2022's Hottest Lawn Trends for Your Space

Welcome June! As the summer marches forward, we’re all looking for ways to make our lawns more beautiful and perfect for endless hours outdoors. The sun sets late into the evening and slow summer life is calling for us to soak it up in our backyards. 

Now is a great time to make some changes for the summer season. We pulled together our favorite lawn and garden trends for 2022 to give you some inspiration. 

Outdoor Living Spaces

Your lawn can often double your living space. While you may not have the space to justify 20 guests in your home, your lawn might provide ample space! Extend your square footage by capitalizing on exterior space. An intimate seating area, a fire pit with comfy chairs, or a porch swing are all ways to optimize your outdoor living spaces. Think of how you make indoor spaces inviting and replicate those same principles outdoors. Add rugs to patios, soft textured outdoor cushions and pillows, mood lighting, and more. 

Making Your Space All-Weather 

With more hours spent at home in the last two years, a recent trend is all-weather outdoor spaces. This means planting plants to ensure beauty year-round. It also means working with the weather to extend your comfortable time outdoors. This can mean a ceiling fan on a porch to ward off bugs and provide a cooling breeze in summer. It can also mean outdoor propane heaters to provide warmth in the winter. The trend is to create a comfortable environment outdoors, no matter the weather! 

Upcycled Decor

Cute, quirky, and upcycled decor is trending this year. Found objects can add a truly unique piece in your garden. Use something unexpected as a planter, like an old claw-foot tub. Or use found items to create plant markers for your garden. The possibilities for this unique trend are endless. 

Eat What You Grow

With grocery prices going up, a home garden is now more appealing than ever. More at-home gardeners are making strides to plant gardens to provide food. Start small by planting a garden to provide some herbs this summer and work towards planting more each year. More at-home garden aficionados are learning the joy of harvesting plants they have grown themselves. Join the trend to create something delicious in your backyard. 

Support Local Wildlife

Pollinator gardens are not only trending, they’re an important contribution to your local ecosystem. More gardeners are planting specifically to attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. These pollinator gardens are hugely helpful to the dwindling bee population. This guide is helpful for determining what plants would feed your local pollinators. Enter your zip code for a helpful list of plants. 

A Lawn No Matter Your Location

An important trend is to create a green space no matter your living situation. Whether you’re in a high-rise apartment, a condo without a lawn, or a half acre suburban home, you can create a green space. We’ve all learned the therapeutic benefits of having green spaces in our lives. Whether it’s a large backyard or a small apartment balcony, 

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