Do-it-yourself rutary in the country: we create beauty on our own

For many summer residents, rutaria is an unknown word, but each of them daily encounters materials for performing such compositions. To do this with your own hands is quite simple, you just have to turn on your imagination, find free time, work with original details and combine them into a single whole to get a beautiful drawing.

Rutaria

Rutary can be the main component of the design
When deciding to make an original composition on your site, you should take into account several nuances and tips. So, rutaria can act as an independent unit of landscape design, and be an auxiliary element in a complex composition. It is worth noting that in the first case, you will need to pay great attention and attract professionals, and in the second, everything is quite simple, and any novice gardener can cope with the task at hand.

Or auxiliary

The many benefits of rutaria include:

• creativity;
• ease of creation;
• availability of all materials;
• ease of care;
• guaranteed success.

There are several types of rutaria.

Natural rutaria

Natural. This is the main type of rutaria. You can create it in the country, including in the composition those materials that are on the territory. For example, an old tree that has been cut down can become the basis for a future root garden. Small flowers that are planted directly into the stump will look quite original. Stone and moss should be included as a supplement and are also easy to obtain.

Hemp instead of flowerpots

The simplest. The composition includes exclusively driftwood and stumps. They will be a harmonious addition to the alpine slide or they will find a place for themselves in a secluded corner of the garden.

Stump figures

Decorative. The most difficult type, since when it is designed and created, figures made of wood and various plants are necessarily included. Skilled craftsmen make fairy-tale characters and animals from unsightly snags. This will certainly require at least the advice of a professional, but as a result, you can get something more than a simple set of roots.

Note!
Rutary is a versatile element of landscape design, where there are no restrictions for creativity and imagination.

Varieties

Studying information about an unusual landscape object, it should be noted that rutaria is divided into 3 large groups. Each of them has its own characteristics and differences:

The simplest rutaria

Here it will be enough to use an interesting shape of driftwood and tree branches, a bizarre texture will give originality and unusualness to the designated area, or it will be an addition to a rock garden or flower bed. Before posting, it is worth familiarizing yourself with some of the rules. For example, some massive elements are best laid out on the lawn, but light parts should be fixed so that they are not blown away by the wind.

Natural or Composite Rutaria

Basic rules for creating a rutary

To say that there are strict rules when creating a composition is impossible, since it is impossible to plan exactly the final result. Only the basic rule should be adhered to: the rutary should resemble a corner of the wild in all its appearance. Nevertheless, it is recommended to consider a few tips:

1. Clear planning. It is best to record all thoughts and wishes on paper, or use special computer programs to develop landscape design.
2. As mentioned above, rutaria can be completely composed of inanimate elements of the tree, or it can be well combined with natural flowers.
3. When choosing roots and bark, special attention should be paid to those elements that resemble a fairy-tale character or figure.
4. The placement of the composition has no restrictions. This can be a veranda, front garden in front of the house, a garden, an artificial reservoir, and other options.

Note!
It is impossible to create two identical rutaria, since nature is unique.

Wood and stone processing

All wooden parts must be doused with boiling water to destroy the larvae in the crevices. Then the tree should be dried and treated with a composition from bark beetles and decay. It is best to use colorless preparations so as not to spoil the natural appearance of the material. If we are talking about a composition in the center of which there is a stump, then the space around it will need to be cleared of weeds and debris, and the dust in the middle should be removed to the maximum. Don't touch moss - it's a beautiful groundcover that looks good in rutaria.

The situation is simpler with stones. It is enough to select them by size, wash them well and clean them of vegetation residues. You can paint or varnish them and overlay them in the center of the composition. Or you can sit figurines of fairy-tale heroes on the stones, creating a play corner for children.

Determine the place

Find the right place

The great popularity of rutaria is due to the fact that with their help you can transform and radically change the appearance of even the most problematic area in the garden area. If there is an original place that is not suitable for creating a front garden with perennial plants, then the root garden is the place here.

Another good option is a shady area under the spreading crown of trees. When considering your site, pay attention to the corners of the fence. Most likely, there is nothing here, since the flowers will not grow due to the shade. That is why rutaria will look a win-win.

Note!
Rutary is suitable for the design of a blind fence.

Making borders

The territory of rutaria must be limited. This is done with stones or bottles in a line. We recommend alternating colors, then the border will be more interesting.

Feel free to tweak your plan and experiment. For example, it will be nice to cover free areas with gravel or pebbles.

It should be understood that wooden elements will rot and crumble over the course of several years, so they will have to be replaced in any case. Otherwise, apart from caring for plants and cleaning up the trash, taking care of the rutaria shouldn't take much of your time.

