For many people, a summer cottage is associated with beds, vegetables, garden trees and no more. But this concept loses its strength every year, as many owners of country houses equip their real estate, resorting to the help of experienced landscape designers or doing everything on their own to their taste. After all, here you can translate your ideas and fantasies into reality. How to design a summer cottage in a modern style - later in the article.

The choice of design style for a country house

The design of the territory around the country house should take into account the preferences of the owners, as well as have a harmonious appearance of all existing buildings, ponds, green spaces, etc. There are a large number of landscape design styles that adhere to fashion trends.

Important! Experts recommend dividing the site into functional zones, so that it will look beautiful and spectacular.

The most common of them include:

• neglected - resembles an abandoned garden. It is characterized by: naturalness, dense planting of flowers of different colors, narrow paths made of natural material, buildings covered with climbing plants. Appearance of negligence is achieved over several years;
• French - perfect for romantic natures, as it is a gentle style. It is recommended that you choose old furniture, all decor items are artificially aged, plant fragrant plants (lavender, sage, wormwood and other herbs). The emphasis is on green evenly trimmed curbs from boxwood, hedges from yew, columns from juniper;
• English - emphasizes the naturalness of nature. All natural forms of green space should be preserved. You can decorate the site in this style with arches and arbors, overgrown with climbing roses, hedges, small ponds of irregular shape. Flowers should be stunted, of different shades, from which it is easy to create a flower carpet (begonia, sage, canna, cypress, etc.), groomed, winding paths with steps;
• Japanese - characterized by minimalism. Great for small areas. The garden should be decorated with stones, water, plants, old driftwood, architectural elements (a small bridge over the reservoir). Asymmetry prevails here. The main emphasis is on dwarf trees (bonsai), which should change their color in accordance with the time of year;
• Chinese - all elements are located in accordance with the teachings of Feng Shui. The main requirement in this style is the presence of a dominant element, which can be a wall, a gazebo, a bridge, an observation deck, etc. Peonies, daffodils, hyacinths, climbing roses, fruit and evergreen trees should be planted in the Chinese garden. A pond with live fish or a waterfowl must be present;
• classic - provides for an emphasis on the main entrance to the house. A feature of this style is the symmetry and geometric order when planting trees in the yard. The main building should stand out from nature. It is also recommended to install a round pond (fountain) in the center of the garden. All trees, shrubs should be trimmed in the form of geometric shapes, smooth lawn. Of flowers and bushes should be planted roses, begonias, honeysuckle, lilac, jasmine, wild rose, from trees - blue spruce;
• modern - is laconic and neat. All lines should be clear, even. Avoid bright colors on the flower beds, giving preference to more muted shades. Among the flowers you need to give preference to irises, dolphiniums, dahlias, nasturtiums. There should be a lot of free space due to lawns and clearings with a perfectly trimmed lawn. The most used materials are glass, plastic, polycarbonate, concrete.

Registration of a gate and gate, fence

Fencing is also an integral part of landscape design. Custom-made gate, gate and fence will emphasize the beauty and originality of the whole landscape. Hand forged products are especially popular.thanks to which it is possible to realize any wishes and ideas.

Also, forged fencing can be made in any style, from modern to some historical. Despite its heavy weight, the forged design always looks exquisite.

Through the gate and gate you can see the country house along with adjacent plantings. This design refers to end-to-end designs. In addition, you can create a fence on the deaf type.

When the gate, gate and fence are a continuous canvas made of wood, metal or corrugated board, which can be decorated with individual elements of decor. The mixed type combines the two previous ones and lies in the fact that the lower part of the fence is deaf, and the upper part is transparent or openwork. If there is a wooden arbor in the garden, then for the integrity of the image, it is recommended that the gate and the gate also be made of wood.

Fashionable and unusual solutions include combinations of stone, brick and polycarbonate during the laying of the fence. A wooden fence with forged metal patterns also looks spectacular. It all depends on the style in which the landscape of a country house is decorated.

Arrangement of garden paths in modern trends

In order not to spoil the beautiful and well-groomed view of the garden, you should definitely think about garden paths, which are a necessary detail of any style in landscape design. They perform not only a practical function, but also a decorative one, therefore their design should be approached seriously and responsibly. The material used may be stone, concrete, wood, gravel, paving slabs, pavers, bricks.

Did you know? The most ancient in the world is the Chinese art of landscape design, which is more than 1 thousand years old.

Depending on preferences and the chosen style, the paths can be smooth, twisting, with steps, multi-colored, etc. Also, along them, you can install benches, lamps, statues, plant decorative flowers or shrubs so that walking along the paths brings pleasure, comfort and leads to a specific destination without damaging the lawn or green spaces.

