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Perfect Garden with Swimming Pool
Swimming pools can be used as elements in the home garden. The form can be adapted to land conditions.
Home owners with extensive land may crave a private swimming pool in his yard. Initially, the existence of this pool may be just for recreation and sports. On the other hand, its existence can be proved as an element of any house garden filler.
As a filler parks, swimming pools can be placed on the land in the middle, corner, or edge of the land. About the location of the pond, is actually very flexible. But there are some things to consider. This relates to building design, spacious house, the direction of sunlight, where a neighbor’s house, and the needs of residents that the pool would function.
In terms of form, there are actually many types that can be applied. Although in principle we can about this form for based on the allotment. To stay at home, can be made pond with a freer form. Can the circle, square, or irregular curves. Curve or circle is a shape suitable applied at home. This form will be minimal sharp corners, making it more secure for the children and the elderly. In addition, this type also has a natural impression, no legs, and both can be aesthetic elements in the park. Meanwhile, at home with limited land, rectangular swimming pool is more suitable.
Small Garden? It’s Amazing
There are just some homes have large garden, small garden its rarely, especially beautiful, because it will make the land look more narrow and so crowded. Plus the people who own a home with limited space confused, what is the appropriate crops planted there. In fact, such as air circulation, making the park does not always require huge land.
Miss selection of the plants will create a narrow land looks increasingly narrow. Because in the area which is limited, usually about 2-6 square meters, home owners would want a minimalist garden could be set optimally.
Minimalist garden with a natural accent should highlight the material that is not too much, especially when building a house has a large window. In addition, aspects of health and comfort of residents is very important when creating a minimalist garden. You know not, minimalist narrow residential desperately need the supply of oxygen? Well, oxygen demand can be obtained from the process of photosynthesis of green plants. Therefore, multiply minimalist. Oxygen green plants in the garden can also be obtained from the water element. Therefore, the present pool plus a waterfall or fountain is an appropriate measure.
Creating a garden is not always synonymous with large and leafy plants. Make a pond too, can become interesting concept. One of the owners of the business landscape, farm ponds that are suitable for narrow and elongated shape must not widen. Swimming is widened to make the garden seem less broad.
All around the pond, you can put different kinds of plants with different colors and sizes. Given the vast land that is not, you could put these plants in pots. Besides it takes a lot of land, the use of pot is also more practical for movable.
To cover the surface of the ground, you can use the grass. It could also just cast a stone. You can choose white stone. In order to look more beautiful pond, you can add different accessories or ornaments garden fountain funny and unique design.
Be given a tiny garden ornaments and detail that is usually used by large houses. Garden ornaments such as statues, garden lamps, chairs, even the path, can also be applied in your small garden. Of course, design, size, and arrangement is different from the big house ornaments. Ornaments that you choose must tiny, not too big, too long, or too wide, so you still have space to put other ornament without sounding full.
To create a minimalist garden, there are several characteristics that need attention. Storey buildings generally minimalist style with geometric shapes or boxes. This form is the impression stuck firm and rigid. The presence of the park is expected to reduce the impression of rigid.
Where should a minimalist garden located? Very flexible. You can put it on the front, rear, corner, side, even inside the house.
If you love the water element, you can put a minimalist garden-themed water park in the front of the house. If the park was in the back of the house, make a more simple design. Avoid forms that resemble the mountain because it would foster the impression narrow. If you want to bring lawn, you should select a small and fine-leaved grasses such as Pekinese.
Another case for the minimalist garden are present in the house. Usually located on the edge of the stairs. Plant the right to park in a house is a Palmas family. Green leafy plants with slightly yellow tinge, Dracena fragrans, is also worthy of your choosing.
Beautify Themed Parks
Theme park are arranged neatly on the page become contributing factor enhance your home. Several types of themes (styles) park, among them the European garden, Japanese garden, tropical garden, and traditional park that includes Bali’s parks and gardens of Java.
According to the landscape architect Andrew Sucrandra HW, adjust the theme park with the theme home. Because the house and garden are the two elements support each other for aesthetic emerged. For example, ethnic concept house, the garden which is suited for the traditional garden. Also, select the character type of garden can improve the situation more natural environment. How, select plants that are environmentally friendly. That is, can absorb more pollutants.
Next is the environment. According to Hendro Sumartono landscape architect, environment gives a major role on the development of the park. Moreover, influential enough land area to form the park because of one-one concept that is applied so less suitable for narrow berlahan. The type of theme park suitable for large estates, usually like a Mediterranean garden, Japanese gardens, American gardens, and French gardens.
Here are its characteristics and how to treat them:
Parks that have been mushrooming in the society is a summary of the past history of the nation. In medieval times in Japan often split between a single tribe and other tribes. It is said that to avoid this, the leaders of each tribe to make a shelter that can protect families from enemy attack.
To further freshen the location, they make a simple garden with the advanced elements of nature as the concept. Although his popularity waned today, keeksotikannya still tempting and still many people who often use this as a sweetener in home gardens.
According to Hendro Sumartono landscape architect, characteristics that appear in this type of garden, which is typical accessories used Japanese nuances, such as the use of lights toro. The park is becoming a trend in the 1990s it has distinctive features, the use of grass which tends to smooth, angular patterns that are not parks, the characteristic that is not rude, and always apply the three natural elements: water, stone, and trees.
Caring for Japanese garden bother easy because of the park requires extra care. So, you are supersibuk recommended to not make this garden.
“To take care of the weeds need trimming twice a month and it constantly, while watering is needed twice a day, ie morning and afternoon,” suggested Hendro.
French Garden
Park type was reputedly as a depiction of conditions in France in the Renaissance. And, usually to enjoy the parks of this type can be seen from distances near and far.
“This type of garden has a garden which geometric shapes and patterns of tree species that can be used, namely fir trees are made to face the left and right,” said Hendro.
English Garden
Plants are often referred to this European gardens have geometric patterns and tend to highlight the beauty of various flowers.
“But, its application remains proportionately between the leaves and flowers,” said Andrew.
The use of plant species that tend to flower colors, not only in terms of interest, but in terms of shape and the leaves are also diverse. The park is derived from the UK this is supposedly a legacy from England. This country often makes the park to land the former colonies, including the Bogor Botanical Gardens, although this type differs from the original characteristics of this type of real English garden.
However, for those who want to apply the type of park like that, it takes a budget that much, considering the types of plants that are used quite diverse and its treatment is quite difficult.
Mediterranean Garden
This park includes the most easy to maintain garden. The types of trees planted in a Mediterranean garden needs watering is not too much water. For example, tree ferns, these plants do not need much water because of evaporation from the thick leaves to store water. Andrew suggests, even if it wanted to flush, soil moisture should look first. If still damp, watering is not recommended because it causes decay in the garden.