration of a flower box under the window with fir branches and bright berries

• Festive illumination. It will take a lot of street garlands, we wrap them around the branches of trees, bushes, the facade of the house. You can also purchase ready-made glowing designs of deer, snowman or Santa Claus's New Year's sleigh.
• Wreaths and garlands. From coniferous branches, cones, rowan berries, white paint, you can independently make a Christmas wreath on the front door. Spruce branches tied with red bows and Christmas balls can be used to decorate stair railings.
• Gift boxes. You will need old boxes from household appliances, beautiful wrapping paper, large bows.
• Lollipops. Using the water pipe trim, red and white duct tape, create giant candy canes in the area. Freeze water (with berries, cones, or simply with a multi-colored dye) of various shapes, you get beautiful "sweets" for decorating the paths.
• Styrofoam figures. Make a snowman, reindeer, or a bucket of snowballs.
• Snow fortress and snowman. Build a fortress out of snow together with the children, make ice colored glasses, put on some lanterns, tie a scarf to the snowman - the New Year's fairy tale is ready.

You can take old flowerpots and decorate them with twigs, cones, ribbons and balls

A simple and effective option for decorating a holiday - hanging pots with fir branches and New Year's toys

A real winter fairy tale

Video: we use old things for decoration

Happy owners of private houses face more worries than owners of apartments, because the bulk of the work falls on the improvement of the personal plot. It is not so easy to decorate a private courtyard beautifully, you need patience, work and a clear understanding of your desires.

The easiest way is to invite an experienced designer who will offer his ideas and rely on his professionalism and taste, but not everyone can afford it, and everyone has different tastes. In addition, what is now fashionable will not always please the owners themselves, so it is quite possible to do everything with your own hands, investing a piece of yourself in the work.

Dividing the yard into functional areas

When planning the design of the courtyard of a private house, first of all, you should decide on the question of what functionality the courtyard should have. It is necessary to take into account whether it is planned to grow ornamental crops on the backyard (that is, flower beds are needed), rest in sun loungers or breeding various species of fish in a pond artificially created by one's own hands, or a gazebo. All these activities (even the construction of such a structure as a skating rink in winter in order to create a New Year's mood) require the allocation of a certain place, that is, dividing the space into zones, therefore planning and lighting is one of the most important stages in the arrangement of such components of private property as a personal plot , house and yard.

If you want to have a cozy and comfortable courtyard (you can't just fill it with concrete, as was customary at the end of the last century), then you should initially think carefully about which specific zones must be done (for example, a playground if you have children), which of them desirable, and which may not be created. In the case when the territory of the yard has a small area, the best solution is to combine some zones. For example, folding chairs can be placed on the lawn - they can be removed without any problems, thus turning the area intended for family members' recreation into a meadow where, for example, you can play golf or football, and in winter fill the ice rink. With the help of a gazebo, cozy garden furniture and a place for a fire, you can create a recreation area in the back near the house, and in front of residential buildings you can equip beautiful flower beds with your own hands.

First you need to carefully consider the components that should be present in the yard. Previously, most of the territory was allocated for planting vegetables and fruits, but now there is a tendency to create a free territory for a variety of recreation. However, regardless of the fashion, everyone decides for themselves which elements should be present on the site.

You need to think about where they will be located:

• outbuildings - even if there is no desire to keep farm animals, the shed is useful for storing things that are inappropriate in the house;
• garage;
• bath;
• Summer shower;
• summer kitchen, which is now more often performed in the form of a capital gazebo with barbecue;
• an aviary for a dog;
• pool or artificial pond;
• children's play corner if there are small children in the family;
• vegetable garden for growing vegetables and herbs;
• tracks;
• green spaces.

After it has been decided which of the elements you want to create on the site, you need to figure out on paper an approximate layout of the yard, because often everything you need is quite difficult to place conveniently, functionally and tastefully. And in order not to regret the mistake later and not waste energy on correcting it, it is better to work through all the options on paper, thinking over the arrangement in the smallest detail.

The number and semantic load of the zones of a private house completely depend on the wishes of the owners. What do you want to do - grow spicy herbs and vegetables, raise fish in your own pond, swim in the pool, roast meat in the open air, lie on a sun lounger under the shade of trees, or play golf? All wishes may affect the purpose of the pieces of the territory, for this you should divide your yard into functional areas.

If the area allows, then each zone can be assigned its own corner, but if the yard is of modest size, then it is more logical to connect together several mutually complementary zones. For example, fold-out tables and chairs can be installed on your lawn to make room for golf or soccer, if desired.

Zoning with screens, fences, arches

In order to visually delimit zones, to create a beautiful patio, it is best to use the possibilities of landscaping. In this case, the setting of the boundary of the zones is determined using elements such as hedges. You can do this with the help of densely growing shrubs, tall Spanish crops that love open ground. The advantages of creating such a hedge from deer are many. In addition to the ease of maintenance, in the shade formed by the thickets of deer, you can perfectly relax in the summer on a garden bench or in a sun lounger on the hottest days, when it is undesirable to be in the sun.

