Despite the gradual decline in interest in growing various vegetable crops on their suburban plots and the arrangement of dachas instead of vegetable gardens, there are nevertheless people who continue to plant various agricultural crops on their plots.
And if you approach this process creatively and use different ideas for the garden, you can significantly reduce the work of garden owners.
Creating lazy beds
The creation of such beds allows you to reduce weeding, increase productivity, and such beds will also allow you to increase the time for rest.
To create such beds, you need to make a box or rectangle from boards tightly packed together. Instead of wood, you can use building materials such as slate, sheets of metal and even permanent beds made of brick.
The size of such beds can be almost any, the main thing is that the plants in such beds are not crowded and they should be positioned so that they receive maximum light sun rays during the day.
From inside the knocked together frame they attach PVC trims pipes, in the corners of the structure, as well as in several places along the long side of such ridges. The ends of such pipes should protrude slightly beyond the top edge of the boards. Subsequently, these trimmings will serve to insert arches onto which the covering material will be stretched, if necessary.
The boxes are installed on the site in a pre-selected place; it is recommended to lay fine mesh at the bottom of such beds. metal mesh, which in some cases can protect plantings from rodents. Soil is poured inside such beds of boxes and after filling the boxes, plants are planted.
In the summer, such beds need to be watered almost every day in the morning or evening, especially in the heat. To facilitate this task, you can always install systems drip irrigation, which will allow you to water the plants not very often, but quite abundantly. This type of garden watering is easy to do with your own hands.
To plant plants, such beds are dug up in the spring, seeds or seedlings are planted, and then the soil is covered with mulch to eliminate weeds.
Such beds quickly pay for themselves even when growing cultivated plants Such beds can produce a good harvest.
Landscaping in the vegetable garden
Even when growing vegetables, each bed, as well as trees and shrubs, can become elements landscape design. So, for example, when growing any climbing plants, you should use trellises along which the plant rises. And if you trim it and give it a beautiful appearance, then such plants will decorate your garden plot.
It is recommended to install any small architectural forms, fill the paths with multi-colored gravel, plant plants not only strictly in straight lines, but also in spirals, in waves. The beds themselves along the perimeter with outside can be decorated with natural or artificial stone.
If you plan to make the walls of the beds from boards, then they should be sanded and covered in several layers with drying oil so that they retain their natural color for as long as possible.
To scare away birds that like to feast on almost any crops in the garden, it is recommended to install one or two scarecrows, which can also be beautifully and originally decorated and periodically moved from place to place to scare away birds and change general view garden plot.
To choose the most optimal arrangement of a vegetable garden that suits all the parameters to the tastes of the owners, it is recommended to look at numerous photos of a vegetable garden made with your own hands. And then choose the most best option garden design.
Creating a beautiful vegetable garden
For creating beautiful vegetable garden Enough force should be applied, especially if the area is on uneven ground or at an angle. It is optimal if the garden is located on level ground.
But do not despair if the site is on a slope or on a hill; in such areas you can place beds in the form of terraces.
And if you systematize the beds, bushes, trees in a certain order, taking into account outbuildings then you can make a beautiful area.
Well, then all that remains is to maintain the entire area in proper condition so that it does not lose its beauty. To do this, it is first recommended to draw up a plan diagram of the site indicating its dimensions and, if possible (if any), the height difference should be indicated on the plan diagram.
This is necessary not only for the proper distribution of ridges and other plantings on the site, but also to ensure that certain crops do not oppress each other.
To create a certain effect, you can grow different plants that are compatible with each other in certain areas, especially for flowers and flowering plants. With their proper distribution, you can get a stylish, well-groomed and beautiful view the entire garden.
Maintaining a vegetable garden without much effort
IN modern world people are forced to work long hours during the week, and they do not always have the opportunity to tend to their garden in a timely manner.
In order for plants to grow and develop successfully, it is necessary to cultivate the beds. To facilitate this process, an automatic or semi-automatic system for watering cultivated plants should be installed.
If greenhouses are installed on the site, then they can also be equipped with similar systems watering and install automatic systems ventilation of greenhouses. All this will greatly facilitate the work of the amateur gardener and grow a good harvest.
It is advisable to make the beds in such a garden universal so that different plants can be planted every year. This will avoid soil depletion, and periodic planting in the same beds different plants will avoid soil depletion.
Design your garden to your liking
Decorating a vegetable garden with your own hands, as a rule, does not cause any particular difficulties, but it all depends on the size of the plot, its area, topography, etc. The issue of garden design needs to be approached not only thoughtfully and carefully, but also creatively.
