A summer cottage will become more attractive if it is divided into functional zones. The choice of the method of division, the design features of these sectors will create a unique, unlike other country house. Read more about the possibilities of landscape design planning on a plot of 10 acres, read in the review.

Features of designing a plot of 10 acres

A private plot of 10 acres cannot be called too large. But it is sufficient for everyday tasks:

• relax at the weekend;
• to plant a small garden or vegetable garden.

It all depends on the interests of your family. After all, a summer residence is an additional space for their implementation. Start planning by listing what you will use your summer cottage for.

For instance:

• place for occasional relaxation - it means that for planting, plants that are undemanding to care and the largest possible relaxation area are chosen;
• place for permanent residence - that means you can plant crops that need to be regularly watered and farm buildings may be needed.

The list of zones can be the same, but the amount of space allocated and plants for planting will be different.

Typical list of functional sectors:

1. The front zone. It will be the place between the gate and the entrance to the house.
2. Patio or gathering area with friends. It can be implemented as an open-air platform or a gazebo.
3. BBQ area. Someone completes it with barbecue and a table. And someone creates a fully functional kitchen in nature.
4. Playground or sports ground. The equipment depends on the age of the child and your sports hobbies.
5. Orchard.
6. The economic zone.

You can add a swimming pool, fish pond, garden beds or a greenhouse. It all depends on interests.

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What can fit in a site of this size

Designers advise dividing the territory of a summer cottage with an area of ​​10 acres (1000 sq.m.) as follows:

• residential area - 10-15% (100-150 sq.m.);
• household - 10–15% (100–150 sq.m.);
• recreation area - 5-10% (50-100 sq.m.);
• gardening - 60–70% (600–700 sq.m.).

To understand what can fit on the site, pay attention to the size of the desired objects. And correlate with the area of ​​home ownership.

The list of sizes of some sites and objects:

The size of most buildings is limited only by the desire of the owner. But the distances between individual objects are regulated and this must be taken into account when you place them on a site:

How to make a project for the design of the site of various forms

When drawing up a landscape design project for a plot of 10 acres, it is most convenient to work with your own designer:

1. Draw on the sheet in the box the borders of the cottage, strictly observing the scale. For example, 1 cell = 5 m.
2. Note the slope, if there is also the location of the site relative to parts of the world.
3. Duplicate the border inside with a new line, departing from the drawn fence 4 m from all sides. This is a zone that cannot be placed closer to a house or a large tree. You can shade it with a different color.
4. Put on the plan objects that already exist and will not move - a house, a bathhouse, a beautiful tree, a raspberry, etc.
5. On another sheet, depict the objects that will be created: buildings are squares and rectangles, trees and bushes are circles. Do not forget about keeping to scale.
6. Colorize (wood - green, pond - blue), cut.
7. Now lay out the layouts of the objects on the sheet with the plan. You will get a landscape design project for your site.
8. Move the schematic trees and buildings until you get the one you like. Then draw paths and flower beds to it.

Important! When planning construction on a narrow site, pay attention to where the shadow falls and build so that the shading is minimal.

You can do the same with online designers.. The difference is that paper elements can be detailed and signed. For example, the apple tree Antonovka. And in the computer version you just have to remember.

Rectangular

Most sites are close to rectangular in shape. The house is placed on the short side, which makes the area visually larger. Place it in the north or northeast to reduce the shadow that will fall from it to the site.

Patio or kitchen plan next to the house. The recreation area is in the west, away from the carriageway, in the depths of the site. A children's playground is placed so that it is well visible from the windows of the house. A garden or vegetable garden is broken in the south, southeast.

Trees or bushes are displaced to the borders of the site to make room inside under the flower garden, playground or sports ground. A parking lot and a garage are being built closer to the roadway. The track system is made woody. From the gate to the door to the house there is a central one, and the auxiliary ones go from it to the sides. The width of the central track is 0.8 m.

Square

On a square plot, the house is built in the center. The remaining zones are scattered around, taking into account the cardinal points. Plants grow better on the south and sunny sides. And it’s better to relax where in the afternoon a slight shadow forms.

