If you are thinking about how to decorate the cottage with improvised materials, then for you - decorating flower pots, a house for birds made of pumpkins, garden figurines with your own hands.
DIY flower pot decor
Flowering plants can be grown in open ground, and in beautiful containers. Moreover, even old pots can be easily turned into irresistible new ones.
Speaking about how to decorate the cottage with improvised materials, it should be noted that if you did repairs, you have a little tiles don't throw it away. It will come in handy to decorate the pots. If you have old brightly colored tiles, use them as well.
To decorate flower pots you will need:
- clay pots;
- glue;
- grout;
- multi-colored tiles;
- acrylic paint;
- ticks;
- sandpaper;
- brush;
- pencil;
- hammer;
- scotch;
- tassel.
The tile must be broken into pieces with a hammer. To prevent them from hurting you, cover the tile with a translucent cloth.
Draw petals of the desired size and shape on adhesive tape, stick these patterns on pieces of tiles.
Now, with the help of wire cutters, you need to remove the extra ones so that the blanks of the petals remain.
You get a great decorative flower pot. Draw petals on it with a pencil, then glue tile blanks on these places.
Between the flowers, glue pieces of tiles of a suitable size, for this you also need to chop them with wire cutters.
Take grout of a suitable color (in this case, green was used) to make a beautiful flower pot, fill in the gaps between the pieces of tile with it. If you, as in this master class, have an undecorated space left upstairs, cover it with paint to match. When it dries, apply acrylic varnish.
If you want to do the job even more professionally, then you need to buy small squares of tiles and flowers from this material. You will glue them on the fat-free surface of the flower pot.
Also fill the voids between the tiles with grout, and paint the pot with acrylic paint of the appropriate color.
There are other options for how to decorate the cottage with such items. Decorate and others flower pots DIY photo will help with this.
To decorate such a planter, the craquelure technique was used, this is an artificial aging of the surface. To make such beautiful flower pots, you need to take:
- clay pots;
- green and white paint;
- roller;
- decoupage varnish;
- thin and wider brushes.
When it dries, apply decoupage varnish. After this layer has dried, use a thin brush to draw lavender branches, and with a thicker brush, paint the flowers of this plant.
Add some finishing touches. Highlight with white the light parts of the blossoming buds, and the gold ribbon with which you will tie the bouquet.
If you like these garden decorations in the form of flower mosaic pots, then see how to make the following.
For them you will need:
- cuttings of asbestos-cement pipes;
- tile adhesive;
- tile;
- ticks;
- grout;
- shells;
- pebbles;
- glass drops.
Grind the tile in the manner described earlier. Glue these pieces, laying out a certain pattern from them. Such a light-colored tile will look great with blue glass drops. Make the next planter on a marine theme by gluing blue tiles up as the sky, a little lower - various shells and pebbles imitating the seashore.
Here are such wonderful decorations for giving in the form of flower pots you can do with your own hands. Garden figurines will also come in handy here, especially if they can be made from plastic bottles, foam, cement.
How to make a swan, a stork from improvised materials?
This skill will also come in handy when you think about how to decorate the cottage with improvised materials. The feathers of such a bird are made from dried grass, which can be collected along the coastline of the river. Someone calls it a reed, someone calls it a sedge. What this grass looks like, you can see in the photo.
Here is a list of everything you need:
- boards;
- jigsaw;
- dry grass;
- glue for wood;
- self-tapping screws;
- white spray paint;
- red and black acrylic paint;
- two black buttons for the eyes.
Here's how to make a swan. Attach its details to the board, cut them out with a jigsaw.
The beak is made from a thicker board, it must be polished with a typewriter or sandpaper. Assemble the bird parts with screws to turn them into a swan blank.
With the help of PVA, start gluing the grass first to the tail, then along the entire back.
So gradually cover the body of the swan with these feathers, leaving only the beak free.
You will paint it with red acrylic, and the junction with the head with black paint. Glue 2 buttons in place for eyes. But first, it is better to cover the body of the bird with spray paint.
