Styles of landscape design and their characteristic features
On the suburban area there is a special freedom of creativity - the owner can realize any idea, build his own space around the house. Sometimes such estates come across where slides, fountains, sculptures, arbors are collected, but there is no holistic picture that makes the summer cottage memorable. To create a really interesting image of your garden that can delight and amaze you, before drawing up a design project, building and land works, acquiring plants and garden accessories, you need to study the styles of landscape design and focus on one.
The beginnings of landscape design appeared immediately as primitive people decided on the concept of their own home: pebble paving in front of the cave can be compared with the modern arrangement of the driveway to the suburban mansion. Gardeners and chief architects in the palaces of the ancient rulers (Assyria, Babylon, Egypt), who delighted the eyes of the overlords with the results of their work, did not even imagine that they were landscape designers, but laid the foundations of the science of a harmonious change in the world. Hanging Gardens of Babylon - the creation of a genius landscape architect, were recognized by the ancients as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Versailles Park - the no less grandiose and magnificent brainchild of Andre Lenotra, closer to our time, is considered a textbook example, the pinnacle of landscape art, and the Japanese "Rock Garden »Ryoan-dzi in Kyoto, whose atmosphere is painted with religious and philosophical notes, has become one of the forefathers of the minimalism style in design and architecture.
Vertical, horizontal, volume and four elements
All components of landscape design successfully fit into the rule “combine top, bottom and shape”, and also symbolically support 4 natural elements (wood, water, stone,air) when filling the landscape. An additional component, giving the ability to draw any geometric shapes, emphasize accent objects, is light.
Air
Water
A rock
Tree
Shine
Horizontal
Panoramic view
Ponds
Ponds
Streams
Garden paths
Driveways
Parking areas
Patio
Ornamental shrubs
Creeping plants
Track Highlight
Artificial lighting ponds
Vertical
“Light at the end of the tunnel” - a light window inviting you for a walk at the end of the alley
Cascades Waterfalls
Retaining walls
Columns
Stone arches
Full sized trees
Vertical gardening
Freestanding lights
Volume
Open spaces (lawn, paved area)
Volumetric fountains
Garden stoves
Sculptures Fireplace
Topiary
MAFs (arbor, pergola, trellised canopies)
Light figures Light design of green spaces
When developing a landscape project, it is necessary to interconnect the vertical and horizontal planes, emphasize the necessary volume, create a single space where nothing will be discordant with the overall style decision.
What defines each style: compare features
The starting point for creating a landscape of your own hacienda can be any trifle. The main thing is to correctly classify it, to determine its belonging to style. The love of sandy shades of travertine can lead to the design of a la Italy garden, the opinion that “a rose is the most beautiful of flowers” will suggest the use of English classics, the obligatory presence of lavender aroma is a direct reference to the sun-saturated Provence. Narrow the scope when choosing a style will help the basic characteristics of the garden layout and elements of filling.
Strictness, the use of rectangular shapes when breaking down the garden are different:
Regular (French)
Japanese;
Mauritanian.
Smoothness, roundness of lines is inherent in:
English style;
Country
Russian Art Nouveau;
Chinese
Ecostyle.
The splendor of flowering vegetation, the riot of colors inside a geometrically rigid layout are characteristic of the Moorish garden space, the classic English garden, on the contrary, implies an ideally calibrated range of colors of cool shades, a large amount of greenery, and general color restraint.
Historical styles - an echo of bygone eras
Any historical style of landscape design is a reflection of the corresponding time, painted with national color. Thorough copying of the palace gardens is not relevant today, it requires the scope of possessions, staff of gardeners and tireless cares, but the use of typical techniques, the arrangement of the necessary accents, the selection of suitable plants (originals or local analogues) allows you to create a small-scale object that fits into the style framework. The use of characteristic types of paving, site planning, cutting hedges, arrangement of mandatory zones draws a spectacular style image.