How to arrange flower beds and flower beds

It is impossible to imagine a plot of a country house without flowers. Thanks to the great variety, you can arrange flower beds and flower beds in any color scheme. Experts recommend planting plants suitable for a particular region., since rare or exotic ones do not take root well in alien growth conditions.

In modern landscape design, simple types of trees, flowers and bushes are popular, such as: mountain ash, viburnum, linden, chamomile, dandelion, lilac, jasmine, sakura, etc. They are not fastidious and create an atmosphere of home comfort. You can make a flower bed yourself.

They come in the form of a flower carpet (using undersized crops), vertical, classic, on stumps, in tires, in trunks, in logs, in barrels, made of plastic bottles, from buckets or other improvised material.

In addition to flower beds, ornamental crops are grown in pots, flowerpots. Due to this, various unusual compositions can be made from them, and they can be easily transferred from one place to another. The most important thing in this matter is to adhere to the chosen style.

How to make lighting

Properly made lighting of the garden plot allows you to freely navigate in space at night and emphasize the beauty of the green spaces located on it, ponds, sculptures, benches, the house itself.

There is a huge number of lighting devices, which are not difficult to choose for a specific style. The main requirement for lamps is reliability, safety, water resistance, uninterrupted functionality.

They are conditionally divided into the following groups:

• recessed - mostly not powerful, illuminate reservoirs, paths. They are embedded in the floor, in steps, in the ground and other vertical surfaces;
• bollards - have a height of 50 to 150 cm, do not shine brightly, are used to illuminate paths, paths, flower beds, trees, can be of different styles and shapes;
• lanterns, high poles - often installed in large areas to illuminate the area near the house, tall trees;
• floodlights - can be of different capacities and sizes, shrubs, flower beds, sculptures, walls of the house adorn themselves.

Landscaping

The modern landscape design of a country house provides for the preservation of all trees and bushes on the site. You can also plant new ones so that there are many plants whose presence creates coziness and comfort. When planting shrubs and trees, you need to take into account the right places for them (lighting, humidity, soil composition) so that the cultures look harmonious and develop well.

Green spaces look spectacular close to stairs, retaining walls, bends of garden paths and gazebos. Landscaping should be a continuation of the chosen style.. At the request of the owners, the garden can be fruit or decorative. In the first case, it is recommended to plant fruit (fruit) trees, berry bushes. In the second - flowering and fragrant plants.

Important! During the installation of fixtures in the territory of the site, first of all, it is necessary to illuminate any obstacles that are in it: steps, ponds, bumps, statues, etc.

Selection of plants and trees

Experts advise cultivating on the site those crops that are suitable for a particular climatic region. And also, so that the flowering of some plantings replaces the others, creating a constant continuous transformation of the color scheme.

The modern style of landscape design involves planting trees and bushes such as: apple, cherry, plum, mountain ash, linden, maple, lilac, magnolia, barberry, larch, spruce, pine, etc. Of the fragrant plants, roses are good for creating a fashionable project, violets, peonies, hydrangeas, spirea, wisteria. Strawberries and raspberries in a small amount will look beautiful and give tasty and sweet fruits.

Water design

A special highlight in the design of the infield is the presence of a reservoir. It can be a pool, a fountain, a pond, a waterfall. Most often they have to be done artificially. Water structures can be of very different volumes and sizes, depending on the size of the territory and the exterior itself. Ponds can be decorated with the help of lights installed on the bottom or around the perimeter of the structure, stones, aquatic plants.

To breed fish. It is also very popular to equip a small bridge across the pond. It’s good to put a bench, a swing, a gazebo near the pond, creating a relaxation area and taking into account safety measures, especially for young children. It is not recommended to equip ponds under the trees so as not to pollute the water during leaf fall.

Terraces and gazebos

Another important component of landscape design are arbors and terraces. They should harmonize with the main house and be an additional element to it (made in the same style). Household buildings can be built independently or turned to professionals using the same building materials as in the construction of a summer house.

Did you know? The Roman emperor Claudius Caesar in his free time was engaged in landscape design, as well as growing large quantities of roses.

Pergolas are designed as independent objects anywhere in the garden, terraces are adjacent to the house and do not always have a canopy. You can decorate them by planting curly flowers that, over time, will braid walls, railings and can create a shadow in hot weather. Properly selected lighting will help to spend leisure time in the dark. Comfortable furniture corresponding to the design style will bring great pleasure to vacationers.

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A large number of styles of landscape design can satisfy the tastes and requirements of any owner of a country house. Thanks to the professional arrangement of the personal plot, spending time on it will bring only joy and pleasure.