With the help of a squat picket fence, it is possible to select an area intended for recreation, it is perfect for the borders of a football field. Doing it yourself, you should remember that in this case the main rule is one - you do not need to make it heavy "overloaded". The fence should look harmonious, be "airy", not dominate the overall design of the yard.

As a natural addition to such a fence, it is optimal to use arches, as well as a pergola above the paths that lead to a particular area. The design looks decorative when constructions are used that are overgrown with a climbing rose, clematis, morning glories, as well as other vines that bloom profusely and beautifully. A patio of such a plan will absolutely delight both the owners and guests of the home - especially if you think over artificial lighting in the evening.

If you need to create a small shady corner that will not be visible from the neighbors, you can use the simplest designs - the installation of a trellis or a design such as garden trellises is relevant. If they are entwined with some kind of climbing plant, they can create a solid green wall, at the bottom of which it is appropriate to create flower beds from Spanish cultures that prefer to grow in the shade. This will make the decoration of the territory especially cozy and closed.

A great option and decoration of any site is the creation of a shady corner in the territory of a beautiful garden. In order to protect the territory from drafts, gusts of wind and direct sunlight, it is reasonable to use a trellis grate as a traditional fence. In an open area, when creating a limited area, experts recommend doing this with the help of garden screens, as well as special protective screens. In addition, these types of structures help create shade and are able to additionally protect against gusts of wind. The most popular in this regard are frames with slats in their design, as well as a shield made of wood with carvings. Great, from a visual point of view, such partitions look and very harmoniously fit into almost any design of the courtyard of a private house, the material for the manufacture of which is bamboo, rattan or vine.

If the overall landscape design of the yard is made in oriental style and color, then a reasonable solution is to install a screen, the material for which is reed mats. At the same time, it is best to plant flowering crops from hot countries and loving open ground on flower beds.

Depending on the specifics of the zone, the type of fence should be selected. If you need to reliably close unsightly gardens or outbuildings, then a high hedge of plants or a screen braided by ampel plants is perfect. Between similar areas, you can install a low openwork picket fence, which will not overload the space. Examples of zoning are shown in the photo.

To create a cozy shaded seating area, you can use trellises, trellises or pergolas braided with climbing rose, morning glory, maiden grapes and other weaving crops. An arch entwined with roses will help to emphasize the entrance to the courtyard and the path, and a hedge of plants planted along them will help to decorate the beautiful shape of the paths.

Features of creating paths and paving the territory

In the area of ​​the central courtyard, professionals advise using materials such as paving stones, concrete tiles, hewn stone. A good option is this solution: you should leave soil areas between the tiles and fill them with one of such materials as pebbles, sand, glass granules. You can also fill such earthen "pockets" with plants of short stature, which do not require much care - planting young people in them with your own hands, for example.
When decorating a patio-patio, designers advise equipping a site that is paved with granite slabs that have an uneven shape - you cannot use clear structures. Circular saw tracks have a unique appearance. Timber cuts are suitable for paving informal courtyards. In this case, the space that is between the cuts should be covered with one of such fillers as sawdust or crushed bark. Materials of such a plan are as close to nature as possible, and therefore they look great in the shady corners around a residential building, as well as in areas between shrubs and trees. Thus, it is possible to delimit the flower beds that adorn the patio.

In addition, for plots of land between the cuts, experts advise using fine crushed stone, gravel or sand. This will give the appearance of the tracks maximum elegance and restraint. In this form, the paths are recommended to be used for arranging the territory of ceremonial flower beds, mixborders, as well as in the immediate vicinity of the front door of a residential building, and in winter - the entrance to the skating rink.

Tracks

Over the past few years, among world landscape designers, it has been considered especially popular for paving paths to use narrow boards as a material, which fit as tightly as possible in relation to each other. Moreover, such wooden sidewalks must be repeatedly and carefully painted or covered with high-quality varnish for outdoor use.

You can replace ordinary boards with such building materials as sections of garden parquet - decking, which is produced in the factory and today is sold not only in traditional stores, but also on numerous specialized sites on the Internet. The main advantages of such paving are that the paths created with the help of decking are characterized by quick installation and do not require repairs for many years. Of course, the territory on which such tracks are equipped cannot be used as a skating rink.

In the process of choosing the materials with which the paving will be carried out, it is necessary to sketch out an approximate plan of where the future paths and sites will be located. At the same time, you should remember one rule that every competent landscape designer knows and uses in his work: the closer these elements of a private courtyard are to a residential building (i.e., a cottage / house), the more restrained they must look. The paving of various "thematic" areas surrounding, for example, an impromptu pond, bridge, rock garden, stylized mixborders, should be informal, disorderly. That is, both the material and the general structure may have irregular shapes.

