Fabulous ideas for decorative stone compositions with drawings for the garden

Types of stones

You can transform the territory of the garden area using natural materials. Composite elements made of stones look interesting and harmonious. Decorative crafts help to hide the imperfections of the relief and to advantageously emphasize the aesthetic appeal of the site.

For dacha decor, you can use cobblestones, large boulders, limestone rocks, pebbles and rubble. Massive cobblestones are used to create volumetric compositions and sculptures, small ones - for decorative design. A garden decorated with painted stones looks more interesting, attractive and funny. For painting, it is better to use sea or coastal pebbles with a perfectly flat and smooth surface. You can buy such pebbles in almost any gardening store or pick them up on the seashore yourself.

Alternatively, you can use homemade concrete boulders. To make decorative stones, you will need M-500 or M-600 cement, coarse river sand and water. Some gardeners recommend adding a little clay or glue to the solution.

Video "Painting pebbles for garden decor"

This video provides a detailed beginner's tutorial on creating an acrylic painting on a pebble surface.

What can be done

It is interesting to arrange a garden plot with both processed and "wild" stones. The design and theme of the decorative composition are determined by the time and talent of the master. So, the following composite elements made of decorative stones are very popular among summer residents:

• garden paths;
• stone prints of hands and feet;
• lawns with multi-colored gravel;
• sculptures of animals, insects, birds and waterfowl;
• alpine slides, flower beds and pots;
• flat installations;
• stone inscriptions and signs;
• gabions;
• artificial reservoirs.

According to the opinions of experienced landscape designers, almost any idea can be realized. At the same time, the amount of time and materials spent will be minimal.

How to color

Many are interested in whether it is possible to make painted elements for decorating the territory of a personal plot with their own hands. You don't have to be a talented artist to master the painting technique.

So, in the process of work, you will need tools and materials:

• acrylic paints of the brands Ladoga, Sonnet, Gamma, Decora, Plaid FolkArt, etc .;
• a set of synthetic or nylon brushes for working with acrylic;
• primer, PVA glue, special agent for surface degreasing;
• colorless varnish;
• fine-grained sandpaper.

Stones with a perfectly smooth surface are suitable for coloring. Therefore, before starting painting, the pebbles are treated with fine-grained emery paper. Then it is washed with the addition of ordinary liquid soap and dried thoroughly.

Upon completion of the preparatory work, the stones selected for coloring are treated with special degreasing agents.The first layer is a primer that allows you to hide the remaining irregularities and errors on the surface of the pebbles. The primer acts as a bonding layer between the pebbles and acrylics. Instead of a primer, you can use regular PVA glue.

When the primer dries well, a sketch of the future drawing is applied to the pebble surface. Each element is carefully painted with acrylic paint in several layers. At the last stage, it is recommended to circle the contours with acrylic in black, dark brown or gray. You can decorate the picture with glitter, small sparkles or decorative elements. The last fixing layer is a colorless varnish coating of the picture. Stones painted with acrylics can be used to decorate the garden. Acrylic is resistant to UV rays and various atmospheric precipitation.

Artificial or nylon brushes are suitable for painting sea and coastal pebbles. Professional brushes with a natural base leave uneven lines on the surface of the pebbles.

The design of the picture can be chosen at your discretion. These can be colored or monochrome ornaments and patterns, drawings on a specific topic, letters, numbers and even words. Stones depicting flower arrangements, various insects, animals, birds and waterfowl are very popular among summer residents.

Do-it-yourself decorative compositions made of stones will become a real decoration of the personal plot. To decorate the garden in an interesting and original way, you need to have time, desire and quite a bit of imagination.