Generally speaking,
what is our impression of Chinese courtyard ?
is a rockery, flowing water, small bridge...
is also a mountain, water, stone, tree, flower, grass...
is the use of charm and natural aesthetics,
combines architecture, landscape, plants and human life,
harmonious Become one.
pursues the beauty of artistic conception, and
is the ultimate effect that gardening wants to express.
But did you know?
If you want to build a tasteful Chinese-style courtyard,
you can also create a classical feel by applying some representative elements,
simply and accurately.
For example, placing stones ~
The essential elements of Chinese courtyard landscaping, placing stones
stones, It is an eternal and long-lasting good material for creating beautiful landscape design. In Chinese-style courtyards, rockery is not only used for landscaping, but also stones are used to create landscapes with different experiences.
Look at the Chinese courtyard from the perspective of stone placement. below, I will give you some beautiful pictures of stone setting to enjoy ~
The charm of setting stone
Types of setting stone
Taihu stone
Taihu stone, also known as cave stone and rockery stone. The psychic and clear Taihu stone best embodies the beauty of "wrinkles, leaks, thinness and transparency".
It will never be repeated, one stone after another is cleverly conceived and naturally made. It is the best choice for stacking rockeries, building gardens, beautifying ecology and embellishing the environment.
Taishan stone
Taishan stone is produced in the streams and valleys around the Taishan Mountains. It has a hard texture and a calm, dignified and thick tone. It often appears as a permeable or semi-permeable texture.
Taishan stone has become a popular Feng Shui stone in recent years. It is famous at home and abroad for its simple, vigorous and solemn style. There are folk legends that Taishan stone can ward off evil spirits and stabilize houses. It means that it is as stable as Mount Tai and the stone can move.
Moireite
Moireite is famous for its vertical and horizontal cracks, majestic and precipitous shapes, and its evocation of famous mountains. Although it is a buried stone, its hardness is relatively high.
can be used with a base to appreciate its natural form, or it can be made into different styles of landscape, tree and stone bonsai, which is quite pleasing to the eye.
Lingbi Stone
Lingbi has been a rare stone since ancient times and was used as a tribute to the court in the Tang Dynasty. Lingbi ornamental stones are divided into four categories: black, white, red and gray, with more than 100 varieties, with black being the most distinctive.
When you look at it, its color is like ink; when you strike it, the sound is like a chime. Its shape may be like a fairy mountain, a rare bird or animal, or a famous lady or immortal. It was praised by Qianlong as "the best stone in the world".
Xuelang Stone
Xuelang Stone is produced in Dingzhou City, Quyang County, Fuping, Xuelang Valley and other places in Hebei Province. Xuelang stone has a firm texture, black ground and white veins, clear texture, and a black or gray background.
Xuelang stone has abundant reserves, and the larger ones are several tons or dozens of tons, and can be used as garden landscape stones. The smaller ones are a few kilograms and are available for viewing.
Fangshan stone
Fangshan stone is a granite, which is strong and weather-resistant. This stone is white with green in it, and green with white in it, just like snowflakes falling on leaves. It is a rare carving created by heaven and earth.
Stalagmite
Stalagmite has colors such as green gray, bean green, lavender, etc. It can be divided into length, width and width. It is an important stone type for gardening.
Water full of calcium carbonate drips through the cracks in the cave roof to the bottom of the cave. Calcium precipitates and deposits at the bottom of the cave. Over time, it will grow from bottom to top. This is stalagmites, and what grows from top to bottom is stalactites.
Yingshi
Yingshi is one of the four famous garden stones in China. Its mining and appreciation can be traced back to the records of "Yunlin Stone Genealogy" in the Song Dynasty of China, and it is listed as a royal tribute.
Melaleuca stones
Melaleuca stones are mostly square in shape, with dark gray, brown, earthy yellow and other colors; the surface has horizontal layered textures layer upon layer, as elegant as flowing clouds.
The shape and posture may be majestic and thick, or delicate and vivid, or graceful and exquisite. It is an excellent material for garden landscapes, stacked rockeries and waterfalls.
The distribution method of set stones
1 Special set
Special set is also called isolated, and Jiangnan is also called "standing ". It is mostly made of a huge stone with unique shape, texture and color. It is often used as a barrier at the entrance of a courtyard, as a contrasting view of a leaky window or as a contrasting view of a crypt.
This kind of stone can also be placed in corridors, pavilions, and waterside, as the center of the local space. Special ones can also be small and large, not necessarily a whole piece of standing peak.
2 Opposition
Opposition means symmetrically arranging two rocks on both sides in front of the building to set off the environment and enrich the scenery.
3 Scattered
Scattered points are also called scattered points, that is, the practice of " saving three and five ", which is often used to layout inner courtyards or scattered points on the hillside as slope protection.
scattering can be divided into large scattering and small scattering according to different sizes.
The use of stone setting
1 Mountain stoneware design
In order to add to the natural scenery of the courtyard, stone is often used as stone screens, stone railings, stone tables, stone tables, stone benches, stone beds , etc.
2 The arrangement of the rock flower platform
is to relatively lower the groundwater level and arrange at a suitable viewing height so that the flowers, trees and rocks show a poetic and picturesque atmosphere that complements each other.
