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GARDENING​ ​TRENDS​ ​FOR​ ​2017 Each​ ​year,​ ​the​ ​Garden​ ​Media​ ​Group​ ​(www.gardenmediagroup.com)--​ ​a​ ​marketing​ ​firm​ ​for​ ​the home​ ​and​ ​garden​ ​industry—identifies​ ​key​ ​gardening​ ​trends​ ​for​ ​the​ ​coming​ ​season.​ ​For​ ​2017 they’ve​ ​pegged​ ​eight​ ​of​ ​these​ ​around​ ​the​ ​theme​ ​of​ ​Grow​ ​365,​ ​reflecting​ ​“people’s​ ​desire​ ​to​ ​bring health​ ​and​ ​wellness​ ​into​ ​their​ ​everyday​ ​lives​ ​all​ ​year​ ​long.” The​ ​first​ ​gardening​ ​trend​ ​they​ ​list​ ​is​ ​growing​ ​food​ ​indoors​.​ ​ ​“From​ ​growing​ ​arugula​ ​to​ ​bok​ ​choy, clean​ ​fresh​ ​food​ ​will​ ​be​ ​available​ ​to​ ​plant,​ ​pick​ ​and​ ​plate​ ​every​ ​season….​ ​From​ ​herbal​ ​tea gardens​ ​on​ ​the​ ​window​ ​sill​ ​and​ ​healing​ ​herbs​ ​under​ ​lights​ ​to​ ​vitamin-packed​ ​microgreens​ ​on​ ​the kitchen​ ​counter,​ ​medicinal​ ​gardens​ ​are​ ​blooming​ ​indoors.” Already,​ ​“37%​ ​of​ ​Millennials​ ​and​ ​28%​ ​of​ ​Boomers​ ​are​ ​growing​ ​herbs​ ​indoors.”​ ​ ​They​ ​cite​ ​the statistic​ ​that​ ​two-thirds​ ​of​ ​parents​ ​feel​ ​children​ ​should​ ​be​ ​involved​ ​with​ ​activities​ ​relating​ ​to healthy​ ​food.​ ​The​ ​indoor​ ​gardening​ ​market​ ​has​ ​grown​ ​8.2​ ​percent​ ​in​ ​the​ ​last​ ​five​ ​years. “According​ ​to​ ​the​ ​2016​ ​IKEA​ ​Life​ ​at​ ​Home​ ​Report,​ ​60​ ​percent​ ​of​ ​people​ ​worldwide​ ​grow

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vegetables​ ​or​ ​flowers​ ​indoors…Growing​ ​under​ ​lights​ ​is​ ​forecast​ ​to​ ​grow​ ​6.3%​ ​each​ ​year​ ​through 2021.” The​ ​second​ ​trend​ ​relates​ ​to​ ​using​ ​nature​ ​for​ ​wellness​.​ ​ ​One​ ​way​ ​they​ ​predict​ ​many​ ​will​ ​do​ ​this​ ​is through​ ​“forest​ ​bathing”—“a​ ​cornerstone​ ​of​ ​preventive​ ​health​ ​care​ ​and​ ​natural​ ​healing​ ​in Japanese​ ​medicine”,​ ​developed​ ​there​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1980s.​ ​ ​“Forest​ ​bathing​ ​is​ ​the​ ​medicine​ ​of​ ​being​ ​in the​ ​forest​ ​and​ ​spending​ ​time​ ​in​ ​nature​ ​awakening​ ​all​ ​five​ ​senses.” Using​ ​trees​ ​to​ ​“soundscape”—adding​ ​pleasant​ ​sounds​ ​or​ ​reducing​ ​annoying​ ​ones—is​ ​another wellness​ ​trend.​ ​ ​Trees​ ​also​ ​act​ ​as​ ​a​ ​sunscreen,​ ​providing​ ​the​ ​equivalent​ ​of​ ​an​ ​SPF10​ ​lotion. Plants​ ​in​ ​workplaces,​ ​they​ ​predict,​ ​will​ ​continue​ ​to​ ​be​ ​added.