Here's how to make a swan, then to decorate the cottage with it. Place another bird next to this figurine. The stork will certainly bring you happiness.
To create it, take:
- wire;
- five-liter plastic bottle;
- Styrofoam;
- nail;
- scotch;
- used electrodes (for legs);
- bird feathers;
- mounting foam;
- acrylic paints;
- brush.
As legs, fasten 2 used electrodes on the back of the canister. Here is how the stork figurine is made next. Set it up with your "feet" in the ground. To make it gain volume, cover it with mounting foam. This will take about one large bottle.
When the mass dries, cut off the excess, hide the flaws with a knife.
Since the foam is a porous material, apply a primer to it before painting it.
Now you can paint his body white, and the part closer to the tail - black paint. For the tail, use bird feathers, stick them here, as well as on the tips of the wings.
A small bar will turn into a nose, string it on a nail that sticks out of the foam head. The beak, like the legs, must be covered with scarlet paint.
Here is such a figurine of a stork can decorate your country cottage area. If you are more into other animals, then see how to make them. It can also be made from waste material.
How to make a frog out of cement, a turtle out of clay?
To make such a frog craft, take:
- a large saucepan;
- cement;
- sand;
- water;
- a plastic bottle and 2 corks from this container;
- wooden stick;
- screw;
- acrylic paints;
- brush.
- Mix 4 parts of sand with one part of cement, dilute with water. Coat the inverted pan with the resulting mass. When it dries, dilute the next batch of concrete, make a head with thick cheeks, paws, eyes and mouth out of it.
- Using a suitable tool, make a recess in the upper part of the eyes, insert eyelashes from a plastic bottle here, which must first be covered with black acrylic.
- Bottle caps will act as pupils. Attach a tip from a plastic bottle to the end of the stick to make an arrow.
- When all this dries up, you need to paint the garden sculpture. After that, the frog craft is ready.
To implement the last idea, you will need:
- a suitable bowl for creating a shell;
- bandage;
- clay for modeling;
- lace fabric;
- tassel;
- stack.
Roll a sausage out of clay, divide into equal pieces with a knife, form balls out of them.
Place bandages or gauze and lace fabric in the bottom of the bowl. Flatten each circle in your hands, put them here so that each subsequent one goes a little on the previous one.
Now use the stack to smooth the inside surface. Sometimes you can moisten it with a little water.
Cut off the edges of the workpiece. Roll other elements of the figurine out of clay, attach the head, legs, tail to their places.
For better adhesion of two parts made of clay, first make notches on the turtle's body at the place where small elements are attached with a toothpick or a stack.
When attaching, parts of the parts at the points of contact are moistened with water.
Carefully remove the turtle from the mold, smooth out various cracks and unwanted irregularities in the places where the parts are attached with a stack.
Now you can make a ribbon out of clay, attach it as a shell frill to decorate the turtle.
Make her a hat too. After the blank has dried, this figure can decorate the garden or pre-paint it in the desired color.
How to decorate a cottage with a fence made of plastic bottles?
Such a decorative thing will also help decorate the cottage with improvised materials.
White milk bottles are perfect. From one you will cut four picket fences. First cut out one, use it as a template so that these parts are identical.
Put the workpiece on the board, using a clerical knife, make paired cuts at the top and bottom of the picket so that a connecting strip can be passed through them.
You can use plastic corners as it, cutting each in half lengthwise at the fold.
Now thread one plastic strip through the top cuts of the picket fences, and the second through the bottom cuts to connect these elements.
Then you need to connect the two ends of both linens with adhesive tape to get such a round fence that will become a wonderful decoration for a summer house and a flower bed.
If you want to make a small fence to decorate a home flower garden in a country house or in a city apartment, then watch another master class.
Take:
- a sheet of cardboard or a box of this material;
- scissors;
- glue;
- white paint;
- brush.
To ensure that the pickets are the same size, before cutting their edges, draw them using one template.
Assemble the workpiece by gluing paper tapes on the inside, fastening them at the ends.
After the glue dries, paint your product in the desired color, white looks great and elegant.
How to make a bird house with your own hands?
