I never thought that a summer cottage or garden plot is just a garden and a vegetable garden, that is, only a place for fruit trees, berry bushes and vegetables. But it’s very interesting to do the design of the garden plot with your own hands. A photo gallery of pictures of countrymen, gardeners, which you will see below, was collected gradually. At first, I saved on my computer my favorite design ideas. And then the thought came to arrange all this as a separate page on the site - suddenly it will come in handy for others. Look at examples of landscape design of summer cottages in the photo.
But, nevertheless, so far little has been thought about the design of his summer house. Registration of a garden site all the time put off “for later”. Planted potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, there were few flowers ...
But then I saw this photo (below) in one of the albums of our group in Odnoklassniki and gasped - how beautiful! I realized that do-it-yourself garden design is an achievable task. Moreover, garden design or country house for the poor can be simple, but very beautiful, even elegant.
With the advent of the granddaughter, I realized that the cottage should also be a place of joint relaxation. The first steps to this were refreshing the appearance of the country house, laying a new concrete garden path and installing a mini sports complex - a swing, a Swedish wall, a horizontal bar. But while it’s not “ripe”, submit to your court a photo of your summer cottage. There is no system - because there was no design plan as such ... But the dream of having a beautiful garden cottage site remained ... Photos of more experienced gardeners are a great help on the way to the dream ...
Successful layout of the garden (photo by Anna Nepetrovskaya from Novokubansk, Krasnodar Territory):
What can be done when there are no special skills of a landscape designer? Special literature suggests that starting the design of a garden plot, anyone, follows from the plan. First, it matures in the head, and then it begins to come to life.
This, of course, is ideal. But, if you already have a finished plot - this is not a reason to refuse to design, design a garden plot.
In general, of course, the garden, the garden, their design should be connected with something pleasant. I always wanted to have my own house, so that there was a courtyard around the house, so that during the holidays I could admire flowers, plants, that is, so that there was an aesthetically designed area next to the house. And already in the depths of the yard let there be dill, parsley and other garden delights.
But ... I have no home, there is only a summer residence. It is located a 10-15 minute walk from my house, so I go there almost daily. Cottage for me is an outlet, a place where I rest, even working in the garden. I think that any summer resident acquires a plot not only for the implementation of the family food program, but also for recreation.
I am sure that not only do I want to have a place in the country house or in the courtyard of my own house or cottage where I would like to sit comfortably, relax, and experience the pleasure of what I saw. So that you can say - "the eye is resting."
A house, a garden, a garden ... On their hundred square meters, everyone is free to place everything that will help them to have fun. Here, every man is his own boss, choosing a design, the style of design of his country house, a site near the house. Everything that you place, plant, one way or another will reflect your inner world, whether you want it or not.
For example, I really liked the ideas of my Internet friends of fellow countrymen on the design of the garden of the plot and the flower garden. Now I will introduce you to what they came up with! Perhaps you will take something in your piggy bank ...
One of them came to the Kuban relatively recently. But I liked her garden design.
And how do you like this option of high beds?
In the Kuban region, the indigenous people did not make high beds before. At least in the days of my childhood and youth they didn’t. And in the middle lane, northern regions - this is common practice. Sometimes this is due to poor soil or a cold climate, when a raised bed helps to keep a good, nutritious soil in one place, to accumulate and save heat. It is physically easier to process, plant, sow, because you do not have to bend so low to such a bed, planting seedlings, tearing out weeds.
By the way, a high bed is easier to keep without weeds. If it is done according to all the rules, there will be few or even none at all.
I can not unequivocally advise everyone who lives in the Kuban to make raised beds, because, firstly, she herself does not have such an experience, and, secondly, something tells me that it was not in vain that the beds were made high in the Kuban .
Our land is fertile - there is no need to import soil from afar. And then, it's hot with us. The earth in high beds, if it is not regularly watered, will dry faster and it will be easier to gain heat from the sun, that is, we have high beds, if they are in an open area, you need to shade something. It should be a shadow from an artificial “pretender” (curtains, canopies, awnings, fences) or natural - a shadow from trees, a shadow from several rows of tall corn or sunflower.
Here, for example, as in the picture below. A canopy is stretched over a bed with tomatoes. And although there are no raised beds in this photo, now the need for sheltering plants from the scorching sun arises in all Kuban gardeners.
But this is my opinion - the opinion of a person who in practice has not experienced what high beds are, and my theoretical conclusions are “you can’t get to the point”. If you have experience, please share it in the comments.
In any case, high beds in the Kuban are no longer a rarity. You can not dismiss this experience, on the contrary, you need to take a closer look - and suddenly there is a rational kernel in all this.
Under certain conditions, high beds can exist and make life easier for gardeners in the Kuban. And what are these conditions, I think, we will solve everything collectively - by trial and error. Time will tell!…
I spied here such an idea - to plant raspberries in a bed isolated by slate, it is also raised.
Well, maybe this is a good idea! Raspberry has a feature that owners of small plots may not like - it grows in all directions where it is necessary and not necessary. And such a fence will not allow her to be arbitrary!
The fact that tall beds can decorate, arrange the garden, bring their own touch to the design of the garden or the garden, I think, no one causes any doubt.
And this is what traditional beds look like! In my opinion, it’s also beautiful! This is also a design - each has its own personality.
And the flower beds! There is generally room for imagination! This is not only a place for flowers - this is a state of mind, this is perhaps the main decoration of a house, a site.
DIY garden beds - there’s nothing complicated. See what a good flower garden layout my other internet friend has!
But, really, nothing complicated! But this is all the beauty! The flower garden pleases the eye in different seasons! Noticed that I have some exclamation points? ... Admire! But “wrap oneself up” - also do not forget!
Good luck to you! We are waiting for new gardeners and gardeners in our groups VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and Google+! We are waiting for new photos! Your garden design ideas are interesting not only for you! Photo gallery should be updated!
Updated May 22, 2017