Before forming ridges and planting cultivated plants, taking into account those already growing (shrubs, fruit trees) it is necessary to display the entire site plan schematically, taking into account all plantings and outbuildings. The plan should show local area, as well as the territory of auxiliary buildings.
The plan should also show a place for relaxation, a place for a barbecue, and you can also provide a place to create a small pool.
When planting all the plants and arranging all the necessary zones, you should be guided by common sense; you should plant the plants so that they do not oppress each other, and you should also take into account the distance between them (they are specific for each crop) so as not to turn the garden into thickets of tropical impenetrable forests.
So creating this or that garden design with your own hands is not special labor, the main thing when creating beautiful design vegetable garden adhere to the opinion of those people who have already used various techniques for creating a similar type of vegetable garden and summer house.
DIY vegetable garden photo
Built country house with a bathhouse and a fence, beds and a greenhouse in in perfect order, little pleases the eye wooden gazebo near the gate, but still something is missing. What we put our soul and imagination into, what makes our world individual, what creates the mood and atmosphere - that is, decor, decorations, without which the world seems dull and boring. And decorating a garden with your own hands is the height of creativity and skill.
It’s better to start with what is clear and known from childhood. There are flower beds with peonies, roses, and asters at any dacha, where families not only grow crops, but also relax. What will happen if, instead of a regular flower bed, you design small flower garden? The fact is that this does not require either expensive purchases or exotic plants. A little old dishes, furniture, utensils - and the familiar picture will come to life.
As soon as you pour soil into any unnecessary container, it immediately turns into a place for creating a flower garden. An old trough, a wooden cart, a broken wheelbarrow, a large leaky pan, a worn-out shoe - before throwing away old things, you need to think about whether they will be useful for a miracle flowerbed?
The old tubs received a second life, turning into a small flower garden. A little paint or varnish, new steel rings - and you can plant flowers
The lawn will come to life if you decorate it with a decorative flower bed in a wooden “antique” trough with legs
Unusual decorations for the garden and vegetable garden are all around, you just have to look around. If space allows, even an old bed will do for a flower garden.
Every woman's dream is a bed strewn with flowers. Looks bold and original
You can not deviate from the traditional, but decorate them with a fence made of any natural material: picket fence, chocks, stones, artificial stone. A lot of construction waste remains after the construction of a house, pool or bathhouse - it is also useful for edging flower beds.
Framing a flower bed made of stone is simple, but looks great
Arranging original flower beds, we should not forget about the unity of style: for example, the stone frame of a flower bed is organically combined with a stone facade.
Here are some other ideas I found on the Internet:
Popular techniques for decorating ponds
A traditional technique for decorating garden ponds is the use of water - these are fountains and waterfalls. Nothing can be more natural than foaming, murmuring, intersecting streams and a rainbow created by the smallest droplets. The owners of plots through whose territory a stream flows are lucky: with the help of artificial rapids they can create a whole cascade of waterfalls. By the way. It is not difficult to organize such a stream if the house has a water supply system.
To create an artificial stream with a waterfall, you need to prepare stones, lay a pipe for water supply and plant plants
Using various, you can create small composition from the jets gushing out from under the water.
A small pond with a fountain looks picturesque against the backdrop of surrounding vegetation.
Illumination for a pond is often used, and the lamps can be floating or underwater. At night, a pond shimmering different colors, looks quite impressive. An inexpensive set of lamps can be bought in a store for 1,500 rubles, more serious sets - from 5,000 rubles.
You can install multi-colored lighting for a pond yourself by purchasing ready set in the shop
When using figurines or other objects to decorate a pond, you should remember: the more natural the garden decorations look, the better.
Water flows into the pond from a ceramic jug, as if accidentally overturned on the shore. Looks natural and figurative
Wooden decor in a rustic style
Wood is an affordable and easy-to-process material. Using modern primers, paints, varnishes and anti-fungal agents, as well as with sufficient skill and patience, you can create real masterpieces.
A masterfully made retro car made of wood, a real original work - an exquisite decoration for summer cottage
Interesting wooden decorations for the garden are conditionally divided into 2 groups:
- functional;
- decorative.
The first group includes carved gazebos, fences, benches, bridges over a pond - that is, everything that is actively used every day. The second group is decorative decorations for the dacha and garden, revitalizing lawns, flower beds and areas. Most products harmoniously combine both functions.
