One thing about trends is that they tend to re-occur at different times through history, evolve or change with various generations but fundamentally follow the same principal and layout. A colour, pattern, material, product or style becomes popular and it becomes a necessity in peoples lives. Short term trends also happen, these are called fads but unlike trends only tend to last for a short period, a season at most.

So, how does this effect the garden ?

Each person will visualize or perceive their garden differently, but quite often the layout or ideas are very similar, the only difference being the plants they use and the colour.

When we look into the next year ( 2025 ) its to look or something new, something to stand out and create a spectacle of interest and colour. So, what are we looking for ?

2025 will bring interest in shades of colour, blues and purples with a dominant colour between for a short space of time, feature plants in borders to draw your eye to while the swathe of similar colours form the background. This strong interplay between light and dark shades will create a strong rhythm amd balance through the garden as the feature plants could be the key to a different colour graded into and connecting with the last and the next.

Strong coloured pots with dominant planting to create two distinct feature points, shape in the way of leaves and flowers, bright,sleek, exciting and created with a bold sense of imagination. this will probably be visible in clothing as well, men with strong shirt style and dark trousers, the eye gets drawn up. Ladies follow through slightly different, a strong coloured dress only featured when the light coloured top is removed, purple and white, blues, greens, reds and blacks, nearly all would be features set out in a floral display.

There is a strong interplay between the light and dark colours but also between the various flower shapes as shown in photo 1 but still keeping with the architectural shapes on offer.

Boldness is shown in photo 1, whereas the variation between the dark centre and light outer also creates a feature in photo 2. Photo 3 shows a plant that can give both, variation and light in the leaves colour and a strong presence in the flower, and in phot 4 the distinct variation between the white Campanula and the dark purple Cercis.