If you’re considering listing your home this season, or you’re in need of a garden refresh, consider trying one of this year’s garden and yard trends. A new aesthetic in your outdoor sanctuary may be just what you need to elevate your mood and find tranquility in your surroundings. Here are seven garden trends to inspire you in 2023:
- Cottage Gardens
A cottage garden is a whimsical planting style that features colorful blooms planted close together. Many gardeners include elements like wheelbarrows and bikes in their gardens to add to the cottage-core aesthetic. Plants to use for cottage gardens include dianthus, lavender, bee balm, dahlia, sweet pea, roses, and delphinium.
2. Vertical Gardening
Consider vertical gardening if you’re looking to make the most out of a small outdoor space. Some of the most common types of vertical gardens or supports are arbors, trellises, hanging baskets, fences, and walls. Attach shelving or other small containers to a fence to grow small plants like herbs and strawberries. Walls can be used to grow climbing plants such as wisteria and honeysuckle.
3. Organic Growing
Although organic gardening has been around forever, more and more people are choosing to let nature take over instead of using harmful pesticides and synthetics. The goal is to cultivate an ecosystem within your garden that “sustains and nourishes plants, soil microbes and beneficial insects rather than simply making plants grow”.
4. Climate Friendly
Many homeowners in the West are designing their lawns and gardens for climate change by using less water, artificial grass, and native plants. Designing gardens with flooding and fire safety in mind has also risen in popularity.
5. Stone Walkways
More gardeners are creating natural stone walkways that add to the serenity of their outdoor area. When planning a stone path, there are many kinds to choose from. Personalize your garden by choosing one that adds to the aesthetic that you’ve created.
6. Garden of Abundance
This garden trend is all about growing a garden that is both beautiful and bountiful. Gardeners are growing edible plants alongside trees and shrubs resulting in a natural and slightly overgrown look. Bird lovers will appreciate that this type of garden provides “a season-long habitat for birds”.
7. Green and White
Gardens with stylish green and white color schemes are rising in popularity. This type of garden provides a timeless look and can be traced back to the “very old Italian and French gardens of the 1800s”.
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