In July , I asked you allto help me opine what next year ’s garden trends might be . I was prompted by a questionnaire that offend up in my mailbox from theGarden Media Group .
Here ’s a sample distribution of what you said : Lisalooks for eco - gardening , more veggies , and few firepits . Kimwould care to see straitlaced trenches and mixed evergreen plant screens , whileMichellehails more and better water preservation strategies , andCraigpredicts real “ stew and seed ” gardening . The Shibaguysproposed upright gardening and urban gardening integrated into architectural pattern . There was more , an interesting mixing of actual anticipation and aspirant thinking .
This is the list of tendency GMG eventually came up with , establish on a National Gardening Association resume as well their own observations and analysis .
1 . Eco - Boosting is In ! Conspicuous Consumption is Out
2 . Grow It Yourself ( GIY ) is In ; Doing it ALL for Me is Out
3 . Blended gardens are In ; Segregated gardens are Out
4 . Locavore is In ; braggy carbon footprint are Out
5 . body of water is In ; Water is Out
6 . Outside is In ; Inside is Out ( But not “ out ” )
7 . Info Lust is In ; Lack of Knowledge is Out
8 . Quick & Simple is In ; Over - the - top gardens are Out
9 . Global Colors are In ; Safe colors are Out
10 . Worldly is In ; Cookie - cutlery is Out
11 . Bubbling is In ; Excess is out
Well , there are no surprises here , and surely much of it reflects what we ’ve been point out and discussing . Just a few caught my attending . Like : deep down is Out ( but not “ out ” ) . What this means is that moving more plants inside is in as well as using “ inside ” plants outdoors . I did not , however , notice much talk of the town of outdoor kitchen complete with appliances , just the creation of unwind crime syndicate spaces . The word “ staycation ” was used .
And while weewee conservation is important , mainly through plant alternative , they pelt along to append that water features will remain as significant . I can go along with that : love water sounds in the garden . I particularly liked the wordnativar , as used by give Ranter Allan Armitage : “ Nativaris a cultivar and/or cross of a aboriginal mintage and should govern the garden . ”
In case you ’re wondering what “ globose colors ” are , these make up a tapestry of vibrant color , textures , and figure in the garden , through flora or otherwise , thus evoking variety of a world music manner of horticulture . you may read more explication of all this onthe site .
So that ’s the GMG drift news report . I ’m not a heavy fan of vogue , but if there have to be trends , I ’m hunky-dory with these . But maybe these guys are prone to aspiring mentation too ! What do you think ? They ’d like to sleep together .
