Many owners of summer cottages are trying to allocate on their territory a special place for recreation. The arbor is of great importance in landscape design. Often it is the central building, decorating a cozy corner of the garden. The rules for the design of the territory near it should be given special attention.

The use of gazebos in landscape design

Before installing the gazebo, the owners carefully consider the size, construction project, installation location.

Currently, there are several varieties of such structures:

1. A place for friendly dinners in the garden under the guise of climbing plants.
2. Terrace under glass for a weekend with the family in the cold season.
3. Summer kitchen with barbecue or barbecue.
4. Landscaped Wi-Fi-zone in the open air.
5. A shady place to relax in a secluded corner of the cottage.
6. A stretched awning with a mosquito net, where you can sleep in the summer in the fresh air.
7. A small greenhouse where indoor plants are grown in the warm season.
8. Covered porch with hanging swing.

Pergolas are large and small, indoor and outdoor. There are portable options that can be put in any convenient place. Indoor country pavilions can be single-story, multi-level, in the form of towers. In shape they are rectangular, square, hexagonal, round, octagonal. The material for the manufacture is metal, wood, brick, stone, polymers.

Important! Many owners experiment with building materials. The window frames, bottles, pallets, polycarbonate are used.

Rules for the design of the territory near the gazebo

Nature affects each person peacefully and is disposed to observation and reflection. Modern landscape design with a gazebo should keep it as far as possible from the bustle of the city and help to enjoy the world around it. The basic rule for decorating summer pavilions is a harmonious combination with the main architectural decision of the house. Cottage building can be in oriental, rustic, american, swiss style.

The gazebo, especially open, must be placed in a shady place, as much as possible protected from moisture. It will be a great idea to plant the building with beautiful coniferous trees, climbing roses, hedges, climbing plants. This will help to fence people away from noise and road dust. The style of construction should also not only fit into the design, but also complement it. The classic style of the cottage pavilion, most often, is decorated with climbing plants.

So that you do not make mistakes when arranging the territory near the gazebo, follow these recommendations:

1. In no case do not place the gazebo near the pond. In the evening, many mosquitoes appear there, and the wood can rot from overmoistening.
2. A lot of light should fall on the site. Install lanterns near the tracks.
3. Place the structure on a hill. Sand or clay soil is suitable for building in the eastern style. An addition to it will be a dry stream, a bonsai tree, an alpine slide made of stones. For wet soils, use country-style or provence décor.
4. Fit the structure as a fixture for greenery.
5. If the design cannot be applied to climbing plants, then you can plant the arbor with flowers, shrubs.

Did you know? Beautiful buildings that save from heat, especially liked the pharaohs. Images in their tombs as early as the 20th century BC e. testify to their desire to capture the gazebo in the afterlife.

What plants to plant

Most of all the flowers are suitable for open country pavilions. Near them you can plant both annual and perennial flowers. Ampel plants in a cache-pot look gorgeous. Buildings buried in flowers look luxurious. It’s easiest to just hang pots and arrange containers with plants.

Curly

The climbing rose, entwining the frame of the gazebo, looks romantic and elegant. Varieties can be very different: curly with large flowers, standard, ramblers with flexible shoots. These bushes are quite resistant to wind and weather. Varieties with a delicate aroma will especially please you. You can plant one bush on each side.

Another favorite of gardeners is shade-loving ivy. Braiding the frame of the structure, it turns into a solid green carpet. In addition, it can be put on the ground, planted in a pot or pots. The honeysuckle, girl’s grapes are excellently surrounded by the construction.

Important! Vertical landscaping of the gazebo will conceal the flaws of the building.

If you want to create a light openwork shadow so that the rays of the sun penetrate through the foliage, then it is appropriate to plant cultivated grapes near the construction. In addition to leaves, ripe clusters will hang beautifully on it at the end of summer. For the northern regions, this option is not entirely suitable because of the freezing of bushes.

Recently, gardeners have fallen in love with a beautiful subtropical plant - wisteria. She is afraid of frost, but one variety (Blue Moon) can withstand cold up to -40 ° C. Wisteria very beautifully wraps around the structure, and during flowering pleases with delicate bluish inflorescences.

Another perennial creeper - clematis. Coloring of flowers is the most diverse: purple, pink, cherry, blue. The plant loves a lot of sunlight, in the shade it blooms poorly and grows slowly. Tie stems and skeletal branches to trellises or other supports.

If you don't like flower vines, you can plant grassy curly hops. The bush is renewed every spring and covers a territory of several meters. In addition to these plants, the arbor can be decorated with ivy, morning glory, sweet pea, actinidia.

Did you know? In Russia, arbours of Peterhof, Tsarskoye Selo are an example of such buildings. The pavilion is magnificent in the garden of the Mikhailovsky Palace (St. Petersburg).

For flower beds

Near the arbor, you can break the alpine slides, flowerbed. The farther from the structure, the lower the plants are planted.. So they will all be well visible. Near the building, plant odorous flowers: sweet peas, mock orange, petunias, cloves, white tobacco. Choose crops in accordance with the duration and timing of flowering, and then the gazebo will be filled with a pleasant aroma all summer.

The area near the cottage pavilion can be decorated with potted plants in hanging flower pots or on whatnots. Of the annuals, nasturtium, decorative beans are suitable. In flower boxes, you can plant begonia, verbena, ampelous pelargonium.

To build a beautiful gazebo on your personal plot is not enough, it is important to decorate it spectacularly. It will be better if you use perennial climbing plants for this. In a few years they will reach a sufficient height and will resemble a continuous decorative wall.