Magic and secrets of the east right on your land

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

The rational and pragmatic inhabitants of Europe all the time gravitated towards the magic and secrets of the eastern countries. This is the only possible reason for the popularity of things brought from eastern countries to European countries. In addition, residents of both the new and the old world admire the depth of Eastern philosophy. Eastern approaches to the design and maintenance of land plots are no less popular.

Sometimes, the oriental style of landscape design is deservedly called Chinese, because it was from the villages of the Middle Kingdom that most of the elements of this style came. But it is unfair to fully appropriate this style to China, because many other countries have also contributed to its formation.

So, if the decision to embody an oriental fairy tale has been made, it's time to start. Where do we start? As usual, with conceptualization and planning. The peculiarity of the layout of the land plot in the style of the far and mysterious east is that the plan will contain spaces isolated from each other. Partitions can be different, both in the form of "fences" made of tall stone, and in the form of trees, if you form a hedge. To do this, you will need to buy large-sized trees, a pergola or a shrub. If you choose the latter option, then we advise you not to be very careful about cutting and trimming the bushes, because the oriental style is, first of all, freedom and naturalness. Let's say the site plan is ready. What are we going to post on it?

Take your time, for a start, we suggest planning how these isolated areas will be connected to each other. We'll have to make tracks. And it is better to make these paths look like narrow mountain paths: paved with a soft surface, or a hard surface of unpolished stone. But you should not be too zealous - do not forget that the paths should be comfortable for movement, and not cause inconvenience. The paths should be planned so that, moving along them, the guest sees all the delights and ignores the omissions and shortcomings of landscaping and landscaping. But it is not necessary to pave all the paths at once, because you can start with the main, central path, and only then finish with the rest.

Another, almost necessary element for landscaping a garden in an oriental manner is a tent, or a gazebo, in which you can contemplate your garden. Also, this gazebo should be in the shade so that in the summer you can escape from the heat of the sun and watch the stars in the evening. If you choose a gazebo, then design it in the Chinese style. It differs from the usual one mainly in the shape of the roof: its tops rise upward, and it itself consists of four, six or eight corners and resembles the skin of a dragon. This makes the gazebo literally flying. To decorate the gazebo, you should choose a calm, close to natural tone that is in a natural range. Dark green, dark brown, dark red and some other palettes will do.

If you create a garden in an oriental style, then you are unlikely to resist the temptation to organize your own rock garden. The rock garden came to the oriental style from the land of the rising sun - Japan, where there was a belief that the gods settle in those places where nature forms a large accumulation of stones. The rock garden is the place where harmony dwells, therefore, to create it, you need to be able to feel it very subtly. A rock garden is not created in one evening, because each, even the smallest pebble, is selected in such a way that it fits best into the overall composition of the rock garden. There should be nothing superfluous in the rock garden. You can organize a simplified rock garden called a rockery. This is also a composition made of stones, but here the main criterion is naturalness, not harmony. The stones are laid without any clear plan. It looks very nice.

If in your place there is a place for an artificial reservoir, then you can consider yourself the master of a real oasis. An artificial reservoir gives some piquancy to your land. It is best to place it in a place far from envious eyes so that the water, which has an energy memory, does not absorb the negative emotions of envious passers-by. For the design elements of the reservoir, it is better to go to those stores that sell trees, plants and shrubs. In such special plant nurseries, you can get lotus seeds, or other oriental plants that will be adjacent to your reservoir.

We only want to advise - do not limit yourself to one reservoir, because water, a sacred liquid, is highly valued in the east, and the presence of a large number of reservoirs in possession is a sign of the owner's wealth.