Ready-made landscape design projects. Landscape design project on the topic. Universal - their goal is practicality and comfort

Every owner of a suburban area dreams of arranging his square meters as best as possible. To do this, you need to approach the process very competently. Ready-made projects, developments and recommendations from professionals will help you.

But, even taking into account the advice of experts, carrying out a landscape project for a site on your own will not be an easy task. This process requires you to have certain knowledge and skills in engineering, architecture, horticulture, agronomy, cultural studies and even history. Therefore, in order to save time, effort and money, we offer you the following plan for the design of a land plot.

Creating a site plan

To create the site plan of your dreams, arm yourself with graph paper or, if more convenient, a program for the architectural and graphic design of a landscape project. Artistic drafting of the project is the main stage in design development. It is possible that not everything you put into your plan will be implemented. But while you are drawing your ideas, you will be able to decide for yourself exactly what you want to see on your site.

Designing a landscape design for an empty plot will be interesting, because you have a blank slate in front of you: arrange paths, gazebos and other elements as you want, graphics will help give free rein to your imagination. On the other hand, this is a difficult task: you need to install communications (water supply, sewerage, irrigation), but here you need to stop your imagination and use more engineering skills.

Site plan with buildings

Landscape design of a site that has already been inhabited also requires engineering precision. The entire area must be walked around with a tape measure, recording measurements and distances. Draw out the changes you want to make.

Standard list of zones on a personal plot, depending on the purpose:

• Residential area - house, garage and other outbuildings;
• Rest zone;
• The area where the vegetable garden and garden are located;
• Outbuildings.

If you can properly organize the space, the living area and recreation area will exactly meet their goals.

When planning the landscape design of your yard, take into account the characteristics of the soil and site, such as: relief, shape, soil type, groundwater.

Mandatory work that awaits you:

• Landscaping of a personal plot;
• Placement of artificial reservoirs and ponds;
• Think over paths, paths and alleys;
• Lighting plan;
• Drainage.

We warn you that you will have to redo some parts more than once, or even twice. Because what is drawn in the plan will probably look ridiculous in life. And vice versa. So be patient and get to work.

Basic rules of landscape design

In any business there are recommendations, rules and laws. The site registration process is no exception. Our task is the harmony of all details and objects. To achieve this harmony, let's get acquainted with some of the laws that guide landscape design specialists.

Triangle Law

This law is: do not use the initial elements equally. Those. the triangular shape in any object should not be equilateral and rectangular. For example, if the flower bed is divided into three zones, do not make the zones the same. Let one be large and two smaller, but also different. As for the color - one is basic, the other two are additional. The shape of the tiles when laying out the path: the main part of the tiles is one shape, the remaining tiles are of two different shapes. It’s like the rule of three – size, color, shape – everything is different.

Law of Three

Law of the Color Wheel

This law will help you decide on the most harmonious combination of colors in the exterior. How does such a law work? It's simple. By dividing the color wheel into two parts, on one side you will see warm shades of colors, and on the other, cold ones. So, it is better to compose individual compositions either in a shade of warm colors or in a shade of cold ones. If you want to add a color element from a cold group to a group of warm colors, or vice versa, then make such an element an accent in the composition.

Selecting plants according to the law of the color wheel

Square law

When deciding where to build a house or plant tall plants or trees, remember that if you place them on the south side, the entire area will be shaded. But it’s best to set up a pool in the south so that the water can warm up. The law of the square affects the location of buildings and large elements on the site.

In fact, there are many more similar laws, but taking into account at least these three, the landscape design of your site will be designed competently and beautifully.

Separate elements of the landscape

To create a landscape design, buildings, small architectural forms and vegetation are used. All these elements have different purposes, but they serve the same purpose.

Building

On a personal plot there can be one or more buildings, with one floor or multi-story. It is the residential building that is the main object in landscape design. The residential building sets the style; it is played up with other compositions and various elements are added.

