Gardening Trends for 2009
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
We are eagerly awaiting the gardening season of 2009. In anticipation I thought I would share some general trends that seem to be making the rounds this year. Similar to 2008 green gardening is in again. Using native plants that thrive in the areas natural conditons without much attention are always eco-friendly. Using rain barrels to water gardens are another way to reduce your ecological footprint. This may be more useful to water flowers that are covered by a overhang or deck roof.
Not only is eco-friendly a trend but so is wallet friendly so perennials are a great idea as well as planting your own vegetable and herb gardens if you have the space to do so. We are keeping our fingers crossed our fuchsia cuttings will end up turning out which will save us money as well. This year mixing vegetables and herb gardening seems to be a trend although one has to consider maintaining the size of the herbs as the root systems can get quite extensive.
Don’t be afraid to use colour and mix up your groupings as this year’s trend is to stay away from “cookie cutter” type layouts. Local is eco-friendly and in but I’m also seeing the term “worldly” as well so we’ll have to see how that pans out. Keep it simple and keep it fun! We are looking forward to 2009!