Created by nature: landscape style in landscape design and its features. Landscape style of a garden plot - features of creating an English garden

The mistress of this beautiful garden I wanted him not to have French or English, but to have a Russian accent and to combine the scope of the Russian estate with the comfort of an old Moscow dacha. At the same time, so that it is modern and incorporates the achievements of landscape art. What happened and how 7 garden sculptures contributed to this - read her fascinating story

A bit of history

In the late 90s, we acquired a plot of 15 acres of meadow, along the perimeter of which there were centuries-old trees - the remains of a manor's estate. All the main material and creative resources were thrown into the construction of the house. A little later, they covered a very good plot for us, laid paths one stone wide, built in the middle, in front of the house - three, and on the side - a vegetable garden and. Soon we bought a plot from a neighbor. The mighty grew on it. How they smelled when they bloomed! It was an offer you couldn't refuse.

The husband gave the task: all the nooks of the garden must be worked out so that there are cute corners, benches, a tea-drinking area and places for cultural pastime with friends. "And the utility yard is obligatory!" - said mom and dad. They voted for the acquisition of the site, since he was solving this very problem. They hired specialists, and the work was in full swing. New lawns were laid out and over 300 trees and bushes were planted.

Give me a decent frame!

Soon, visiting our friends in a garden near Kiev, we saw limestone sculptures. We got acquainted with the sculptor, we agreed on the sketches, and three months later he invited us to a viewing.

There were six sculptures, they were wonderful, but we wanted lucky number 7. The husband immediately proposed the candidacy of a ram.
When the sculptures appeared in our garden, they not only changed it, but also required new landscape solutions. I wanted to raise completely new level color solutions, add a colorful plant frame to the sculptures, make the garden interesting in all seasons.

There were other reasons that made us think about redesigning the garden: a huge area of ​​the lawn - more than 25 acres. Mowing with a good wide-cut self-propelled mower took 5 hours, grass could be fed to a herd of cows, it became impossible to remove moles from the site, the paths were narrow and uncomfortable. By this time I had found "my" designer, and when I found out that she was in charge the Blooming Planet training center, immediately enrolled in the courses.

Age of Civilization

Elena Konstantinova did not immediately agree to take on our garden. But one day we lured her to visit, drank tea, conducted country-garden conversations. Later she confessed that she immediately fell in love with our century-old linden trees ... We spent many hours discussing the future garden. Her suggestions were so consonant with our ideas that we gave her freedom of action without hesitation and never regretted it.
The world was turning upside down before our eyes. Moreover, literally, not figuratively, hundreds of cubic meters of land migrated from one end of the site to another. At the same time, only one machine of fertile soil was additionally purchased! As a result, the entire section was completely reoriented, leveled and drained.
A new one has appeared with an area of ​​about 40 m2 with a smooth coastline. It has a deep wintering place for crucians and shallow water zones with marsh irises and cattails. We never imagined that such a size and wondrous beauty could grow in our climate. Her husband's dream of a full-flowing brook with a wide bed also came true.

Along the shores, multi-colored dragonflies swing freely, and on the Schönoplektus in summer. The stream originates from a spring gushing out of the rock, at the source of which a very beautiful weeping spring grows. New retaining walls of dry masonry appeared, small steps with pockets for ground cover plants increased the decorative effect.

Arrangement of 7 pieces

The picturesque alley 15 m long is decorated with lanterns. She is taken in a pergola, entwined girlish grapes, clematis, lemongrass, honeysuckle. At the end, framed by chubushniki and park roses, a sculpture proudly stands "Time loop"- a semblance of a Mobius strip on a Doric column.

"Young woman" gracefully landed on the deciduous rhododendrons against the backdrop of black pines among the purple foxgloves. In the spring she "picks" tulips, and in June - strawberries. Surrounded by sheared shapes, this is undoubtedly the most spectacular composition of the garden.

"Snail" crawls under huge linden trees along a path of glossy periwinkle leaves, in spring - among multi-colored crocuses and tulips, and in summer hides in astilbe and ferns.

"Lamb" peacefully grazes among thyme, Carpathian bells and fescue, anemones soar above it.

"Wave" bends and pours strength under the spruce. From the moment we met her, the spruce has grown from a baby into a huge beauty, and only an annual haircut does not allow her to grow to the size of the Kremlin New Year tree.

On the retaining wall behind the house, among junipers, chubushnik bushes and park roses, it is important to "Renaissance"- the largest of the sculptures.

And, finally, in front of the house, among the multi-tiered flower beds, there is a small sculpture "Two hearts"... Not very noticeable, modest, like the first love, but at all times of the year it is surrounded by a halo of bright colors, symbolizing the strength and joy of this feeling.

