Exploring the Latest Garden Trends and Innovations
Homeowners who enjoy immersing themselves in nature for emotional and mental well-being can benefit from the therapeutic gardening trend.
Adapting to the latest garden trends has many benefits. It can boost a home's aesthetics, increase the production of fresh organic foods, and align the garden to changing weather patterns.
Here are some of the latest garden trends and innovations homeowners can consider:
The new cottage garden trend
This trend is ideal for homeowners who don't want gardens with lots of maintenance work. It hosts diverse native flowers, herbs, shrubs, and vegetables that can grow naturally.
To keep the garden appealing throughout the year, homeowners can combine plants that bloom in different seasons. Sustaining these gardens requires organic gardening methods such as mulching to retain soil moisture and prevent weeds from growing.
The new Victorian garden trend
This gardening trend borrows from the charm of the Victorian era and combines it with modern sensibilities to give a casual but organized layout. It aims to create drama and layered borders with color throughout the year.
Common features include structured pathways, knot gardens, and parterre gardens. The plants are mostly exotic evergreens with contrasting flower colors. Also, the garden can have vintage-inspired furniture to provide a place to relax while enjoying the garden.
Therapeutic garden trend
Homeowners who enjoy immersing themselves in nature for emotional and mental well-being can benefit from the therapeutic gardening trend. These gardens allow homeowners to interact physically with plants to feel their texture and smell.
Though the choice of plants can vary depending on the climate, most therapeutic gardens feature aromatic herbs such as lavender and rosemary, colorful flowers for lifting the mood, and edible plants. These gardens need regular maintenance to promote physical interaction with plants. They also feature cool and quiet areas for relaxation.
Abundance-bound garden trend
Unlike other gardens that separate edible and ornamental plants, an abundance garden grows all plants together to maximize the use of the available space and to enrich the garden. For aesthetics, this garden relies on the beauty of edible plants' flowers, foliage, and fruits.
The garden is also a little wild because it attracts pollinators during the flowering season and birds when the fruits ripen. Overall, this garden embraces biodiversity and seasonal cycles.
Maximal material garden trend
Besides hosting diverse plants, maximal material gardens support using different materials to create contrasting textures. Some of the materials homeowners can incorporate in their gardens to match this trend include stones, sculptures, wood, and glass. Because of the intricate details in these gardens, they require regular and more hands-on maintenance than other gardens.
Match the current garden trends
As garden trends keep evolving, homeowners should consider upgrading to newer gardening methods to improve the home's aesthetics and meet their gardening needs more efficiently. For best garden trend choices, homeowners should consult professional gardeners.
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