English style: cold stiffness in landscape surroundings
The classic English-style landscape was watched by the heroine of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice novel in Mr. Darcy’s wealthiest estate. The garden was regular and luxurious at the same time. More mundane landscape samples of this type of design are characterized by the smoothness of the outlines of man-made elements (platforms, paths, marking the boundaries of plantations, the contours of reservoirs), restraint in the selection of plants, their color scheme. Cold shades of inflorescences, a combination of pink and blue, the absence of flashy accents are preferred. Particular attention is paid to green spaces and the lawn: in addition to thorough year-round maintenance (mowing, trimming, replacing extinct specimens), species are carefully screened by type and color of foliage. As a result, the English garden looks very well-groomed and harmonious.
When compiling typical English compositions from perennials, the color and dimensional rhythm, the proportional combination of plants among themselves, the versatility of planting, and the timing of flowering are important.
Dutch comfort: canals, mills, tulips
The image of the Dutch garden directly correlates with the nature of the inhabitants of this country and its natural conditions. Forced by the Dutch to gain space for life from the advancing sea, the Dutch greatly value the land, and their gardens are very small. The main features of the Dutch character, reflected in the landscape:
Practicality - the area is used to the maximum, ordinary trees are replaced by dwarf forms;
Reasonableness - each element has its own place (carefully calculated zoning);
Accuracy - the garden is kept in perfect order;
Vivacity - voluminous spots of bright colors, the use of garden figures and mini-objects;
Pride - the most spectacular part of the garden is the stall in front of the house to arouse the admiration of passers-by.
Tasteful rural life
The rustic style (country) of landscape design is characterized by some negligence, a touch of antiquity, and the absence of perfectly calibrated proportions. It seems that the artist with light strokes sketched a pictorial sketch, which suddenly came to life. Wood, stone, willow vine, reeds, clay - all natural materials will find application here. In the country style, the construction of wooden arbors, the creation of man-made ponds and streams, free from the rules of flower beds, where various plants are adjacent, are welcome. The decorative elements involved in creating the garden, full of rural charm - wicker fences, clay pots, flower pots, vibrant garden sculptures, wheels and antique carts, climbing plants, neat framed beds - all that is so sweet to the heart of a tortured city dweller and instantly forms an idyllic picture.
Chinese Garden - Inlaid Secret Box
Graceful lines, the richness of colors, the desire to make simple out of the complex, without violating the natural harmony became special features of the Chinese style in landscape design. The space is artificially stretched due to the large length of winding hiking trails, the inclusion of water compositions in the landscape (pacific calm ponds are replaced by cascading steps), the separation of the garden with light walls with cut holes (“moon gates”), intriguing the visitor, inviting him on a further journey.
The landscape orientation of the garden is emphasized by:
Curved lines of bridges overlapping with the roofs of pagodas, decorative gates;
A skillful combination of two opposing energies: water and stone;
The centrality of the garden composition;
The use of plants with naturally rounded shapes or the use of topiary.
Colonial style: organic, neat, dignity
Colonial style combines two different cultures - introduced from the outside and native. This is an example of mutually enriching synthesis, when the European multinationality of the colonialists, the limited choice of building materials, the variety of exotic local flora resulted in an amazing symbiotic style, which is characterized by warmth, slight negligence, soft coziness. Having pushed the gate of the personal plot designed in the colonial style, I want to exclaim: “Home, sweet home!”. Smooth lines of bright flower beds, rounded outlines of wood compositions are repeated in the routes of garden paths made of brick, slab stone, impregnated wood. The echo of practical application by the first settlers of land allotments is zoning: an orchard and a garden part, which is often made out as a decorative garden in a regular style, stand out.The garden with sun-covered terraces is located behind the house, protected by it from outside views. It is saturated with colors, however, a low wooden fence “like my grandmother”, painted with simple whitewash, is considered the hallmark of the colonial design.
Moorish style: the mystery behind the seven seals
Moorish-style gardens closed to outsiders fully meet the definition of "eye candy and heart-rest." Surrounded by desert and high walls, oases are filled with bright colors with a strong smell, sparkling water of fountains and canals, saturated with green foliage. Oriental luxury has to bliss, enjoy life, uninterrupted pleasures. The Moorish style implies a unity of opposites: everything that a person’s hand created is straightforward, strict, has clear boundaries, everything that is presented by nature, rages in its pristine beauty. In the garden artificially divided into 4 squares, the paths are tiled, creating complex ornaments, and green spaces of different heights are used as screens to hide the private lives of the owners. The garden is decorated with fruit trees, and the queen is a rose. Most preferred are varieties with a lush multi-petal inflorescence and a dense aroma that penetrates all corners of the garden.
