Designing and Decorating Rock Garden at Home

Designing and Decorating Rock Garden at Home: We know the park or a garden as a collection of plants that are in one area. This topic lil bit different from minimalist living room design coz this is not an Interior Design themes.  Type plants were selected that have the impression cool, calm, and comfortable home to get a similar impression. But what about the rock garden? Rock Garden is a unique type of garden. Because, in its application more elements than the hard material a soft material. In a sense, more widely used materials in the rocks and sand rather than elements of plants. According to Yoga Nirwono landscape architects, we generally know the type of rock garden as a garden composition using hard media, such as sand, coral rocks, and gravel.

Something similar is said landscape architect Giwo Rubianto. According to him, rock garden is a planting medium that is different from the usual type of park residents apply. "If we prepare is usually the soil, grass, etc., in the rock garden that we prepare is hard elements such as coral, sand, bricks, and fibers," said Giwo. That said, the composition is 60-70 percent of this park using coral stone and sand, apply the remainder of the plant.

So, like what a way to apply this kind of garden? Nirwono said, to create a rock garden, which was first to consider is the location and size of their land. Usually applied to a rock garden in the house adjacent to the inner court. However, there is also why the putting on the front page or the back of the house. Just because a character is dry, when applied in the front yard will influence the impression of the main building. As for size, dry garden is generally rarely applied in a large field scale. Again, the reason the character of the park. "Therefore, with enough land 1×2 feet or 5 square feet we have to create this park," said Nirwono.

Because of that, the dry garden requires a supporting element in order to soften his character. Nirwono suggest, you may add plants and water elements in this garden. With notes, make sure the plants have similar characteristics. That is, plants resistant to heat and does not require special treatment. Take the example of cactus, plants soft-shelled, or other dry crops. To give a touch of fresh and beautiful, not hurt you to apply the flowering plants. If not possible, you may choose the plants leaves are beautiful and bold characters, or select the form of a beautiful rod. "With the record, still have to select a character similar to other crops," said Giwo.

You can also add other elements in the park. Take the example application fountain or make small pools. For its size, you can adjust the land area available. Most importantly, the purpose of pool or fountain made it to soften and refresh the rock garden. This is good for dry garden is aesthetically and functionally, you should adjust the concept of a garden with character building. It was submitted by the architect Nunung Adywijaya. According to him, rock garden has a relationship with the concept, or rather the rock garden should be themed so that the application does not impress at random. "Do not forget, natural atmosphere should also be a consideration. Sometimes people called this park as a dry garden, so supporting the impression of natural and naturally often go unnoticed, "he said.

So even when choosing the hardware elements that want to use. Surely not just any gravel or stone you use. In this case you should carefully choose the type of stone that would be used, such as coral, granite, or large stones. While the matter of its magnitude, you can set it according to the initial concept of this park. Take for example, select a stone with the same type but different size is selected. Just how do you compossitionizing. For example, call Nunung, to a large stone select few large size and dark color. While for small stones, you can use the coral with a choice of various colors. ‘All back to the concept. If that brought the concept of minimalism, the color chosen not too much. Just two or choose a neutral color.