Place large objects on the plan first, and then small. First "plant trees", and then choose a place to plant a flower bed. When it becomes clear how sunny the place with the flower garden is, you can go on to the choice of plants, given their lighting requirements. Move the beds to the side farther from the roadway.

Triangular

Build a house on a triangular site so as to divide the yard into 2 zones - external, which is closer to the street and internal. Closer to the roadway is the front area. Place here a garden, flower beds, a playground. The recreation area can be attributed to the depth of the plot (to the inside) or occupy the inside of the outbuildings.

Important! Do not move the house to one side of the triangle. Visually, such a site does not look harmonious.

Zoning

Zoning in landscape design is the process of dividing a summer cottage into functional sectors. There are walls in the apartment for dividing sectors. Here it can be done with:

• plants;
• decorative arches;
• walls;
• trellis.

It is important to remember that the separator used must be scaled to fit the zone, not clutter it.

Living sector

Residential area is represented by:

• home
• patio;
• summer kitchen.

Its volume is about 100-150 sq.m. If this is not enough - build a house on 2 floors. Its internal area will increase by 2 times, but on the site it still occupies the same area.

The house should stand on solid ground, preferably on a hill. Cold air accumulates in the lowlands, making the room cool and damp. With a large difference in altitude, a reservoir is laid at the lower point of the territory.

Place under the recreation area

The recreation area is placed as far as possible from the carriageway. Where this is not possible - conifers are planted between it and the road. They absorb dust from the track and noise.

In order to settle down correctly on vacation - inspect the site, find a place to enjoy the surrounding landscape from. This is the best option. Standard - place a recreation area near the house. The occupied space largely depends on the furniture and other items that are used in it.

Garden area

Garden area is placed in the south. Most plants not only love light, but also show higher yields in sunny areas.. As for conifers, they can grow in the shade. But if these are cultures with blue, silver or golden needles, then it is better to place them in the sun. In the shade, their color fades.

The area of ​​the garden zone depends on the area occupied by the crown or root system of plants. For example, the roots of an adult birch occupy a plot with a diameter of 15 m. She is an active consumer of nutrients. Therefore, other plants near it will not survive. Also consider the aggressiveness of wild crops. Most ornamental cereals, thanks to the creeping root system, actively occupy new territories. These plants are planted in pots to limit their distribution.

Important! Move tall trees closer to the north, and shrubs to plant closer to the south. Due to this, the light is distributed evenly and the shading area is reduced.

Economic zone

The economic zone is the buildings serving the residents of the house. Among them:

• bathhouse;
• greenhouse;
• home workshop;
• garage;
• premises for storage of agricultural implements;
• buildings for keeping pets.

The workshop is placed so as not to interfere with the neighbors by the noise of electrical equipment. The greenhouse is installed on the south or west side of the cottage. Most summer residents necessarily provide for water bodies: shower, pool. If you plan to build a bath, then consider the place to place the firewood.

Do-it-yourself gardening and decor

Landscaping of the site consists of:

• planting trees and shrubs;
• breakdown of flower beds;
• creating lawns and garden beds.

If the site has not been used for a long time, then before planting it is necessary to clean it of weeds. To do this, you can:

• treat plants with herbicides;
• solarize the soil.

Important! A flat area always looks more simple and boring. Consider elevation changes: create a rock garden or install a patio on the terrace.

Then measure the acidity. In the process of growth, plants expend nutrients from the soil, thereby acidifying. For the successful growth of garden crops, you need to make it neutral. To do this, make lime or dolomite flour. Before planting, they enrich the territory with organic fertilizers.

Flower beds and hedges

A well-designed perennial flowerbed will reduce annual gardening costs. The most popular: peony, sage, hosta, daylily, delphinium, yarrow, phlox, coreopsis, cloves, astilbe, bluebells, catnip, veronica, perovskii, monarda, sedum, polyphosphate, agapanthus. But it is impossible to manage only perennials. All of them have a short flowering period, which lasts from a week to a month. Therefore, gardeners supplement them with annuals that bloom from the beginning of summer until the very fall.

