Ideas for the garden and cottage (60 photos): unusual flower beds and flowerpots, artificial pond and sculptures

Many believe that landscape design is exclusively professionals. One, in fact, every summer resident can realize his vision of the country landscape. To help in this matter, then we will consider some of the most interesting garden ideas for the cottage that you can beat on your site.

Recreation area in a summer cottage

Ideas for the design of the landscape

Unusual flower beds and flowerpots

Perhaps the mandatory attribute of any cottage is flower beds in the summer cottage, and they can become a highlight of the landscape. To do this, you only need to give free rein to your imagination. Various old things from sheds and attics used for these purposes can look very interesting and original.

It can be old watering can, bings, barrels, clay pots, etc. You can slightly correct their appearance and give them a second life. For example, containers can be painted with oil paints and amplous plants in them.

Metal barrels

As an example, we give several interesting options:

• A metal barrel can be used not only to collect water, but also as a vertical ridge. To do this, you need to evenly make holes on its sides. In such a barrel, you can plant strawberries or strawberries, as well as various climbing plants.
• Also, the old wicker baskets are a great option for flower beds. True, in order for them to be durable, they must first be treated with an antiseptic, which will prevent the rotting of wood and extend the life of the flower garden. As a result, such a basket with flowers can decorate for several years, the porch of the house or the terrace.
• On the site you can always find natural material from which you can perform original and interesting flower beds. For example, from the stump you can hush up the core, fill the container with the soil and put flowers there. Even easier – install a plastic pot of a suitable size.

Blower garden stool use option

• You can turn into a flower garden even an old unnecessary chair. To do this, you only need to replace its seat with a bowl and plant flowers into it. It is desirable that the plants are curly so that they wrap the legs of a chair and back.
• For vertical landscaping, you can use elements of an old forged fence, bed back etc.

In addition to the above ideas, there are many other original options for creating flower beds. For these purposes, you can even adapt an unnecessary umbrella, old car and much more. For example, the “classics of the genre” are shoes and boots with flowers growing in them.

Artificial reservoir

Artificial reservoir

An excellent accent of the entire country site can be an artificial pond. You can make such a reservoir with your own hands, the only thing – for it you need to choose the right place and carry out construction using a specific technology.

If your pond will be in the sun all day, then under the influence of ultraviolet radiation the rapid reproduction of green algae will begin, as a result of which the water will bloom. In addition, she will evaporate quickly. Therefore, it is advisable to choose such a place so that the sun illuminates it only during a small period of day.

Pay attention!
Do not organize a pond among the lawn, since there it will look inappropriate, resembling a hole in the carpet.

The device of the reservoir

The following materials and equipment will be needed to organize an artificial pond:

Before proceeding with the construction of a reservoir, it is necessary to determine its size. The reservoir should look harmoniously on the site. In addition, it should be borne in mind that the size of its construction depends on the size of the reservoir.

A pit under the pond

The instructions for the construction of the reservoir are as follows:

• First of all, you need to outline the boundaries of the future pond for a summer cottage.
• Then you need to dig a pit consisting of several tiers (shelves) for planting different plants. After digging the pit to the depths of the first tier, the borders of the second should be outlined and deepen, etc. If it is planned to breed fish in the pond, then it is necessary to provide a pit 1.8-2 meters with a hole for wintering fish.
• Further, the sand is poured to the bottom of the reservoir.
• Then the reservoir is covered with an oilcloth with an overlap on the shores.
• Next, stones are laid on the bottom and plants are placed in special containers.
• The coastal area should be decorated with a natural stone.
• At the end of the work, the pond can be filled with water.

There are a lot of options for designing an artificial reservoir. For example, a waterfall or stream flows into the pond always looks beneficial. True, this will need an electric pump, but the water in the pond will not stagnate.

Floating flower garden

Advice!
If there is no electricity in the country, you can solve the problem using a diesel generator.
Since this equipment is expensive, a great option would be a diesel diesel generator for a summer residence.

As for plants for the reservoir, the water surface can be decorated not only with water lilies and lotuses, but also by floating flower beds with ordinary colors. To build such a flowerbed, you need a plastic container in which you should make holes and cover it with geotextiles.

For the stability of the container, you can use foam float. To do this, cut a hole in it under the container and insert a flower garden.

You can disguise the foam with flowing plants or turf. Such a flowerbed can be attached to the anchor or put into free swimming.

In the photo – the use of a boat as a flower garden

Another original solution is to use an old boat installed on the shore under the flower garden. To do this, it only needs to be filled with soil and planted flowers into it.

In addition, you can embody any of your ideas. The main thing is to observe harmony so that the pond does not get out of the overall picture.

Sculptures

A win -win option for decorating the garden is the use of sculptures. The only thing they should fit into the general style and landscape. In addition, it should be remembered about the proportions – the smaller the garden or site, the less sculptures should be.

Garden sculpture

I must say that beautiful sculptures can not only be bought, but also made independently. For example, the cobblestone of a suitable shape can be painted under God’s cow, which will be picturesque among green grass. If the site is decorated in the environmental style, then wooden sculptures, for example, from logs, will look great.

God’s cows

In a traditional rural style, gnomes, households, water and other fairy -tale characters look great, these sculptures will remind you of a carefree childhood. In addition, one cannot but say about such a decoration of the garden as a scarecrow. Even if you do not have a garden, a scarecrow can become an adornment of the garden.

Advice!
If you began to improve the summer cottage “from scratch”, then first of all you should start building a house.
Of course, not everyone wants to spend a year or even years on this, in this case, you should pay attention to the country houses from the container block, which are being built very quickly.

Sculptures from logs

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Conclusion

Even without special financial costs, garden or cottage can be made by a real work of art. The main thing is to approach this process creatively, having involved your imagination as much as possible, and in some cases, a sense of humor.

In addition, it is important that all the elements look harmonious and in one style. From a video in this article you can get additional information on this topic.