Walking in the garden

Wide paths of gray sandstone were laid along the territory. To brighten up their color uniformity, we put them interspersed with yellow sandstone, as well as interspersed with sea stones from the Crimea. You can finally walk hand in hand! The path, smoothly curving, escorts us from one corner of the garden to another through a wrought-iron bridge, past flowering onions strewn with flowers or viburnum berries, a wrought-iron gazebo, around which our always young parents wind terrenkur circles.

Bushes and trees have combined into groups that are very diverse in shape, structure and color. The husband later admitted that he did not even imagine the existence of such a number of shades of green and yellow in nature. He also refers to the merits of our garden as a combination of practicality and beauty - the basis of the Art Nouveau style. We manage the garden with one assistant, since it is technologically advanced and quite easy to care for.

Numerous dumps of pebbles and pine bark mulch, huge clumps of perennials planted with monochrome spots leave no chance for weeds. Compositions and flower beds, which freed the lawn from single plantings, made it convenient for mowing and maintaining. And only a few crocus glades are allowed to disturb the smooth surface of the lawn in early spring, when everything around has not yet woken up from hibernation.

Sheared forms from the most common bushes of barberry, spirea, stefanadra and hawthorn, together with evergreens, create the volume, shape and structure of the garden and are especially indispensable in winter and early spring. Combinations of all kinds of vertical forged and wooden structures, stone surfaces and statues allowed us to create cute corners and green rooms that we subconsciously dreamed of.

We wanted our garden to have a Russian accent, not French or English. So that it combines the scope of a Russian estate with the comfort of an old Moscow dacha. And at the same time, so that it is modern and incorporates the achievements of landscape art. I was lucky enough to participate in the extremely interesting and exciting process of creating a Garden with a capital letter. It has become our pride, a place for family celebrations and meetings with friends, and sculptures have become its hallmark.

Illustrations to the material: Olga Kopytova, Olga Petina.

Decide which style of landscape design to choose for suburban area the task is quite difficult. Every person who dreams of his own plot or is already the owner of a summer cottage, a country house cherishes in his dreams the idea of beautiful garden... To realize your dream, you need to correctly define the tasks that need to be solved. And the most important thing is to choose the strength of the landscape of your future site. Our article will help you in solving this problem.

Styles are conventionally divided into 2 types: regular and landscape.

Regular style- got its distribution in France. In this style, everything should be strict, but in a small garden it is difficult to arrange a regular style, since such a garden provides for long walks through the labyrinths. In France, this style matched exquisite fountains and beautiful architecture.

Landscape style much simpler than regular. The characteristic of the landscape style is that it is natural, it implies irregular shapes... For people who have chosen this style, this is a place where you can take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Regular styles

1) French style landscape design was formed in the era of classicism. The humanists of this time strove for clarity of forms and lines, balance of compositions, symmetry and geometric correctness of contours, proportionality and simplicity. The creator of Versailles, the gardener-architect André Le Nôtre can be considered the founder of the French style in gardening art. If you have not been to Versailles, then the less distant Peterhof will allow you to imagine the solemnity and grandeur characteristic of the French style.

Landscapes in this style are characterized by spacious terraces, calm reservoirs without waterfalls, paths paved with artificially aged stone, clipped plants. However, in the parks of the 18th century, spacious and bright, low staircases, wide steps or simply inclined planes were often used instead. The idea of ​​French parks often boiled down to highlighting the grace of a house or palace. Instead of fences, this style suggests using moats with water that do not visually limit the space and often appear unexpectedly in front of walking guests. For this effect of surprise, ditches-fences were once called "ah-ah". Now, time-consuming canals have been replaced by graceful wrought-iron grilles.

In regular park construction, every little thing is thought out. Benches, gazebos, bridges, park sculptures, fountains, curbs and even street vases are located in optimal places from the point of view of a landscape architect.

But, perhaps, the alleys can be considered the main feature of the French style. They can be parallel or diverge from the composition center, they can intersect (almost always at right angles) or abut against the shore of the reservoir, but they will organize the symmetry of space that distinguishes the regular style from any other.

The alleys of a French park must be wide, spacious, and impeccably straight. The central alley should face the main building of the composition; as a rule, it is formed by dense planting of one type of trees. Those of you who have been to old estates, most likely, have seen centuries-old lindens, hornbeams, ash trees, or maples, which are especially beautiful in autumn. Rowan looks gracefully on short alleys, and in general it can be noted that exotic trees, when laid out in a French style, are inferior to domestic tree species.

The second exit of the alley traditionally led to a free space with maximum visibility. Nowadays, when it is not easy to find an unnecessary palace for such design delights, the alleys often lead to garden sculptures, gazebos or fountains.