Wooden decor is more likely to be Russian. It is ideal for country house, built from timber or rounded logs. Next to the Russian bathhouse you can install a carved bench for relaxation or a set: a table and block stools, deliberately rough and massive.
A donkey carved from wood with a cart full of flowers is a symbol of hard work and perseverance.
The frame of the well is made of ordinary logs, the lid is made of boards, but an unexpected combination with flowers turns it into a worthy garden decoration
You can install a wooden well - a symbol of Russian antiquity. It can be both active and decorative.
The use of stones in garden decoration
Stones, like wood, - natural material, but most often they are used in their natural, unprocessed form. They are beautiful in themselves and symbolize the power of nature and the passage of time; it is not for nothing that Japanese philosophers love to arrange stone gardens. It is difficult to correspond to Japanese philosophy in Russian reality, so in our summer cottages you are more likely to find some kind of hybrid from, alpine slide and more simple solutions– borders for flower beds, paths.
Several stones various shapes and low green bushes create a composition that looks great and does not require constant care
In any case, stone is a noble material in any form. Even a handful of gravel in combination with water or a flower looks elegant, not to mention specially prepared slabs, pieces of granite or marble.
Relief irregularities suburban area can be used for landscape decor, for this you will need several stones and bushy flowers
A rockery, a dry stream, a stone path through a pond - any decoration of the garden with stones looks appropriate and harmonious. And the most important thing is that arranging compositions requires only imagination and availability natural resources. In mountainous areas it is not a problem to find a scattering of stones, but in flat areas, unfortunately, it is not pampering available material. In this case, you can buy a stone, since many companies sell it. They offer a choice of:
- rubble stone;
- boulders;
- blocks;
- crushed stone;
- gravel;
- decorative filling;
- granite, marble chips;
- masonry stone.
A ton of material costs on average from 5,000 to 10,000 rubles.
If the area of the plot allows, you can create a successful composition from a dry stream, a bridge, flowers and decorative figures
Fun DIY plastic crafts
Thousands plastic bottles thrown away as unnecessary, although they can make funny figures and decorative elements. Of course, not as pretentious and presentable as stone slide with rose bushes, but it is made with your own hands and creates a homely atmosphere and comfort in the summer cottage.
Framing flower beds with plastic bottles buried in the ground is a budget decor option
You can save bottles for six months and turn them into an artificial garden of cacti and palm trees, adding an unexpected element of exoticism.
Several hundred plastic bottles of different colors will be needed to create a palm tree that looks like a real one.
But a better option is to take a few plastic bottles and make funny penguins that will lift your spirits just by their appearance. If there are children in the family, they will happily take part in this fun.
Funny penguins made from plastic bottles - a suitable decor for christmas tree installed in the garden
Operating procedure:
- Take two plastic bottles and cut off their lower parts to a length of 10 cm.
- Connect the two resulting elements with the empty sides inward and the blank sides outward.
- Cover the “barrels” with white acrylic paint to create a blank.
- Draw a traditional black “tailcoat”, hat, scarf, beak and eyes.
- Attach a pompom to the top.
Repeat the same thing several times so that the little penguin doesn’t get bored. That's it - the penguin family is ready to go out into the garden.
All that was needed to create these fabulous flowers on the lawn were plastic spoons, knives and forks stuck in the ground.
Plastic is malleable and flexible material, so you can use it to create a variety of decorative decorations for the garden.
Decoration personal plot– a creative process that allows you to take a break from working in the garden. A well-equipped, decorated area becomes a wonderful vacation spot for dacha owners and their guests.
When you want something beautiful, but there is only an empty piece of land with two old trees, it is not at all easy to decide what to do with this piece. Applying the skills of landscape design professionals is expensive. Isn't there a simple, budget-friendly way to decorate your garden with scrap materials? Eat!
"Rainbow" in the rose garden
You will need a small plot of land, ordinary stones and acrylic paint. In this case, the unsuccessfully overwintered remains of a rose garden act as an experimental site.
By the way! Anything can be useful, for example, wood cuts, from which you can build an excellent path for children and adults. It is better if the wood is dry. At least not wet.
This style of landscape design can be safely called “positivism”. It is ideal if you have children, you love flowers and think that summer is a time of bright colors.
Now it would be a good idea to mulch the hole. But there is no mulch. But there are stones. Smaller pebbles can be used as mulch. Carefully place small white pebbles on the leveled soil around the trunk. The radius is about 15 cm. If they are not white enough or even multi-colored, you can tint them right on the spot after laying them with white acrylic spray.