Lavender Provence: Antiquity required
At the word "Provence" I recall pictures with rows of purple flowers infinitely far into the distance, but the Provence garden is a small, cozy, lovely space near the house. Typical features of French rustic design:
Aged, shabby wood for garden furniture;
Weathered stone retaining walls and framing flower beds;
Paved paths onto which overgrown plants crawl;
Mandatory curly bed with herbs;
An abundance of lavender in the flower beds, in terracotta pots, separating the resting area with a wrought-iron bench from other areas of the garden;
Climbing plants, braiding arches and pergolas, as a way of shading from the hot sun;
A row of fruit trees with flat crowns formed by a special kind of pruning along the wall of the house.
Layout Features: French Regular Style
Mirroring parts of the garden along the central axis, clear borders, hedged hedges of varying heights, long neat avenues, curly flower borders - these are what distinguish French park ensembles, the creation of which is elevated to the rank of art. The classic elements of a regular palace style are:
Fountains with sculptural groups;
Front door in front;
Ponds of curved-symmetrical forms in a stone frame;
Rows of sheared exotic trees in massive tubs that are cleaned in greenhouses for the winter;
Ideal extensive lawns, as a binder of the whole space;
Flower beds forming a complex geometric pattern;
"Green" secret rooms, labyrinths, amphitheaters.
Romantic trip to Italy
Warm wind, sun, rich aromas are the distinctive features of the Mediterranean climate, which are reflected in the Italian design of the gardens. The classical palace garden park is the symmetry of the layout, trimmed trees in flowerpots, hedges, clearly delimiting space, straight paths, a raised pond, fountains and marble sculptures. The picturesque nature, the richness of flowering plants are balanced by a strict composition of man-made changes in the landscape. In contrast, it is easier to design a small kindergarten with a touch of romance - its characteristic features add a cheerful touch:
A stone patio with furniture combining wood and forging is designed for noisy family meals;
A bench under a pergola entwined with roses or grapes is perfect for afternoon relaxation;
The outdoor terrace, laden with flower pots, gives you the opportunity to admire the stars in the late evening.
Japanese garden: restrained purity of style
The main features of the landscape in the Japanese style is asceticism, compositional accuracy, restraint. Nothing should distract from contemplation of natural harmony or immersion in one’s own thoughts. The obligatory combination of water, stone, living plants creates a special, miniature world where time flows very slowly, where infinity is given to a person to observe willow branches bent over the lake or flying flower petals. When developing the design of the Japanese garden, the right stylistic decision will be:
Asymmetry of the layout of the site;
Miscalculation of species points: any movement through the zones of the Japanese kindergarten should present the viewer with an ideal picture;
Lighting the recreation area with stone lanterns;
Placing beautiful groups of stones, paving paths with separate flat stones framed by a lawn or pebble;
The use of plants sung in Japanese poetry: maples, cherries and plums, chrysanthemums, willows, pines, peonies.
The Garden of Our Time: From Complex to Simple
A modern landscape designer is provided with a large palette of style tools. New directions are individual, but do not require strict standards. The absence of strict restrictions allows you to mix options with each other, complement them with each other, realize interesting ideas. For example, today one of the most popular styles is fantasy. Influenced by "Travel back and forth", "The Witcher", novels about barbarians, sorcerers, treasures of gnomes, customers dream of seeing Hobbitania or the Deep Forest at their site. Yes, sometimes adults also want to live in a fairy tale. The specialist’s task is to realize this desire, filling the surrounding space with mysterious corners under the canopy of woven branches, unknown paths leading to a quiet backwater, “antique” buildings.A cellar from the Shire, an orphanage - the hut of Baba Yaga, a gazebo with an oven, similar to a troll tavern with success will indicate the ownership of possessions in the "kingdom for distant lands."