The most interesting element of the French style is the labyrinth. It became a property not only of royal parks, but also of estates in some Malye Sekhnovichi. Maze in landscape design is, as a rule, a thicket of shrubs with paths among them. The layout of the regular park here presupposes, first of all, a geometric shearing of the bush. As with other French-style elements, the maze requires a significant amount of space. For their creation, juniper, honeysuckle could be used, although there are also known cases of adaptation to the hazel labyrinth. In the 18th century, when the style flourished, boxwood was popular in domestic parks, which, alas, constantly froze out.

The flowerbeds in such gardens and parks are bright, often a symmetrical geometric ornament is also formed from flowering plants. However, historically, flower beds in French-style parks are borrowed from the Dutch school, they do not become the leading elements of park decor. But the French style did not borrow the planning features from the Dutch. But there are unique elements here - bosquets, which are essentially a flower bed, but made of trees. They are a compact planting of trees (sometimes at a distance of only 30-50 cm), forming an enclosed space. The area inside such a landing is sometimes called the "green office". A bosquet can be a fountain or sculpture frame.

2) Italian style. This style of landscape design is created according to the laws of the regular style. It is a small garden near the house, often surrounded by trimmed hedges. The surface of such a garden is geometrically divided by straight or diagonal paths. In the center of the garden, there is often a fountain or pond that surrounds a flower garden or paved area.

The Italian garden can be called a real work of art, which combines nature and art in harmony. The Italian garden is often located on rather difficult terrain. If the garden does not have height differences, then fill terraces and retaining walls are made, lined with stone or decorated with sculptures, niches or a balustrade. Decorated stairs and ramps are also used so that the terraces are interconnected and make up a single composition. A lot of stone is one of the important differences in the Italian style. It is used to make fences, stairs and ramps for connecting terraces, and also make fountains, cascades, pavilions in the park, balustrades, etc. Decorative items such as benches, flowerpots and statues can also be stone. Paving sites, paths and alleys are made of stone. In the center or along the axis of the garden, there are fountains, streams and some other water compositions typical of the Italian garden. The noise of the water brings some dynamics into the garden and becomes its musical accompaniment. Vegetation is of great importance for the organization of the Italian garden. The most popular are trees with a wide crown - cypress and oak. For a green hedge, laurel, myrtle or boxwood are used. The components of the green massif are mainly oaks, poplar, chestnut, fruit trees, elm, olives. For groups, conifers are used - cypress and Italian pine. Pergolas are used curly roses, ivy and grapes. Flowers in the Italian style are used sparingly, since their placement should be well and clearly planned.

One of the main features of the Italian garden is the indispensable use of curly trimming of bushes. There are many trees and shrubs (coniferous and deciduous) that grow quickly and tolerate cutting very well: thuja, barberry, spruce, derain, etc. Often the Italian garden is characterized by the use of hedges and vegetable borders as a backdrop for fountains, decorative vases or sculptures. also in italian style a combination of both abstract and geometric shapes is used. The main thing in this case is imagination and a bold creative approach.

3) Moorish or Muslim style. A characteristic feature of this style is the use of several squares, the center of the composition is a fountain or pond, and around it, plants are planted in a geometric sequence and paths are broken. Pools and fountains are often faced with marble or decorative glass, it is worth remembering that water in Islam is sacred, it is purification and life, without it the Garden of Eden is simply impossible to imagine. The framing of such a garden are galleries, which are entwined with roses or wild grapes. A characteristic feature of such a garden is the aroma corner, where they planted spices- such a heavenly place will surely please the owners who adore spices and unusual aromas. Tiled or mosaic paving is common in the courtyard - it is both simple and elegant.

Landscape styles

1) English style. This style is based on naturalness, it is a harmonious combination of human works with the gifts of nature. There is no place for symmetry, geometric lines and shapes, most often the main role is played not by the house, but by the garden, while the building is hidden behind dense bushes or entwined with wild grapes. Picturesque ponds, winding paths, planted in tiers of plants - all this is a landscape style. If you have an uneven area, don't worry as this style involves alternating hills, slopes and flat areas. For ponds, it is worth creating a natural frame - planting near-water plants, sprinkling the soil with sand or pebbles, the paths should be paved with wild stone or cuts from tree trunks. Low bushes are planted along the paths, but there are few flowers in the English garden - most often they are wildflowers and unobtrusive garden flowers - chamomile, calendula, aster, bell, and they are planted not in flower beds, but in chaotic groups.

2) Japanese style. The Japanese Garden is truly one of the most mysterious gardens, and in many ways this mystery lies in its simplicity. That is why he is so attractive. Japanese style is also a special philosophy, and it affects the life of the owner of the garden, actively helping him. In the matter of getting rid of stress, finding inner harmony, the Japanese garden has no equal: here all the elements of style have been verified over the centuries for this very purpose. it lung garden leaving (although at first it seems difficult). But at the same time he is one of the most "professional".