Large stones will have to be painted with a brush. Two layers of paint (one, and when dry, a second) are quite enough. The stones do not have to be painted on all sides - one of them will still lie on the ground.
Advice! Acrylic paints dilute by half with water, otherwise they will be too thick and will lie unevenly. Plus, they will last a long time.
A 200 ml jar of paint is enough for about 60 large stones. Large stones, painted in bright colors, will serve as a border for the roses.
Green trim
After this the fun begins. According to the author of the project, the emerald grass of the lawn will grow around the rose bushes. This means that something else will be needed. Namely: sand or peat, humus, lawn fertilizer, grass seeds.
It is best to immediately sow a sports lawn that contains at least four varieties of grass. You need to sow thickly. Immediately multiply the area for which the seeds are intended written on the box with seeds by two.
Advice! To ensure that the lawn lies flat and uniform, grass seeds are mixed with sawdust. You should not mix it with sand, it is heavier and will not give uniformity with light seeds.
Before sowing the lawn, complete the laying decorative stones around white mulching pebbles. There is no need to press the stones into the soil, just lay them on the surface. When the grass begins to grow, it will slightly cover the pebbles.
Near rose bushes lay out a path from painted wooden cuts. It is not necessary to make a continuous path; “steps” are enough so that you can walk on them or stand on them to care for the roses. While the young grass is growing, you should not trample it.
How to sow the perfect lawn
- To prepare the soil, loosen it with a rake, breaking up any lumps.
- Then spread a thin layer of humus (1 cm) over the surface and sprinkle sand mixed with peat (2 cm) on top.
- Nutritious soil is not needed, since you have already laid a layer of humus under the future lawn. But for greater effect, you can sprinkle the prepared area with starting lawn fertilizer in granules.
- After this, compact the soil. You don’t need a special roller or even a large barrel for this. Two small sheets of plywood or any material that you can stand on is enough. Place one sheet, stand on it, place the second one next to it, and move onto it. And so on until the entire area is level.
- Now you need to water the soil well and you can sow the seeds. They must be dry. When purchasing, pay attention to the packaging date on the box. It is advisable that it was no more than two years ago.
- Try to sow evenly in all directions. The denser you sow, the denser the turf will be and the more resilient the lawn will be.
- Covering the seeds with soil. A layer of 1 cm is enough. Water with fine sprinkling so as not to wash away the soil.
Advice! If there is neither peat nor sand, buy a construction sieve. Choose a place in the garden with dry soil and sift it through a sieve. It will make an excellent backfill.
If it is cool at night or an invasion of birds is expected, you can cover the crops with film. Under the film it is 5-7 degrees warmer, the seeds will sprout faster. And the moisture necessary for the seeds to hatch will be better preserved in the shelter.
Advice! Ants from one anthill can take half of your freshly sown lawn to themselves in a couple of hours. To prevent this from happening, you should take care in advance to neutralize ants, as well as slugs, which will happily eat young grass.
Now all that remains is to wait for the roses to bloom and the greenery to grow. One weekend and a minimum of funds were spent on all the beauty. Moreover, success is guaranteed, since there is nothing complicated in creating such a project. Looks very positive. Easy to care for. It evokes the admiration of neighbors and the wild delight of children.
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Video – Decorative painting of stones for the garden
Flower "stream"
You have a summer cottage, a vegetable garden, a garden, a lawn, a flower garden, but something is missing. The soul asks for beauty. For example, I would like to make an artificial pond with my own hands. No, not a pool, but at least small pond, or stream. But it's so difficult! You need to dig a hole, carry cobblestones, buy film or plastic container, Tinker with aquatic plants, purchase all sorts of mechanisms - filters, pumps. Do you think beauty is never simple? How it happens! The easy way acquire beauty without additional material and physical costs - a stream of flowers.
A flower stream is not even an element of landscape design, but a method. Unconventional way planting plants not in the usual flowerbed, but in the form of a stream flowing from a container. All costs are to purchase the container. Although, you can use an old clay pot.
Miracle from a pot
To create a flower stream, you will need a part of the site where you were going to make another banal flower bed. Container - this can be: a pot, jug, bottle (any container from which the future “stream” will originate) and flower seedlings ready for planting. You can sow a stream with seeds, but in this case, firstly, beauty will have to wait, and secondly, it is not known how the seeds will sprout. The stream may turn out to be uneven and with “bald spots”. The seeds can be pecked by birds, washed away by rain, and dragged into their homes by ants.
Ground cover plants
The choice of plants for a stream is not as obvious as it seems at first glance. Ground covers and creeping plants can be used.
