There are many design options for summer cottages. There are specific ones, but there are those that are suitable for decorating any suburban hacienda. These include a country-style garden.
A country-style garden is a rustic landscape with a touch of antiquity. This type of landscape design is available in different countries. There are similarities and differences here.
Country style garden - organizing rustic comfort
This type of landscape design originated a long time ago. Gertrude Jekyll is considered its ancestor. She is an English artist who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She took the English old gardens as a basis, where spices, vegetables, fruits, berries and flowers were grown. She added sophistication and aesthetics.
But in different countries, these styles have some differences. If you want to design a site in an American country style, then the landscapes of the midwest will be appropriate here. A picket fence, tubs of flowers, wicker chairs, a rather tall wooden house, everything fits this design.
To the side of the entrance to the house, place a flooring made of boards, on which arrange tables, chairs, containers with flowers. Set up a garden in your backyard. Among other things, there will be beds with zucchini and spices. Here are the typical flowers for the American garden:
- marigold;
- hydrangea;
- evening primrose.
Flowers for the American garden are mainly planted in a cart, in a ceramic tub. Place sunflowers in the background.
If you want to create a pond, then make a pond with water lilies. But you can stop at an ordinary tub of water, a copper washstand or an earthen jug, which will have water.
An American-style country-style garden includes a wooden picket fence, as well as a compact gazebo. Here you can place a hammock, a rocking chair, arrange a tree house, to which a rope ladder leads.
An English country-style garden includes a lawn.
A rose garden is also required here. Here are some of the plants you can plant in a rustic English garden:
- hosts;
- lemon balm;
- periwinkle;
- rosemary;
- aconite;
- asters;
- daffodils;
- peonies;
- oriental poppies.
The French country style is, of course, Provence, a region in the south of France. Here, lilac lavender will be combined with silvery foliage of other plants, simple flowers and garden crops.
Here are some other plants you can plant in a garden that epitomizes the French country style:
- lupins;
- delphinium;
- fragrant tobacco;
- clematis;
- chubushnik;
- sweet pea;
- tea roses.
Usually in French gardens the walls are covered with grapes. Now there are many cold-resistant varieties that can be planted in different regions of Russia. A frequent visitor to French gardens is the apricot. You can buy a winter-hardy variety to plant in a Russian garden or replace it with a plum.
The Russian country style is characterized by slight negligence and a touch of desolation.
Of course, such a summer cottage also needs to be looked after, but there should not be modern irrigation systems, lawn mowers, newfangled LED lights. It will be enough to put a wide bench under a fragrant lilac or under another familiar decorative tree, close to place a gazebo or a canopy where you can drink tea.
Alternate green crops with marigolds, calendula, chamomile, ornamental cabbage. You can put several painted hives, decorate buildings with carved wooden elements. A well, greenhouse or small greenhouse would also be appropriate here.
Now, check out how to create a country style with your own hands using the available items.
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Ideas for decorating a country-style garden - using wooden elements
- If you have a natural or man-made body of water on your property, add a touch of rustic charm to it. The edges of such a stream can be decorated with stones. Place between them some discreet flowers with small white flowers. On a tree, build a kind of steering wheel, which at the same time resembles a cart wheel. It is an element of a water mill.
- Knock down the bridge from tightly adjoining boards, and make a railing for it from the remains of a tree. Dig in four pillars of this material with spears. Place the crossbars across and fix them. If you have a boat or its remnants, place this design element right there.
- You can hide a small decorative fountain so that soothing water flows out of it. Place a large, rough bench next to it so you can rest on it at any time.
- Rustic country style in Russian implies the presence of a discontinuous wooden fence. It can be made from a picket fence or from sticks. To do this, lay several pillars at the same distance, then fill two slabs across them. Now it remains to attach vertically wooden sticks to get such a cute fence.
Decorate the lot in a country style using wooden wheels from an old cart, if you have one. Also, wooden barrels will be used. Containers of this type are perfect for growing ornamental plants. Also plant flowers in baskets. You can even use an old stump as such a planter. Finish the composition with the wheel and place it in front.
If the cart itself is already completely unusable, then you can knock it down from wooden planks, and then decorate the sides with tree trunks and branches. Attach painted wheels and cart arches. Place earthenware jugs with flowers in them next to each other.
Also, a wooden wheel will be appropriate in a flower arrangement. Install this element of landscape design to achieve the desired effect.
If you have an old wooden cart, sand and stain it. Plant flowers inside. Also install them along the green lawn near the house.
Embed the wheels a third into the soil along the path so that they hold well. Plant unpretentious garden plants here, place brighter flowers in the background. Such a country-style garden will appeal to those who like to relax in the country, and not work.
After all, such a corner does not require special care. When planning it, use cement tiles to make the stairs.
If you have a cart in a fairly decent condition, it will become the center of another country-style composition. Paint it using yellow and brown. Place planters next to this item, and also fix several pots on the cart itself. Plant flowers here, and put a few branches inside this vehicle to create such an interesting composition.