A sense of proportion and taste are very important here, because a Japanese garden is a work of landscape art. And therefore, in order for such a garden to look organic in our conditions, it is not necessary to literally copy all of its elements. Do not try to create it exactly as it traditionally happens in Japan, but use the motives, techniques, symbolism of this garden, using your visual means. Most often, a garden in this style occupies a small area, its beauty is in symbolism. Stone sculptures and figurines framing a pond, a light gazebo, and natural vegetation will be appropriate here. Blooming sakura, the embodiment of beauty and resilience, occupies a special place in the Japanese garden. Bonsai, a bonsai tree, will live perfectly in our climate, conifers and low bushes. Do not forget about stones - chaotic heaps and intricate compositions will complement the Japanese garden.

3) Chinese style. Has similarities to Japanese. The main feature in the hierarchy of elements in the decor: the subordination of one to another. Another feature is the use of feng shui teachings: maintaining harmony between elements of landscape design and between nature and man. In this vision, the balance between water and land is harmoniously maintained, the harmony of clean areas with planted plants. Japanese-style elements are often used: trees having non-standard shape, statues of idols or mythical heroes, lined with decorative rocks.

In the foreground in such a garden - water and stones, and only then architecture. Flowers play only a fleeting role, they will organically fit coniferous trees, bamboo, undersized shrubs, but the lawn may be absent altogether. You should definitely build a wooden peaked gazebo for outdoor tea ceremonies, stretch a bridge across the pond, and Chinese lanterns can be hung around the perimeter of the site.

Contemporary styles

1) Country style. The country style garden has a rustic charm, it is a no-stalgic peasant garden. His main motto is naturalness and ease. Gardens of this style are common throughout the world; and in each country the rural garden has its own flavor. Country music is characterized by some carelessness, cheerfulness, a motley mixture of bright colors. This is a garden where many things grow and many accessories are present. But the negligence here is actually very thoughtful. A country garden does not require complex maintenance and can be arranged on a plot of any size, but the optimal one is from 6 to 12 acres. There are no special requirements for the shape and location of the site, but it is desirable that it is not in the forest.

Cosy country style: in fact, it is in search of this unique comfort that many people buy summer cottages. A characteristic feature of this style is the use of simple and uncomplicated forms and natural materials. The texture and color of the decorative elements should be similar to the material from which the house is built - it can be stone, wood or brick. The garden is full different colors- here flower beds with bright flowers are appropriate - mallow, peonies, phlox, marigold, dahlias and others.

There are no visual restrictions in such compositions. It is advisable to make furniture yourself - as a last resort, chairs can be made from hemp, and a table from several boards. You can decorate the site with clay pots, wattle, old painted buckets or barrels - the main thing is not to be afraid to show your imagination and then your summer cottage will be really unusual and very cozy.

2) Modern- one of the most graceful and mysterious styles, and he came to the garden from the interior. The Art Nouveau style that took shape at the beginning of the 20th century had such a strong influence on the culture as a whole that it simply could not fail to manifest itself in the garden design. The main highlight of the Art Nouveau style is the line.

The lines of the mo-turf are smooth, flowing, mesmerizing, arched. They seem to flow into themselves. The style is not the simplest, because here, like nowhere else, the connections of the zones between yourself and the garden with the house should be perfect. A well-made garden in this style is similar to music. It has something of a Japanese garden: the same elegance, meaningfulness. The Art Nouveau plot is mostly decorative, but despite its apparent simplicity, it requires careful maintenance. Optimal is a plot of medium and large sizes - from 10 acres, the shape is best of all complex, irregular. The area should not be too dry.- Repair, decoration of premises

A garden for decorative purposes, in which there are many attractive landscape views, interesting plant compositions, plastic solutions, is considered to be landscape. This type of garden traditionally has another name, English, because it was in England that the foundations were laid, the principles of the Landscape Garden were formed.

The British loved their gardens, appreciated the beauty of plants and tried to surround themselves beautiful views... The craftsmen tried to preserve the beauty and naturalness of living nature as much as possible, carefully adapting it to the conditions of a particular garden. There is a tradition of organizing live rocker plantings in a free or sheared form, creating mixed flower beds continuous flowering, in which shrubs and even trees were often present. This is how the concept of mixborder was born. Later, countless options and modifications appeared, but the main principles of the Landscape Garden remained the same - a combination of bright expressiveness and natural naturalness.