Ideas for using old stumps, snags in the country - video

Preparation

Collect stumps and driftwood

To know how to make a beautiful rutaria on your site, you need to start from the very beginning. So, the basis of the composition is the usual branches and stumps, which should not be thrown out or burned. Store them in your shed and garage for later use. If there is not enough material on the territory, you can go for a walk in the forest. Here you will certainly find an interesting driftwood or a piece of bark.

An ordinary tree stump can become the basis of the composition.

It is very important to remember that wood is a fragile material, in addition, various factors will affect it:

• the tree will begin to rot from an excess of moisture and direct contact with the ground;
• due to the high heat in the summer, driftwood will also dry out;
• vulnerable to insects.

It is worth giving preference to hard wood species. A good option would be to choose snags and logs that were found on the beach of a river or lake.

Snags found on river banks are suitable

It is worth paying attention to the preparation of the material, that is, to the wooden elements:

• remove the bark from all elements so as not to attract bark beetles;
• treat the wood with special antiseptics that will protect it from the effects of precipitation;
• remove existing larvae and bacteria with boiling water, and then dry;
• to extend the life of the rutaria, it is best to cover the elements with a layer of varnish or machine oil, which will also protect the tree from moisture and earth.

Remove the bark and process

Note!
Aspen, poplar and birch are among the most rotting tree varieties, so it is better to minimize their presence in rutaria.

DIY hemp crafts

If you get a section with a tree root system and its low aboveground part, do not uproot this element. To make crafts from hemp for a summer cottage, you will need:

• stumps or one;
• colored chips;
• antiseptic;
• stones;
• flowers;
• the soil;
• brush.

1. To make the stump craft last as long as possible, remove the dust from the inside. Dry this inner hole. Remove the bark from the stump.
2. Paint this natural wood element on the outside and inside with two coats of antiseptic. When it is completely dry, you can start decorating the flower girl.
3. Pour fertile soil inside the hemp, plant undersized flowers. Grind the surface with plain or colored wood chips. Place stones next to the hemp.

Inverted glass or plastic bottles can be used instead of stones. The necks of the latter are cut off.

If you do not know how to arrange the northern part of the territory in the country, then place the rutaria here, plant shade-tolerant flowers in it.

For adaptation, not only hemp are suitable, but also all kinds of driftwood.

If you have had an unnecessary log for a long time, cut it from above, take out some of the wood, remove the bark. Also treat the surfaces with an antiseptic, then fill in fertile soil, plant unpretentious plants.

Take a closer look, maybe the snag found in the forest resembles someone? In the photo, she looks like a fairy dragon, you just need to work out the details so that they become obvious. To do this, use a hatchet, hacksaw, woodcarving tools.

Crafts from snags can be not only in the form of flower girls, check out the following ideas.

Composition decoration

When everything is prepared and planned, you can start placing the elements. Stick to your plan. You should start with the largest elements - stumps and driftwood - which should take center stage. Bulky and tall elements must be securely fixed so that the wind cannot break the constructed composition.

Start with large items

From large elements, you can go to medium, and then to the smallest. After everything is put in its place, evaluate the result. You can make adjustments if necessary. Follow the advice and wishes of the household, as well as your own intuitive guesses. Only at the last stage can you start planting plants.

Note!
When planning to create a rutaria, you need to remember all the time that it belongs to the restrained style direction of landscape decor, which is characterized by Scandinavian rigor.

Fern

If you decide to include plants in the composition, then all the selected plants should look like wild plants.It is worth giving up tall and lush views, and give preference to:

• fern;
• moss;
• alpine herbs;
• daisies;
• begonias;
• petunias.

Almost all low-growing plants will harmoniously fit into a woody composition. Particular attention should be paid to the yaskolka, which designers often include in rutaria compositions. You can also place small decorative garden figurines - mushrooms, snails, gnomes and animals.

Use undersized plants

Note!
The main attraction of landscape design is the illusion of untouched nature.

At the end of the article, I would like to remind you that rutaria, like any other landscape design composition, requires careful and special care. Despite all precautions and protection, some elements may start to rot and deteriorate, so they should be replaced promptly. Weeds may also appear among the plants, which will spoil the general appearance - they must be removed.

Planting plants

When the environment is ready, we plant the plants. A hollow should have formed in the center of the stump, where you previously removed the old dust. Pour the soil into it with a mixture of fertilizers and sow. You can plant ivy and fern, and between them - asters and cornflowers. Just study in advance which plants are not recommended to keep nearby.

We plant the space among large branches and snags with dwarf coniferous varieties. You can place bright flowers in the hollows.