Start of design - building design

Small architectural forms

These are elements whose task is to connect the main buildings and vegetation with each other. They also aesthetically decorate the area and emphasize the main style. Small architectural forms have different purposes:

Decorative - their goal is to decorate the area

• Gazebo. This is not only a decorative, but also a functional element in the exterior. In the gazebos they dine and drink tea, relax, and play board games.
• Terrace. Additional extension to the house. Often access to the terrace is made directly from the kitchen or living room. On summer days, the terrace is protected from the sun by the roof and plants. This is a quiet place to relax. If you make the terrace closed and insulate it, then you can gather there in winter.
• Pergola. This is a relatively new trend in landscape design. A pergola is an arched support (wooden, metal, stone, plastic) for climbing flowers and grapes. Used as a canopy over the terrace or a separate decorative element.
• Rotunda. This is a round structure with a dome and columns. If you have a hill on your site, then the rotunda is the right place.
• Fountains, sculptures, bridges, statues, stairs, artificial streams and ponds.

Universal - their goal is practicality and comfort

• flowerpots,
• lanterns,
• benches.

Games and sports - their goal is active recreation for children and adults

• children's swings and slides,
• football goal,
• sandboxes.

Decorative small architectural forms in the garden

Ideas for small architectural forms (video)

Vegetation

This is considered by many to be the most important design element. Main groups:

Lawns and flower beds

• Flower beds and front gardens. The most popular flower bed shapes are circle, rectangle and oval. For those who like to stand out, a triangle and a star shape are suitable. The border is laid out with stone or brick.
• Traditional lawn. Neatly trimmed and well-groomed, it creates a contrast with tall trees and bushes.
• Moorish lawns. This is a lawn that does not require mowing, because it decorates the area with flowers.
• Parterre lawn. This is the so-called an elite lawn that is laid out in the front part of the yard.
• Rose garden. Flower beds of roses in the southern part of the site.
• Arabesque. An unusual flower bed, made in the form of a complex ornament or in the form of an object, animal, etc.
• Rock garden. This is a decorative slide that combines stones and plants.
• Rockery. This is a decorative composition that combines stones and dwarf plants.
• Rabatka. This is a rectangular flower bed along the fence, along the perimeter of the site or as a lawn delimiter.

Moorish lawn

Trees and shrubs

• Green labyrinth. This is a classic of garden art, requiring a large area and elevation from which you can observe all the beauty of winding roads.
• Topiary. This is a spectacular decor by transforming deciduous bushes into a variety of shapes.
• Living fence, border, flower bed decoration.

Green labyrinth: beautiful, interesting, but voluminous

Styles in the landscape area

For many years now, the design and decoration of gardens and parks has been of great importance. And therefore, the owners of suburban areas spare no expense in inviting a specialist in this field to decorate their territory. We can safely say that landscape design is an art that requires a high-quality combination of the beauty of nature and the strict lines of buildings. It is not surprising that over time, certain styles have developed, incorporating specific concepts and ideas that reflect the culture of a nation and era.

Modern specialists are constantly looking for new ideas and analyzing existing experience. It's no surprise that styles are mixing in the search for something fresh. But for such a combination to be successful, you need to know the principles of the basic styles.

Regular (formal, geometric, French) style

This style was most popular in Europe in the 17th-18th centuries during the Baroque era. The most striking example of the regular style is the Versailles gardens. A garden or park decorated in this style is outlined with clear lines. The design of this style is characterized by symmetry and geometric correctness of the location of all objects. The space is divided by hedges. Planning and designing a site in this style begins with determining the main line, which is the central element (usually a pond). The decoration is characterized by balustrades, stone benches, terraces, fountains and smooth alleys. Plants of the same color are used for flower beds and flower beds.

Versailles garden

English (landscape, irregular, landscape) style

This style developed in England in the 18th century as a contrast to the regular style. In comparison, the site, decorated in the English style, is completely devoid of symmetry. On the contrary, it is characterized by a free layout and sinuous, flowing lines. The main task of this style is to imitate the natural landscape: tiered plantings of trees and shrubs, picturesque ponds. You will walk on paving stones and stones in a garden decorated in this style.

Chinese style

This style has been formed over the past three thousand years. Landscape design in this style is completely subordinated to Eastern philosophy and sacred beliefs. Plants are selected with symbolic meaning. The decoration is done in subdued colors.