When decorating a summer house, see how to decorate a tree in order to attract your feathered helpers to the garden at the same time.
Such a bird feeder will be a great decoration for any tree.
To make such a bird house, take:
- gourd gourd;
- small saw;
- acrylic paints;
- brush;
- pencil;
- ruler;
- sandpaper;
- acrylic lacquer;
- MDF for the roof;
- fastening chain.
Sand it with sandpaper, cover your creation with white paint.
When it dries, go over the surface of the pumpkin with light olive paint.
Outline the round bird entrance with a square to turn it into a makeshift door.
Let's start decorating the bird house. Cover it with brown and black stripes, apply white between them.
Draw various branches with beautiful leaves here using a thin brush.
Saw out the roof from MDF, cover it with brown paint. If you want to make this part of the birdhouse unusual, then squeeze red, brown, yellow, green paint onto the palette and with a sponge, mixing tones, apply them over the brown paint on the roof. Glue it with a hot gun at the top of the pumpkin.
But first, the vegetable itself must be varnished with a roller. Attach a chain to the roof of a pumpkin, hang a birdhouse on a tree, thus decorating it and the cottage.
In conclusion, we suggest looking at other ideas that will tell you how to decorate the cottage with improvised materials.
If you are interested in how to make a garden figurine in the form of an owl with your own hands, then watch the master class.
For most owners of suburban areas, a dacha is a place where you can fully realize yourself as a landscape designer. Leaving the bustling city, breathing in the fresh air of rural life, many are illuminated by original ideas for decorating their favorite dacha. The spaciousness and beauty of the surrounding nature inspire the manifestation of creative abilities and the formation of an individual design of the dacha territory. There are many design options, it is not at all necessary to purchase expensive materials for decoration, you can use non-standard items at hand. Dacha reveals not only women's abilities to decorate, but also helps to realize men's potential.
Wooden decor options
The presence of natural materials in the landscape design of the dacha is natural. Ensure harmony environment and decorating a suburban area will allow a variety of techniques. It can be ornate paths, original borders, exquisite pieces of furniture or charming flower beds. It all depends on the skill and imagination of the designers.
Tracks
The cottage, decorated in a rustic style, will organically complement the paths made of wood. Birch saw cuts are optimally suited for these purposes. Replacement with other types of wood is allowed. Planning the arrangement of paths as decorations for a summer residence includes the following steps:
- the shape and size of the paths are determined;
- the amount of material needed is calculated;
- a trench is digging, the boundaries of future paths are outlined by pegs with a stretched thread;
- as a waterproofing film is laid on the bottom of the trench;
- a layer of coarse gravel will provide drainage;
- a sand cushion 10 cm high is formed;
- prepared saw cuts are laid, their height is about 10 to 20 cm;
- the space between the discs is filled with gravel, sand, crushed stone or lawn grass.
Remark ! To extend the period of operation of wooden jewelry in the country will allow pre-treatment of the material with protective impregnation.
borders
Wooden decorations in the country in the form of borders are capable of emphasizing the proximity to nature. There are many options for their design. Wicker products made of willow twigs and fixed on posts driven into the ground look extraordinary. Borders allow you to beautifully decorate a path or flower bed. Some gardeners, wanting to reach heights in the landscape design of the dacha, enclose each garden bed with an individual border.
A popular variant of landscape design is the manufacture of a border in the country from small columns. The procedure is extremely simple:
- The blanks of the future decoration are being pre-prepared. If thick straight branches are used, they are cleaned of bark and knots are removed.
- If necessary, the columns are painted in a darker or lighter tone. Treatment with an antiseptic and opening with varnish will increase the shelf life of the jewelry.
- A narrow trench 15 cm deep is dug around the perimeter of the flower bed.
- Elements of the future decoration are installed one at a time, with alternating short and long columns, carefully compacted. A hammer is used to adjust the height.
In addition to the columns, landscape design ideas suggest building an original decoration for a summer house in the form of a flower bed from ordinary boards, giving it an intricate shape or setting the backlight.
