2021 TRENDS

IN THE GARDEN

"People are coming together, on- and offline, to connect and share their love of plants"—e.g., at plant swaps, people are tagging cuttings with details of their plant's history. –Katie Dubow, president, Garden Media Group

WE'RE GROWING . . .

• cover crops to control weeds and enrich soil
• mushrooms on inoculated logs
• many plants in small spaces using indoor aeroponics systems

FRUGAL GROWERS ARE

• making terrariums in discarded bottles
• propagating plant cuttings in dry/empty fish tanks
• composting food scraps overnight in electric composters

THE MOST PHOTOGENIC PLANTS . . .

• are chartreuse, pink, or purple
• are flowering tropicals
• have variegated foliage

COMPANION PLANTERS, UNITE!

• "People are gardening in the front yard to get to know their neighbors." –Leslie Halleck, author, Plant Parenting (Timber Press, 2019)

THE FUTURE LOOKS ROSY

• "People are using roses as landscape shrubs rather than pampered specimens." –Bob Osborn, author, Hardy Roses (Firefly Books, 2020)

MUST-HAVE HOUSEPLANTS

• plants in categories based on their lighting requirements
• plants packaged with specialty soils

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