Chinese style

Japanese style

This style was formed in Japan in the 8th-18th centuries. The foundations and rules for the design of Japanese gardens were laid by Buddhist monks and pilgrims. Just like in Chinese style gardens, in Japanese gardens everything has its own meaning and purpose. Obligatory elements of designing a Japanese-style garden should be stones, bridges, arches, and lanterns.

Muslim (Oriental, Moorish) style (video)

This style reflects the culture of Persia, Saudi Arabia, Mauritania, and Central Asia. Eastern leisurely and at the same time bright, cheerful atmosphere is what reflects the oriental style in the landscape. The design is characterized by geometry, Muslim ornaments, and fountains.

It has long been established that the harmony and beauty of nature has a positive effect on the physical and emotional state of a person. Therefore, it is very important that the design of a personal plot is thought out to the smallest detail. Don’t be upset, not only specialists can think through these little things. Follow the recommendations in this article, use special programs and you can create the garden of your dreams outside your window!

landscape design of the site?

Independent improvement of a small plot (from 4 to 10 acres) is an attractive idea. But without proper planning, you will lose not only time, but also money. To make your summer cottage plot comfortable and beautiful, it’s not enough to just buy seedlings and plant them where you want. It is necessary to take into account the features of the landscape, the microclimate, choose the right planting material and ensure its survival rate, think through the lighting and create a road and path network.

When using a ready-made landscape project, you will encounter the same problems as if you did not have it, and you will repeat the mistakes of others. It does not take into account the topography of your site, the composition of the soil, its moisture content, sunny and shady zones and other factors. Professional design will protect you from unnecessary expenses, save time and help you get a decent result.

How it is created

landscape design project?

Before creating a landscape project, a specialist will come to the site and conduct an inspection. He will study the terrain, insolation conditions, determine the groundwater level and moisture content of the site, and soil composition. The expert will assess the condition of existing plants and shrubs and listen to your wishes.

After studying the features of the site, we will prepare a landscape design project. It will contain information about the assortment of plants, the location of engineering systems, and also a design for the site’s lighting system.

How to order landscape

design project of the site and how much does it cost?

Project preparation takes 2-3 months. If you want to complete the project in time for the season, then start preparing in winter or autumn. This way you will have time to prepare for landscaping and reserve planting material at the nursery. The cost of a landscape design project depends on the characteristics of the site. The price includes a full survey of the site and the creation of a project.

The specialists of the Gried landscape design studio will develop a site landscape project for you and design the lighting.

A site landscape design project is a phased, comprehensive, scientifically based approach to territory improvement. It allows you to competently use the features of the landscape, turn disadvantages into advantages, emphasize the individual plasticity of the relief, give a harmonious image to any territory and make it the most comfortable for people’s life and activities.

Landscape workshop “Fantasy Garden” has been working in this field for more than 9 years.

Our specialists are engaged in the development and implementation of landscape projects for summer cottages and turnkey cottage villages in the Moscow region; they have experience in landscaping areas with different terrain features, existing buildings, reservoirs and other natural and engineering objects.

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The main stages of creating a design project for a summer cottage:

• after the client’s request, our specialist goes to the site, takes its dimensions, notes important details, and takes a series of photographs;
• the customer tells us his ideas and ideas regarding the design and landscaping of the garden area;
• we will be able to realize all your wishes for landscaping the garden, we will offer our own ideas for consideration, including design elements collected in our portfolio;
• within 10 days we will prepare two sketches for you with visualization of each, and you choose the option you like.
• Designers then create engineering drawings and estimates, after which the project moves into the implementation phase.

Thanks to the experience and knowledge of our architects, artists, engineers, your site will be transformed into a picturesque and comfortable environment that fully corresponds to the landscape design project, created taking into account all your wishes.

Working draft	-	Cost, rub.
General plan	100 sq. m.	from 1 500
Dendroplane	100 sq. m.	from 1 500
Paving concept, construction drawings	sheet	from 5 000
	100 sq. m.	from 1 000
Landscaping plan	100 sq. m.	from 1 000
Assortment list	set	included with Dendroplane
Basic estimate for planned work	set	from 2 500
Explanatory note	set	from 3 000

• The minimum cost of design work is 10,000 rubles.

