Working, living, relaxing – when you look at the garden trends for 2024, you get the impression that you are spending your entire life in your own green space. And it really is like that. What is popular and desirable in the new year, which old trends will remain and which will be added?
It's not just different styles that shape the garden trends for 2024. The technologies we know from our smart homes are also gradually expanding to include outdoor areas. Everyone should feel comfortable in the garden oasis, even wild and domestic animals.
“The 'Horti-Futurism' trend reflects a fusion of technology and horticulture, with innovations such as hydroponics and smart gardening systems becoming increasingly popular in modern garden designs.”– Garden Media Group
Garden Inspiration: Pure wellness for everyone
“Gardens are increasingly seen as extensions of indoor spaces, with an emphasis on luxurious, high-quality interiors that provide outdoor comfort and style.”– Homes & Gardens
The main purpose of a garden is probably the same for everyone: it should help you relax, enable you to switch off and reduce stress. This is guaranteed to succeed with these garden trends for 2024:
Live outside
Of course, we don't mean that you should set up a tent and live outside for the rest of your days (although you can, of course, if you want). It's more about bringing the coziness and comfort of the indoor area outside.
The trend in garden furniture is: think future-oriented. This involves investing in high-quality and comfortable garden furniture instead of spending money on unsightly and poor-quality furniture. And this goes beyond the terrace and is furnished for everyone, although it can also be really luxurious. So if you want to buy something new for the garden, pay attention to quality!
In principle, you can use everything you used in your living room, just in a weatherproof version: carpets, curtains, couch and rocking chair or swing,cozy chaise longue, even a small kitchen. Don't forget the area for the children: a tree house, a garden house or a play area serve as a retreat for them and ensure maximum fun.
Garden trends for 2024 – Smart Garden
“Rain gardens have gained popularity by capturing runoff and minimizing pollutants, supporting the broader trend toward sustainable and environmentally conscious gardening practices.”– Garden Design
Speaking of luxurious: with a little high tech, the outdoor area becomes even more attractive for many people. Televisions are no longer uncommon on covered terraces. The garden trends for 2024 go a big step further and make the garden smart:
Automatic sprinklers or garden robots and even smart greenhouses are increasingly finding their place in home gardensmake garden maintenance easierenormous. But smart comfort is also ensured, because just like inside, you can also use smart lighting outside and make the evening hours particularly pleasant.
Animal-friendly garden design is trendy
“The emerging 'Bugging Out' trend emphasizes gardens as insect habitats and advocates for biodiversity through the inclusion of native plants and insect-friendly features.”– Garden Center Magazine
And that's a good thing and shouldn't just be a trend. But what does this mean for garden design? Animal friendliness not only applies to your own pets, but also to wild garden guests (e.g. hedgehogs) and even insects. In summary, you might consider the following for the new year 2024.
- Dogs love exercise. For those days when long walks are not possible, there should at least be a sufficiently large lawn area available. But also offer them smaller paths between bushes and trees to stroll.
- Depending on the animal and animal size, you should also choose the plants. For example, a large dog might be more likely to ruin delicate shrubs than a small Chihuahua.
- Cats love to climb and sharpen their claws. This can quickly destroy young, delicate trees. So protect them and offer cats alternatives.
- Cats also like to stroll through the planted beds or relax in the bushes.
- Set up insect hotels where the little garden helpers can also gofind shelter in winter.
- An insect-friendly garden has been trendy for several years. This will remain the case in 2024 and can be supported by bee-friendly plants. Attract butterflies, ladybugs and other favorites to your garden by choosing suitable plants.
- You can also offer insects a drinking station.
- In the fall you canHedgehogs build a winter quarters.
- Create an oasis for the feathered guests. Put up a birdbath and birdhouse, plant hedges and shrubs for nesting and feed them in winter.
Of course, everyone can design their garden however they want. But if you're not quite sure, you can definitely let them be guided by the current garden trends for 2024 or use them asInspiration for garden designto use. What garden styles are popular this year? The two top styles are quite contrasting with each other.
Modern gardens with structure
The modern garden is primarily characterized by clear structures, whereby the number of plants and the type of materials can be freely chosen. That's how they canWooden garden furnitureor rattan, but also made of plastic such as artificial rattan or aluminum.
- Corten steel and concrete are popular materials, but not mandatory
- Clear lines with a puristic character ensure a calming atmosphere
- Geometry is in the foreground: rectangular, triangular or circular garden elements and beds are typical
- Suitable materials are wood, metal, but also natural stone
- Planting in specific places, clearly separated from the rest;nochaotic and wild bed planting
- Water features and targeted lighting, especially to emphasize certain features in the garden
Cottage style for a rustic feel like being in the great outdoors
Real dream gardens are toocottage style ones, especially for people who love naturalness and want to feel like they are in free, wild nature in the garden. What characterizes this garden style?
- colorful flowers everywhere, like in a wild flower meadow
- Climbing plants, tall perennials, e.g. E.g. lavender, wild roses, wild perennials, shrub roses, lilacs, pipe bush
- fruit trees
- Arbors, seating areas, pavilions, often slightly hidden by lush plants
- Combine with pet-friendly tips, such as placing a birdbath near a seating area
- Natural privacy protection, also with climbing aids
- natural materials
Working in your own garden
If you are already familiar with old trends, you may be eagerly awaiting new gardening trends. Well, this is definitely one.
After working from home has grown in popularity in recent years and become the norm for many, some are now looking to move outside. TheGarden office is bornand promptly becomes one of the garden trends for 2024.
Whether you simply set up a small work area on the terrace, work on your comfortable sofa or even build a separate, small building with a view of the garden (aA garden shed, for example, is well suited), the decision is yours alone. In the end, it's all about getting out of the narrow space and the confining four walls and being able to enjoy the freedom of nature while working (and after all, clean air is supposed to stimulate thinking).
What's hot about gardening itself? What belongs in the garden in 2024 and what should you pay attention to?
Grow your own vegetables!
Some people don't have the time or nerve for a vegetable patch and prefer to opt for a low-maintenance garden design with ornamental plants. But if you want to keep up with current trends, you should give it a try. It can also be a small bed, a raised bed or evenVegetables in the poton the terrace and there are also vegetables that don't require too much attention.
Herbs and vegetables from the garden are organic and can not only be consumed immediately after harvest, but also preserved (e.g. in jams or pickled). Also, opt for old seeds instead of newly bred vegetables. These usually taste much better and are often better tolerated. However, keep in mind that these variants are usually not as resistant to diseases and often produce fewer fruits than the cultivated varieties. We still think that the effort (which doesn't even have to be necessary) is worth it.
Other keywords for convenient vegetable cultivation are mixed culture and hill culture.
More on the topic of mixed culturefind out here.
If you are interested in hill culture,read here.
Sustainability in your own garden
Since we just mentioned “organic”: do the environment a favor and design and work in itGarden sustainable. How can this best be implemented?
- Collect and use rainwater from rainwater barrels instead of using tap water.
- Plant native plants. These are more robust in our regions and are also beneficial for insect diversity.
- Reduce waste. How exactly, you canread hereand also implement it in the garden.
- Use as many solar lights outdoors as possible.
- Fertilize with natural nutrient sources such as compost.
- Recycle when possible. For example, a broken ladder can be used as a garden decoration.