Near a private house, it is appropriate to make a site with paving of concrete tiles, stone or paving stones. Such a coating will make it easy and simple to take care of the cleanliness of the yard. Also often used for the tracks are boards laid back to back. For convenience, laminate boards can be used instead of ordinary wood.

Consider creating tracks with your own hands. If a free natural style is used in the design of a private house, then you can use wood cuts, the places between which are covered with sawdust and pieces of bark, such paving looks very natural, beautiful and attractive, especially surrounded by trees. If you decorate the ground between the cuts with crushed stone, pebbles and sand, then such a path is suitable even for a courtyard in a classic style.

In addition, you can do it yourself - just cut the logs into small chocks, dig them into the place of the former path and sprinkle the areas between them. When choosing a base, experts recommend focusing on the location - the paths next to the walls of a private house should be made in a restrained style, and for paths in the recreation area, near water sources and green spaces, their shapes and materials become more free and intricate.

Landscaping of the yard

Often, the correct choice and location of plantings is the only tool with which you can create a beautiful yard with your own hands. This process should begin with the selection and planting of trees and bushes that have the ability to add variety, become a fundamental element in terms of garden geometry, form a natural shaded area, and protect from gusts of wind. In addition, landscaping provides an opportunity to emphasize, highlight the most significant details of the yard.

For example, with the help of a chestnut growing apart, you can focus your eyes on a garden bench, which is in the shade of this tree. Pink shrubs, if planted on the lawn, provide an opportunity to dilute the monotony of green lawns with bright nuances. And with the help of juniper bushes, if they are densely planted on opposite sides of garden paths, you can not only emphasize their outlines, but also create natural borders, especially if the installation of artificial borders is unacceptable. Mixborders made from all sorts of coniferous crops are a great alternative to flower beds (you can even plant a Christmas tree).

The introduction of colorful shades into the design of the backyard territory is impossible without the help of various flowering decorative crops. Before you directly start the process of creating flower beds on a not very large area surrounding the house, you should choose the plants correctly, make a set of them so that their flowering periods follow each other continuously. Such flower beds, if properly looked after, and not just filled with water from time to time, will delight with bright inflorescences of various shades, not only throughout the spring-summer season, but even in late autumn. And in a large area between flower beds in winter, you can fill an indoor skating rink and install an elegant Christmas tree.

With the help of flower plantings, you can ennoble, make interesting and bright even the most boring courtyards, which have heavy structures on their territory. Those places around the residential building, which are literally buried in flowers, will always look attractive. Nevertheless, the area dominated by various decorative deciduous plants also has a rather original, but more restrained appearance. Especially valuable among such crops are varieties with sculpturally outlined large leaves of unusual shades. For example, ferns with openwork and long foliage, hosts with large corrugated leaves, geychera with colorful foliage.

The lawn, which is popular in the west, firmly occupies a leading position among living plantations, but you should not think that once sowing the lawn grass, you can forget about leaving for a year, you will have to constantly sow seeds, struggle with digging out areas, regularly water and mow it at least once every two weeks. You can also decorate the yard in a varied and colorful way with the help of vertical gardening. Climbing roses, morning glories, grapes, ivy, planted near arches, pergolas, trellises, cones, poles, trellises or fences are a great addition to any site.

In order to colorfully decorate the yard, it is simply impossible to refuse the use of flowering plants. With the correct application of these cultures, you can do both multi-colored and monochromatic compositions with your own hands.

Creating a foundation for vertical gardening with your own hands

Most of these structures are easy and simple to build on your own, having thought about the location, size and type of structure in advance. The simplest is trellis, for this you need to take three long wooden blocks and knock them down in the form of a triangle with the help of several transverse short blocks. The long ends of the bars plunge into the ground and a fast-growing light plant of the morning glory type is planted nearby - and in a couple of weeks a flowering fence for the yard will be ready.

Lawn covering

If it was decided to pave your yard with stone, tiles or paving stones, this is not a reason to abandon plants, because it is the greenery that gives the plot of a private house a special charm and beauty. Bushes and flowers in a paved yard should be planted in flowerpots, containers and pots, decorating the design of the site with them. In addition, this option is perfect for thermophilic plants, which, with the arrival of cold weather, will not need to be covered or transplanted - it is enough to bring the flowerpot into a warm room.

Creation of artificial reservoirs

Having your own pool is the dream of most modern private home owners. If the area surrounding the house is large enough, then it is appropriate to create concrete structures of such a plan on it, especially if you correctly create lighting around them. In this case, the bottom and walls of the pool are best decorated with PVC film or mosaics. The second option, which is quite popular today, is the use of a ready-made rigid form, which is made of PVC or composite materials. If the site has a small area or is located near the summer cottage, then preference should be given to the use of inflatable pools - in such a territory it is unreasonable to install massive reservoirs, you cannot make a huge skating rink here in winter or create unnecessary "heavy" lighting.

Competent landscape design implies that the pool should combine the beautiful appearance of an artificially created reservoir and be functional at the same time.

