Every person has a dream. Some want to go abroad, others want to buy a car. And I dream of turning my garden into a little paradise. In it you can forget all the worries and sorrows, enjoy the beauty of flowers and the smell of mowed grass. Decorating the garden with your own hands gives vent to imagination and allows you to use the remains of building material.
Unexpected things are finding new uses. Now the old kettle has turned into an original flowerbed, and the old bowls have become mushroom hats on the lawn. If you have your own piece of land, but it looks dull and unattractive, then I propose to consider various options for how to decorate the garden plot with your own hands.
We begin our journey with a hedge and a gate. In order to hide from prying eyes and reduce the amount of dust and noise in the garden, it is not necessary to install a dull and high fence. It is enough to plant a hedge, using for it both evergreen and flowering plants. The shrub will help not only to show the boundaries of the site, but also to divide its area into the necessary zones, mask outbuildings and create shady corners for recreation.
DIY garden decoration necessarily includes arranging comfortable walkways. The remains of brick or tile, sand or crushed bark are perfect for them. You can buy a special form and use it to make curly tiles by pouring the prepared solution in place.
For those who do not have experience in construction, I advise you to dump paths from rubble. It is very simple and fast. In addition to crushed stone, the remains of an old film or roofing material will be required. They must be laid on the ground to prevent weeds from growing on the path. For fencing, use boards, bricks or natural stone. Curved tracks look very beautiful, giving a special charm to the site.
Do not forget about the flowers - this is a wonderful decoration of the garden. With your own hands, lay out flower beds along the paths, cover them with nutritious soil and plant prepared seedlings. Preliminary, you should choose plants that will bloom at different times, so that your flower bed will please the whole summer season.
The next step will be the placement of the fixtures, which will make accents in the dark. You need to take care of lighting the paths and the porch. Place several fixtures in the flower beds and near the artificial pond. It is enough to hang a garland of luminous butterflies on a bush to transform your garden. Decorating your garden with your own hands using lighting effects is a very exciting experience. By changing the direction of the beam or moving the lamps to another place, you can completely transform the area.
When you have finished with a fence, paths, flowerbeds and light, you can arrange various decorative figures. Modern garden centers and flower shops offer a wide range of sculptures and small figures for the site. Of course, you can buy everything you need. But it’s much more interesting to make a garden decoration with your own hands.
If you have a stump on the site and you think how to get rid of it, then turn it into a flower bed or make a catwalk for a decorative squirrel. A flock of birds in this place will look no less attractive.
Are you dreaming of a vacation at sea, but there is no way to go on a trip? Allocate a small area for rest and cover it with sand. Install a deck chair, and next to it, place several palm trees made of plastic bottles. If an artificial pond, even of a small size, is located next to such a platform, and in the evening it will be lit by a garland, then you will become the happy owner of your own small piece of the sea coast.