Top 5 Landscaping Trends to Invigorate Your Yard in 2016
Pondering Gardens knows that the way your yard looks is important to you, we’ve compiled our top five landscaping trends of 2016 to help you keep your yard fresh and inspired! We are constantly looking at the latest trends and styles for our customers, to set Pondering Gardens ahead of the competition. We hope this list will inspire you to get out and create something special in your own yard. We have years of expertise and the professional know-how to make your yard into the warm welcoming outdoor space you’ve been dreaming of!
Edible Gardens
Fresh herbs and produce have become the craze as our society pushes to become more healthy and active. Because people are more willing to pay for farm to table freshness nowadays, adding an edible garden has become a popular landscaping element. These have also popped up in outdoor living spaces, especially if it has a kitchen.
Fire Pits
It is becoming less common to see a landscaping design without a fire pit. Entertaining family and friends is more popular than ever, so having a centerpiece for gathering is essential. Families are also spending more leisure time outside. A fire pit paired with trendy chairs and seating offers an intimate setting for relaxation. Fire pits are family friendly and are multi use. Because of the longevity a fire pit holds, they are well worth the expense.
Native Plants
This has topped the landscaping trend list for many years now. Installing plants that have low water use is simple and easy for families on the go. Not only do these plants require less water, they have increased environmental effects and attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies. It can take some time for native plants to settle into your existing landscaping, but after they take hold and thrive, they can be a beautiful addition to your yard.
Outdoor Living Spaces
Similar to the popular trend of having a fire pit, creating an entire living space outdoors provides a backyard getaway for you, your family and friends. Nothing attracts people more than food and a space to socialize. New appliances such as the wood-burning pizza oven are a must have in your backyard. In addition, multi-functioning spaces with the benefit of the outdoors provide a place to work, relax and even exercise. The desire for a concrete space for cooking and exercising as well as a grassy area for play sets and yard games is on the rise in landscaping trends.
Sculptures and Pottery
People are designing their landscaping and gardens around a featured sculpture, piece of art or fountain at their homes. Having a centerpiece to work all the other landscaping elements around is becoming very popular and can be a conversation piece for visitors. Adding some color and attraction amongst your plants has never been easier.
We hope that our list of landscaping and gardening trends has sparked ideas for you and your home. Do you have some of your own landscaping dreams that you would like some help with? Contact Pondering Gardens for our expertise at gardens@pondernolonger.com. Make your landscaping dreams a reality.