When laying flower beds, special attention is paid to soil preparation. When growing annuals, you can replace it for the next year. But you cannot do the same for perennial flowers. Therefore, start laying flowerbeds with soil preparation. To make it looser, humus or compost is introduced.

Did you know? Planting flowers closer to each other makes the flowerbed more magnificent.

For plants that need sandy soil, only coarse sand is used.. Small can be pressed into a dense crust and it is not used on the beds. Before planting, the green mass of perennials is reduced by a third. This contributes to accelerated rooting.

Creating a flower garden consists of the following steps:

1. Make a plan. Before you buy, draw plants on the plan where you intend to plant them. It is necessary to take into account the size of an adult plant and spread to scale.
2. Choose a style for the garden. Wavy and single-level flower beds are used in the styles: country, rustic, forest. Layered flower beds are Italian and all Mediterranean styles.
3. Make sure the flower garden is proportional to the surrounding area.. On a large plot, the size of the flower beds is larger than on a small one.
4. Round flower beds form a cone.. In the center is the largest plant, and closer to the viewer are small ground covers. In rectangular flower beds, the highest is the back row, and closer to the viewer is the lowest.
5. Consider color. There are no right or wrong shades in the garden. But colors are inherent in styles and it is more convenient to introduce them through flower beds.
6. When planning your landing, remember that today's small plants will grow tomorrow. Make sure they have enough space.

Those who do not have enough free time to care for the garden will do:

1. Crocuses - these are the most unpretentious flowers. Once planted, they will annually delight everyone with bright flowers against a background of melting snow.
2. Lavatera and Petunia - These are gentle annuals that begin to bloom in June and continue until the fall.
3. Swimsuit or Siberian rose grows well in ponds and even in the shade. Her bright orange-hot flowers appear in May and continue to bloom until September.
4. Siberian iris - well tolerates frosts, excess water and even accidental trampling. The only thing he needs is an abundance of light. This is enough to delight everyone in late spring with bright purple flowers.
5. Hydrangea bushes also unpretentious. But they need good watering to bloom throughout the summer.

Trees and bushes

Trees can live for decades, so they are especially carefully chosen. Start your selection with those that can grow in your climate zone.

Pay attention to the small trees with colorful foliage and berries. They are useful for pollinators, and you will receive a bonus from healthy fruits.

In this group:

• sea ​​buckthorn - a tree or bush with bright orange berries;
• Rowan;
• japanese maple - a tree with a saturated color of leaves and an interesting shape;
• pear Calleri - a pyramidal tree with small white flowers in the spring and colorful foliage in the fall;

Use them to decorate flower beds, lawns, pools.

The usual orchard includes plums, apple trees, cherries and pears. Among modern varieties, many are compact and fertile. When choosing crops for planting, pay attention not only to old, but also to new varieties. They are better suited to the current climate and disease.

Fruits and berries do not have to grow on beds. Strawberries are great for decorating a patio or patio. It is grown in hanging baskets, on vertical flower beds and even in containers under the windowsill. Raspberries and blueberries also perfectly decorate the recreation area or front door.They grow successfully in pots and can be eaten sitting on a comfortable bench.

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Ponds

A small pond will decorate any summer cottage. Water soothes. If you like to watch the reflections of the sun in the water and the life of the inhabitants of the pond - just place a recreation area on the shore. Complete the pond with a waterfall. Flowing water will pleasantly murmur. Plants will give it charm and provide shelter for fish. There are many ways to create a place for swimming: from special equipment and concreting of a bowl of a reservoir to creating a mini-pond from an old bath.

Instead of a pond on the site, you can place a pool. It can be a stationary concrete structure or a frame pool, which is installed anywhere in the garden in the spring, and in the fall it is simply stored for storage until next spring. Complement it with a pair of sun loungers or inflatable lounge chairs.

