Stone age echo

If you are attracted to the cottage in your free time, or you decide to settle for permanent residence in a country house, it would be nice to draw up an adjacent plot to it. Would you like to grow only parsley with cucumbers? Remarkably, it is better to give a decent appearance to a place free from beds. Among the stylistic trends, you will certainly find a suitable design for yourself, even if you do not carefully study the latest news from exhibitions in landscape design in Chelsea.

Everything is much simpler and more affordable. Plants will also help you with this paraphernalia, which will bring you closer to nature, energetically support you, and give naturalness to the design. The aesthetic principle requires the contemplation of an ennobled territory, beautiful forms and pleasant things, for which the eyes wish to cling. Benches, the harmony of glass and steel, garden accessories, exotic thickets emphasize the natural beauty, but the place of honor belongs to the stones that our eyes are aimed at.

Landscaping with stones is a tested centuries-old way of creating an outstanding design, suitable for both terracing and trendy combination. If you look at the photos, the presence of stones on the site is associated with medieval style. Probably because eco-friendly material was out of competition in the construction of past centuries.

Cobblestones, boulders, noble marble, granite and a number of others are the main and powerful arguments in favor of the aesthetic grandeur of landscape design. Solid or loose-structure conglomerates are an integral part of the relief, and are represented in nature by a rich collection. In total there are about 300 species, but only a small part of them are known and accessible to us. They are formed from settled cosmic dust or fall from the sky by meteorites, are formed in rocks, and I delight my eyes with their original forms, color and texture. They are identified with eternity, reliability and will help to perpetuate the personal creativity of the infield.

In the design, conglomerates participate in the framing of architectural structures, serve as the basis for reproducing alpine slides, are involved in the construction of waterfalls, and are always ready to become independent elements of decoration. The list of popular species for garden decor is impressive. These are sandstones, pebbles, marble, slates and a number of other rocks that paved paths, dry streams or lined walls.

Smooth pebbles polished by water are most often used as a decorative component. A variety of configurations, sizes and pronounced lilac and light gray scales indicated their visible presence in the landscape. Organic combination with water determined the place of pebbles in the organization of water bodies, and their color and shape became the ideal material for bulk paths. Large pebbles are convenient to spread borders, because it is able to recharge the energy of the sun, and shine in the dark.

If you plan to build a water structure on the territory, refer to the pellet or bare, competing with quartzite. Boulders pellets, with a beautiful legend of glacial origin, with smooth rounded shapes, are considered valuable in design. Lumps, a kind of boulders, especially durable material, ready to decorate the territory for centuries.

So, to make the pond more natural, you should place part of this collection along the perimeter of the reservoir, and the look and perception will be completely different. Over time, their shade will change, they will become overgrown with moss, but from the point of view of decor, such manifestations are reckoned with advantages, and differ in the natural correspondence to the landscape.

The design of reservoirs has its own characteristics. Mandatory is the presence of boulders and other dimensional species.Different sizes and configurations are welcome, except for versions with a calcareous structure. They change the neutrality of the pH level, which contributes to the propagation of algae. Pebbles should be poured to the bottom, and large forms should be placed at the edges, half submerged in water. The area near the pond is covered with granite slabs, paving stones or unpolished sandstone.

Siliceous or limestone species are equally good for decoration. Relatively hard minerals are easy to process. The luxury of the color palette starts from pale pink, includes lilac tones with shades of yellow splashes, and was originally predetermined by nature for a bright design. The interweaving of colors looks good in compositions with luminous stones.

One type of mineral is quartzite, with a content of siliceous cement, ideal for the construction of podiums, thresholds or flowerpots. It is called a mystery stone due to the surface lightening when chipping, which is especially appreciated by designers.

Sandstone flagstone spread tracks, and is used as the main material for the construction of rockeries and slides. And boulders of identical composition are used in the construction of fountains and artificial waterfalls and ponds. The slide with their participation will seem unusually beautiful. Uncommon in the work of stone, compared with marble and granite, cemented.

Interest in granite has always been. The material is used to create garden furniture, magnificent bowls or stylish vases, duplicates the look of a sundial, lighting stands. There is no need to talk about the classic columns and the decoration of the fountain - this is so natural. The unique structure and color nuances - from gray to red, expand the decorative possibilities of the material.

Natural material is in demand for terraces, in the construction of garden stairs. For the organization of steps, granite slabs with a rough surface are used that resist slip.

Light needle tremolite crystals, sometimes diluted with geometric sections, resembling a rhombus, are valuable due to the structural pattern, repeating the structural features of the tree. Mineral amphibole has increasingly begun to be used in landscape art due to its natural decorative effect.

With a natural texture, the beauty of rocks and radiant special energy, decorative analogues are ready to argue. Artificial imitation in terms of quality is not inferior to the natural version, and much cheaper for a wallet. Successful copies can have more pronounced features, and outwardly do not differ from the creations of nature.

The use of analogues is popular in the construction of fences and other heights. When refining the territory, they are also in demand, and beautifully paved paths adorn the majority of suburban areas along with decorative cliffs and the magnificence of architectural forms intertwined with the ideas of designers. To create them, they use a matrix form that perfectly repeats the natural impression.

If you want a fairy tale, try organizing a rocky garden. It is permissible to plant it on any site without regard to the terrain. If you decide to do it in bulk, you get an alpine slide. Decoration on a plane with a stone and gravel coating will lead to the implementation of the idea with a rockery. Both variants of flower beds will fit perfectly into the idea, and will become a decoration of the territory. Retaining walls and variations of other garden compositions in combination of plants and stone will become a feature of your project.

In addition to boulders, blocks and stone fragments, almost all known species are involved in landscape combinations. To avoid dissonance, you should not do a “stone mix”. Rely on simplicity and taste.

The rock garden is designed to simulate mountain formations, and the hill will best emphasize the feature of the relief surface on the slope, where protruding formations are especially noticeable.But the combination of loose limestone, sandstone, marble with shell rock will create a mountain illusion right at home. Herbal plants, dwarf shrubs and bulbous flowers will decorate it. In addition to a murmuring overflow of water over a stone paved pond, the panoramic landscape seems natural.

Creating a Japanese garden involves large and medium-sized forms. Combining boulders with water and plants, it is possible to make an exotic accent. Composed compositions are peculiar, and are due to an odd number of stones. The classic story is built on a contrast of sizes: a large cobblestone in the middle is framed by two small ones.

When drawing up any scheme, the design should be represented by a triangle. An indispensable attribute of the garden is stone lanterns, which are considered the main emphasis in the composition with small stones. The Japanese do not imagine a garden without stones, and all because they see in it a sign of eternity. The eternal symbol will visually remind posterity of those who installed it. Isn't that a wonderful tradition?