Mirrors, which often attribute an aura of mystery and riddles, are capable of the most simple at first glance of things to do, unusual. The ability of mirrors to create optical illusions and visually enlarge the space of many designers landscape art used for the transformation of the garden or private courtyard in a truly fabulous area. Because the mirror is surprisingly capable of change the garden landscape, and with it the General mood.
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In recent years, masters landscape design is increasingly in the design of the territory near the house apply new innovative solutions. Use in the design of the garden space provides the opportunity to achieve often interesting effects.
Reflecting the topography of the site, the mirrors can create the illusion of endless prospects. They are able to give the garden a particular interest and variety
Mirror the design in the garden interest because in it there are no limits to the imagination of the master. Because the open area no walls, no awkward planning. But for creativity of space to spare.
Tweaks in the design of flowerbeds
Floral arrangements and elegant flower beds – frequent «residents» countryside areas. They fill the landscape with bright colors and surrounding space marvelous aroma. To make them even more attractive, you can use the same mirrors. And it is not necessary to use segments of the traditional rectangular and square shapes. Much more interesting will look surface with an uneven cut edges.
The use of mirrors, casting «bunnies» in the sunlight, will give a garden variety and dynamism, making the landscape more deeply and effectively
Properly placed mirrors will be beneficial to shade the brightest facets of the flower beds. As flowering varieties or those, the mirrors can be rearranged so that they reflect only the flowering buds. And every time in the reflection in the foreground will show off the most spectacular and an eye-pleasing flowers.
And the shards of a broken mirror can be safely used, creating a fairytale Wonderland in the garden. Mirror mosaic panels can be a spectacular decoration of rock gardens and rockeries, mixed borders and framed by flower beds. They will multiply elegant floral arrangements, accentuate their most attractive side and successfully hide unsightly corners.
Placed behind the lush plants of mirror can create real magic. They will create the illusion of thick and dense greenery, thereby accentuating the colors of plants
Mirrors near water
With the help of a mirror even a small fountain can miraculously be transformed into a spectacular building with a powerful water flow. Jets of water, reflected in the mirror surface, will acquire additional volume and dynamics. The same effect achieved master of landscape art by placing a mirror behind a small pond.
The mirror surface is visually doubled the reflection of the water, making a small garden visually more spacious and bright
The site owners who do not have the desire or ability to build a house near this pond, as elements of the water element equipped with dry creeks. Improvised channel sources, like footprints left by these streams in the form of winding paths and sea pebbles adorn many gardens.
To create the effect «live» water designers use transparent glass, which is placed between the natural stones. This task can be pieces of mirror. They are like drops of water will glitter in the sun, creating the effect of movement and completeness of threads. Painted shards of glass, perfectly combined with stone chips and pebbles and the sea shimmering in the sun from different angles, will create the illusion of the flow of the stream.
Particularly impressive source will look if the edges to decorate grass, decorate small crumbs, creating uneven natural framing
The mirror can mimic and ornamental pond. For arrangement «pond» enough to place the mirror surface in a horizontal position on an open lawn or the lawn and decorate it with stones, floral arrangements, garden figures.
If positioning the mirror at a slight angle, you can achieve the effect of water movement. Combining materials, playing with their placement, you can create real waterfalls with stones and mirror shards.
Disguise unsightly plots
Walls of farm buildings and unsightly areas in the garden is easy to mask all those mirrors. Using them is easy even «to revive» boring, impenetrable fence.
Securing reflective cloth on a vertical surface of the fence can make a real cozy corner, hidden high, but visually lightweight «screen» from prying eyes
Will be very handy mirror in the case, if you want to illuminate the shaded corners in the garden. It is only necessary to place a mirror at a slight angle to reflect a piece of heaven.
Wall cozy courtyard, decorated in a Provencal style, creating the effect of a continuation of the track. It seems that the wall was built permeable and serves only as an archway leading to the garden
To hide unattractive building you can just put a mirror surface perpendicular to the slope on the retaining wall. To achieve the desired effect of the reflecting surface must be kept clean.
Wanting to achieve maximum effect with the installation of mirrors, pay attention to «picture» — reflection. This case does not tolerate haste. «Play» placement and angle of the web to get the most beautiful view. Placing a mirror opposite the most beautiful area in the garden, you give yourself another scenic area landscape.
A cursory look at the winding path the impression that it is infinite. It seems enough to pass through a vaulted archway and you will find yourself in a secret garden
The perspective effect creates a vertically placed mirror sheet, skillfully decorated of a passage with a vaulted arch
Create garden ornaments
Mirror mosaic – a versatile material for creating spectacular garden ornaments. Glass fittings will add notes of color and dynamism in a familiar landscape.
A memorable game sunbeams can be received if to add to floral arrangements balloons covered with a mirror paint or mosaic style
Wrought iron gates at the main entrance to the plot can be decorated with decorative butterfly with mirror wings. The driveway along the contour can be putting glass mosaic, a decorative arch with climbing plants to decorate with mosaics of mirrors so that flowering plants found in them a striking reflection.
Original will look at the open area, even an ordinary fruit tree, tree trunks which are lined with fragments of mirrors
Alternatively, the mirror paintings can be vinyl mosaic and mirror plastic. And working with them is a lot easier than a natural material.
Amazing illusions will help to achieve a mirror round and oval shape.
Placing an oval of cloth vertically you can get a visual effect of expanding space. But if you position them at an angle facing the sun, you can create the effect of reflecting the sky porthole Windows
The design of the garden of mirrors, a fascinating creative process. The main thing – no matter how used mirrors, they must be securely mounted, and in the process of operation to maintain the surface clean.