Table. Selecting ground covers according to growth conditions.
| Growth conditions | Types of ground cover plants |
|---|---|
| If the bed of a flower “stream” runs through illuminated areas of the garden, it is necessary to plant light-loving ground covers. | These include: aubrieta, creeping carnations, rezuha, carpet phlox, alyssum. |
| If the stream location is in partial shade, plant plants that can tolerate shade. | Plant dwarf astilbe, tiarella, yellow lamiastrum, brunera, tenacious, trifoliate Waldsteinia, and buttercup anemone. These plants will bloom luxuriously and feel great in the shade, for example, among trees. |
| A flower stream can be created even in a heavily shaded place. | To do this, use shade-tolerant ground covers: fragrant violet, small periwinkle. |
| A stream can be created even where there is constant dampness and the earth “does not dry out” even in summer. | Moisture-loving plants: cinquefoil, hauttuynia, coin loosestrife form a lush and colorful “water stream”. |
Annuals
Along with ground covers, you can use many annuals to create a flower stream, you just have to choose low-growing varieties, no higher than 30-50 cm. The list of annuals for this purpose is huge. Limit yourself to only those that can be sown in the ground in your climate. An impressive list - there is plenty to choose from.
By the way! Bulbous flowers will look effective. They can be planted close to each other, and weak and defective ones can be replaced if necessary.
You can use a stump instead of a pot
Bulbous flowers and perennials
The “bulbous” version of the stream can be made of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses, muscari, glamini (miniature gladioli), anemones, freesias, cyclamens and other perennials.
Rooted perennials can also be used. Primrose, jasmine, saxifrage, speedwell will look great in line with pansies, Carpathian bellflower, armeria, chickweed, daisies, liverwort.
No slope for the "stream"? Create it using a mound of earth
Stream planting
Having decided on planting material Having found a suitable jug, indicating the length and width of the future flower stream, you can begin planting.
- The soil is dug up, cleared of weeds, well leveled and moistened.
- Then the plants are placed in pre-marked areas.
- Everything is watered.
- It is important to remember that ground cover plants grow quickly, so their planting areas must be limited, and shoots emerging from the banks of the stream must be regularly removed.
That's all, the flower stream is ready. It will require no more care than a regular flowerbed - watering, fertilizing, removing dried flowers. The visual effect you get will exceed all your dreams of beauty. Still think that beauty is never simple?
Creation of a dry stream on the site
Growing up
Lianas occupy in the hierarchy ornamental plants special place. Their stems are flexible and unstable (in herbaceous annuals, tree-like vines are found among perennials). But the vitality and desire to grow “to the sky” are unparalleled. They just need support. Give the vines support, and they will turn your site into a fabulous flowering kingdom.
Vertical gardening, which uses vines, is a very important part of landscape design. While most plants can “handle” horizontal surfaces, fences, walls, pillars, balconies, and terraces can only be decorated with the help of vines.
Is it too hot in the gazebo in summer? Create shade with climbing crops
Why are vines good?
- For the most part, vines do not require a large feeding area. They only need a little soil (half as much as any other plant) to give you much more foliage and flowers than any other plant.
- Lianas can grow near the wall of the house, where there is a foundation and a layer of soil above the concrete of only 15 cm.
- Lianas can grow in tubs and flower pots.
- Lianas are very resistant to drought, excess humidity, and many are resistant to cold.
- They do not require highly nutritious soil. Of course, they will not refuse fertilizers, but even without feeding they will grow and bloom, and some will also bear fruit.
- Annual vines are beautiful because their growth rate is up to 5 cm per day.
Advice! If you urgently need, already this summer, to decorate an unsightly wall or cover a pergola, gazebo, or terrace with blooming greenery, seek help from morning glory, dolichos, sweet peas, quamoclite, kobe, nasturtium, and decorative beans. These fast-growing vines will cope with decorating the site perfectly.
Table. Annual vines and their characteristics.