Of course, pools are to a greater extent just functional elements, in contrast to another type of water source - a pond, which is intended primarily to please the eye. This is primarily a decoration of the territory of the courtyard, especially if you equip it near the gazebo. The easiest way to create it with your own hands is to lay out the bottom of the dug pit with such material as PVC film. The shallow ponds can be used as an ice rink in winter.

In the process of creating ponds in the “a la nature” style, experts recommend decorating the shores with the help of such natural materials as pebbles and natural stones. Plants that like high humidity should be planted along their perimeter - here it is appropriate to use reeds, sedges, marsh iris and water mint. In this case, aquatic plant growing will also come in handy, that is, the rules for planting water lilies, lotuses, egg capsules and pemphigus on the bottom of ponds. It should be remembered that there are such representatives of green "inhabitants" of reservoirs, which will simply be in free swimming, that is, planting them, in general, is not required. Such crops include rogulnik, duckweed, salvinia.

In most of these ponds, of course, it is impossible and simply impossible to swim, but they are great for breeding aquatic plants and fish.

A great addition to any pond is an artificial waterfall. The noise of the water that flows from the stone rocks provides an opportunity for complete immersion in real relaxation - this is especially important near the recreation area. Fountains are also characterized by falling water, which in modern design can be of rather unexpected shapes. The easiest way to create the movement of water in do-it-yourself ponds is with the help of the simplest fountains, the installation of which is the field of activity of many companies today.

If desired, it is quite easy to make a swimming pool or an artificial pond on the territory of the yard. For the former, it is best to use concrete or ready-made rigid forms that you just need to bury in the ground. If the pool is needed only for a couple of warm summer months, then it is better to give preference to collapsible frame or inflatable models, but for this reservoir you need to plan and prepare an appropriate section of the yard.

Creation of an artificial reservoir

For ponds, it is recommended to use purchased rigid forms, but you can completely create a pond with your own hands. To do this, you need to dig a pit of the desired size, cover the bottom and walls with PVC film, and press it down with stones at the edges and cover it with sand, stones or earth and plant with moisture-loving plants. If you wish, you can decorate the pond with aquatic plants, for this you need to plant lotus seedlings, water lilies or egg capsules at the bottom of the reservoir.

Smart lighting creation

Decorating your own yard is no less beautiful than modern professional craftsmen can do, using the elements that form garden lighting allows. They can be either electric or solar powered. How to properly arrange the territory using artificial lighting, and why is it so important? In addition to its main purpose, that is, the function of illuminating the courtyard and personal plot, lighting can add a special, amazing charm to each exterior.

If you correctly place your garden lights, lamps and lamps, then almost any house and yard at night will look truly fabulous and magical. At the same time, experts advise to focus on highlighting garden paths, sculptures, plants, pools and ponds. Using small LED luminaires that are built into the paving of the sites, you can get the effect of a starry sky under your feet as a result. And with the help of floating lamps, which are shaped like water lilies, you can create the feeling of blooming water oases. The use of lanterns on poles located along the side of the garden paths will provide an opportunity to well illuminate the path from the gate / wicket to the residential building. It is good to light up the perimeter of the site where the ice rink is planned to be built in the winter.

For convenience and beauty, it is imperative to illuminate the main paths, it is easiest to do lantern lighting with your own hands, small solar lamps are also suitable for these purposes, which are enough to stick into the ground along the path, and in the evening they will give off the light accumulated over the whole day.

The illumination from the depths of the reservoirs looks very beautiful, as well as the spot lighting of individual elements of the yard, but in the absence of the necessary skills to work with electricity with your own hands, it is dangerous to do this front of work.

It is much more difficult to put things in order in a private house compared to a traditional city apartment. First of all, this applies to the backyard area, which needs competent and regular care of a caring mistress or owner. And this is understandable, since during their stay in a private house in a summer cottage or in a country cottage, their owners spend most of their time not in residential premises, but in the courtyard, therefore, the improvement of this territory is a very important event.

A beautifully and comfortably furnished courtyard is the dream of every modern owner. However, not all of our compatriots have the financial opportunity to solve this problem in order to seek help from a professional landscape designer who could optimally design the arrangement of the courtyard of the house, think over its artificial lighting. In this case, you can tackle this issue yourself, do everything yourself - for this you need to carefully study and competently implement the recommendations of specialists. In this article, we covered the main stages of arranging the space in front of the house.

Everyone can decorate their yard in an unusual and interesting way, the main thing in this matter is not to be afraid of work and clearly define their desires even before starting work, so that later you do not have to correct the mistakes made.

In the summer, there is nothing better than spending time in a suburban area. Fresh air, gentle sun and nature are completely conducive to relaxation! And to make the time spent not only useful, but also enjoyable, you can start decorating your private courtyard. A little imagination, and your site will not be like the others - you can make a mysterious forest and a fairy tale out of it - your child will especially like this option. There are many ideas for decorating a suburban area, the most interesting of them are collected especially for you, so that you can choose the most interesting for yourself and bring it to life!

