Everyone wants to be on top of their gardening game, but they’re not sure what everyone else is up to. That’s why knowing what the long-standing trends are will help you to stay on top of the competition and have your garden looking it’s best, no matter what season it is.
To get you started, here are five of the top gardening trends for the upcoming year of 2022
1. Growing Medicinal Herbs Around Your Garden
There are some wild plants that some people confuse for weeds and start the weed control spraying so that they can keep the rest of their garden safe. However, there are some wild plants that are medicinal in nature that you should have around your garden. These include camomile and mint, to name a few. Infused into some boiling water, and you have wonderful teas that will provide a calming nature as you’re relaxing on your back porch. And they smell wonderful too.
2. Having A Water Feature of Some Kind
Whether it’s a pond or just a fountain, having some kind of running water is good for your sensibilities, as well as drawing wildlife to your yard. They look for water sources to cool themselves off and take the occasional drink, especially birds. Don’t be surprised if you spot a few birds splashing around in your water feature to clean themselves off. They’re pretty inexpensive to add to your yard too.
3. Creating Natural Boundaries
It’s one thing to keep people out of your yard, but no one wants to see an ugly fence around their property. You can achieve the same effect with the use of hedges and tall skinny pines. Not only do they provide you with some privacy, they also block out neighboring noise, serve as windbreakers during those particularly windy days, and serve as food for wildlife that might be in the area.
4. Portable Meadows
Wildflowers are a perfect way to attract bees and butterflies, but if you want to bring them a little closer to your windows, then there’s nothing wrong with cutting out circles of wildflower turf and adding them to your flower pots filled with compost. They’ll do just as well, and you can enjoy the attraction of the tiny flowers. Just be aware that your flowers may not be perennials and won’t come back next year.
5. Keeping Sustainable Gardens
More and more people are turning to growing their own vegetables in their gardens so that they can save on money having to go to the grocery store. They’re investing more into healthy seeds, mulch, and drought-tolerant plants that use less water throughout the year. There’s also the reward of having fresh and delicious vegetables when they come into season too.
Gardening trends tend to vary from year to year, but these are the ones that seem to be consistent throughout the years. So if you go with these, your garden definitely isn’t going to stick out like a sore thumb.