Working project in landscape design

A working project in landscape design includes:

• The master plan is a drawing drawn up on the basis of a sketch of the design project of the site. It reveals the shape of the designed site, all existing, designed buildings, structures, plantings, LAF, roads, sites, etc.
• Territory improvement plan- is one of the sections of the master plan of any facility. This drawing indicates: road and path network, MAF, rest areas, etc. with links to existing buildings and structures;
• Landscaping plan- is also an integral part of the landscape design project of the site. It shows all the designed tree and shrub plantings, flower beds with references to various base lines (house, fence...);
• The dendroplan determines the spatial composition and artistic appearance of the designed landscape. The kit includes an assortment list, which includes: the size of the designed plants, quantity, Russian and Latin names.

How to order a landscape project

Ordering a landscape project is a great way to entrust the landscaping and garden design work to professional specialists. Affordable prices, an extraordinary approach to solving problems and the ability to design a summer cottage, its landscaping in a variety of styles make our offer especially attractive to everyone who wants to create an atmosphere of harmony, natural beauty and elegant style in their garden.

We have developed a large database of ready-made landscape designs for sites. This is very convenient, since you can choose the option you like from ready-made design solutions. At the same time, we save the time needed to design landscape ideas.

All compositions are selected by a professional and these plants are optimally combined with each other.

Stages of working with ready-made landscape solutions:

1. Visit to the improvement site to familiarize yourself with the site and demonstrate ready-made options for designing the territory.
2. Selecting the appropriate option and making additions if necessary.
3. All. We can begin implementing landscape solutions and draw up an estimate for the work.

Ready-made flower bed projects.

Flower beds to choose from:

• Flower bed area from 5 sq. m up to 20 sq. m.
• Mixborder of perennial flower plants, spring flower garden, summer flower garden, autumn flower garden, flower garden of bulbous plants
• 2 rosary options
• 10 flower bed options to choose from

For each flower garden, a specification of the designed plants with quantity is given.

Ready-made decorative compositions from coniferous and deciduous trees.

Sometimes, one or two decorative plant compositions are enough to significantly transform a site.

Decorative compositions to choose from:

• Coniferous compositions
• Deciduous compositions
• Decorative mixed composition of coniferous, deciduous and perennial floral plants
• Composition for ponds
• Ceremonial composition of consistently ornamental plants
• 10 options for decorative compositions to choose from

For each composition, a specification of the designed plants with height and quantity is given.

Ready-made rock garden projects.

A rock garden or rock garden can be laid out either on a flat surface or on a relief (retaining wall). The rock garden project shows the designed plants, the main number and sizes of stones and stone filling for the rock garden.

The following are available to choose from:

• Rock garden on a flat surface
• Alpine slide
• Rockery made of conifers
• 3 options for designing a rock garden

Ready-made projects for plots of 15 acres, 20 acres, 30 acres.

Examples of landscaping and landscaping with an assortment of plants. It is proposed to consider the following options:

• 5 options for landscaping and landscaping
• Photo illustration of planting material used in the project
• Assortment list of plants with quantity and height. Such a statement is ready for drawing up an estimate for landscaping.

We will also help, if necessary, select plants and their quantity for the hedge. We will show examples and explain the features of its growth and care.

Important: if you don’t like the proposed compositions (but we are sure that this cannot be), then you will only pay for an on-site consultation with a specialist.

Each personal plot is individual, so we will definitely take into account the characteristics of each plot and make all the necessary adjustments.

Owners of land plots are faced with the choice of inviting a fashionable and very expensive landscape designer to draw up a project for landscaping the site or transforming their backyard territory into a stylish suburban space on their own. Perhaps, having learned the basics of landscape design, you will do no worse than an invited decorator, since only the owners can know exactly what they really need to have on the site.

Peculiarities

Landscape design is the creation of a beautiful, harmonious and comfortable environment on a plot of land. The main elements for this process are the house and other permanent buildings: garage, bathhouse, barn, poultry house, greenhouse. An aesthetic environment is artificially created around the buildings.

In other words, so that beautiful views open from every vantage point at the entrance to the yard: from the windows of the house, from the porch or terrace, on the approach to the bathhouse or greenhouse. The decoration and design of the house determine the design style of the garden area.

