Making a winter garden in an apartment - where to "steal" the necessary space?
Obviously, in the presence of a private home, the issue of housing a winter garden is not as acute as in the case of an apartment. Where in it to allocate a corner for plants, when, at times, places do not suffice? There are several answers to this question. First, look carefully at your apartment. Perhaps, it will be appropriate to any permutation, which will free the plants under a well-lit corner or niche. Secondly, if your home is decorated with such a refined architectural element as a bay window, then all questions disappear by themselves. Even a small bay window can turn into a winter garden without much effort.
Ideal option is the presence in the apartment of a free room with a large window or adjacent to the balcony. In this case, the winter garden will become a beautiful and environmentally friendly recreation area where you can place several pieces of furniture - a sofa or chairs, a small coffee table.
Thirdly, on the balcony, indoor plants can also be found. In this case, you will have to take care of the quality glazing of the balcony and its additional thermal insulation. Well, if the balcony is separated from the main room by a transparent partition or arch. In this case, you can always admire your child. Fourthly, the presence of a sufficient amount of free space in one of the rooms( most often in the living room) allows you to single out a separate functional area under the winter garden. It can be emphasized with the help of a podium or various finishing materials.
Winter garden in an apartment - choose and locate plants
The choice of plants for a conservatory is a rather laborious and responsible occupation. It is necessary to understand well enough their "preferences", so as not to make a mistake. So, subtropical and tropical plants are demanding for the level of humidity in the room( 70-80%), so it is worth considering, but do you have time for frequent spraying, regular watering and other wisdom to increase the humidity in the garden? The same goes for lighting.
Choose light-loving plants, and the windows look north? Be kind to buy special phytolamps for additional illumination. If you have doubts about your own abilities, then it makes sense to choose less fastidious plants. Optimal for the growth of most indoor plants is considered to be a temperature of 20˚C, and an acceptable humidity level of 50-60%.It is necessary to determine in advance which plants should settle in your garden.
It can be mainly trees and shrubs( for spacious rooms) or blossoming views that delight bright colors seasonally or year-round, giving "change" to each other. Preference can be given to cacti or ordinary greens used for cooking. There are lots of options! By the way, pots and boxes with parsley, dill, salad, basil and hot pepper look very interesting in the garden. All plants can occupy one tier in the garden or several.
In the latter case, you should stock up on beautiful pots for small or curly species, with stands, racks and various shelves. Experts recommend to create whole floral compositions, previously drawing a layout plan for their placement. One of the most common solutions is the zonal placement of plants in the winter garden. In this case, closely related species are advantageously adjacent to each other. This not only allows you to create interesting compositions, but also will facilitate the care of plants.
Special attention should be paid to their size. The fact is that large tree-like or shrubby species with beautiful leaves or flowers are the most advantageous in a small distance from the rest of the plants. Often they are placed in the center of the garden, being its dominant. Large plants are considered, the height of which exceeds 170 cm. For small specimens, group placement on shelves or a window sill is ideal.
The design of a winter garden in an apartment - how to make it beautiful?
Speaking about the design of a winter garden in an apartment, it is necessary to mean the choice and the way of planting, its decoration with various elements, the selection of finishing materials and furniture. In general, it is a question of a choice of this or that style for a garden. To date, a special popularity has acquired a classic winter garden( suitable for spacious rooms), Japanese and "country" -sade. Each of them has its own characteristics, which must be emphasized when decorating the interior.
- The classic garden is ideal for a dwelling in the same style. Its design involves the use of small sculptures and stucco elements, which combine seamlessly with the lush greenery of plants. Looks good in the garden in the spacious bay window in the living room. With regard to the choice of plants, the preference should be given to tropical and subtropical species. In the presence of free space, you can choose furniture, of course, in the classical style. This can be a chair or a solid bench made of solid wood.
- The Japanese garden embodies restraint and minimalism. Quality and natural materials of natural colors, individual plants( bonsai predominates), strict geometry and mandatory artificial pond is a small Japan in your home. Ideal for small apartments, where there is a shortage of free space. Even the furniture for such a garden is notable for its compactness, lack of any decor and small height.
- "Country" -sad represents a kind of islet of comfort in the apartment. It perfectly looks wooden aged furniture with scuffs and peeling paint, an old watering can and a garden lantern, a different and supposedly accidentally forgotten trifle - keys, jars, candlesticks. For such a garden it is recommended to select simple plants without claims for luxury. It can be geranium, various ivy, Tradescantia, etc. The walls are often decorated with forged gratings or wooden beams. Even brick fragments will be appropriate.
Of course, if you wish, you can connect fantasy and decorate a winter garden like a cave grotto or a knight's castle. At the same time it is worth remembering that it should become an organic element of the interior, if it is settled directly in this or that room. When the garden occupies a balcony or a separate room, you have much more options. Thus, the design of the winter garden, even on a small area of the apartment - it's an exciting action, the result of which will delight you every day.
