Are you a traditional gardener or a trendsetter? Here are a few trendy ideas for your 2015 garden:
- Easy-care Gardening
Why do it the hard way if there are easier options out there? That seems to be the way many gardeners are now thinking. With so much new technology touching the lives of our plants, many gardeners are choosing plants that have been engineered to grow and survive in multiple conditions. Plants that can tolerate drought or flood, don’t need pesticides or fertilizers or grow quickly and produce larger blooms or more edible material are all plants that may be more attractive for purchase this year.
- Making the Outdoors Look Like the Indoors
Having a furnished patio allows you to add another room to your house. So much outdoor furniture is specifically made to withstand the weather. Fabrics for cushions and construction materials of couches have become more weather-tolerant, mildew-resistant or have some longevity superpower attached to them. Tables, grills, heating lamps, fireplaces, lights, food prep areas and more all have designs for the person who wants to extend their living space out the back door.
- Food Plots for Insects
Bird feeding stations have been around for years, but welcome the age of planting an area in your yard to fuel the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Nectar or pollinator gardens are increasing As bee-keeping seems to also be trending, so are places to attract those pollinators and welcome them to a hive. Gardens of red blossoms attract those hummers and wet sandy soil or other moist material can produce “puddling” spots for butterflies that want a sip of water to wash down their nectar intake from your gardens.
What will be your trendy take for 2015? Perhaps you’re satisfied with what you have right now. Perhaps you’ll inspire others to start a trend of using personalized garden markers like the Kincaid Plant Markers in their yard. With the Brother P-Touch Label printer you can print out whatever you’d like for your garden markers or with the Markal HP marker you can print directly on your plates with your own hand. Your garden markers can include a common name, Latin name, year, dedication, quote or any other personal touches you’d like to give them. Or your garden markers can be personalized with your handwriting which will then be mingled among your gardening handiwork.
If you purchase the plants deemed as trendy for 2015 and you create personalized labels for them, you can always erase or re-type and re-print those garden marker labels in 2016 when that plant may be replaced by the next new thing in garden plants. Whether your garden is trendy or traditional, your garden markers can stay up to date when you are in charge of what they say.