Paths are a connecting link for outbuildings and a means of convenient movement around the site. The layout of the paths can give the site a walking character or an active, energetic mood. The winding path visually expands the area.

Landscaping is the most important component of landscape design. Places for planting plants, their size, varieties and types are determined based on the requests of the landowner and compositional arrangement. The style of the site sets the tone for lawns and flower beds.

Artificial or natural reservoirs, streams, gazebos, fountains are included in the set of large decorative elements. Sculptures, flowerpots with flowers, compositions from peasant household items make up small architectural forms that are used to decorate the territory.

Lighting is a way to make the surrounding area decorative in the evening and at night, and to create safe conditions for movement around the estate. The type of lamps, their height, brightness, location along paths or in flower beds form one or another unique landscape pattern in the dark.

Fences made of metal, stone, wood or hedges create a completely different perception of space. If you want to have a intimate home area, use dense, high hedges. Sociable people will appreciate the lightweight mesh or forged metal construction. High or low, dense or transparent, light or powerful fence - all this will influence the overall design of the site.

Thus, the house, outbuildings, landscaping, hydraulic structures, fences, lighting are tools for the exciting process of creating a living view.

Landscape design has its own mandatory rules, the observance of which will create a beautiful and harmonious appearance of the garden area. The first rule is uniformity of design. The design of a site, made in the same style, looks better than the same site, divided into small stylistic pictures. This does not exclude the presence of small separate landscape areas - for example, a Japanese garden or a coniferous corner.

The second rule is the principle of uniform distribution of masses - balance. The mass of the buildings is compensated by the mass of the garden. The size of the lawn should correspond to the size of the yard. The height of the fence corresponds to the size of the plot. The size of the flower bed corresponds to the area of ​​the lawn. The distribution of the volumes of buildings, large trees and decorative architectural forms across the site can be symmetrical along the central axis of the site or asymmetrical.

Helps in design - the principle of the golden ratio, or the rule of the triangle. Select the ratio of high accent volumes to low ones, like 3x5x8. This rule applies both in buildings and when organizing flower beds. Three or five high elements are evenly distributed on the site, for example - a house, a pear and an apple tree, and five low ones - three beds and two flower beds. Five large plants and eight small ones of the same species are planted in flower beds.

Plants in a flower garden are placed in tiers according to the following scheme - tall in the background, in the middle one third lower, the border another third lower. Color plays a big role in organizing space. Blue shades remove the background, red shades bring it closer. Yellow gives a joyful, cheerful mood, and white is the color of romance. Light coloring of foliage expands the boundaries of the area, dark coloring narrows it.

It is more convenient to carry out landscaping work according to the drawings and diagrams that are included in the landscape project. A ready-made project for standard areas can be purchased in the appropriate workshop, viewed on the Internet, or invited a designer. For simple landscape ideas, you can create a project yourself.

Drafting

The first step is to explore the area, best done as a family. The location of buildings and green spaces depends on the size and shape of the site and its orientation to the cardinal points.

Tall buildings are located in the northern part so that they do not shade the site. They study the terrain for the use of elevation changes or ground leveling.

Inspect visible visual accents in neighboring areas. They determine whether it will be necessary to decorate the blank wall of a neighboring house or barn, or whether it is possible to use a tree with a beautiful crown growing near the border of their estate.

At the second stage, a plan for construction and placement of everything necessary for the comfort of all household members is created. A plan of the land plot is drawn to scale, and diagrams of buildings are drawn. If this is your family estate, then you have to decide what to leave – a house with a family history or an orchard. A good-quality shed will last for many years, or mature spruce trees are suitable for decorating a shady corner.

Then they determine what needs to be built, what functional tasks each hundred square meters will perform. Here, all family members must jointly decide which landscape elements are truly necessary. Preferences for organizing recreation and growing certain plants are selected.

At the next stage, a layout of the tracks is drawn up and the finishing material for its canvas is selected. The width is calculated from standard sizes of at least 80 centimeters, this is the minimum comfortable value for passing with a garden wheelbarrow.