Alpine meadow + alpine hill = alpine style
The alpine style of landscape design copies the natural beauties of European mountain regions, so it should be used in areas with a serious bias. The central focus is the use of stone of all sizes from boulders to pebbles. Everything will be in place: cobblestone placers, paving, slides and rockeries, “dry streams”, cascading ponds where water splashes along stone slopes, rocky viewing platforms. In combination with the green grass of the lawn, the stone looks most natural. A separate area of the site can be given to an alpine meadow: the flowering forbs waving in the wind will overlap with aromas of spicy herbs (thyme is planted in between fragments of an alpine hill, where, growing, it fills voids along with heathers, creeping stonecrops, awl-shaped phloxes). The classic location of the house at the top of the plot offers a panoramic view of the kaleidoscope of colors characteristic of this style.
Minimalism: Better Less, Better
A small site can be designed in any style, but minimalism can make it not meager, but worthy. “I cut off all that is superfluous,” Michelangelo answered the question of how he creates his marble sculptures. The goal of minimalism is similar - to remove the insignificant, so that the true nature of the garden appears in restraint. The garden space format, designed with engineering precision, is the main idea. Scandinavian approach to the selection of shades (neutral, natural tones are preferred), thoughtful composition, clearly defined boundaries - these are the distinctive features of the design with a sense of dignity.The forms characteristic of minimalism are simple, by reducing the number of decorative accents, the space expands, the eye rests on the greenery and the mirror surface of the water.
Art Nouveau Garden
The main rule of landscape design "the style of the house determines the appearance of the garden" in modernity becomes dogma. The main structure is the center of the whole space. From it, the zones of the plot diverge from the waves, the internal features of the building are copied in external objects. Art Nouveau belongs to the landscape category of garden design: there are no right angles, clear lines. A distinctive feature is the smooth contours, natural bends of garden paths, plant compositions, water objects. The garden breathes peace, the repeatability of outlines in various elements (small architectural forms, decor objects, flower beds, lawn borders) creates an unhurried rhythm that sets you up for a contemplative rest. The effect of appeasement is enhanced by the restrained colors of green spaces and flower beds.
Iris is the central flower of Art Nouveau; it appears in paintings, stained-glass windows, forging, parquet, wooden carvings of the interior decoration of the house, and will perfectly decorate the garden. Graceful flowers on proud peduncles are the very embodiment of style.
Hi-tech: the future is here
Once in the garden, a high-tech person feels like a hero of a fantasy novel on a huge spaceship, which provides everything for a long stay. Highlights of hi-tech style landscape design:
The use of rectangular shapes, pronounced borders;
Filling open areas with mowed grass, stone tiles, pebble dumping;
Main materials: stone, concrete, glass, plastic, processed wood;
Restrained colors;
Use of art objects made of metal, stone, glass, mirrors;
Water bodies without vegetation, enclosed in tight frames.
The most powerful tool for creating a high-tech style garden is light.The backlighting accents, depending on the work of the light groups, various light patterns appear.
Ecostyle - complete unity with nature
Developing a project in eco-style, the designer solves the problem of maximizing the use of the natural advantages of the site and minimal interference with the landscape. It is necessary to place all buildings in such a way so as not to disturb the ecosystem in miniature. The most significant is the preliminary study stage:
it is necessary to draw the terrain diagrams with the marking of heights, the fall of shadows when moving the sun, existing large trees in order to save them;
analyze the pros and cons, on their basis to propose a plan for landscape change;
to study the plants growing on the ground, to make a dendroplan of the necessary green spaces.
What is the master, such is the style
In the process of choosing from the variety of artistic techniques for harmonizing a suburban area, it is difficult to make the very first decision. Here you need to build on your own preferences, because the garden is a reflection of the soul of its owner. When the style is defined, the further process will go faster: you need to strictly follow the style description, follow the advice of landscape designers, and competently take care of the created space. Then, the environment of a country house coinciding in appearance with a dream will become a matter of pride, and gardening will be fun.
