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Top 8 Garden trends revealed from 1 million Pins and how to achieve them
Last weekend officially marked the start of spring—with the equinox on 20 March. With warmer weather on the horizon, many of us will be thinking about investing in our garden space.
To celebrate the change of seasons, experts from OnBuy Garden Furniture Sets have compiled a tailored list of 8 of the most in-demand and emerging gardening trends set to soar this spring—having scraped more than 1.2 million pins on Pinterest—detailing what’s inspiring the world’s gardeners.
To accompany the data, Shroopa Patel, Category Manager at OnBuy Garden Furniture Sets has provided expert commentary on the top 3 trends and insights on how to achieve these popular styles to help transform your outdoor space into a spring sanctuary.
The 3 most up and coming gardening trends
1. Balcony Gardens—265,259 Pinterest pins
The most in-demand gardening trend for spring 2022 is balcony gardens—with an impressive 964 boards and 265,259 pins on Pinterest. With 56% of the global population living in urban areas, balcony gardens are a great way for city-dwellers to elevate and maximise smaller outdoor spaces and are an easy trend to follow for any novice gardeners due to their low upkeep.
To start your balcony gardening, Shroopa Patel, Category Manager at OnBuy Garden Furniture Sets shares that: “For balcony gardening, a lot of focus will be on your choice of plants. For example, if it can’t handle much weight, then it is better to choose plastic or rice pots instead of ceramic pots. For shady balconies facing north, shade-loving plants such as winter aconites, begonias and lettuce are great choices to grow and brighten up the space. We also recommend planting space-saving plants such as tomatoes, spring onions, radish or attaching a plant trellis to your balcony wall to make full use of limited outdoor space.”
2. Garden Recycling—233,247 Pinterest pins
Spring is the perfect time to think about greener habits and to start upcycling, which will also save money. Examples from Pinterest users include repurposing old furniture, like chests of drawers, to create garden planters and rustic potting benches.
“Let your creativity out! There are lots of ways to make your garden more eco-friendly and closer to nature by using recycled materials. For example, turning your glass beer bottles to garden fences, unwanted sinks to flower planters, plastic bottles to watering cans, tree branches to plant supporters, or old bowls or tea cups to bird feeders. Be adventurous and enjoy the DIY process”, Shroopa Patel, Category Manager at OnBuy Garden Furniture Sets.
3. Wild Gardens—212,502 Pinterest pins
In third place and following a low-maintenance theme, are wild gardens—with 212,502 pins. A clear trend for spring 2022 appears to be a move away from more obviously designed spaces into more relaxed and naturalistic gardens, with 36,000 Google searches last month for “wild garden” and rising search interests for wild garden related furniture and flowers.
To recreate a wild garden within your own grounds, floriculture experts at OnBuy Garden Furniture Sets suggest: “Don’t be afraid to let your grass grow! Long grass is the perfect habitat for butterflies, wildflowers and bee systems to flourish. Consider planting a small wildflower meadow, not only will it look beautiful due to the vibrant pops of colour, but it will attract a variety of ecosystems into your outdoor space. We recommend planting countryside favourites bluebells, red campion and purple-loosestrife.”
Other Top Emerging Trends
At the end of the list and a clear, emerging trend is jewel-toned gardening with 17,965 pins. This trend emerged after jewel-toned magenta pink was reported by WGSN, the world's leading trend forecasters, as its colour of the year for 2022—which promotes a sense of ‘positivity and escapism’—making it the perfect choice for an outdoor oasis. Shroopa Patel, Category Manager at OnBuy Garden Furniture Sets, reports that:
“With Google Trends showing a 190% increase in search volumes for “jewel tones” in spring last year, it is clear that this is the colour of the year for spring gardens. For a bold statement this season and to bring the beauty of rare gemstones into your garden—bright tones of exterior paint in lustrous cobalt blues and uplifting fuschia pinks can liven up uninspired furniture—from table legs and pergolas to sheds and fences. These striking colours are a stylish choice for anyone looking to draw attention to focal points within your garden.”
To combine the most in-demand spring gardening trends this season, experts from OnBuy Garden Furniture Sets recommend planting jewel-toned wildflowers, such as pyramidal and green-winged orchids, in your outdoor space in preparation for the upcoming Spring Equinox 2022.
Full table showcasing all 8 gardening trends
- Balcony Gardens, 964 Pinterest boards, 265,259 Pinterest Pins
- Garden Recycling, 909, Pinterest boards, 233,247 Pinterest Pins
- Wild Gardens, 1,000, Pinterest boards, 212,502 Pinterest Pins
- Water Features, 918, Pinterest boards, 177,929 Pinterest Pins
- Wildlife Gardening, 950, Pinterest boards, 154,966 Pinterest Pins
- Garden Allotments, 873, Pinterest boards, 127,275 Pinterest Pins
- Minimalist Gardens, 948, Pinterest boards, 96,367 Pinterest Pins
- Jewel Tones, 106, Pinterest boards, 17,965 Pinterest Pins
Methodology
OnBuy Garden Furniture Sets were keen to discover the most in-demand upcoming garden trends for spring 2022. To do so, OnBuy Garden Furniture Sets created a master seed list of popular spring garden trends by scraping articles from reputable sources; House Beautiful, Ideal Home, Homes and Gardens, Country Living, Livingetc and Garden Design. 8 clear trends were identified.
Through the use of Pinterest, OnBuy Garden Furniture Sets manually cross referenced each trend from the seed list, and utilised a web scraping tool to examine the number of boards for each trend, as well as extracting the exact number of pins. The results were then cleaned and filtered to deduce the most in-demand, upcoming trends for spring 2022. All data was collected in February 2022 and is subject to change.