In the landscape garden, all plants are planted in free groups. They complement each other and have something in common with texture, color, or shape. New colors flare up and go out, but the decorative effect is preserved. Here, hosts are landed at the edge of the paths. On the right they are supported by a pink chelone, on the left - park roses... A winding path, densely overgrown with plants fading at the end of summer on both sides, invites you to walk along it to the house. Its roof is barely visible from the branches of trees and overgrown bushes. In a landscape garden, there are usually a lot of various plants, both woody and shrub, they are mixed with branches and intertwined with crowns, and flowers replace each other in bloom from spring to autumn.

Relaxation area with comfortable garden furniture is located on a paved area surrounded on all sides by a green mowed lawn. A variety of herbaceous perennials, including cereals, are planted along its edges in lush groups. The color scheme is designed in warm colors. The furniture is painted white. All these simple tricks bring a sense of light and joy even on a cloudy day.

In a landscape garden, some elements from regular gardens are quite appropriate. For example, here is a low sheared border that organizes the garden space in a special way. A wide variety of flowers are mixed in the flower beds, unexpected combinations sound, but on the whole the picture seems orderly and picturesque.

In this flower border, the most different plants: perennial, annual and tuberous. All possible colors are presented without regard to any rules. This mixed floral border is filled with volumes and shapes, saturated with colors and, together with a branchy tree on the left, creates a picturesque picture of a raging summer.

The inner space of a shady garden. Here the tone is set by a spreading old tree with a powerful relief trunk and gnarled branches. It is artistic and significant. Beneath it is a large mowed lawn with a bright green grass carpet, and all the plants are scattered around the periphery of the garden, clinging to the walls of the house in groups. There are no bright and flashy colors here. A serene sense of peace is created. At the same time, the entire composition appears to be a complete landscape painting.

A flower garden of perennials along the bend of the path. At the end of summer, many flowers have already faded, remaining in the composition only in leafy curtains. Others are still in full splendor. Grasses are golden, red burnet cones play in the wind on long, thin peduncles. Roses and catnips are still in bloom. Loosestrife and purple monarda bushes enhance the lilac note. A little further in the group, golden yellow notes are guessed. All plants in the composition are carefully selected, but their free mixed volumes convince the viewer of the naturalness of the flower garden. The whole picture looks picturesque from spring to autumn.

A spectacular white garden is organized on either side of the winding path. Aquilegia bloom wildly, supported only by blooming Astrantia and already overgrown Miscanthus. In the distance to the left, the “Aureya” mockers bloom. Their yellow leaves provide a soft contrast to both white flowers and green foliage. In the right group, a yellow echo sounds in the leaves of the hosta.

Classic mixborder from herbaceous plants designed according to the principle of the department. Low plants are collected in the foreground, while the middle and background are intertwined in places, which creates a special feeling of depth and volume. Color palette in classical traditions - on a combination of lilac and bright yellow tones, but the color is spaced apart, and the intermediate group in whitish tones softens the direct contrast. Thanks to all these tricks, the whole composition looks very natural and picturesque. The plants are planted in large clumps, contrasting with the shape of the inflorescences, the density of the flowering layers. A special mood of lightness, dynamics are given to the group by cereals: reed grass, miscanthus and pinnacle.

A fragment of a flower garden with roses and lavender. Flowers are arranged in clusters, accented with low trimmed borders, behind which are raging roses, lavender, sweet peas, delphiniums and salvia. The composition is decorated with a wrought-iron openwork arcade, painted in blue, played in flower beds. In the background there are lush clumps of bushes, among which is a huge magnificent bush of hydrangea paniculata "Grandiflora".

Calm composition of stonecrops. Some of them have already faded, others have not yet fully blossomed, but, supported by other perennials, form an interesting decorative group, contrasting with shape, color, volumes. On the periphery, taller plants are collected in the wings. The whole composition looks natural and at the same time very picturesque.

A fragment of a lush mixborder with a purple accent. Herbaceous perennials, annuals, and shrubs are collected here. They are planted in large picturesque clumps and are combined in volume and color, softly contrasting with the shape of the inflorescences and texture. The composition is classic - a mixborder of a one-sided view, but the whole picture pleases with a pleasant combination of complementary color tones and the ability to consider the features of the texture.

The White Garden is made along the profile of the path and is bounded by a clipped hedge. The group includes plants that bloom in white, and those in the leaves of which there is a white color. Both sides are built on the principle of a pulpit and are limited along the lower edge by borders: on the right from flowering Iberis, on the left from evergreen sheared shrub. The hybrid nightshade bushes set the rhythm, without which the filling of the flower garden would look just like a flower mass. It should be added that this white garden is not in a very advantageous position. In bright sun, the white color loses its depth and texture. White compositions are best placed with light shading.