On the suburban area there is a special freedom of creativity - the owner can realize any idea, build his own space around the house. Sometimes such estates come across where slides, fountains, sculptures, arbors are collected, but there is no holistic picture that makes the summer cottage memorable. To create a really interesting image of your garden that can delight and amaze you, before drawing up a design project, building and land works, acquiring plants and garden accessories, you need to study the styles of landscape design and focus on one.
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Historical digression: we go down centuries
The beginnings of landscape design appeared immediately as primitive people decided on the concept of their own home: pebble paving in front of the cave can be compared with the modern arrangement of the driveway to the suburban mansion. Gardeners and chief architects in the palaces of the ancient rulers (Assyria, Babylon, Egypt), who delighted the eyes of the overlords with the results of their work, did not even imagine that they were landscape designers, but laid the foundations of the science of a harmonious change in the world. Hanging Gardens of Babylon - the creation of a genius landscape architect, were recognized by the ancients as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Versailles Park - the no less grandiose and magnificent brainchild of Andre Lenotra, closer to our time, is considered a textbook example, the pinnacle of landscape art, and the Japanese "Rock Garden »Ryoan-dzi in Kyoto, whose atmosphere is painted with religious and philosophical notes, has become one of the forefathers of the minimalism style in design and architecture.
Vertical, horizontal, volume and four elements
All components of landscape design successfully fit into the rule “combine top, bottom and shape”, and also symbolically support 4 natural elements (wood, water, stone,air) when filling the landscape. An additional component, giving the ability to draw any geometric shapes, emphasize accent objects, is light.
Ponds
Streams
Driveways
Parking areas
Patio
Creeping plants
Artificial lighting ponds
Columns
Stone arches
Vertical gardening
Sculptures Fireplace
MAFs (arbor, pergola, trellised canopies)
When developing a landscape project, it is necessary to interconnect the vertical and horizontal planes, emphasize the necessary volume, create a single space where nothing will be discordant with the overall style decision.
What defines each style: compare features
The starting point for creating a landscape of your own hacienda can be any trifle. The main thing is to correctly classify it, to determine its belonging to style. The love of sandy shades of travertine can lead to the design of a la Italy garden, the opinion that “a rose is the most beautiful of flowers” will suggest the use of English classics, the obligatory presence of lavender aroma is a direct reference to the sun-saturated Provence. Narrow the scope when choosing a style will help the basic characteristics of the garden layout and elements of filling.
Strictness, the use of rectangular shapes when breaking down the garden are different:
Smoothness, roundness of lines is inherent in:
The splendor of flowering vegetation, the riot of colors inside a geometrically rigid layout are characteristic of the Moorish garden space, the classic English garden, on the contrary, implies an ideally calibrated range of colors of cool shades, a large amount of greenery, and general color restraint.
Historical styles - an echo of bygone eras
Any historical style of landscape design is a reflection of the corresponding time, painted with national color. Thorough copying of the palace gardens is not relevant today, it requires the scope of possessions, staff of gardeners and tireless cares, but the use of typical techniques, the arrangement of the necessary accents, the selection of suitable plants (originals or local analogues) allows you to create a small-scale object that fits into the style framework. The use of characteristic types of paving, site planning, cutting hedges, arrangement of mandatory zones draws a spectacular style image.
English style: cold stiffness in landscape surroundings
The classic English-style landscape was watched by the heroine of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice novel in Mr. Darcy’s wealthiest estate. The garden was regular and luxurious at the same time. More mundane landscape samples of this type of design are characterized by the smoothness of the outlines of man-made elements (platforms, paths, marking the boundaries of plantations, the contours of reservoirs), restraint in the selection of plants, their color scheme. Cold shades of inflorescences, a combination of pink and blue, the absence of flashy accents are preferred. Particular attention is paid to green spaces and the lawn: in addition to thorough year-round maintenance (mowing, trimming, replacing extinct specimens), species are carefully screened by type and color of foliage. As a result, the English garden looks very well-groomed and harmonious.