15 most creative private backyard decorating ideas

1. Old car as a flower pot

Now you can find a lot of very old, rusted cars, which are long overdue for the landfill. Take one of these for yourself - it can make a very creative composition in your yard. It is enough just to properly fix the soil - and you can plant a variety of unpretentious garden flowers directly on the machine!

2. Unusually trimmed bushes

Boring bushes and meadows are no longer popular at all, but if you have green figures from a bush on your site. Such trimmed bushes look very unusual, and it is not at all difficult to care for them! If you plant special plants suitable for this, then for the first time it is better to entrust the haircut to professionals, but then you can already do it yourself.

3. Compositions from flower pots

Old flower pots will also have a place in your yard, so don't rush to throw them away. You can make a great garden composition with just a little imagination! Settle unusual potted people on your site that will amaze all your guests.

4. Fountains in the yard

Fountains can be a wonderful decoration for a private house and plot, if you are creative in this issue. There are a lot of types of fountains, but it is the fountains made of stone that look the most organically, which fit very well into the overall environment. To create such a fountain is simple - it is enough to correctly bring the pipe out into the street and make a valve. But the decoration of the fountain is already a matter of your imagination!

5. Stone garden

Stone jewelry is now the most popular in private courtyards - after all, the care of such stone beds is minimal, and the beauty lasts for a long time. you can make such a technique of landscape design yourself, you just need to have imagination and a desire to embellish the howling yard. And of course, stones of different colors and textures!

6. Roof gardens

In Europe, the so-called roof gardens are now extremely popular. Many domestic landscape designers have also adopted this idea. The same plants are used to create the vegetation on the roof as for the living green walls. But many people prefer to plant the simplest shrubs and small trees there. Such roofs look very unusual!

7. Tree houses

There is also a great idea for decorating a private plot, especially if there are a lot of trees on it. Decorative houses of different colors and in different styles can be placed on the trunks and branches of trees, some of them may well serve as real birdhouses and nests for various birds. And beautiful, and you will always enjoy the birdsong in your garden!

8. Second life of old things in the garden

If you have started repairs in a country house, then do not rush to throw out old things. They can make a very beautiful and creative decoration of a summer cottage. For example, you can make pot holes in old chairs and grow flowers. Or use old galoshes as pots for miniature plants!

9. Planting flowers with patterns

A very simple way to decorate the area near the house is to plant flowers, but not simply, but with patterns. All summer long, colorful meadows of flowers and plants, planted in a certain order, will delight and cheer you up!

10. Place to rest

After all, you can relax not only in the house, but also in the fresh air. For this, it will be quite convenient if you make a place to relax or a gazebo in your garden. And instead of wooden buildings, closely planted trees can be used as a canopy. A few carefully hidden mounts and you have a great summer gazebo to relax in the heat!

11. Flowers in pots on the street

Instead of flowers in flower beds, if there is a very small area, you can plant flowers in pots. For this, it is better to take pots not wide, but high, so that a lot of flowers can fit, but at the same time they are compactly located. You can arrange such pots in any order, and what is even more pleasant - you can swap places to create patterns from flowers!

12. Concrete sculptures

You can buy sculptures for a garden plot, or you can do it yourself - from concrete. There are many technologies for making such sculptures now and for any wish. And coloring on your own will bring pleasure to both you and your children. Little bunnies, turtles and hedgehogs will decorate your yard and look like they are alive!

13. Pond in the yard

In your backyard, especially if it's too hot, you can make a magic pond! And in the middle of a small pond, make a flower arrangement - let it rise slightly above the water, then the flowers will not rot and can not. This option is very suitable for those who have a very small yard, but want both a pond and a flower garden.

14. Water slide made of watering cans

The water at the summer cottage not only serves for watering flowers, but also refreshes the territory as a whole. If you have old buckets and watering cans, then such a water slide from old watering cans and buckets will look very unusual along the steps, you just need to drill holes at the required level and insert tubes into them.

15. Mosaic in a private courtyard

The colorful mosaic in the yard is a great way to bring a small and not too planted area to life. The advantage of this method is that it practically does not require any serious efforts and investments - you can use the ceramic tiles left over from the repair, and the plus of self-creation is that a unique individual pattern will fully meet your desires!

All these ideas can be fully implemented on your own, you just need to apply a little imagination! If you implement at least some of these tips, then your yard will be bright, unusual and interesting, and it will also delight you every day!

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For the owners of country houses, the spring period is a favorite time when on a summer cottage you can design and create the most creative and original ideas and turn the local area into a colorful flower garden or a luxurious park. Flower beds in the courtyard of a private house bring great joy, photos of which can be seen in this review. Flowers are an essential element when creating a landscape design, so before planting trees and various vegetables on the site, you should think about where to leave space for creating a flower garden.

