For decorative small rockeries used limestone
The construction of the rock garden requires a lot of effort, since it is dominant in the plant. Stones in the alpine hill play a secondary role. Their task - to shade and a variety of plants to make an allusion to the natural mountainous terrain. Presented in the network step by step instructions photo alpine slides his hands to help get acquainted with the peculiarities of its construction.
The rockeries as dominant is a stone. It is the combination of its rocks, textures and colors creating an overall atmosphere of the Stone Garden. Plants are designed to only dilute its severity and coldness.
The stone is the main element rockeries
When viewing a photo rockeries in landscape design at first glance it seems that to create it without training it is impossible. But if stock determination, you can easily learn all the steps and soon enjoy the beautiful stone garden on the site.
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Types and styles of rockeries
Depending on the location of all rockeries divided into flat (horizontal) and terraced (volume). If the area available natural terrain features in the form of ramps or gullies, they can decorate using volumetric rockeries. Using retaining walls, which will serve as terraces, you can also make a multi-level rockeries with their hands (step by step photos that can be seen on the Internet, are the confirmation). The terraced rockery stones used a rock rough handling.
Multilevel alpine garden with rocks
With flat rokariev functional zones can be divided or hide unsightly place at the site. They do not require regular care and look attractive year round. Are generated in a horizontal plane with the landing of conifers and other plants.
Also distinguished stable, volatile and temporary rockeries. Let us consider each type:
- rockeries create a stable for years to come. It requires careful selection of stones and plants. In the composition used for accents large stones. With small framed plant. For landscaping selected conifers and perennials;
Horizontal rockeries in the yard of a private house
Creating rockeries - a creative process, and every designer puts into it a piece of his soul. That is why there are no identical compositions. But there are also the main directions of styles, such as:
- English style. He restraint characteristic, which means the presence dolgorastuschih tree and landing perennials, characteristic for the middle band (tarragon, different kinds of cereals and so forth.);
- in the Japanese style are basically stable horizontal rockeries, which use a large amount of stones of different shapes and sizes. Plants are presented only as background;
Rockeries flat is decorated in Japanese style
- European-style planted plants usual for the middle band, to the whole composition in harmony with the local landscape.
Having defined the style and views of rockeries, you can begin to create it.
How to make rockeries with their hands in the country: photo and description of the main stages
Initially, such masterpieces of landscape design created only in the status of country villas by professional designers. Now, following the step by step instructions, rockeries with your hands, you can do it yourself on your summer cottage or in the yard of a private house.
Decorative slide-rockeries: 1 - cotoneaster horizontal; 2 - arabis alpine; 3 - violet scented; 4 - Iberis; 5 - chickweed; 6 - Carnation turfy; 7 - saxifrage; 8 - dorokum Caucasian; 9 - bellflower; 10 - phlox gnilovidny; 11 - Dicentra; 12 - baby's breath; 13 - Canadian Solidago; 14 - alissum; 15 - Alpine aster; 16 - tamarisk; 17 - common juniper
Useful advice! Work on creating rockeries better start in late autumn or early spring. This will allow time to settle the rocks, so they while settling not violated bloom flora.
Below we consider in detail the stages of the construction of rockeries own hands.
Step 1. site selection
First we need to estimate the size of the plot. On a small area a large heap of stones will look rough and mini rockeries lost on the large square. It will look out of place against the backdrop of a stone garden of large fruit trees, along fence or near the building. Ideal for rockeries will or raised lawn swings.
Rockery must integrate harmoniously with the surrounding landscape
Lighting also plays a role in choosing the location for the stone garden. If this rockeries with minimal hardy plant, it can be placed in the shaded area. When the planned landing of undersized flower bulbs for their full growth it is necessary to choose a sunny place.