Furniture and sculptures
Contemplating the fruits of your labor, relaxing in the country after hard work, is most pleasant on furniture made of wood with your own hands. In landscape design, original benches or a complete set of tables and chairs for family gatherings can be used. It all depends on the skill of the owner, the availability of material and free time.
The possession of engineering skills allows you to apply an exquisite decoration in the form of a neat bridge in the landscape design of the cottage.
Showing concern for the health of children, parents try to send them to the country during the summer holidays. Descendants will be delighted and amused by extraordinary sculptures made of wood, which at the same time perform the function of a flower bed. Such decorations will become the pride of the owners, emphasizing their skill in decorating the dacha.
Forged design elements
Forged products are called upon to emphasize the impressiveness of the owners of the dacha and the sophistication of the landscape design of the site. The range of their application is quite extensive. Already at the entrance, wrought iron gates or gates can impress guests with elegance.
To create a general harmony of the fence will allow decorating the fence of the cottage with forged elements. Continuing the chosen theme, forged jewelry is used to illuminate the site.
Daily fruitful work in the city involves the use of cottages as a place to relax. A forged gazebo will enhance the pleasure of contemplating the beauty of the surrounding landscape.
One of the favorite techniques of landscape design is decorating the site with an original bridge. It will successfully emphasize the refined atmosphere of a country estate, exquisite forged decor, evoking romantic memories.
Walks in the fresh air give rise to a considerable appetite in the country. Fragrant barbecue - the expected treat. Another forged decoration in the country is capable of surprising guests - an extraordinary brazier.
You can taste your favorite food at a table with ornate legs. Similar chairs are a predictable additional decoration in summer cottage landscape design.
A cozy bench with forged elements will allow you to indulge in philosophical reflections, and the original roof will protect you from the scorching sun or summer rain in the country house.
A swing will help to plunge into childhood or entertain guests, while at the same time performing the function of decorating a suburban area.
The final stage of landscape design is the entrance to the house. Porch fencing elements and canopy decor are another option to use forged parts as decoration. The labor-intensive process of creating forged parts will pay off with their long-term operation and the unique design of the cottage, striking those present with its exclusivity.
Use of improvised materials
Making jewelry out of wood or metal is the privilege of men. Manifest in the country Creative skills improvised materials will help a woman - plastic containers, old tires, decorative stones and much more.
Plastic
Plastic bottles are the most popular material used in garden decoration. A common solution is bluebells, lilies of the valley and other flowers carved from the bottom. It is possible to achieve some correspondence to the original by painting crafts in the desired color. The idea to make a pig from a five-liter container quickly took root. And if you cut off the top and fill it with earth, the funny decoration will turn into a small flower bed. You can also equip a flower garden in a multi-colored train, also made from 5-liter bottles.
A set of brown and green bottles allows you to build a palm tree and equip an exotic corner in the landscape design of the cottage. It looks most harmoniously near a flower bed or pool.
Imitation of flora and fauna is a favorite theme of plastic cottage decorations. A pink flamingo will help create the atmosphere of hot Africa. Little visitors to the suburban area will be pleased with cute ducks in an artificial pond.
A giant ladybug made from the cut bottoms of plastic bottles can become a bright decoration in landscape design. A peculiar white ball topped with artificial flowers is another option for decorating the site.
In addition to bottles, ordinary plastic cups can become improvised material in the landscape design of a summer residence. The main thing is to give free rein to your imagination, and ideas will not keep you waiting long. Even the most standard containers in the form of flower pots can be connected in an unconventional way and get an original decoration as a flower garden.
Tires
Creative natures have boundless imagination. Tires that have served their time, after simple manipulations, can turn into interesting decorations for a summer residence. Whether it's a bright sun or an exotic giraffe.
Fans of technology will be amused by the exclusive decoration in the form of a three-wheeled motorcycle.
Representatives of the fauna can be made not only from plastic. Old rubber is an excellent preparation for sophisticated swans that play the role of a flower bed. For the same purpose, a huge mug is formed from tires, which simultaneously serves as an ornament and a spacious flower garden.