Free-form flower garden

Front gardens and a variety of flower beds bring life to the area. You shouldn't tackle complex compositions right away. Using the advice of professionals, you can create interesting landscape solutions.

The first time, you can choose the appropriate option and complete everything in stages. Flower beds can be vertical, horizontal, and also in the form of rockeries and alpine slides.

Flower beds in the courtyard of a private house, photos of which can be viewed, come in various forms:

• The most common geometries are circle and oval. They compose the most beautiful compositions, starting from the outline of the structure and gaining strength towards the central part.

• In a flower garden of a square configuration, bright and rich ornaments are created. The simplicity of this geometry allows for beautiful patterns.

• Flower beds in the shape of a triangle or star look spectacular.

• The decoration of landscape design can be constructions of the wrong configuration. Elements like these fit perfectly into awkward areas.

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Varieties of flower beds

You can consider and pick up flower beds in the courtyard of a private house from the photo. There are several original types of flower beds. Basically, they differ in materials and purpose.

The following options are worth considering:

Marigold

• A rabatka is a flat structure that consists of various plants. It can be on one side.

• The front garden is the space in front of the house that may border the road.

• Arabesques will appeal to fans of non-standard solutions. In this case, undersized crops are used, which are planted in the form of geometric shapes. In addition, stones, lawn grass and fine gravel are used.

• A rock garden is a hill of stones, on the surface of which shrubs and plants are planted.

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• The tapeworm represents a flower garden planted with flowers that have a common feature.

Stylish solution - solitaire

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• Rockery is composed of a mixture of stones and plants.

Stages of creating a flower bed

The creation and design of flower beds in the courtyard of a private house of the photo is characterized by a strict sequence. You need to properly cultivate the soil and pick and plant flowers.

Choosing the right place

Before proceeding with the execution of flower arrangements, it is recommended to draw and mark the project on paper. The shape of the structure is selected depending on the style of construction and the surrounding landscape. The site is chosen so that the plants receive lighting for at least five hours a day. It is better to choose a sunny place without drafts. Lawn grass and weeds are removed from the selected area.

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“The planned project should take into account the flowering periods of the selected crops. In order for flowering to occur throughout the year, in addition to flowers, it is worth using various crops with an evergreen cover. "

How to determine the type of soil?

A flower garden can be set up in an area with any type of soil. If the soil is clayey, you can add sand. Poor soil can be composted. It increases soil fertility and improves air exchange. Peat is used as a fertilizer. Suitable plants can be selected for any soil.

Methods for preparing loosening of the soil

Before you start arranging flower beds in the courtyard of a private house, the photos of which are given in the article, you need to prepare the soil. To saturate the soil with oxygen and distribute fertilizers, the soil is dug up with a garden fork or a shovel. First, the perimeter is marked and the soil is prepared for planting. The base is prepared as follows:

• The markings are applied using pegs and a cord.
• The sod is removed.
• Drainage is made from pebbles and sand.
• The fertile layer is filled up.

Then the relief is created. Levels are made from large stones and pebbles, which are then filled with earth. The soil for flowers should be sifted, cleaned of rhizomes and enriched with fertilizers. The ornament is marked with a tape. And the plants are placed from the center to the perimeter.

Helpful advice! The best time to carry out all planting work is spring.

Flower bed design options: how to decorate correctly

The design of a flower bed in the courtyard of a private house, photos suggest the use of certain types of crops. Plants must have the following properties:

• Long flowering period.
• Decorativeness during growth.
• Resistant to weather conditions.
• Good adaptability after transplant.

Some simple plants look great as a border strip or in small clusters. These are begonia, sea alyssum or ageratum. To decorate a flower garden, cultures of purple, brown-reddish and silver colors are often successfully used. These are coleus, heuchera, silver cineraria and irezine.

Long-flowering and short plants are the best option for flower designs. These include marigolds, pansies, salvias, and daisies.

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Seedlings are planted as follows:

• Before planting, the seedlings are watered with water.
• The plant is removed from the pot along with the soil.
• The roots with a lump of earth are placed in the hole.
• All free space around the roots is covered with earth and compacted.

Pansy seeds

Helpful advice! Plants that grow quickly are not suitable for a flower arrangement. They remain decorative for several weeks and then grow rapidly. These include rudbeckia and dicenter. They can be planted in groups, not in a flower garden.

Flower garden care

In order for the design to retain its decorative effect for a long time, it must be constantly looked after. When caring for a flower garden, the following procedures are performed:

1. Regular loosening is recommended for better gas exchange. Bark or sawdust is used for mulching.
2. The flower garden should be weeded regularly to remove weeds.
3. Tall plants need to be strengthened with props.

Useful information! Weeds are easier to remove from wet soil. Therefore, the flower garden must be watered before weeding.

The creation of a flower bed gives unlimited scope for design ideas. Any original ideas can be used. Original designs are made of the following materials:

• Flowerbeds made of stones look original and natural. Similar stones are selected in size and color. The design looks stylish with slate in several layers.

