Fuss-free new plants that make it even easier to be successful at gardening, creative approaches to issues of food waste and adaptation to climate change, design styles that mix glamour with easy-care landscapes, the influence of gardening and gardens on interior design, food, and fashion, and a fresh interest in the natural world are contributing to what is shaping up to be a yin-yang sort of year for gardening in 2017, according to the plant experts at Monrovia.
“On the one hand, humble backyard edible gardens have never been so popular, but at the same time, there’s an increased level of sophistication in landscape design and plant selection with an emphasis on rich, saturated color, function over form, and a sense of luxury. Gardeners, continuing their love affair with easy care, “always-on” plants, seem equally unable to resist the seduction of the ephemeral beauty of plants like peonies and camellias, “ says Jonathan Pedersen, Plant Development Director at Monrovia. “Globally, floratourism is at an all-time high as travelers seek a respite in a stressful world. Closer to home, issues of food security and climate change are impacting what and how home gardeners garden.”
Here’s what’s on our radar for 2017.
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