Step 2. site preparation
The first portion is applied on the selected outline conceived rockeries. The upper soil layer is removed to a depth of about 30 cm. The resultant pit is cleared of roots and other litter. At the bottom of the pit is laid geotextile.
rockeries project with pine trees and juniper bushes
Step 3. drainage layer
Drainage in rockeries as needed, as well as in rock gardens. After all, the excessive accumulation of water can lead to severe subsidence of rocks and poor growth of plants. This is undoubtedly spoil the overall picture and may result in the destruction of rockeries. For drainage layer fit crushed brick, crushed stone or gravel. Then it is necessary to seal all of the sand layer (about 20 cm), after which the pad is covered with soil and left to natural shrinkage occurred. The best would be a period of several weeks.
Driving device retaining wall and rockeries
Step 4. Display of stones in the horizontal and terraced rockeries
Depending on the type of rockeries process of laying the stones will vary. Let us examine in detail the steps required in either case.
When creating a horizontal (flat) rockeries settled on the soil laid stones according conceived scheme. They should deepen at an angle into the ground by half. In this kind of rockeries used large boulders, which will become tapeworms in the composition, as well as small stones - for sprinkling and decorating borders. For large natural boulders fit with the rough terrain.
The bulk rockeries decided to use rocks stones with a rough texture
With artificial creek or marsh will naturally look smooth, polished rocks. Examples clearance in the horizontal plane seen in the photo rokariev in which various types of stones used.
The flat rockeries stones to be laid in a single layer. Often at the heart of a stone garden put one large textured stone. At the same time the rest of the play the role of the background, emphasizing its beauty. Will look harmoniously in a single-layer masonry tuff, granite, limestone and sandstone.
Laying on the hill for rockeries: And - correct installation of stone; B - Incorrect installation of stone
The terraced (by volume) must be used only rockeries rocks rough terrain. Boulders laid stages on a hilly slope in the form of stone walls of different heights, lengths and shapes. At the same time leaves room for plants. Accents in bulk rockeries exposed symmetrical and evenly. Split Level section makes it very easy to create a terraced rockeries or alpine hill with rocks with their hands in the country. Photography and design devices terraces illustrate the options for placement of stones and planter.
Terraced rockeries, created with their own hands
Step 5. planted plants
Rockery - is, first of all, the composition of the stones. But entirely without plants can not leave her - kind will be dark and dreary. Evergreen conifers, ground cover and perennial flowers, Wild cereals in moderate quantities revive the stones and the complete composition of the natural landscape.
Process planting plants in rockeries
Plants for rockeries are selected depending on its type, location and design style. you need to prepare the soil before planting the plants. For this area is filled with rockeries special substrate and compacted. Then watered and left for natural sedimentation. You can then proceed with the planting of plants.
Important! To prevent erosion and subsidence, the substrate must pour no less frequently than every two years.
Miscanthus is a popular decorative grains, perfectly suitable for decoration rockery
How to choose a stone for rockeries: breed and selection criteria
Some people think that to make rockeries can be, just by adding a few stones parterre. But this is a misconception. The name "rockeries" comes from the word "rock", which means "stone". Therefore, it is the stones are the basis for the creation of this element of landscape design. Proper selection and combination of different species to each other allows to create natural pictorial composition able to give a sense of unity with nature.
Pictorial composition used in creating a combination of different types of stone
Landscape designers for creating rock gardens and hills was chosen by many types of stones. The most common is the use of travertine, slate, sandstone, limestone or granite. It was their most often can be seen on incremental photos rockeries own hands. Consider the pros and cons of using each breed:
- granite - is one of the most solid rock. It is resistant to weathering, slowly "getting old." It should be borne in mind that the soil is oxidized by this breed. In addition, it is very expensive;
Multilevel rockeries in the yard of a country house
Useful advice! The composition of the natural look, opt for rockeries aged wild stones without fresh chips.
With the help of pebbles, gravel, crushed shale can fill the empty space and arrange border rockeries with their hands (photo rockeries decorated using small stones, demonstrate this). For a more harmonious and better aesthetic appearance using the same materials in decorating paths, retaining walls and other tracks in the area.
