Bailin has always wanted to build a dream "lushe" on the mountain, a place where she can hear birds singing and rest with the sunset, enjoy flowers and vegetables, drink and taste tea. She named it "Menglu"!
In 2013, she and her husband visited Nanshan lake. By chance, they saw a small villa on the mountain, which was later called "Menglu". Because the original homeowner was in urgent need of funds, he sold it to the Bailin couple at a low price.
Surprisingly, the three-story villa facing the lake, with a large garden of more than one thousand square meters, finally has the opportunity to create a rural life in her heart!
Menglu is built on the mountain. It's a half hillside as a whole. It's a wasteland of weeds on the slope. If you want to transform it, you can imagine the difficulty!
Before the transformation of the garden:
After the transformation of the garden:
The whole building is divided into six functional areas: the first floor garden, the second floor house and the small garden, the third floor garden, the fourth floor gallery, the fifth floor orchard, the sixth floor Pavilion and the sunshine room, which are stacked like a manor. Today, Huahua focuses on introducing the transformation of the garden, the garden and the orchard!
Go up the mountain road and walk to the entrance of the garden. There is an arched iron gate at the entrance. The construction of the gate is very important. Pauline added an arched iron flower stand on the gate pier to prepare for the climbing of rose and rose.
On the right side of the courtyard gate, with the help of the slope, two three-dimensional fish ponds with strong sense of hierarchy have been built.
This fish pond is the soul and eyes of the whole garden. With water, the garden becomes flexible.
Bailin planted water lilies, drunken fish grass, shallots and other flowers and plants in the fish pond, while Gesang flower, calamus and iris were planted beside the fish pond.
To the east of the garden is a wasteland, which needs to be transformed into a small garden.
First, build stairs, pave the path with bluestones, and then transplant shrubs and plants. Follow the path to the end, it's a corner. Pauline has built a rest area here:
On the small round platform, a wooden swing is set up. Behind the swing, an arched flower gate is set up to plant Fujimoto rose. On the ground, there are floor tiles with the pattern of rain flower stone, and a few black iron tables and chairs. In leisure time, tea and chat are excellent!
This is the little garden in the East!
Because the garden is a large sloping land, so first of all, we should build a circular footpath according to local conditions, which can connect all places, but also create the effect of winding roads and changing scenery.
The hillside vegetation is bare and overgrown with weeds. In the process of building the path, we should also weed and plant flowers and trees at the same time.
Cherry trees, red maples and other woody plants are planted around the slope, low shrubs are planted around the path, and a handful of grass flower seeds are sown under the bushes, during which continuous adjustment and fullness are needed!
In this way, there are trees, shrubs, flowers and plants. The plants in the garden gradually have a sense of hierarchy.
The stone path paved with bluestone slabs extends all the way to the stairs at the entrance of the second floor house.
Here, the whole garden has its rudiments. Is it particularly beautiful to plant flowers and plants?
Pauline built the garden and orchard on the high level, cucumber, beans, amaranth All kinds of vegetables are luxuriant, growing very gratifying ~
A piece of corn was planted around the garden, and several sunflowers were planted under the wall.
Fruits and vegetables harvested in the garden
Fresh cucumbers, can not finish eating, pickled into sauce cucumbers, watching a special meal!
It's also delicious to make braised noodles with beans and eggs.
Eggs, purslane, can be made into delicious pancakes ~
Between the garden and the orchard is a long corridor of grape trellis!
The corridor is covered with gourds, luffa and balsam pear, as well as interwoven pumpkin vines.
Lingxiao flower and Wisteria flower are planted along the corridor.
Through the corridor, into the orchard, which planted peach, plum, apricot, jujube, persimmon, loquat, blueberry and other fruits ~
Every summer and autumn season, can always harvest full fruits, gift relatives and friends!
The whole construction of the garden is done by Bailin and her husband. With their love for nature, they overcome all kinds of obstacles, read books and magazines, study online, steal skills from old flower friends Finally, they have today's achievements
I am busy from morning to night. Although my body is tired, my heart is full of excitement and joy.
The beautiful countryside is fascinating, but what people admire most is the leisurely and comfortable rural life: in the morning, when you hear the birds singing, you can take a breath of the fresh air in the mountains, which is crisp and comfortable!
In the fog, pick some fresh fruits and vegetables to make a delicious breakfast.
A bunch of hydrangeas and sunflowers are picked casually in the garden to make beautiful flower arrangement.
Make a cup of coffee in the afternoon and enjoy the peace in the mountains.
In the evening, invite three or five friends to get together for a chat, and indulge in delicious food, wine and beautiful scenery ~
In my spare time, I can sit on the top of the mountain alone and watch the clouds and clouds.
During the holiday, I went to Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan for a self driving tour to see different mountains and rivers.
