1.07.2013

#GardenChat - Garden Trends 2013

Gardening is where it all begins, and #GardenChat is a great way for me to connect with other people who love to garden, grow and green this world :)  The Monday night chats are always a great source of information but it goes by superfast!  The transcripts are saved online, but I wanted to make a bit of a recap that was more comprehensive, for reference throughout the season.  Check in the link below for a summary of tonight's #GardenChat



Lifestyle (Forces of Nature)
  • New urbanism / Urban lifestyle 
  • Self-sufficient, sustainable living
  • Saving our cities
  • Real facetime
  • Lawn games, getting outside
  • Enrich, uplift, and inspire
  • Farming 3.0 - New Pioneers, foraging
  • Urban farming, vacant lot farming
  • Hot new edibles: berries, small fruit, herbs
  • Glamping


  • Wellness (Forces of Nature)
  • Health / wellness #1 concern 
  • DIY healthy living
  • Vegan, raw, juice diets
  • Therapeutic effects of gardens, greenspace
  • Percieved quality of life
  • Hot new edibles: berries, small fruit, herbs
  • foodies, medicinal
  • demand for natural products 
  • easy to grow and enjoy


  • Economic (Forces of Nature)
  • Shareable Economy 
  • Thrift Store Finds
  • Shifted Values
  • Re-purpose
  • Recycled


  • Natural (Forces of Nature)
  • Eco-scaping 
  • Designing with nature
  • Naturing as a verb
  • Natural lawns & gardens
  • Sustainable gardens
  • Nativars
  • Reforestation
  • Environmental stewardship
  • Natural pest control


  • Aqua (Forces of Nature)
  • Water Print - the new Carbon Footprint 
  • Freshwater shortage, frequent droughts
  • Increased water regulation
  • Drought Tolerant Gardens
  • High Tech Water Savings
  • Rain Harvesting
  • Nativars
  • Ground, Soil Health (Forces of Nature)
  • Restoring the soil 
  • Permaculture roots
  • Soil that mimics the ecology of the area
  • Healthy soil = healthy plants
  • Soil made over 1000s of years
  • Biochar

  • Trend: Micro (Forces of Nature)
  • Refers to anything miniature, not just mini gardening 
  • Micro containers, mini plants
  • From fun to elegant
  • Micro gardens
  • Teeny tiny terrariums 
  • Mini Meditation gardens


  • Trend: Sharing (Forces of Nature)
  • New 21st century lifestyle 
  • Clustering, shared spaces
  • Collaboration 
  • Shared Knowledge & Experience 
  • Garden Coaches
  • Yard sharing
  • Skill Sharing
  • Farmers Markets
  • CSAs
  • Plant Swaps



  • Trend: Air (Forces of Nature)
  • Air plants are the new terrariums  
  • Plants are nature’s air purifiers 
  • Scrub the air clean
  • Remove CO2 and VOC’s
  • Provide O2
  • Add humidity
  • Freshen spaces 
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