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| This climbing annual grows up to 4m tall, or wherever you point it. If you don’t direct it, it will “direct” itself. It will braid everything that can and cannot be braided - a fence, neighbor's fence, tree, sunflower, grapes. | ||
| This is a climbing annual from the legume family. Its stems can grow up to 3-3.5 m. The stems are thin and ribbed. And the flowers are from 3 to 5 cm in diameter, of various tones and colors and with a delightful subtle but strong aroma. | ||
| Grows up to 5 meters. The flowers are small, but have a very interesting shape. The colors are also very different - from white to red and variegated. Beans can bloom until frost. Its foliage, together with its flowers, looks very decorative and, at the same time, elegant. | ||
| This plant is interesting not only (not so much) for its flowers, but for its openwork leaves. Quamoclitus also has flowers. They are funnel-shaped, intensely red, and quite numerous. But the foliage of the plant, bright green, dissected into many “lobules”, reminiscent of either the needles of evergreen trees or acacia, helps the flowers of the quamoclite to appear in all their scarlet glory. | ||
| This plant is extremely elegant. Its leaves are large, trifoliate, dark green with a purple tint. The flowers are in the form of beans. Large, purple and emitting a magical aroma. Dolichos blooms late - at the end of summer. But it blooms until frost, until the end of October. | ||
| Climbing kobeya differs from other vines in its very beautiful and large flowers. The flowers, up to 9 cm in size, are simply fantastic. In the shape of bells, slightly elongated, and from them long stamens peek out far beyond the flower. Kobeya blooms from mid-summer until frost. The flowers come in milky and purple colors. Violet ones are first greenish, then creamy, and only then they turn lilac (or acquire a bluish tint) and become purple. Therefore, on one vine you can simultaneously see flowers of three different shades. | ||
| Very helpful and highly appreciated decorative flower. Nasturtium leaves, flowers and fruits are used in cooking, cosmetics, folk medicine. Grows up to two meters. It grows very quickly. The leaves are large, wide, beautifully irregular in shape. The flowers are “gramophones” of sunny colors - from dark burgundy to lemon yellow. They bloom all summer and half of autumn. |
Growing annual vines
There is nothing difficult about growing herbaceous annual vines. You can sow them directly into the ground (since these plants develop rapidly, it is better that the soil is loose and fertilized).
- Sow at the end of May.
- Make shallow holes and place 2-3 seeds in each hole.
- If the seeds are small, you can sow them in furrows. Depth - about two centimeters.
- They water the crops and wait.
- You won't have to wait long. In one and a half to two weeks, sprouts will appear.
- After another two weeks, it is worth preparing supports for them (stretch ropes, install pergolas) on which they will climb.
If you want to get annual vines to bloom earlier, it makes sense to grow seedlings first and then plant them in open ground. Seeds for seedlings are planted in April, in separate peat pots (most herbaceous vines have a weak root system, which should not be damaged during replanting).
Video - DIY plaster mushroom house without special tools and molds
All dacha owners one day think about decorating it, adding something special to the atmosphere. Of course, you can go to specialized stores and buy whatever your heart desires. But if summer residents want their vacation spot to be unique and inimitable, then it will be much more interesting to make the decorations with your own hands. Jewelry made independently will give the owners both a creative mood and aesthetic pleasure.
Choosing original ideas for a summer residence
Each dacha owner, if desired, can find a lot of the most different ideas to decorate your site. To make most decorations, only available materials and minimal costs will be enough. And old, unnecessary furniture and interior items will inspire creativity even more. Often seemingly completely useless and forgotten things can come in handy. Country designers use in their work everything that comes to hand: broken old furniture, unnecessary toys, various bottles and dishes, car tires, remaining building materials and much more.
No dacha decoration is complete without intricate, interesting flower beds. Uniqueness flower arrangements you can add them by planting them in old containers. These can be barrels, pots, and even carts. Many summer residents build various picket fences for flower beds.
They will always add comfort original tracks on a summer cottage. They are made from timber or stone. And leftover materials can always be used to build another composition.
Bottles and plastic jars are especially popular among country designers. From them it is easy and simple to build many interesting sculptures, decorations for flower beds, and borders. There are no limits for imagination here.
You should definitely place a bird feeder in your dacha. Children usually love to watch birds. And with a feeder, birds will be a frequent visitor to your summer cottage. It can be made from a plastic bottle, from an unnecessary block of wood, or from twigs.
Without much difficulty, you can make a variety of figures that will bring comfort and individuality to the countryside atmosphere. To make them, you can use a variety of design solutions and materials. For example, polymer clay, leftovers polyurethane foam, gypsum and other building materials. Once you start creative work, it will immediately become clear that nothing is impossible.
Crafts from improvised materials
The most popular among available materials for crafts are bottles, various plastic jars and boxes. Before starting work, you should definitely think through the details so that the result is truly beautiful and does not resemble a pile of plastic waste.