The straightness or curvature of the paths is determined, the length and the required amount of building finishing materials are calculated. In wetlands, an additional drawing of the drainage system is made. They prepare estimates for excavation work and drainage materials: pipes, drains, expanded clay.

Separately or on the same plan, a diagram of the location of lamps and the necessary electrical wiring is applied. The laying of electrical networks is carried out before the construction of paths so as not to violate the integrity of the roadway. The cable depth is assumed to be 70 centimeters in the middle zone To lay paths, the soil is removed to a depth of 30 centimeters.

In this area of ​​work, the placement of lamps is also determined. It is worth placing them along the path or only next to residential and commercial buildings. Will a decorative pond or flower bed be illuminated, and what types of lighting will be required. If electrification of the site is not planned, then this scheme can be abandoned.

The next set of drawings is detailing each zone. Marking beds, flower beds with a set of plants, planting schemes for fruit or ornamental trees and shrubs. This plan is made by drawing the circumference of the crown of an adult plant. Crown sizes can be found in plant growing reference books.. This is done to avoid excessive planting density; interlacing crowns reduces the decorative effect and impairs fruiting.

To ensure proper placement of buildings and green spaces and friendship with neighbors, you must comply with building codes. Large structures, up to two floors high, and tall trees should be placed no closer than three meters from the border of the site; shrubs and low garden buildings should be placed no closer than 1 meter. The house and outbuildings must be no closer than 5 meters to the red line of the street or 3 meters to the driveway.

All these diagrams are put on a single master plan or separate diagrams are made if individual specialists are involved. Nowadays there is a large selection of computer programs; even a person ignorant of drawings can complete a completely competent project.

Main areas

So, let's start planning the garden area. The main areas are the entrance area, courtyard area, vegetable garden, garden, recreation area, utility area. Additional options may include a playground for active games, a pond, a swimming pool, a park with alleys, a forest area with walking paths.

The entrance area includes a gate with a path to the porch of the house. It is advisable to fence off the entrance and parking lot with a garage with a hedge or place it on the other side of the building so that the entrance area smoothly transitions into the courtyard.

The front entrance part is decorated in the style of finishing the building; the paving is made of hard, wear-resistant material - stone, paving slabs or clinker bricks. The entrance area is decorated with flower beds and small architectural forms.

The garden or decorative park area is allocated as a separate plot on the northern side of the landholding if there is sufficient space. In a small area, trees and shrubs are planted around the perimeter. This arrangement provides protection from the wind, creates a natural screen from prying eyes and leaves the central part sunny.

Rest zone- an indispensable attribute of country life, located at some distance from the house, decorated with an artificial pond and beautiful flowering shrubs. Here a canopy with a platform for sunbathing, a gazebo with a barbecue grill or a summer kitchen with a wood-burning stove are being erected.

Designers suggest designing a stylish fire pit, where large groups can gather. Such a recreation area is decorated with pebbles or stones, and comfortable seats made of sawn wood or circular benches made of gabions are located around the perimeter.

The vegetable garden area is located in the sunniest place. The vegetable garden and greenhouse are often located at the far end of the property. This is not always justified, as difficulties arise with watering or maintenance is difficult due to the distance of the location.

The new format of the vegetable garden is decorative, giving vegetable beds a beautiful modern look like fruit beds. Such beds can decorate the front part of the site and be located in the courtyard area.

The economic part - poultry house, workshop or barn is better to be hidden behind trees and bushes. Odors from animal activity should not penetrate into the recreation area and onto the open terrace of the house. Keeping poultry and domestic animals will require allocating space for them and protecting the plantings from damage. The chicken coop is given a decorative, neat look; guests will be happy to visit this living zoo corner.

Paths create a walking route and connect zones with each other.. In the utility part, it is better to make the paths straight and wide for ease of movement with agricultural implements. Walking - may have turns. The bending effect with a semi-open perspective visually increases the size of the area.

To do this, a beautiful shrub or a bright flower bed, or a small architectural composition is placed a little around the bend in the visibility zone. Or you can put a bench at the next bend. The pedestrian is drawn to look at the whole picture; it seems to him that the path goes further and further, revealing various secrets.