Visitors of children's age will be amused by touching bear cubs.
Plywood, stones and more
Having created sketches and transferred them to a plywood sheet, you will need a man's hand to cut out the figures with a jigsaw. But a humorous approach to creating jewelry will provide a good mood not only to the owners of the cottage, but also to neighbors passing by. Involving children in coloring the figurines will allow them to spend their summer holidays with benefit and speak with pride about their participation in the design of the dacha.
More than one page of text can be devoted to the use of decorative stones. Alpine slides have been very popular lately. There are a lot of variations in the formation of such an ornament.
A small pond or waterfall will allow you to enjoy the coolness on a hot summer day. Decorative stones of different sizes will allow you to harmoniously arrange a plot with water.
The lack of engineering knowledge is not an obstacle to equipment in the country house of an original corner. In one decoration, you can combine all the proposed methods of decorating landscape design. Imitation of a stream made of stones, a wooden bridge, plastic figures - it all depends on the boundaries of your fantasies.
With the skills of an artist, smooth stones can turn into cute cats. A simpler version of decorating a summer house is ladybugs, beloved by everyone since childhood. Even a banal bath, which serves to store a supply of water, can be transformed into a cheerful cow during the formation of landscape design, combining its technical purpose with the role of decorating a summer house.
The main thing is to observe the measure and not to overload the cottage with decorations excessively, otherwise, instead of a well-thought-out landscape design, you will get a tasteless vinaigrette of incongruous decor items.
A private plot outside the city with a beautiful garden is a great opportunity to take a break from the bustle and noise of the city. And it doesn’t matter how big the estate is and how often it turns out to spend time here. If you approach the design of your site creatively, it will always bring a lot of positive, joy and inspiration.
We hope that our creative selection of unusual garden ideas will charge you with an inspired impulse to ingenuity until the end of summer.
“Flower bed”
Flowers in the garden - a familiar story. And why not diversify the green area and build such a romantic garden decoration in the form of a flower bed? Such a blooming art object can become a creative inspiration for creating romantic poems and songs.
Game of textures and proportions
This garden excites the imagination with its play of textures. Decaying trees nestled comfortably in soft grass that does not need to be trimmed (red fescue, from lat. Festuca rubra). A clay amphora of impressive size creates the impression that a mythical giant from a fairy tale lives here.
patterned path
The highlight of your garden can be a pebble path, but not simple, but lined with artistic patterns.
This carpet is simply a masterpiece!
With the help of leaves, concrete and plastic containers, you can make blocks for a garden path with a floral pattern.
Maze in the garden
Studies have shown that it is enough to go through the maze once, as the heart rate normalizes, the pressure decreases and breathing stabilizes. And you can combine business with pleasure and build a labyrinth in the garden or in the yard.
Garden decoration with spheres
Fixtures
Shining balls in the garden create a truly fabulous atmosphere. To do this, you can use a ceiling lamp on a support, a pendant lamp or a spherical lamp placed directly on the ground. Such a decoration will become a bright accent in a handicraft array and fill the garden with shining magic.
An interesting idea for the garden - hanging lanterns made of paper. They will be a great decoration for a celebration in the open air. Hang them directly on the branches of trees, and in the evening, thanks to miniature LEDs, the air spheres will radiate a romantic glow.
Finely trimmed bushes and delicately planted trees, together with green lawns of grass carpets, resemble real geometric lines.
Spherical shrubs, placed in groups along the sidewalks or around the perimeter of the area of the site, are an excellent replacement for curbs. They skillfully perform the function of zoning space.
Spherical planters can become a magnificent decoration of the garden. They will look doubly effective with backlighting.
Floral composition
The center of the “universe” of your garden can be a luxurious floral arrangement with spherical motifs. The theme of roundness is skillfully completed by a large ball made of branches.
Artistic creation on stones
Love to draw? Have you thought about trying rocks? Let your creativity be the center of attention, because painted stones in the form of colorful houses will be a wonderful decoration of the garden. But by the way, you can draw anything - it all depends on your creative ambitions and skills.