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• A beautiful flower garden is made of logs. To do this, a piece of log is cleaned of bark. With the help of an electric saw, a niche is cut out, where the drainage is laid and the earth is filled up. The surface of the log can be varnished.

It is much more difficult to clean up a private house than a city apartment. This is due to the presence of a backyard area that needs constant care from a caring owner. How could it be otherwise? After all, being in the country or in a country house, we spend most of the time not indoors, but in the yard.

A beautiful courtyard of a private house is the dream of many owners. But not everyone can afford to hire landscape designers who could develop a suitable project for its arrangement. So what? Let's try to do this on our own, going through several stages to build a comfortable and beautiful home space.

First, you should think about what functionality you expect from the yard. Do you want to grow flower beds here, relax on a sun lounger, or maybe raise fish in an artificial pond? For all these activities, a place should be allocated, that is, divide the space into functional areas.

Cozy garden furniture and a hearth formed a seating area at the back of the house

Think about which areas are necessary for you (for example, a playground - if you have children), which are desirable, and which are easy to refuse. If the yard is small, then the best solution would be to combine some zones. For example, put folding chairs on the lawn that are easy to clean and turn the recreation area into ... a golf course.

Stage # 2. We separate the zones with screens, fences, arches

For visual differentiation, it is optimal to use the possibilities of landscaping. In this case, hedges, dense bushes, tall perennials will become garden boundaries.

The shade from deren thickets allows you to relax on the garden bench on hot summer days

A squat picket fence can be used to surround a recreation area or a football field. The main thing is not to overload the fence. It should look "airy", not dominating the garden space.

An arch or pergola above the path leading to the functional area often acts as a natural addition to such a fence. Such designs are especially decorative, overgrown with climbing roses, clematis, morning glory and other flowering vines.

If you need to create a small shady corner, closed from neighbors, try using the simplest designs - trellises or garden trellises. Twisted with climbing plants, they give the impression of a solid green wall.

Trellis and traditional pergola were used to protect the garden dining area from wind and sun.

In open areas, garden screens and screens are often used to create a limited area. Additionally, they serve to create shade and protect from the wind. The most popular similar designs are frames with stuffed slats, wooden boards with carved perforations. Partitions made of bamboo, rattan or vine look very beautiful and stylish.

A light cane mats screen enhances the oriental flavor of a small garden

Stage # 3. We think over the paving of sites and paths

In the front area of ​​the courtyard, paving of paving stones, concrete slabs, hewn stone (sandstone, limestone, granite, basalt) is appropriate. A popular solution is when a soil space is left between the slabs and it is filled with pebbles, sand, glass granules. Or unpretentious undersized plants are planted in "pockets": young, rock carnations, saxifrage, thyme, etc.

Platform paved with irregular granite slabs, especially suitable for patio patios

You can use wood cuts to pave the paths of an informal courtyard. The space between them is covered with sawdust and crushed bark. Such solutions, close to nature, will look especially advantageous in the shady corners of the yard, among bushes and trees.

Round cuts look natural and original

The gaps between the cuts can also be filled with fine gravel, gravel or sand. Then the paths will become more elegant and restrained. In this form, they can be placed in front flower beds, mixborders and even near the front door of the house.

In recent years, designers have begun to use narrow boards that fit tightly to each other as paving paths. The wooden sidewalk is painted or varnished. Instead of ordinary boards, it is more convenient to use sections of ready-made garden parquet - decking.

The decking track is quickly assembled and does not need to be repaired for many years

When choosing a material for paving, you should sketch on paper a plan for future paths and sites. The closer they are to home, the more restrained they should be. Paving stones, bricks, decking, slabs are more appropriate here. On various "thematic" areas: near an impromptu pond, a bridge, in a rock garden or in stylized mixborders - paving is supposed to be more informal. It is better if it is messy, with irregular shapes, made of gravel, sand, crushed stone, wood mulch and other natural materials.

Stage # 4. Greening the yard

To create a beautiful yard with your own hands, sometimes it is enough just to choose and arrange plantings correctly.

Start with trees and bushes. They add variety to the geometry of the garden, create natural shady areas, and protect from the wind. In addition, they help to emphasize the significant details of the garden. For example, a free-standing chestnut helps to "notice" a garden bench located in its shade. The rose bush on the lawn brings bright notes to the monotony of the green lawn. And juniper bushes, densely planted along the garden path, emphasize its outline and create a natural border.

A mixborder of various conifers can be a substitute for a parterre flower garden near the house

To add bright notes to the design of the yard, you cannot do without planting brightly flowering plants. With their help, you can create beautiful multi-colored or monochromatic landscapes. When conceiving a flower bed in a small local area, give preference to a set of plants, the flowering periods of which go continuously one after the other. Such a flower bed will delight you all season with bright colors.

Flower plantings can make even the most boring yard with heavy buildings interesting and bright.