Dutch comfort: canals, mills, tulips
The image of the Dutch garden directly correlates with the nature of the inhabitants of this country and its natural conditions. Forced by the Dutch to gain space for life from the advancing sea, the Dutch greatly value the land, and their gardens are very small. The main features of the Dutch character, reflected in the landscape:
Tasteful rural life
The rustic style (country) of landscape design is characterized by some negligence, a touch of antiquity, and the absence of perfectly calibrated proportions. It seems that the artist with light strokes sketched a pictorial sketch, which suddenly came to life. Wood, stone, willow vine, reeds, clay - all natural materials will find application here. In the country style, the construction of wooden arbors, the creation of man-made ponds and streams, free from the rules of flower beds, where various plants are adjacent, are welcome. The decorative elements involved in creating the garden, full of rural charm - wicker fences, clay pots, flower pots, vibrant garden sculptures, wheels and antique carts, climbing plants, neat framed beds - all that is so sweet to the heart of a tortured city dweller and instantly forms an idyllic picture.
Chinese Garden - Inlaid Secret Box
Graceful lines, the richness of colors, the desire to make simple out of the complex, without violating the natural harmony became special features of the Chinese style in landscape design. The space is artificially stretched due to the large length of winding hiking trails, the inclusion of water compositions in the landscape (pacific calm ponds are replaced by cascading steps), the separation of the garden with light walls with cut holes (“moon gates”), intriguing the visitor, inviting him on a further journey.
The landscape orientation of the garden is emphasized by:
Colonial style: organic, neat, dignity
Colonial style combines two different cultures - introduced from the outside and native. This is an example of mutually enriching synthesis, when the European multinationality of the colonialists, the limited choice of building materials, the variety of exotic local flora resulted in an amazing symbiotic style, which is characterized by warmth, slight negligence, soft coziness. Having pushed the gate of the personal plot designed in the colonial style, I want to exclaim: “Home, sweet home!”. Smooth lines of bright flower beds, rounded outlines of wood compositions are repeated in the routes of garden paths made of brick, slab stone, impregnated wood. The echo of practical application by the first settlers of land allotments is zoning: an orchard and a garden part, which is often made out as a decorative garden in a regular style, stand out.The garden with sun-covered terraces is located behind the house, protected by it from outside views. It is saturated with colors, however, a low wooden fence “like my grandmother”, painted with simple whitewash, is considered the hallmark of the colonial design.
Moorish style: the mystery behind the seven seals
Moorish-style gardens closed to outsiders fully meet the definition of "eye candy and heart-rest." Surrounded by desert and high walls, oases are filled with bright colors with a strong smell, sparkling water of fountains and canals, saturated with green foliage. Oriental luxury has to bliss, enjoy life, uninterrupted pleasures. The Moorish style implies a unity of opposites: everything that a person’s hand created is straightforward, strict, has clear boundaries, everything that is presented by nature, rages in its pristine beauty. In the garden artificially divided into 4 squares, the paths are tiled, creating complex ornaments, and green spaces of different heights are used as screens to hide the private lives of the owners. The garden is decorated with fruit trees, and the queen is a rose. Most preferred are varieties with a lush multi-petal inflorescence and a dense aroma that penetrates all corners of the garden.
Lavender Provence: Antiquity required
At the word "Provence" I recall pictures with rows of purple flowers infinitely far into the distance, but the Provence garden is a small, cozy, lovely space near the house.
