15 New Landscaping Trends for 2021

Landscaping and outdoor architecture is always evolving and bringing forth brand new innovations that everyone wants a piece of. When you see your neighbor upgrading their front yard garden or backyard water fountain, it’s hard not to want to follow their lead and step your own Colorado Springs outdoor living space up. Just like every other artistic industry, landscaping designs and techniques have produced new trends that are all the rage. Not only are these trends eco-friendlier or water-smart, but they are also expanding into bringing indoor ideas out. Curious to know what these latest trends are? Our luxury landscaping designers here at Bella Giardino put together this list of 15 biggest landscaping trends for 2021:

1. Going Native

Native plants are more and more top of mind – They provide a range of benefits, but most importantly they easily tolerate the conditions or weather of your area.

2. Outdoor Living Areas

The urge to do more outside is greater – Taking the indoors outside has been a big trend this year, so install entertaining areas outside for a full transformation.

5. Getting Creative With Food Plants

Trade in the more traditional plant choices with new innovative varieties like: Mini watermelons, purple cauliflower, heirloom tomatoes, blue kale, pattypan squash, purple bell peppers, towering basil, and so much more!

6. Pollinator Gardens

Convert a part of your yard into a pollinator-friendly oasis by planting diverse groups of native plants that will attract different pollinators.

7. Vertical Gardening

Vertical gardening is a trend everyone appears to be trying! Simply pick a wall, build a frame, and go crazy!

8. Smart Technology

We’re beginning to see the integration of smart technology into landscaping – these include smart controllers for watering, irrigation monitors, and other smart sprinkler systems.

9. Composting For Healthy Soils

We’re all becoming more Earth conscience, especially here in Colorado. To keep food waste down, and improve the health of your soil, utilize composting in your home!

10. Low-Maintenance Landscapes

Some of us are natural green thumbs—most of us are not. To surpass this downfall, create a low-maintenance landscape design so you don’t have to do much to keep it alive!

11. Unique Outdoor Lighting

Minimalist lighting was a huge trend 2020. Whether it’s a LED light channel underneath a patio or walkway or hidden lighting that illuminates your trees, outdoor lighting is very popular!

13. More Potted Plants

Regardless of how small or large your outdoor space is, potted plants are an amazing way to improve any style of landscape. They’re easy to grow, don’t require a lot of weeding, and are the best way to control the size of the plants you want in your yard.

14.Self-Water Collection

Adopting more environmentally conscious landscaping ideas is a huge hit lately, one of which being is the collection of rainwater. Many Coloradians are turning to rain barrels to collect rainwater for garden watering and even household chores like washing cars!

15. Front Porch Living

The front porch is no longer just a place for our delivery packages and dirty shoes – Improve your curb appeal by adding bright elements, comfy seating, hanging flower baskets and so much more!

What trends have you taken part in this year? Are any of these trends above something you are going to considered for your landscape designs in 2021? We have definitely seen an uptake in each of the above new elements and love to design new landscape with each in mind. Give your Colorado home a little upgrade with one, or several, of these new landscaping trends by giving our luxury landscaping team a call today! We’d be more than happy to help design and implement a new landscape for your beautiful home. Contact Bella Giardino Landscape & Garden Design today.