Trees have grown in the old garden. The multi-stemmed thuja on the right is crowned and looks completely unusual. Its crown hangs over the roof of the house, over the lawn and the path, creating a certain lyrical mood. The paths are lost among the lawn, but the plants are grouped into small compositions and there is a feeling of spaciousness and tranquility. On a cloudy day, even, slightly blurred lighting reigns here, and in sunny weather, the sun glare comes into play, penetrating through the crowns of trees.

A landscape garden is, of course, not a park, with its vastness, but the principles of organization are still the same. Picturesque views, the ratio of open and closed spaces, backstage, the play of direct and reverse perspective, free groups of plants, expressive combinations, the spirituality of nature in all its manifestations, whether it be plant forms, water or stone. When these principles are followed, a landscape garden can be created in very small spaces.

In a landscape garden, relief areas always look advantageous, plastic solutions supported by plantings, reservoirs, paved and trodden paths, "random" objects in the form of picturesquely laid out stone blocks, tree cuts and stumps. It is in the landscape garden that seasonal changes play an important role, change color accents, the presence of special qualities such as thorns and thorns, berries and seedlings, twisted trunks and textured bark. All this brings a special mood to the landscape garden. A landscape garden is always a garden of mood.

Mixed crowns, large, loose curtains, contrast of textures, seasonal color metamorphoses, dried branches and driftwood - all these are indispensable components of a landscape garden, which are included in the general game and, together with dew and fog, sunrise and sunset, create the right mood.

A pond in a landscape garden, be it a pond or a stream, meets the same principles of a picturesque painting. It should seem absolutely natural, although it is made of artificial materials and is decorated mainly with varietal plant forms. Creating a water garden in a landscape style, combining garden plants in its design, you need to try to achieve the convincing nature of the landscape, its special poetic mood.

Continuing the theme of a reservoir in a landscape garden, it is worth making a reservation that some exaggeration, recognizable historical features may well be present. Like a formal body of water or a canal in a landscaped garden. It is clear that this is a hand-made element, but it does not contradict the principles. The garden as a whole looks natural and picturesque, and it should not exactly copy the natural landscape, but only evoke associations and create a mood. It is important not to overdo it with decoration, not to introduce contradictory elements and flashy combinations of both colors and materials. In the photo there is a landscape pond with freely growing frog grass and a curtain of miscanthus, and the coastline is deliberately accentuated by linear stone filling and reinforced with slabs in the second line.

Plant compositions in a landscape garden should look natural, but they usually consist of selected garden forms, with an accented decorative effect... Often, in a landscape style, it is required to place an exposition of a collection of certain plants. These conventions are perfectly acceptable when basic principles are not violated. So there can be plants nearby, albeit from different regions and even from different continents, but growing in nature in similar conditions. In such plants, the main recognizable features are pronounced: fleshy or needle-like leaves, tall stems or pressed, creeping form of growth, etc. In a landscape garden, plants should seem to be taken from similar conditions, then some convention is quite forgivable.

Everyone's favorite hosts come from the forested areas of the Japanese islands and the Far Eastern region. For all their self-sufficiency and variety of garden forms, hosts still look more spectacular and more natural in compositions with other plants. According to the law of the landscape style, established combinations have developed, which enhance the decorativeness of the host, and at the same time look natural. The best companions for them are astilbe, astrantia, cuff, catchment, meadowsweet and buzulniks, cereals and in particular miscanthus, cuff and many more garden plants, which do not contradict the hosts in their appearance and grow in nature in similar conditions.

In a landscape garden, such liberties are quite acceptable, as in the photo - a garden trellis made of cut branches of trees. Often for the same purpose, willow twigs are used, which take root easily and begin to overgrow with leaves. From untreated pieces of wood, with fragments of bark and lichens on the surface, from dry reed stalks, all kinds of devices and decorative elements are traditionally made: stands, trellises, pergolas, arches, wicker mats and roof elements and many more recognizable and typical for different peoples useful things for the garden ...

A garden made in a landscape tradition may well be combined with modern buildings. With a skillful spatial solution, the use of natural plant forms, soft plastic lines and calm color combinations, it is quite possible to achieve a good result, combining at first glance incompatible things. The main principle of the landscape garden - naturalness - remains in priority positions, which implies in this case: do not abuse contrasts, do not pile up alien and contradictory elements of decoration, do not use flashy color combinations, do not shrink the details.

The landscape style in garden design, which is also called English, is more similar to the natural landscape. The main note in such a stylistic solution of the garden is the unity of man with nature. As you can see in the photo, this style does not imply any clear arrangement of elements on the territory, there is even some negligence and asymmetry. At the same time, it is important here that all the details of the territory fit organically into the landscape and at the same time do not violate the harmony of nature.