Pebble house
Metal jewelry
The fence enclosing the garden can serve as a canvas for drawings, but unusual ones are made of metal.
But such colorful figurines will fill the estate with a joyful fairy-tale atmosphere.
An elegant figurine-candlestick is another original idea for decorating a garden.
Openwork pebbles in the garden
There is nothing easier than pasting over large pebbles with openwork white shreds. Unexpectedly, simply and incredibly beautiful!
Hanging flower pots
Beautiful compositions of hanging flower pots on the fence really look elegant and festive. Arrange your garden like this, and let there always be a holiday in it!
Where to sit?
An elegant swing forged from metal or a bright butterfly bench will become not only your favorite places to relax, but also a chic decoration of the estate.
And a bench made from old sawn tree branches and rope-covered tires is another idea for outdoor gatherings in the garden.
Unusual options for places to stay can be continued. Bright solutions are presented in the following photos.
artificial waterfall
You can look at the blazing fire, listen to the babbling brook endlessly. So why not enjoy a natural phenomenon every day? You can arrange a mini-waterfall right at the table near your estate.
Violin pool
The owners of this garden are real music lovers. They built a pool that exactly repeats the shape of a violin with a bow (the photo shows a narrow strip of water in the background - this is the bow). Spending time in such a pool is a real pleasure. And at night, when it is illuminated with colorful lights, you can feel like a real hero of a Hollywood movie.
Pool Restaurant
Why build a bar by the pool, if it is quite possible to arrange a whole restaurant, and install places for vacationers right under the water.
radiating light
A glowing garden in the evening is not difficult to make. Garlands, glowing pots, LED Strip Light, homemade lamps from an ordinary can, decorative lanterns - everything is in your hands.
unusual fence
Behind such a bottle fence, there must be a wine cellar.
Another original idea for your fence is to decorate it with colored glass balls. The effect is impressive, especially under sunlight.
Another bright selection of ideas for your garden can be seen in the following photos.
Thinking how to decorate a garden with your own hands without the help of a professional designer? Believe me, it's easy. And our original ideas will help you.
Creating comfort and beauty on your site, you are immersed in a fascinating and interesting process. It can be approached both seriously and with humor. And for creative people, this is a great opportunity to show their talent and give new life old forgotten items.
Evening illumination
In the evening, you will be pleased with the light illumination. To implement this idea, you can purchase ready-made solar-powered mini-flashlights.
Solar-powered lights are simply inserted into the ground, for example along a path or in a flower garden
You can also buy or make your own decorative lanterns (from tin or glass jars). They work with the help of candles-pills. They are hung on trees or placed in front of the house. It is also interesting that they will look on the sides of the gazebo or along the pond.
It is not necessary to illuminate the garden with electric light. Use candles - the main thing is that they are safe
This is interesting!
When hanging lanterns on trees, you should be aware of two lighting options - this will help you make the right accent:
- on the shape of the crown - for this they use external lighting, lanterns are mounted on neighboring trees;
- on the texture of the crown - internal lighting is appropriate here, and lanterns are placed among the plants.
Lanterns can be placed among plants, and on paths, and on steps
birdhouses
Another decorative decoration are birdhouses. By hanging them on your site, you will attract various birds to the garden, and you will enjoy their singing.
Those who have learned how to make these cute birdhouses at craft lessons can make them themselves and attach them to suitable places.
They can be quite simple and unpretentious, or they can be artsy and designer. For example, two-story birdhouses made of wood or rounded transparent glass.
The choice of this or that birdhouse will depend on the style in which the entire garden is designed.
Painted birdhouse will add color to your garden
garden furniture
No garden can do without a comfortable bench, wicker chair or wooden swing.
It is better to place benches under the spreading trees, so that on a hot day you can enjoy the coolness in the shade.
And if there is a gazebo on the site, then you can not do without a round or rectangular table. Be sure to put a small vase with a bouquet of flowers or a fruit basket in the center of the table.
A cozy gazebo will protect you on a hot day and rainy evening
Forged furniture for the garden is especially popular, but you can buy a plastic table and chairs. If you decide to put wooden furniture, use special tips on the legs. So that it lasts longer and does not rot prematurely.
