2021 TRENDS

• genetically modified plants that remove toxins from the air

HOUSEPLANTS ARE HOUSEWIDE

• in dark corners: low-light succulents
• in bedrooms: bromeliads
• in bathrooms: ferns

NEW LOOKS FOR LANDSCAPES

• "Native and prairielike plantings are getting reimagined." Gardeners are creating "mini meadows" in side yards and on grass strips between streets and homes. –Jennifer Smock, horticulturist, Missouri Botanical Garden

WE'RE GROWING UP . . .

• Outdoors: With trailing vines (English ivy, vinca vine, wandering Jew), flowering plants (bridal veil, 'Cool Wave' pansies), and tropical plants in pots on walls or fences to maximize small spaces –Tim Pollak, outdoor floriculturist, Chicago Botanic Garden
• Indoors: In any room, with vertical hydroponics systems that produce fresh fruit and veggies for harvest

'COOL WAVE' PANSIES

TOPS IN TINY TOMATOES

• Dwarf-size varieties in pots are all the rage:
• Jennifer Smock likes 'Geranium Kiss', 'Little Bing', 'Micro Tom', and 'Patio Choice Yellow'. PanAmerican Seed suggests 'Tidy Rose' compact beefsteak and Kitchen Minis series 'Siam', an indoor cherry tomato.

'LITTLE BING' TOMATOES

FLORAL FAVES

• In vases: Bouquets overflow with billowy, blousy blooms—"The more ruffled, the more petals, the fuller, the better."
• In gardens: "Old-fashioned flowers— dahlias, zinnias, and sweet peas—are making a comeback." –Marc Hachadourian, director, Glasshouse Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden

DAHLIAS

FOR HEAVEN'S STAKES!

• We're cutting shrubs like willow, hazel, and smoke bush to ground level and using the stems as stakes or fencing material. –Adam Dooling, curator, Outdoor Gardens and Herbaceous Collections, New York Botanical Garden

Photos, clockwise from top: Park Seed; LianeM/Getty Images; TotallyTomatoes.com; WichitS/Getty Images

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