Plastic bottles are easy to cut and can be easily shaped into the desired shape. And if you cover the result of the work suitable paints, then you get bright, unique decorations for your dacha. For example, you can make animal figures (pigs, cows, bees) or fairy-tale heroes. By making such decorations, you can unleash your creative potential, and each time the crafts will become more and more perfect. With a large amount of unnecessary plastic, not only crafts, but also furniture are made from it.
If you have a glass cutter among your tools, you can make original pots from glass bottles. Such crafts look very stylish and easily fit into any design. Candle stands can be made in the same way.
Bottle caps can also be useful for decorating furniture, decorative fences, creating compositions and even curtains. You can also use containers from chocolate egg toys.
Leftovers natural stone Perfect for decorating a pond in your country house. A small pond will add unique comfort to the atmosphere of the dacha. Flower beds, crafts or a recreation area will look good around. If the pond turns out to be large enough, then it can be decorated with an interesting bridge.
Every motorist always has old tires. You can simply paint them and make bright bases for a flower bed, or you can show your imagination and cut them out various figures.
Arrangement of a play area at the dacha
When landscaping and decorating your summer cottage, don’t forget about the children. They need their own territory for games and entertainment. Children of any age love swings. They can be made from regular boards and rope, or you can use metal chains and old tires painted in bright colors. It’s easy to build slides and swings from scrap materials. The main thing is that everything is strong and reliable.
For kids, you will definitely need a sandbox. Its borders will look interesting from multi-colored bottles or wooden frames. A sandbox in the form of a ship or car will look original. It is recommended to make an awning over the sand to protect from the bright sun.
Children will definitely love having their own playhouse on a summer cottage. Benches, a table or other furniture can be placed inside. It all depends on your imagination. The house can be decorated with a bright flower bed or homemade decorations. Usually the children themselves are happy to take part in decorating their territory.
Ideas for decorating a fence at the dacha
The uniqueness of the dacha plot is best emphasized by its fencing. A fence is not only the protection of territory, but also the so-called business card owners.
Simple wooden or iron fence– it’s banal. It definitely needs to be decorated. You can decorate the fence in the most different materials: flower pots, crafts in the form of animals, painted landscapes and everything your imagination allows for. For example, unnecessary brightly colored rubber boots will look original as pots.
You can decorate the fence with old discs. They reflect sunlight and look interesting in any lighting. You can also apply different patterns to the discs.
A fence made of round timber, painted to look like colored pencils, looks impressive. This fence can also be used to fence off a children’s area in a dacha.
Any fence will look cozier if some climbing plants grow along it. Eat different kinds, which grow very quickly. For example, decorative beans or morning glory. You can plant vines. They grow much slower, but also look more expensive. There is no comparison in this case with wild grapes. Grape leaves gradually change their color and retain their beauty until frost. It looks original when the “grape fence” turns into a canopy. This design gives the fence an antique look.
Beautiful decorations for a low fence will be flowering shrubs, planted along it. You can combine plants with different colors and flowering times.
IN evening time The different lanterns on the fence look beautiful. It’s also possible to make them yourself from scrap materials. Or you can simply place candles in painted glass jars attached to the fence. The main thing is that the flame does not reach the fence.
Lovers of drawing will have a lot of room for imagination. You can draw anything on the surface of the fence: nature, scenes, cartoon characters, ornaments, small patterns in the form of flowers, butterflies, ladybugs. It’s easy to draw on any fence, but it’s easier on a fence made of corrugated board.
Compositions made from lids, shells, stones, and dishes look original. It’s easy to make plastic flowers from the bottoms of bottles and paint them in rich colors– they will look beautiful on a wooden fence.
We design flower beds and flower beds
They will help you transform your summer cottage and add color to its atmosphere. flower beds. When choosing plants, you should definitely take into account their individual characteristics. First of all, you should decide on the “soloist” flowers, that is, the main plants in the flowerbed. The choice can be made of three or four types.
Decorating flowers with ornamental grasses and interestingly shaped leaves looks beautiful. With them, the flowerbed will be original, even when the flowers are not blooming. But you shouldn’t try to place many different plants in your garden. The territory of the site should look holistic and harmonious.
Of course, it’s not enough just to plant flowers beautifully. Flowerbeds also look more original if they are decorated around them. The composition must be complete.
Flower beds can be decorated using any unnecessary items. The article already mentioned that it is not difficult to make small flower beds from old tires painted in bright colors. You can use a wheelbarrow, a cart, an unnecessary beehive, or even old car. The main thing is that everything is done carefully and aesthetically. If desired, you can add decorations to the flower garden in the form of homemade bees, butterflies, and interesting stuffed animals.