Other decorative elements

Garden decor is all that helps to transform your garden, make it unlike others:

• decorative protections of beds and trees;
• garden furniture;
• flower pots;
• figures for a garden or a statue;
• pedestals;
• decorative ruins;
• arbors;
• arches and trellises.

When creating a landscape design project, it is important that the individual elements are linked together. Do this with the help of color, using the same materials in the decoration of the blind area at home and garden paths, planting the same groups of flowers in different places of the cottage.

Did you know? Gardens are not only horizontal, but also vertical. This is exactly what was created by modern landscape designer Patrick Blanc on the walls of a 160-story skyscraper.

Fencing around a tree often has a practical purpose. Young seedlings protect against damage by animals using a mesh. Around the adult trees set a raised bed for beauty and benches for relaxation. They can be different in shape and type.

Decorative fencing can be performed:

• from a grid that is suitable for modern styles - modern, hi-tech;
• a white fence from a shtaket - a distinctive feature of a front garden in a cottage style;
• wooden fences harmoniously fit into a rustic or country garden;
• structures made of twigs are good in any landscape styles;
• old tires make a loft-style fence;
• lattice and stone structures are characteristic of the Mediterranean styles;
• slab with metal forged gates - for the rustic.

Furniture is always present in every garden. These are benches, chaise lounges, swings, hammocks, hanging and inflatable chairs. Many types of furniture can be purchased in stores or made with your own hands from improvised materials.

Organic furniture from:

• stumps;
• wooden pallets;
• ordinary edged boards;
• natural stone or concrete;
• plastic;
• forged metal.

A plot of 10 acres is quite large so that there is enough space for a garden gazebo. It is built into any style of the garden. A gazebo can transform the garden and become a relaxation area, while a large gazebo can become a party area.. They provide shade and protect from the weather, allowing people to be in the garden even during rain.

Pergolas with a metal top look great with almost any style.. They are durable and come in many designs and shapes. The construction with curtains makes the recreation area more welcoming. And the tented wooden structures correspond to the Asian-style garden.

Garden figures are sculptures, as well as original flowerpots and flower beds. They are applicable to different styles, it is only important to choose: for the Art Nouveau gardens, these are abstract and geometric figures made of metal. For Scandinavian - good gnomes. Near ponds often set frogs and snails.

Did you know? In 1 teaspoon of garden soil is 1 million microorganisms. All of them contribute to the health of the soil, processing the substances that have got into it, and also help the plants absorb them.

Examples of the design of a suburban area on 10 acres

Large and medium-sized countryside plots are decorated in the style you like. One of the most luxurious is Baroque. These are well-known Baroque curls on white forged furniture, openwork arbors, geometric patterns on flower beds and in the bends of paths, small pools, marble statues and flower beds from annuals.

To emphasize the baroque style in the garden:

• set the openwork arbor at the highest point of the site;
• create an elegant flowerbed that will bloom all summer;
• plant columnar or spherical conifers, making them accent plants.

If a Scandinavian garden is being created, then it should be “cozy”. There is a place for a small heifer, a little rough flower beds from wild plants and furniture in cream and sand colors. In the garden, conifers, black tulips, zinnias, and green-flowered gladiolus necessarily grow. Here there are not only figures of gnomes, but also decorative statues from vines.

To emphasize the Scandinavian style:

• create a wooden terrace on which the courtyard will be located;
• use a tree when paving garden paths;
• install furniture from wooden snags or logs in the garden;
• high beds with sides made of wood also fit perfectly into this style.

Art Nouveau garden should be emphasized meaningful. There are not many decorative elements, but they are elegant and executed at a high level. There is a lot of open space, but the territory itself is divided into many functional zones.

To emphasize the modernist style:

• use paving of paths with large plates or natural stone;
• set graceful decorative bronze or forged figures;
• use floor ceramic vases to decorate the patio;
• Install a dark-colored wrought iron gazebo in the garden.

A cottage area of ​​10 acres is an opportunity to introduce many interesting solutions. Design errors will not even be visible here - after all, it is quite large. Therefore, be inspired by ideas, attract family members to the creation process and create a cozy summer house where everyone will have a good time.