Front garden with own hands

If you do not know how to make your garden, flower bed or patio in front of the house original and unlike other sites, we advise you to read this article, which will talk about creating a front garden with your own hands.

This economical, quick and easy option will not allow you to spend a lot of effort, time and money. The presented design and the idea of ​​the front garden are sure to please you, but you yourself can easily improve it by adding your own zest.

Step-by-step instruction for creating a front garden in the country house

Step # 1

First you need to determine the place in which the front garden will look best. It can be arranged near the gazebo in the garden, and next to the main flower bed. But the ideal option would be to place the front garden in front of the house, so that it would attract the attention of neighbors and delight you with the blossoming spring vegetation from the window.

Step # 2

Picking up a place, you need to designate it by setting on an imaginary line some iron bars. They will serve as a reference point for the further installation of the front garden wall. Also, to simplify the work, you can draw a line in front of the bars( as shown in the photo), using sand, chalk crumb or a can of light paint.

Step number 3

On the line marked with chalk( where it is planned to install the wall of the front garden), dig a trench about 40-50 cm deep, fill it with gravel, pound it well.

Step # 4

Next, take four pieces of sand, mix it with one part of the cement and pour the dry mixture along the line of iron bars( or along the line labeled with a can).Evenly distribute it in such a way that a dry cushion is obtained up to 15 cm in height. The wall will be laid on it.

If you want to make an identical front garden in your yard, guided by the photos presented on the page, you will need more than 10 concrete blocks. Their width and height will depend on your personal preferences.

Step # 5

After installing the first unit, you need to tap it lightly with a hammer with a rubber hammer to slightly tamper. It is also desirable to place a wooden or rubber washer between the hammer and the block to reduce the risk of splitting the concrete block. Near the first block, you need( but not necessarily) to put a stone or the same block that will play the role of a backup for it.

Step # 6

To make a beautiful front garden, you must prepare all the necessary tools for this, and one of the main can be called roulette and building level. Use them to make sure that the wall of your front garden is flat. Thus, as a result, you will achieve a perfectly even, and most importantly, strong support for flowers, bushes and other vegetation.

Step # 7

Continue installing the concrete blocks one by one.

Step # 8

Use the level again and again to make sure the wall is even.

Step # 9

Do not forget the front and back of each installed block a little "envelop" the cement mixture for better stability.

Step # 10

On the next photo you can notice that the wall of the front garden takes on a serpentine shape. Agree, quite original and cute.

Step # 11

Using a shovel, thoroughly tamp the cement-sand mixture, align it, and this work should be done both in front and behind the installed blocks.

Step # 12

On the inside of the cement mix wall, fill a little more than the front( so that half the height of the block is hidden somewhere).

Step # 13

In addition, in order to further soil does not seep through the seams between the concrete blocks, use the garden film, attaching it to the back side of the front garden wall. It will also serve as a protection against weeds.

Fill the front garden for your future plant primer. Go to the stage of the front garden, take advantage of the freedom of action and the flight of imagination: place decorative stones, shells, garden ornaments and sculptures, plant bulbs, seeds and bushes in the ground, wait for spring and the garden made by yourself will delight you with magnificent blossom every year.

Photo of the front garden