As far as gardens go, the trend continues toward outdoor living and entertainment. The new trends report from the Garden Media Group says US demand for outdoor products will total almost $7 billion in 2015, and outdoor rooms are considered very important by at least 74 percent of Baby Boomers, Milennials, and Gen Xers. Compact plants are becoming very popular, as are no-fuss succulents and moveable containers.
Homeowners are also planting more vegetables, keeping bees, and ripping out their lawns. Natural gardens with native plants continue to rise in popularity as consumers become more conscious of the environment and a healthy lifestyle. Read the full report here.
In Britain, renowned designer Andrew Fisher Tomlin predicts that homeowners will install more outdoor showers, along with pools and spas. Subterranean outdoor rooms are also on the upswing. Tomlin also says smaller paving units with more intricate patterns are making a comeback, and designers are shifting their focus to a considered combination of trees, shrubs, conifers and perennials rather then endless meadows of perennials. (If that's true, thanks be to the garden gods). Fisher Tomlin's full trends report is here.
And over at Gardenista, Michelle Slatella says some of top new trends include black fences, painted house numbers, stained raised beds, mini meadows and ribbon driveways. See all of her trends here.
But well, you can do whatever you want in your garden, and who cares what everyone else is doing?
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