A hedge in the country

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The landscape garden, as such, originated in England around the 18th century. Thanks to the development of romanticism, the English style appeared. Here, the single perception of man with nature is of prime importance, in which their interconnection is closely felt. Such architects like William Kent, Charles Bridgeman and Lanceloa Brown contributed to the formation of this trend in landscape design.

In those days, this direction began to be widely used. in France where strict French landscape ensembles prevailed. Also, the formation of this stylistic direction was influenced by and East, where they denied bombast and artificiality, but on the contrary preferred the naturalness and harmony of man with nature.

Garden style

Landscape style today

The landscape style today is a simpler ensemble that can be created in almost any type of garden. The English garden is a little less expensive, it also requires less work and further care... Since in any landscape design, several adjustments are made and it turns out completely new style, which is shown in the photo below.

The good thing about the landscape style is that it doesn't require large space... The English garden is also divided into small areas. In creating a garden, the main elements should have soft and at the same time maximally smooth lines, and there should be a gradual transition from one to the other.

Landscape style on the site

In the design of a park of this stylistic direction, the relief remains the same; there is no need to use retaining walls and other structures. Any type of relief irregularities can be played up, and any territory can be emphasized with the help of individual details. Also, most architects today use such a method of relief transformation as geoplastics, which involves an architectural and artistic change in relief.

A landscape image in the garden can be obtained by including a couple of types of grasses in the lawn seed mixture. Quite often it is decorated with Mauritanian lawn which looks pretty fancy and looks like a great rug. Alternative lawn options can also be used - dumping or ground cover plants.

The English garden and the arrangement of plants in it

The landscape garden is also distinguished by the fact that the plants in it are arranged in tiers - large-sized plants, hedges, shrubs, borders, and also flower beds. All plantings are located independently from each other, in groups. A landscape style is distinguished by a huge number of different flower beds, such landscape design is dominated by:

• mixborders;
• rocky gardens imitating mountain landscapes.

You can take a look at the options for such gardens in the photo.

The English garden and the arrangement of plants in it

In such a garden, there are also beautiful tapeworms that give a unique atmosphere to the entire territory. On such a site, honey plants are often planted, which attract bees, as well as bumblebees. The already existing landings of large-sized ones do not generally change. In the shade of large trees, a cozy whist can be located, which can be hidden in the back of the garden. In such a landscape landscape, plants with foliage and flowers of various shades are selected; quite often architects use gardens with continuous flowering in landscaping.

Landscape style water element

A landscape park cannot be imagined without a reservoir . There is no need to choose huge reservoirs that look unnatural for your small summer cottage. This style implies fuzzy coastlines, and coastal plants should be randomly planted. But some owners of private houses already have a natural body of water. In this case, it is necessary to take advantage of the new options for the layout of the park and landscaping. However, this style means the presence of natural bodies of water in the garden.

Water element

Visually, the reservoir will be better perceived if it is oval or round. The pond on the territory is quickly populated by various small animals, which further brings the dacha territory much closer to the wild. The organization of channels or streams will also be an excellent solution. On flat territories, streams of a flat type are organized, which have a winding channel, on uneven ones, streams of mountain types with drops are created. The movement and noise in the water will bring the garden to life.

Live hedges and flower arrangements

There are also hedges in the garden. However, unlike the regular style, it is supposed to use uncut hedges of flowering trees and shrubs. However, hedges and neatly trimmed curbs can also be used. Most architects use a technique such as bersot.

Live hedges and flower arrangements

Numerous arches and pergolas that are entwined climbing plants, are able to divide the territory into separate parts and serve for its zoning. Also, for the zoning of the site, wood fences, metal fences, as well as various screens are used.

Each garden owner strives to ennoble his site according to fashion and his own preferences. Landscape style is a traditional and always modern garden design, which provides for the natural arrangement of plants and minimal human intervention in the natural landscape.

History and varieties of landscape style

The landscape (natural) style in landscape design originated in the 18th century in England, as opposed to the then fashionable regular park style that reigned in France.

In contrast to the strict, rectilinear outlines and careful shearing of plants in a regular style, which emphasized the civilized taming of the plant environment, the natural style mimicked natural landscapes, evoking thoughts of harmony in nature. The landscape style spread throughout Europe and then around the world, acquiring new features depending on local environmental conditions and tastes.

Currently, several varieties of landscape style can be distinguished: the original English landscape design itself, the forest style, the romantic style, the Natur Garden style. All of them are similar in that they do not accept strict straight lines, flat planes and strict geometric shapes.

Features of the landscape style

To create a garden with a natural landscape, you need a plot of at least 12-14 acres. A small garden will not be able to fully convey a full-fledged harmonious picture and will only contain fragments of the landscape style.