Courtyards buried in flowers are always eye-catching. But no less original, albeit more restrained, are areas with a predominance of decorative leafy plants. Among them, species with sculpturally outlined, large leaves of unusual tones are especially appreciated. In ferns, they are openwork and long, in the host they are large corrugated, in geyher they are painted in multi-colored tones.

The yard with decorative foliage plants looks noble

In recent years, the lawn has been very popular. Sometimes the entire free area of ​​the yard is planted with cereal grasses. However, do not think that this type of landscaping will be a little hassle. The inevitable trampling of grasses, the need for overseeding, regular walks with the lawn mower - this is just a small list of what you will have to face.

A dense, evenly trimmed lawn does not lose its position as one of the most decorative elements of the yard

More and more often there are beautiful courtyards in summer cottages, the grounds of which are completely paved with stones or paving stones. This is done to maintain the necessary style or for convenience - such a yard is easy to keep clean. To make this area green, plants in flowerpots are used, which are put outside in summer and stored indoors in winter. Thus, you can settle any thermophilic exotic in your yard: cypress, azalea, yucca, lemon, pomegranate, etc.

Exotic, thermophilic plants in containers highlight the Mediterranean style of the garden

Another way to decorate the yard is associated with vertical gardening. Planting climbing vines on supports allows you to plant many plants in a small area and create a relief volume of the garden. Buildings and structures available in the courtyard can be used as supports: fences, pillars, tree trunks, gazebos. Special supports - trellises, trellises, pergolas, arches - simultaneously with the supporting function play the role of delimiters of the garden space.

Abundant flowering of climbing roses on garden arches

Stage # 5. We use decorative elements

It will be easier to decorate the courtyard beautifully, as professional designers do, if you use special decorative elements.

Large garden decorations give the garden a stylistic direction, bring in the necessary accents, and create dynamics. Various sculptures, fountains, obelisks are placed in open areas, in patios, in flower beds.

Small ornaments are also relevant - they add a special charm to the design of the yard. Garden figurines in the form of animals or fairy-tale characters are especially loved among the people. The main thing is not to overdo it with their number, so as not to turn the yard into a playground. Although for families with children, this is not so bad!

Wooden figurines of gophers, placed in plantings, diversify the interior of the courtyard

In modern landscape design, the combination of a decorative role with a functional one is encouraged. Various birdhouses, bird feeders, squirrels are traditionally a manifestation of care for the animal world. But, in an unusual, original design, they will adequately decorate the courtyard interior. Art objects with useful properties can be stylized vine fences, decorative flower pots, wicker garden screens.

Funny colorful containers from metal barrels - an original idea for a decorative garden

Stage # 6. We design artificial reservoirs

A private pool is the dream of many homeowners. In large areas, concrete structures are appropriate, the bottom and walls of which are decorated with PVC film or mosaic. The second popular option is the use of ready-made rigid forms made of PVC or composites. For small areas or seasonal dachas, inflatable pools are preferable.

A landscaped pool combines the beauty of an artificial reservoir with functionality

If the pool is more of a functional element, then another artificial reservoir - a pond - is intended to be admired. The easiest way to build it is to lay out the bottom of the dug pit with PVC film.

When creating a pond "a la nature", its banks are decorated with pebbles, natural stones. Hygrophilous plants are planted around: reeds, sedges, marsh iris, water mint. You can also do aquatic plant growing, planting water lilies, lotuses, egg capsules, pemphigus, urut on the bottom of the pond. Some green inhabitants of reservoirs are in free swimming and do not need planting, as such. Among them are the roguelike, duckweed, salvinia.

You cannot swim in such a pond, but you can breed aquatic plants and fish

The pond can be supplemented with an artificial waterfall. The noise of the water flowing down from the stone rocks will help you plunge into a state of relaxation and will be especially relevant next to the recreation area. Falling water is also characteristic of the fountain, which, in its modern design, takes on the most unexpected forms. Jets of water can be knocked out from under the surface of a pond, fall from an impromptu millstone, flow out of a jug.

The movement of water in a pond is easy to create with a simple fountain.

Stage # 7. We create functional lighting

You can decorate your yard as beautifully as in the photo below if you use elements of garden lighting: electric or solar panels. In addition to their main purpose - highlighting the territory, they are able to add a special charm to the garden interior.

With the right placement of garden lights, lamps and fixtures, the yard will look magical at night.

Garden paths, sculptures, plants, pools and ponds are usually illuminated. With the help of small LED lamps, built into the paving of the site, at night you can achieve the effect of a starry sky under your feet. Floating water lily lamps create an incredible feeling of a blooming oasis on the water. And lanterns on poles along the side of the garden path will illuminate your path from the gate to the house.

Floating solar-powered luminaires provide a different perspective on a night pond

Thoughtful and well-designed lighting can become the most beautiful element of a landscape interior. If you apply all the above-mentioned principles of arrangement in practice, then you will easily be able to create a courtyard design that best suits your ideas of beauty and comfort.