Unplug in the Garden - Garden Trends
They wrote:
"...individualism in the garden is on the rise, replacing conformity.
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| jchants photostream - Lake Forest Secret garden tour |
Gone is the obsession with keeping up with the neighbors’ ...
it’s now about expressing yourself using your outdoor space, encouraged by on-line friends."
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| Leaves on Sticks.... |
That's me - your on-line friend! And I encourage you to keep expressing yourself in your 'feel good' (FG) garden.
Here is what the Global Garden Report said specifically about FG gardens:
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| Julianne Moore's City Garden - a verdant retreat |
The Feel Good Garden
"As we continue to live stressful lives, there is an ever increasing need for a safe haven at home.
Globally more of us are turning to our gardens for the peace and tranquility that nature is perfectly suited to deliver.
...We will be looking to our garden spaces to unwind after work, relax and ‘recharge the batteries’ and most importantly reconnect with nature which traditionally has a calming influence of our lives."
Jan Johnsen - garden
I couldn't have said it better myself....that is what my blog (and my book) is all about -
Inspiring others to create garden spaces that help us unwind and 'recharge the batteries".
It also answers another garden trend that has been identified in a different analysis
- 'info lust'.
Inspiring others to create garden spaces that help us unwind and 'recharge the batteries".
It also answers another garden trend that has been identified in a different analysis
- 'info lust'.
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| coleus, double impatiens and more |
People want knowledge - plant info, on line how-to videos, classes, lists and special events.
So what makes you feel good?
Lush vs. Controlled? overflowing vs. spare? Boxwood vs. Rhody? Palm vs. Plumeria? Colorful vs. monochromatic...or all of the above?
'if it feels good, garden it...'
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| Allium Millenium by Laura McKillop |
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