The garden should look natural, but this does not mean that the plants are neglected and unkempt. Approaching maximum naturalness, the natural style streamlines the shape of the paths, arrangement and arbors.

You can create a garden in a landscape style both on a hilly area and on a plain. The choice of plants will be different, but the basic principles of garden design will be the same:

1. Smooth lines. Natural style does not tolerate straight lines, sharp corners and symmetry. The paths should be winding and asymmetrical. The banks of the reservoirs should not be perfectly flat.
2. Natural materials in the decor. We give priority to wood and stone. You can use clay statues and wrought iron lamps. Modern plastic jewelry and the figures will not fit into the natural design.
3. Recognizable plants. The garden should be filled with those plants and shrubs that are characteristic of the area. It is not recommended to use exotic flowers and unknown herbs.
4. Calm colors. The beauty of the landscape is emphasized by calm colors. It is green, purple, white, pale pink, silver. The natural landscape does not need to be artificially decorated with colorful flowers, which will bring an unnatural riot of colors and flashy shades.
5. Free growth of plants. Of course, the bushes need to be trimmed, the lawns mowed, and the flowers thinned out. But there is no need for curly modeling of plants, the creation of artificial topiary.

Creating a landscape style in the garden

You need to start decorating a garden in a landscape style with zoning the site and designing paths. All roads to the house, reservoirs, flower beds and gazebos should be rounded and smooth. Straightness of the diagonals is excluded. Tracks are created to admire the surrounding nature, and not to cover the distance along the shortest route. Therefore, it is recommended to organize winding paths with bifurcations. Paths are best made of stones or gravel. Sandy paths framed by wild-growing herbs look beautiful.

The lawn in the garden should be neatly trimmed. It is advisable to use traditional grass lawn, the neatness of which will compensate for the "irregularity" of the plants, creating a feeling of well-groomed.

Flower beds and flower beds are an integral part of the landscape style. To obtain a picturesque landscape, you need to choose natural restrained colors and shades. On the flower beds, pink and jasmine bushes will look advantageous. Lilac or boxwood can be placed along the paths.

When choosing perennials, you should pay attention to sage, geranium, and lilies. Spring garden will decorate with tulips, daffodils and snowdrops. Plants need to be planted closer to each other to create the appearance of naturalness.

The naturalness of the garden can be given by small lawns, which are planted with field grasses or strawberry bushes. To give the garden nobility and sophistication, you can plant decorative apple trees, pears, chestnuts.

The recreation area with a gazebo and benches can be separated by thuja or silvery willow. The gazebo should be located in the most remote corner of the garden, preferably next to a reservoir. The garden in a natural style provides for the shade of the recreation area, therefore, in the immediate vicinity of the gazebo, you can plant a blue spruce or oak. Raspberry bushes next to the recreation area will add a touch of romanticism.

We make benches from stone or wood. Forged designs with twisted patterns are also suitable.

A body of water is not a necessary element of the natural style, but a pond or a winding river will give the garden a special charm. Near the reservoir, masonry, entwined with bindweed or ivy, looks good. It would be appropriate to have an artificial or dam in the garden. The pond can be decorated with lilies and water lilies. It is not recommended to put on water surface artificial flowers or bird figures: everything inanimate will ruin the overall picture of the garden.

Popular in landscape style are the duckweed ponds, which are inhabited by crucian carp or colored koi. If the pond is large, then you can settle swans or ducks in the garden, the main thing is that the bird houses are invisible. But keep in mind that caring for the animals is going to be a lot of hassle!

Decorating the walls of a house is one of the important components of the landscape landscape. The walls of the building can be hidden behind vines of grapes or fragrant hops. The porch of the house will be well decorated with clematis or nasturtium.

It is recommended to plant fragrant flowers such as roses, violets under the windows. The composition of mallow and delphinium looks great if you place it along the path to the house. Garden sculptures can be placed in the immediate vicinity of the dwelling: marble statues and clay figures.

At the entrance to the house, you can place large wooden tubs with flowers, clay pots with low-growing shrubs.

Bird nests and feeders go well with this style. Nests can be made from thin willow branches and placed in lilac or jasmine bushes.

The landscape style does not allow for solid fences and high fences. Forged carved lattices entwined with roses or ivy will ideally fit into the landscape. Hedges made from perennial shrub or vines. The fence should be decorative and serve as an additional decoration for the garden.

Conclusion

The garden, decorated in a natural style, will create a unique mood of unity with nature. Recreate the harmony of nature on your own personal plot- quite a feasible task. It is enough to take into account the peculiarities of the landscape and choose the right plants, and you will get a great place to relax from the bustle of the city.

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