How to make steps in the garden: original...

How to make steps in the garden: original solutions for different levelsA great success begins with the owner of a flat site, the kind of which does not require alignment. However, it seems to exist if the relief for it, then increases, then decreases? There are two possible solutions to the difficulty: align the view through the nesting of lowlands and the removal of hills, or arrange it with various stairs and steps. Garden staircases are also fascinating for those who, in addition to direct destination - providing convenience for the sake of moving in accordance with the site with a slope, will help to transform the architectural and decorative appearance of the garden.
Because of the device of the stairs, it is possible to tie the site into a single whole and transform the park, giving it an aristocratic zest and aristocratic charm. In fact, for any site to eat a room, where it must rise from the 1st level to another. For the connection of different levels of the site, there can be quite a few steps and 2 steps. And even for a flat, even relief, the stairs will not be superfluous. Low descents and rises will bring dynamics to the surrounding area, making the small part more diverse. Well placed garden lanterns except for the main purpose will help even the most ordinary ladder to perform real decoration of the site
The independent action of the garden ladder
Variation #1 - from bulk steps
This ingenious variation of the arrangement of the staircase - from the bulk steps. For the sake of their arrangement in an inclined recess between two levels of the plot, the risers are laid, and the voids between the planks are filled with earth. As an economical version of the ladder, wood boards are used which, in the role of the riser, are placed between the terraces for the edge and fixed with pegs on both sides
The function of the step is made by the already compacted strong earth discharge. In order to increase the hardness of the construction use Kosovra - lateral longitudinal boards, which are placed for the rib for the sake of fixing the steps. Warn the deflection of the board is allowed, driving in with the pegs piled on the inside of the board.
Variation #2 - from logs
For the production of garden ladders from logs we will need:
Logs of similar length
Iron or wood pegs
Peeled peel or gravel
According to the entire length of the slope for the location of the future staircase, we excavate the trench and compact the earth. At the base of the slope into the ground we drive two pegs, for which the lower degree is quite resistant. Close to the pegs, we lay the 1st timber, and fill the place from it with earth, not reaching for the edges near 5 cm, and painstakingly compacting it
According to the same technology, we stack other logs, forming the next steps. Each degree is equiped with a tear from the crushed bark or gravel. The great popularity is enjoyed by the art of wood roundworms. They are made from trunk and thick branches of a tree, cutting logs 10-15 cm high
For the sake of the extension of the building, a separate wood saw is treated with special antiseptics or used engine oil.
Variation #3 - from stone slabs
A rock is the best option for the construction of steps. Round, diamond-shaped, rectangular stone slabs are allowed to be laid as desired: as a whole overlap or with gaps filled with compacted earth. The lateral dismissal of the steps relative to each other emphasizes the effect of naturalness and makes the appearance more animated
Stone slabs, any of which has a large weight, are laid for a 7-8 cm"pillow"of rubble or sand and fixed with cement. Seams between the slabs can be sealed with the same substance, or sprinkled with sand, allowing to germinate ornamental grass.
In order to avoid the opening of the ground and the collapse of the steps, it is necessary to design a retaining wall. It is allowed to lay everything out of that natural stone or to construct from concrete. Or to design floating steps, like for this video:

Video with other variations and thoughts of design

Staircases, skillfully inscribed in the surrounding appearance and harmoniously combined with the overall design, are able to begin an authentic decoration of the site.