It is important to know that teak and larch furniture is more durable.
fences
Before installing a fence, you need to decide what you are installing it for. What function will it perform?
If you want to isolate yourself from everyone and install a high fence, use a picket fence or corrugated board for this.
You can simply grow a fence, the so-called "green wall". It will be beautiful and functional
It is possible to install a wooden or iron fence, on which you can simply apply bright drawings. And lovers of natural materials will like fences made of reeds or wicker
A wrought iron gate will also decorate your yard. Plant climbing plants nearby, and they will braid it pretty quickly. For this, bindweed, ivy, parthenocissus, climbing rose are suitable.
garden paths
The paths from the house to an artificial reservoir or between the beds are laid out with various materials:
- colored mosaic tiles, from which you can lay out cute bright drawings;
- saw cut of trees of a rounded shape;
For a saw cut path, use trees of different diameters
- paving stones, with grass sprouted at the seams;
- sea pebbles;
- rubble or gravel.
You can install a low wicker fence along the paths and decorate it with flowers or artificial butterflies and dragonflies.
Non-standard flower beds and flowerpots
The most important place in decorating your garden is occupied by flowers. They are planted directly into the ground, creating bright and original patterns throughout the site. They are also grown in flowerpots, which can surprise with their sophistication or creativity. So, we decorate the garden with our own hands - a photo will help you.
Seemingly unnecessary items that can be used as a flowerpot or flower stand:
- wooden boxes;
- a rotten trough or barrels decorated with bright colors;
- wooden cart;
- wicker baskets or vases;
- plastic bottles;
- old shoes;
Do not rush to throw away old shoes, they are very easy to turn into original flowerpots
- unnecessary watering cans and buckets;
- old dishes that can be revived with paints or appliqué;
- bike.
You can not only ride a bicycle, but also use it as a flower stand
artificial reservoirs
When choosing a place for a reservoir, remember that the sun should illuminate it either early in the morning or late in the evening. This will protect it from drying out and from the active reproduction of algae.
It is better to place the pond away from the lawn. Under it usually get a special container. You can also dig a hole and lay polyethylene on the bottom, then fill it with water and plant suitable plants.
You can make a path of pebbles or sand around the pond, put a bench.
floating flower beds
If your garden has a body of water, you're in luck. Here is another interesting idea for decorating your garden with your own hands - floating flower beds.
The first option: take an old wooden boat, fill it with earth and plant flowers. You can also just put flower boxes in it.
For the second option, a plastic container or a large piece of foam is suitable. Holes must be made in the bottom of the plastic container and covered with geotextile. This material will not allow the soil to be washed out by water. Then we fill up the ground and plant our flowers.
For greater stability, it is recommended to install a plastic container on a foam plastic.
That's it, your floating flower beds are ready. An anchor can be attached to them and installed in a specific place. Or you can just lower it into the water and they will float all over the pond.
Flowerbed-island can be sent to free swimming in the pond
garden sculptures
Decorating a garden with sculptures is an amateur activity. Many people buy ready-made sculptures or figurines of fairy-tale characters.
This cheerful mistress of your mini-pond will not only decorate the pond, but also cheer up adults and children
If you have a small area, you should not clutter up the aisles and paths with large sculptures. Before decorating the garden with flowers, purchase small plaster or wooden figurines that will be in harmony with the vegetation and garden furniture. They can be placed near the house, in flower beds and in clearings.
Make fun crafts from improvised materials and place them on the site
wooden plaques
When planting vegetables and fruits in our garden, we sometimes forget where and what we planted. Wooden plates with the names of cultures will help to avoid this problem.
The same plates can be installed with the names of colors. This will help you put things in order on your site and properly decorate the garden.
Install cute wooden signs with the names of vegetables and flowers near each bed and in the flower garden.
A flight of fancy will allow you to find an interesting design solution and bring it to life. Decorate the garden with your own hands and any idea presented in the photo will become a reality. Surprise your friends and
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