Typical features of French rustic design:
Layout Features: French Regular Style
Mirroring parts of the garden along the central axis, clear borders, hedged hedges of varying heights, long neat avenues, curly flower borders - these are what distinguish French park ensembles, the creation of which is elevated to the rank of art. The classic elements of a regular palace style are:
Romantic trip to Italy
Warm wind, sun, rich aromas are the distinctive features of the Mediterranean climate, which are reflected in the Italian design of the gardens. The classical palace garden park is the symmetry of the layout, trimmed trees in flowerpots, hedges, clearly delimiting space, straight paths, a raised pond, fountains and marble sculptures. The picturesque nature, the richness of flowering plants are balanced by a strict composition of man-made changes in the landscape. In contrast, it is easier to design a small kindergarten with a touch of romance - its characteristic features add a cheerful touch:
Japanese garden: restrained purity of style
The main features of the landscape in the Japanese style is asceticism, compositional accuracy, restraint. Nothing should distract from contemplation of natural harmony or immersion in one’s own thoughts. The obligatory combination of water, stone, living plants creates a special, miniature world where time flows very slowly, where infinity is given to a person to observe willow branches bent over the lake or flying flower petals. When developing the design of the Japanese garden, the right stylistic decision will be:
The Garden of Our Time: From Complex to Simple
A modern landscape designer is provided with a large palette of style tools. New directions are individual, but do not require strict standards. The absence of strict restrictions allows you to mix options with each other, complement them with each other, realize interesting ideas. For example, today one of the most popular styles is fantasy. Influenced by "Travel back and forth", "The Witcher", novels about barbarians, sorcerers, treasures of gnomes, customers dream of seeing Hobbitania or the Deep Forest at their site. Yes, sometimes adults also want to live in a fairy tale. The specialist’s task is to realize this desire, filling the surrounding space with mysterious corners under the canopy of woven branches, unknown paths leading to a quiet backwater, “antique” buildings.A cellar from the Shire, an orphanage - the hut of Baba Yaga, a gazebo with an oven, similar to a troll tavern with success will indicate the ownership of possessions in the "kingdom for distant lands."
Alpine meadow + alpine hill = alpine style
The alpine style of landscape design copies the natural beauties of European mountain regions, so it should be used in areas with a serious bias. The central focus is the use of stone of all sizes from boulders to pebbles. Everything will be in place: cobblestone placers, paving, slides and rockeries, “dry streams”, cascading ponds where water splashes along stone slopes, rocky viewing platforms. In combination with the green grass of the lawn, the stone looks most natural. A separate area of the site can be given to an alpine meadow: the flowering forbs waving in the wind will overlap with aromas of spicy herbs (thyme is planted in between fragments of an alpine hill, where, growing, it fills voids along with heathers, creeping stonecrops, awl-shaped phloxes). The classic location of the house at the top of the plot offers a panoramic view of the kaleidoscope of colors characteristic of this style.
Minimalism: Better Less, Better
A small site can be designed in any style, but minimalism can make it not meager, but worthy. “I cut off all that is superfluous,” Michelangelo answered the question of how he creates his marble sculptures. The goal of minimalism is similar - to remove the insignificant, so that the true nature of the garden appears in restraint. The garden space format, designed with engineering precision, is the main idea. Scandinavian approach to the selection of shades (neutral, natural tones are preferred), thoughtful composition, clearly defined boundaries - these are the distinctive features of the design with a sense of dignity.The forms characteristic of minimalism are simple, by reducing the number of decorative accents, the space expands, the eye rests on the greenery and the mirror surface of the water.
Art Nouveau Garden
The main rule of landscape design "the style of the house determines the appearance of the garden" in modernity becomes dogma. The main structure is the center of the whole space. From it, the zones of the plot diverge from the waves, the internal features of the building are copied in external objects. Art Nouveau belongs to the landscape category of garden design: there are no right angles, clear lines. A distinctive feature is the smooth contours, natural bends of garden paths, plant compositions, water objects. The garden breathes peace, the repeatability of outlines in various elements (small architectural forms, decor objects, flower beds, lawn borders) creates an unhurried rhythm that sets you up for a contemplative rest. The effect of appeasement is enhanced by the restrained colors of green spaces and flower beds.
Hi-tech: the future is here
Once in the garden, a high-tech person feels like a hero of a fantasy novel on a huge spaceship, which provides everything for a long stay.
Highlights of hi-tech style landscape design:
Ecostyle - complete unity with nature
Developing a project in eco-style, the designer solves the problem of maximizing the use of the natural advantages of the site and minimal interference with the landscape. It is necessary to place all buildings in such a way so as not to disturb the ecosystem in miniature. The most significant is the preliminary study stage:
What is the master, such is the style
In the process of choosing from the variety of artistic techniques for harmonizing a suburban area, it is difficult to make the very first decision. Here you need to build on your own preferences, because the garden is a reflection of the soul of its owner. When the style is defined, the further process will go faster: you need to strictly follow the style description, follow the advice of landscape designers, and competently take care of the created space. Then, the environment of a country house coinciding in appearance with a dream will become a matter of pride, and gardening will be fun.