The specified area is quite spacious in order to make a comfortable layout, there are plenty of options and schemes for a plot of 12 hectares on the Internet. But they have a significant disadvantage: the vegetable garden will be formed not for your needs. It is better to mark out the space yourself, including in the functionality of exactly what you need. In the article we will share information on how to do it better and what to take into account.

How to plan a plot of 12 acres

What should be taken into account first of all?

• Relief.
• The shape of the plot.
• The presence of communications.
• The level of natural light.
• The natural landscape nearby.
• Type of soil.
• Presence of groundwater and flood conditions.

 

How to properly plan the area

A competently planned garden site includes the following objects.

• Entrance area. This is the area in front of the house or garage, flowerbeds and front gardens.
• Living area: house, porch and garage. If there is a guest house, it should also be included in this item.
• Recreational area: sports ground, barbecue area, gazebo, swimming pool.
• Directly vegetable garden: pany planting of different plants, beds and vegetable beds, greenhouses.
• Boxes: sheds, storerooms, cellar, aviaries and pens for animals and birds.
• Two more items stand apart - a playground and a bathhouse.

Let's analyze the items in more detail.

 

How to design a driveway

A separate couple of acres some will allocate for the so-called entryway. This is the entrance to the house, which is laid out with tiles or stone, rolled with asphalt and decorated with flower beds. This is the calling card of your dacha. The first impression of the house and you, as its owners, depends on how neat and harmonious these hundred acres look. The most important thing here is to plan convenient access to the house and garage, as well as to eliminate unnecessary noise from the street. To do this, you can plant a hedge or build a stone fence. Plant coniferous trees along it - they look very neat and do not require serious maintenance.

 

Residential area design

The design of the plot of a country house in 12 acres is the layout of the living area in the first place. Variants of ready examples are a lot - different houses, shapes, height and style of the facade. The only general rule - the height of the country house can be no more than 3 floors. You can order a ready-made house project or build an independent - here everything depends on your desire, time and financial capabilities.

There are several ways to locate a country house on the plot. It can be built in the depth, so that the whole garden was in front of your eyes, if you look out of the window. Or put at the hedge itself, but not closer than 3 meters from the road. Then the garden will be securely enclosed not only by the fence but also by the house, making it a completely private area.

 

Tips on the location of the house

• The dwelling should be organized in a shady part of the vegetable garden
• It is better to place the windows on the eastern or western side
• Veranda - from the south, because in summer it will protect the room from overheating, and in the cold season from the wind.

 

Minimum distance to outbuildings

According to safety requirements, it is important to maintain a distance between different buildings in the garden. For example, there should be at least 15 meters to the chicken coop and 20 meters to the toilet or shed. Try to observe these requirements. Then the buildings will be completely safe.

 

Zoning a garden plot

How to properly plan a plot of 12 acres? At this stage, it is important not to overdo the planting and not to turn your future garden into one continuous bed. Think through the location and amount of planting material. Combine flowerbeds and beds. Landscape designers recommend organizing simple rectangular beds in the southern part of the dacha garden. The place should be chosen so that it is not in the shadow of buildings, but at the same time reliably protected from the wind.

 

Shrubs and trees are usually placed along the fence, thus increasing protection from wind and prying eyes. If there are other gardens in the neighborhood, the distance from the tree to the fence at your dacha should not be less than 2 meters - so as not to shade the neighbor's beds. In addition to planting, it is important to arrange convenient passages between them, as well as to think about how best to organize watering, so that water does not flow into another area.

 

Landscaping a recreational area

The most pleasant part of the layout. What can be placed here? Anything you want! It is best to move this area to the farthest corner of the garden, in a shady quiet place away from roads and neighbors. The most popular building here is, of course, a gazebo. When planning, focus on the number of guests and family members, from this depends on the size and shape of the building. As a rule, a barbecue area is equipped nearby - it is a concreted or tiled piece of land, where there is a barbecue, a table and all the necessary equipment for grilling. This area can be supplemented with a swimming pool or a decorative pond, a fountain, a couple of small flowerbeds.

 

Planning a playground

If you have children, be sure to arrange for them their own corner in the countryside. Playground should be on the age and needs of the child, do not make it to grow up, it is unsafe. It is better to limit the children's zone - put a small child fence. It is important that it was as safe as possible, did not have sharp corners. The same purpose can serve and ornamental or garden shrub - children will be doubly interesting to play, if nearby you can pick a tasty berry.

Children's area should be close to the house and placed so that it was clearly visible from the window or from the recreation area. You can make yourself or order ready-made complexes with a slide, house, sandbox and swings. For older children, a small soccer court or a basketball hoop can be placed nearby.