Alpine stone slide with bright colors
- natural and natural look. It should be remembered that the choice of the form and structure of the stone depends on the overall site design and style, myself, the most rock slides. Where the running brook, stones are smooth and rounded. In the mountain scree more frequent boulders with sharp edges.
Plants for rockeries
First we need to draw up a detailed chart of plants landing. It all depends on your taste and imagination. Names and photos of plants for rockeries can be found in the thematic online resources. There you can see the complete scheme of landscaping stone gardens.
Scheme dry stream 1 - bamboo-listokolosnik; 2 - hybrids iris bearded; 3 - lobelia; 4 - Ajuga reptans; 5 - bell Poskharskogo; 6 - Aubrieta hybrids; 7 - Brunner macrophylla; 8 - pearlwort shilolistnaya; 9 - Ajuga reptans krasnolistnyh; 10 - Arundo donax
You should start with the landing of conifers - basic plants in rockeries. To do this, fit and spherical western arborvitae, Juniperus virginiana, or, fir, mountain pine and other low-growing and slow-growing plants. Rockeries is spectacular from the conifers to the house (photo options conifers landing illustrate the optimal placement). Recommend planting conifers in the fall or early spring.
Conifers are basic plants rockeries
Useful advice! If you are afraid that for coniferous trees will not work the soil on the site can be issued rockeries conifers growing in large decorative pots.
The next step is landing ornamental deciduous shrubs. To do this, fit the Amur barberry, mock orange, Japanese spirea, cotoneaster, cinquefoil, box, etc.
Saxifraga oppositifolia - groundcover, perfectly suitable for the decoration of rockeries
The final stage will be landing landscaping colors. To rockeries looked impressive all year round, it is desirable to combine plants with different flowering time. Here the important point is moderation in the colors of the flowers do not distract attention from the main element - a stone.
Yaskolka usually placed near the big rocks, in crevices or on the slopes
And perennial ground cover plants for rockeries varied. It can be primrose, saxifrage, young, Astilbe, saxifrage, phlox subulate, Iberis, zhivuchka. Melkolukovichnye crocuses, daffodils low, dwarf tulips and snowdrops First spring decorate rockeries.
Flowering ground cover plants are pleasing to the eye with bright colors and has a protective function, reinforcing the ground
Groundcover flowers (geranium, vinca, saxifrage, creeping speedwell, stonecrop, cleft sprouts) are planted crevices. In addition to its decorative appearance, they perform also protective for the soil function. The root system of these colors strengthens the soil, which prevents it from erosion. A special kind of "savagery" Rocard give cereal plants (fescue grass, miscanthus, ciliated perlovnik, feather), and ferns.
In the design of the horizontal rockeries utilized various species of cactus
Useful advice! If you do not have the experience or the desire to take care of plants, stop your choice on unpretentious forms.
If the composition is based on a stream or small pondNear them should be to plant moisture-loving plants and placed between the stones of the ones that are more resistant to drought. Bulbous plants are stunted love to bask in the sun, so they are best planted in well-lit areas. Also, when planting plants must take into account the breed used in the rockery stones, because some of them may be oxidizing or alkalizing soil.
The best option for water-loving plants - planting them near a water source
Care Rocard
Rockeries not require careful maintenance, but also completely unattended, it is desirable not to leave them. Mostly plants require attention.
Conifers and deciduous need periodic pruning: the plants trimmed as sprawl, dead flowers are removed. You also need to monitor the emergence of weeds and remove them in time. Periodically pour worth mulch, which inhibits the growth of weeds and reduce evaporation.
Rockeries, created with his own hands, in the yard of a country house
Earth under listvennikami periodically loosen. Plants winter in a stone garden is better to hide. In 3-4 years you can begin to apply fertilizer after the formation of the root system.
Currently, there are many ways and step by step instructions how to make your own hands rockeries. They can be turned into a bright, cozy and comfortable, even the most mediocre plot.