In the courtyard, mountain rocks are often used to make flower stands, and ornamental plants such as peonies, peonies, red maples, bamboos, and nandaria are planted.
The flower stand must have a reasonable layout. It should properly absorb the technique of " wide enough to move around, but tight enough to fit " in the art of seal cutting, and adopt edge-taking, cornering, centering, staggering and other layout techniques to make it retractable. , bright and dark, far and near and ups and downs and other contrast changes.
3 The stone setting
combined with the architecture, such as corner hugging and inlaying corners , is to reduce the flat and dull feeling of the corner lines and increase the natural and vivid atmosphere. Placing the stone in the outer corner is called Baojiao, and placing the stone in the inner corner is called inlaid corner .
The steps at the entrance of the building are often made of natural mountain stones, which are called "Selang" in Mingwen Zhenheng's "Changwu Zhi"; they are lined with mountain stones on both sides, and the main stone is called "Squatting". , guest stone is called "match".
4 Combined with plants
In the stone placement area, the stones should penetrate to the periphery to reflect the density relationship.
Properly reserve a suitable space for planting , allowing plants to penetrate. At the same time, uses plant leaves hanging from the stones, which not only softens the space, but also enriches the sense of hierarchy .
In the actual courtyard case, from the simplest perspective, no matter what distribution method is used, stones mostly appear in the courtyard landscape in a state of combination with plants.
When planting in an enclosure, the stones behind the must be higher than the front row of stones . You can also use larger flakes to stand upright to form the background of the plants in the planting pool. They should not be too short or they will have no effect.
It is not only necessary to pay attention to the combination of plants with the stones on the revetment, but also in other places, such as scattered stones. Appropriate plants can make the stones full of vitality .
Types of plants to match with stones
Pines
In today's Chinese courtyard landscaping, the shape of pine trees is often used to match the stones. , "Stones match pine and they are beautiful, and pine matches stones and they are strong." The two seem to have become landscapes The best partner for styling is .
From the style of a great country to the etiquette of Confucianism, the original pine gradually evolved and innovated from the Huangshan Welcome Pine. Bonsai landscaping has more diverse changes in the shape of the pine, including natural, winding, flat, drooping, swirling, exciting, and more. The curtain is hanging, but it is ever-changing, but only tenacity and evergreen character remain unchanged.
Bamboo
Bamboo , tall and slender, green all year round, unstained by wind and frost, giving people a beautiful feeling.
It is this natural and simple style that makes bamboo the most original green color in classical courtyards with far-reaching artistic conception. It also makes it one of the most popular gardening plants . is often combined with stones in landscaping .
maple
Landscapes, maple trees, and temple buildings are probably the most primitive forms of Zen!
What kind of tree is more beautiful to plant in a private yard? The maple tree belongs to , which can bring a strong visual experience to people. It is very good for maintenance and viewing, and it is even better when equipped with stones.
lawn
From a design perspective, lawn is a blank space for ground cover plants, dividing and connecting different spaces in the courtyard. Just like a beautiful watercolor painting, if it is completely filled in, it will only be dazzling. Only by leaving appropriate white space can it be a good work.
Lawn has the characteristics of broad vision and vast space. In courtyard design, it can not only be used as a main scene alone, but can also be combined with landscape stones, rockeries, trees, flowers and slopes to form a unique landscape space . It is also a good place for people to An excellent place for relaxing activities.
Moss
Moss, people who like it like it, but people who don’t care will never take a second look at it. The humble and strong little life grows wantonly in the dark and moist corner.
In Japanese dry landscape gardens, moss is often paired with stones to create a landscape . In recent years, this form has also been used by many outstanding gardeners in other courtyard types.
Of course, there are other plants that can also match the stone setting. It mainly depends on how you match it~
In fact, the combination of setting stones and plants is a very small technique, but it can easily show what we want. Effect, as well as creating some new experiences, this kind of landscape is not only found in Chinese courtyards, but is also used in many other courtyard types.
Next, let us look at the combined landscape of stones and plants from the Yuanji award-winning works. Whether the effect is good or not, you will know at a glance.
Garden Collection Award-winning Works Landscape with Stones and Plants
1
Shanshui. Garden
Type: Villa Garden Design
Lead Designer: Zhu Gaofeng
Cost: 700,000
Area: 220㎡
2
A garden that brings happiness
Category: Villa Garden Design
Lead Designer: Zhang Xiangming
Area: 650㎡
3
Chang'an Garden on the North Coast of the West Sea
Category: Office Garden Design
Lead Designer: Lou Jiabin
Area: 95㎡
4
山水文园东Garden
Garden orientation: South Garden, North Garden
Garden style: New Chinese style, Japanese style
Lead designer: Tong Yarong
Area: 160㎡
Cost: 400,000
5
Henan Chinese Classical Garden
Type: Villa garden
main project design Teacher: Fan Hongjun
Assistant designer: Liu Haiyan
6
Chengpeixin Miaomuji B&B courtyard
Type: B&B courtyard design
Chief designer: Shen Yirong
Area: 300㎡
Cost: 150,000
How about it, is it thick? The rich poetry overflows the mobile phone screen ~
No matter what kind of stone landscaping is used, gardeners will tacitly embellish some plants among them to make the isolated stones full of sentiment.