Having decided on the necessary zones, circles of different diameters are cut out of cardboard according to the shape of the building plan, simulating tree crowns, flower beds and beds on a scale. They are moved according to the plan until a final decision is made. This process can be accomplished using landscaping computer programs.

It is better to make two or three sketches of future landscaping. On the ground, you need to walk along imaginary paths, mentally imagine all the objects and how they relate to the terrain. After this, adjustments are made and the appropriate option is selected.

A landscape project completed by professionals will contain the entire set of necessary drawings; each will be accompanied by an explanatory note with a specific type of building and finishing material, laying diagram and installation method. Each flower bed will be provided with plant labels.

Taking a ready-made landscape project as a basis, you can begin an exciting creative process - implementing your own country landscaping with your own hands.

landscaping

The selection of plants depends on the size of the plot, soil composition, lighting, height of groundwater and climatic factors. In the first place is the requirement for frost resistance of this type of plant. For landscaping, resistant, zoned varieties of fruit trees are selected. Then they will not have to be wrapped in insulation for the winter to a height of three or four meters, which obviously adds more work to the gardener.

In small areas, fruit trees of medium height on dwarf rootstocks are selected, columnar varieties of apple trees, bush varieties of cherries and sweet cherries, chokeberry, plum, and sloe have proven themselves well. For decorative purposes, beautifully flowering shrubs are appropriate - mock orange, lilac, rose hips, viburnum, barberry. All of them are perfectly trimmed; they can be given a compact shape and used as a hedge.

The rules for organizing the landscape dictate the presence of a vertical accent. A single beautiful tree or shrub is called a tapeworm. It can be a tall, slender coniferous tree, and conifers retain their functions as a compositional landmark in winter. Western varieties of thuja winter well and are unpretentious. They have a wide variety of sizes, foliage colors and crown shapes, which makes them indispensable for creating hedges and setting the background of flower beds.

Beautiful and spectacular grasses, hostas, peonies, phlox, and irises are suitable for creating a low-maintenance flower bed. When planning the arrangement of a flower bed, you need to remember the rule of the triangle and balance. The background is made up of 1-3 tall specimens, the middle is made up of 5-8 shorter plants, and the bottom is lined with a border of 8-13 miniature specimens.

Each species must be represented by at least three plants of the same color, otherwise a vinaigrette may result.

Flower beds have the following classification:

• round or square flower beds for placement in the front area;
• discounts– narrow flower beds along the paths;
• rock gardens or rockeries– rocky flower beds with ground cover plants;
• the most interesting ones are mixborders- a mixture of decorative foliage and flowering plants.

The flower garden scheme is developed based on the same requirements for growing conditions. Otherwise, some plants will suffer from a lack of light or excess moisture, and their decorative qualities will become worse.

It is better to focus on unpretentious varieties and species, but in front areas they often create an unusual flower garden of exotic plants with a special reclamation system. You can find a suitable diagram on the Internet with an explanation of the required plant species.

Experienced flower growers select plants for the flower bed taking into account the flowering time, so that it is decorative from May to October.

An effective technique was the creation of monochrome flower beds. Plants are selected in the same color scheme; they are supported by decorative foliage plants with appropriate leaf colors. Lianas are used to create vertical gardening. They are planted next to supports in the form of arches or a cascade of arches.

Design styles

Plants for flower beds are selected in accordance with the design style of the entire site. There are regular and natural styles in landscape design.

Regular style characterized by axial symmetry, symmetrical arrangement of flower beds, rectilinear wide paths - alleys. All forms of flower beds have a regular geometric shape. Trees and shrubs are trimmed to give their crowns a clear shape. Decorated with fountains, sculptures, flowerpots. Roses, peonies, jasmine, lilies, begonias, spruces, and thujas look organic against the backdrop of classic brick cottages.

Natural style or English is a landscape garden or flower garden, where the variety of colors creates the natural diversity of the meadow. Vertical gardening is used from vines: clematis, morning glory, virgin grapes, Schisandra chinensis, climbing roses. The paths have a winding shape; changes in terrain are used to create a dry stream or an original bridge with steps.

The benches are located in romantic places with a good view. The reservoirs have an irregular shape, the banks are decorated with hostas, ferns, irises, reeds or cereals.