You can make a small fence around the flowerbed. To make it, you can use plastic bottles or cups, fencing made of tyna, and stones. The flower bed looks beautiful and smoothly turns into a lawn.
Setting up a relaxation area
The dacha must have a comfortable place to relax. fresh air. This issue must be approached very responsibly. It all depends on the preferences and desires of the owners. This could simply be a laid out area with a table and comfortable chairs or hammocks placed in the shade.
A gazebo, which can be made from the remaining building materials. Gazebos whose walls are decorated look beautiful climbing plants. Bright colors look cozy as decorations. soft pillows or blankets.
Swings can be not only for children, but also for adults. It will not be difficult to build wide wooden swing for relaxation or make canopies somewhere in the shade of trees. For convenience, they can be decorated with soft pillows.
You will definitely need a barbecue in the recreation area. It can be made, for example, from old barrel. For evening and night time, flashlights can be provided.
When designing and decorating a dacha plot, it is worth remembering that a dacha is a place of rest from the everyday life and bustle of the city. It should be comfortable and calm, and the environment should be pleasing to the eye. It is important not to overload the area with crafts or other design solutions, everything should be in moderation. Imagine, create, surprise!
Every dacha, everyone garden plot You can always decorate with improvised materials, of which there are a lot at the dacha. Such materials can make extraordinary things that are sure to attract the attention of many. In this article you will learn how to make your garden, vegetable garden and dacha beautiful. Here we have collected all the brightest and most interesting things. And all this can be done with your own hands.
Decorating the garden in winter
You can decorate your garden with your own hands with something interesting not only in summer, but also in winter. IN winter time you can make sculptures out of cones. The cones for the sculpture are prepared in advance. Do this in the fall. Cones are used to create entire sculptures or individual elements.
If you take wire and rods, you can make three-dimensional compositions from them. In this case, it is recommended to arm yourself with your imagination and create what your soul desires. The most important thing in this matter is not to limit yourself. Sculptures can be of absolutely any size.
Snow is, of course, used to decorate a dacha in winter. You can create your own sculptures from snow different sizes. And to make them look even more beautiful, highlight them. The effect will be impressive.
As a rule, it gets dark very early in winter. That's why glowing garlands and other elements will then be a wonderful decoration.
Various sculptures can be used to decorate the garden. You can buy them in a store or make them yourself.
Original idea. In winter, you can decorate your dacha with ice figures. To make them you will need beautiful shape, in which they lay out beautiful jewelry. These could be: rowan berries or cones. Fill these elements with water and leave them in the cold. After a while everything will freeze and finished goods used in garden decoration. For greater originality, such products are tinted with food coloring.
In winter, everything in the garden looks harmonious. The trees are covered in snow and everything looks beautiful. But the garden setting can be made even more attractive. Make three-dimensional compositions from wire and branches. Compositions can be in the shape of animals or some geometric shapes.
In this article we will try to list some colorful garden crafts for you. However, if you don’t know how to create something beautiful, then there is no need to worry. It is enough to place the correct consecration in the garden and the garden will be able to sparkle with new colors.
Garden decoration
Modern garden decoration is significantly different from ancient years. Today, with the help of some efforts, the garden has become more convenient and practical. It's easy to make your garden more interesting. Use the following guidelines.
Perform zoning. The vegetable garden should be divided into sections. In each section it is recommended to grow those plant species that can get along well with each other. As a result, garden maintenance will become easier and plant growth will improve.
Use the barriers. Experts recommend that each section of the garden be fenced off from others and raised above general level soil. As a result, you can save time on weeding, and the soil will not be oversaturated. You should come up with attractive sides. You can use wood or other materials. Make them higher than ground level. As a result, there will always be cleanliness and order between the beds. Below we have collected photographs of garden decoration for you. Each such solution will help save space in the garden. Besides, it will look very beautiful.
In the garden it is worth using space wisely. Distribute the plants in the order you need. As a result of this action, the garden will look neat and caring for it will be faster and easier.
Good idea: You can lay neat concrete or gravel paths between the beds in your garden. With the help of such paths it will be possible to get rid of dirt, and it will be more convenient to work with the beds.
It is worth noting that the most interesting crafts for a dacha, which you can make with your own hands can make the dacha very beautiful. At any dacha or in an ordinary country house, you can create an imitation of an island of wildlife. Lay the floor with a suitable covering. Simple grass for a lawn can serve as such a covering. Arrange country furniture. And be sure to arrange the plants. In such an area you can relax and enjoy comfort.