Trend #5 for 2025 focuses on transforming traditional outdoor spaces into vibrant, multi-functional areas for both people and wildlife. From rethinking lawns to utilizing parking strips, rooftops, and unused driveways, homeowners are embracing creative ways to expand outdoor living.
🌿 Additional links for more information on this topic:
Sidewalk Garden: A Perennial Parkway in Chicago — from GardenDesign.com; includes 8 tips to consider when planting a hell strip:
https://www.gardendesign.com/landscape-design/sidewalk-garden.html
Rewilding Cemeteries — from The New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/climate/us-cemeteries-wild-flowers.html
Rewilding College Campuses — from ReWild Your Campus:
https://www.rewildyourcampus.org/re-wild-your-campus-impact
🌿 See the full 2025 Trends in Garden Design article: https://www.gardendesign.com/trends/2025.html
🌿 See more from Rebecca Sweet: https://harmonyinthegarden.com/
🌿 Book Rebecca Sweet as a speaker at your next gardening meeting or event: https://www.gardendesign.com/rebecca-sweet/
🌿 Check out Freeland & Sabrina’s Garden Experience, hosted by Rebecca Sweet — a 2-day, in-person learning experience in beautiful Napa, CA https://www.freelandandsabrina.com/