If you have an old wooden chest, it will be a significant highlight of the next idea. A wooden barrel would also be appropriate here. First, remove the old paint from these items with sandpaper, and then cover these items with yacht varnish, which is intended for outdoor use. Pour soil inside the chest and plant plants here. Nearby you can arrange a small marigold front garden.
Wicker in the country-style garden - a master class on creation and photo
When setting up a country-style garden, do not forget about low fences. They will divide the territory into several zones. It is possible with the help of such devices to delimit the territory between neighbors.
Making a wattle fence is pretty simple. Drive several pointed stakes into the soil vertically at equal distances. Then start wrapping elastic branches around them. You can use this idea and, breaking a flower garden. Make a similar small wattle fence and place inverted earthenware jugs on top of the stakes. Attach a wooden wheel to the side.
With the help of a wattle fence, you can designate the area of / u200b / u200bthe location of a small garden. Such a fence will be low, so it does not require a lot of materials.
If you have old boards, you can also use them to build a low fence. These materials don't even need to be painted. Let it be in its original form to add a touch of antiquity. You will plant flowers inside.
You can arrange a fence in the form of a wattle fence only on one side of the flower garden. Then he will separate the flower bed from the lawn. If you place such a wattle fence on both sides, then there will also be a delimitation of the path with the flower garden.
If you have a wooden fence, add a touch of country to it. Nail the board here on which you want to fix screws or nails. You will hang pans on them, arranging them according to their height.
To make a country-style garden beautiful and functional, you can set up a pharmacy garden here, arrange several beds to harvest.
Countryside garden area
If you have a spacious lawn, you can arrange a pharmacy garden in the middle of it and create a flower garden. Then mark the area with a rope or flexible hose, making this piece of land round. In the center, place a small flower garden of this shape. From it, like rays, paths depart to the outer part of the large circle. Sprinkle the paths with gravel. Plant medicinal plants or flowers in the resulting sectors, protect this oasis of nature with light-colored bricks or stones.
With the help of well-bending branches or vines, you can make not only fences, but also beautiful fences for the ridges. See how wonderful they look.
It will be enough to drive low pegs into the ground and braid them with four rows of vines. To prevent the earth from spilling out on the side, you can first limit these places with boards.
And here is another option for the location of such beds. They are rectangles or squares. The light vine looks great.
You can select a special area for the garden, fencing it with wooden bars. Inside, you will arrange the beds, the framing for which will be made of untreated board. There may be climbing plants, for which you will make hanging supports. Fill the gap between the beds with gravel or cover it first with geotextile, and then put the selected material on top.
You can put several tiles to make such a beautiful path. And if you like neatness in everything, then first install small planks inside the beds, which will divide the space into equal squares. You will plant one plant in each.
Country-style beds can also form a single whole with a picket fence and an entrance arch.
Cover the picket fence with white paint, making a path, also use materials of that color. You can take a small limestone stone. To make a similar arch, place two pairs of boards vertically opposite each other, knock them down with other boards from above. Close the side space with slats stuffed at 90 degrees to each other. Also cover this arch with white paint.
You can simply enclose the garden area with boards or wooden blocks, arrange beds inside and not border them. To take a break from work here, set up a bench.
You can make beds right next to your lawn. Plant zucchini, greens here, and fill the space between the beds with sand. This country-style table also looks great.
If you don't like straight shapes, then use curved ones. To do this, you can use a flexible material that you give the desired shape.
If you want, then use ready-made curbs or break each round block in half and make these fences for country-style beds. Sprinkle the paths with gravel.
Country style garden furniture
A wooden garden swing would be appropriate here. Make a canopy for them, cover it with straw. Around you can arrange themed pots, as well as chests in which you will store various little things or grow flowers.
If you have a gazebo, place solid wood furniture here. You can do it yourself. Take a log and cut it in half. The result is a bench seat. Place it on 4 block of wood. Connect them to this seat with additional metal pins and round wooden bars. You will make a chair and a table base from the same materials, and create a table top from solid wood. Then you will need to varnish these items in several layers, and you will have such durable country-style furniture.
You can take an old metal bed or sofa with a frame out into the garden and paint it with paint designed for metalwork. Sew ottomans, pillows from the fabric, stuff them with straw or padding polyester. When it rains, you will need to remove these fabric items so that they do not get wet. And the frame of the bed or sofa will remain in the garden. Once the weather is good, you will return these items of comfort to their place.
Make your own benches from logs. The base will be created from this material. Stuff strong slabs parallel to each other on the seats. Decorate the back of such a bench in the same way. The table top of the table is made of boards, which need to be knocked together with slats located on the back side. Attach the legs here for some interesting country-style furniture.
If you have 2 wheels from an old cart, then they will serve as the basis for the next shop. To make these items stand firmly, fix each at the bottom on a special pedestal made of bars.
Cover the items with a varnish designed for outdoor use. Complete the furniture with the missing parts to create such an interesting set.
Even wooden pallets are useful for country style. Pull them together for a large table and a couple of low benches. These are very comfortable to sit on.
These ideas will help you decorate your garden in a country style. Pay attention to the following photos, which suggest other options for the thematic design of the cottage.
Consider the advice of a professional who can help you create a country-style garden.
