Something fresh, natural, bright and spacious is connected with the concept of the Scandinavian style. After all, the Scandinavian countries are Iceland, Norway, Sweden. Their nature is distinguished by lush greenery, wide open spaces, mountain ranges. It is now fashionable to use the Scandinavian style in landscape design. It is quite simple, suggests the presence of unpretentious plants. Scandinavians everywhere like to decorate houses with plants, they need at least a small but a piece of nature in the house.
Creating a Scandinavian garden is easier than Mediterranean or Japanese. This style suggests the presence of plants of the middle climatic band. And those species that grow on the Balkan Peninsula and in Japan may simply not take root in our latitudes. 
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We select plants
Scandinavian style in the garden brings calm and balance. It is better to use delicate flowering plants, bright flowers will be placed only as accents.
Scandinavia is a coniferous strip, which is why it is precisely such trees that prevail in this landscape: needles, thuja, fir, pine. Flower beds can be planted with marigolds, clematis, field poppies, etc. It is important to supplement the garden with interesting elements, for example, cereals.
Rockery - the basis of the Scandinavian garden
In this garden you can not do without a rockery. It is necessary, because Scandinavia is massive mountains, rocky cliffs and greenery. This decorative element of the garden should look natural, as if cobblestones and stones had been lying here since ancient times.
Scandinavian paths
The paths in the garden will look harmonious if made of stone or wooden saw cuts, pebbles or gravel. You can use concrete slabs of an extraordinary shape.
Water in the garden
Without a water corner, a garden is not a garden. A pond, a large bowl, a fountain - whatever you fantasize, it will fit into the Scandinavian landscape. Ponds with uneven banks, stones, driftwood look preferable - everything should be in harmony with the rest of the garden.
Decorative useful elements.
This is, first of all, planting useful vegetable crops - cabbage, zucchini, parsley, onions and other herbs. You can arrange gardens in decorative boxes or specially prepared containers of elongated shape. Downed wooden flower beds will look very good.
Minimalism
The garden should not be cluttered with green spaces and small buildings. Scandinavia is minimalism and spaciousness.
Gazebo for relaxation
A place for pleasant gatherings is an integral attribute of modern gardens. A lot of wooden elements, they fit perfectly into the Scandinavian style of the garden.
Garden furniture
Furniture made from natural materials is welcome. Plastic products will not work.
Greenhouse
Scandinavian-style gardens are characterized by the presence of a greenhouse, even a small one. Unlike us Russians, Europeans plant not only vegetable crops in them, but also decorative plants and flowers.
An additional element of the garden - hedge
A hedge can give a finished and cozy view to the garden. She will create a feeling of protection from prying eyes, give beauty and unusualness. It is better to use unpretentious plants for these purposes - barberry, honeysuckle.
Love your garden and enjoy it every day
If you have an abandoned garden at your disposal - do not rush to uproot trees and plants. They can be adapted precisely to the Scandinavian style. The riot of nature, space - this is exactly what is needed in this case. Try, dare, create beauty for yourself and your loved ones. Enjoy the result and enjoy all living organisms that fill your garden with energy and life!