​ ​ ​“Indoor​ ​office​ ​plants​ ​create healthier​ ​and​ ​happier​ ​workers,​ ​lower​ ​healthcare​ ​costs,​ ​increase​ ​productivity,​ ​lower​ ​absenteeism and​ ​reduce​ ​turnover.” Trend​ ​three​ ​is​ ​“​tidying​”.​ ​ ​Taken​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Japanese​ ​art​ ​of​ ​decluttering​ ​and​ ​organizing,​ ​and​ ​the book​ ​by​ ​Marie​ ​Kondo,​ ​“tidy​ ​gardens​ ​does​ ​not​ ​mean​ ​trimmed​ ​hedges​ ​and​ ​clean​ ​corners.​ ​It simply​ ​reflects​ ​a​ ​global​ ​shift​ ​toward​ ​reduced​ ​consumption​ ​coupled​ ​with​ ​finding​ ​bliss​ ​in​ ​what​ ​you do,​ ​not​ ​in​ ​what​ ​you​ ​have.”​ ​ ​As​ ​the​ ​author​ ​states,​ ​“Keep​ ​only​ ​those​ ​things​ ​that​ ​speak​ ​to​ ​your heart.​ ​Then​ ​take​ ​the​ ​plunge​ ​and​ ​discard​ ​all​ ​the​ ​rest.” Some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​tips​ ​given​ ​for​ ​tidy​ ​gardens​ ​includes​ ​getting​ ​rid​ ​of​ ​plants​ ​that​ ​are​ ​overgrown​ ​or​ ​past their​ ​prime;​ ​creating​ ​boundaries​ ​and​ ​defining​ ​spaces;​ ​using​ ​a​ ​limited​ ​palette​ ​of​ ​plants​ ​and non-plant​ ​(hardscape)​ ​items;​ ​thinning​ ​the​ ​garden;​ ​getting​ ​rid​ ​of​ ​garden​ ​clutter;​ ​eliminating synthetic​ ​chemicals,​ ​whether​ ​fertilizers​ ​or​ ​pesticides. Related​ ​to​ ​the​ ​last​ ​tip​ ​is​ ​the​ ​fourth​ ​trend—​clean​ ​gardening​.​ ​ ​Americans​ ​are​ ​increasingly​ ​growing, and​ ​buying,​ ​food​ ​that​ ​they​ ​know​ ​where​ ​it​ ​comes​ ​from,​ ​and​ ​what​ ​has​ ​been​ ​used​ ​(or​ ​not)​ ​in growing​ ​it.​ ​ ​“Clean​ ​gardening​ ​means​ ​using​ ​only​ ​products​ ​that​ ​come​ ​from​ ​natural​ ​origins​ ​–​ ​no synthetic​ ​fertilizers,​ ​no​ ​synthetic​ ​pesticides​ ​and​ ​no​ ​GMO​ ​seeds.”​ ​ ​The​ ​top​ ​three​ ​challenges gardeners​ ​listed​ ​in​ ​2016​ ​were​ ​cost,​ ​time,​ ​and​ ​concern​ ​about​ ​chemicals. “​Uber-izing​”​ ​is​ ​the​ ​fifth​ ​trend​ ​they​ ​list.​ ​ ​“People​ ​want​ ​to​ ​buy​ ​from​ ​trustworthy​ ​sources​ ​who​ ​have done​ ​the​ ​research,​ ​curation​ ​and​ ​personalization​ ​for​ ​them.”​ ​ ​Subscription​ ​services​ ​are​ ​a​ ​key​ ​part of​ ​this​ ​trend,​ ​and​ ​“can​ ​range​ ​from​ ​seeds​ ​of​ ​the​ ​month​ ​and​ ​artisanal​ ​microgreens​ ​to​ ​heirloom bulbs​ ​and​ ​new​ ​plants.”​ ​ ​They’ll​ ​help​ ​beginning​ ​gardeners​ ​know​ ​where​ ​to​ ​start​ ​and​ ​with​ ​what,​ ​as well​ ​as​ ​introduce​ ​those​ ​more​ ​experienced​ ​to​ ​new​ ​plants​ ​and​ ​products.​ ​Products​ ​and​ ​services delivered​ ​to​ ​one’s​ ​door​ ​will​ ​offer​ ​convenience,​ ​and​ ​save​ ​time,​ ​perhaps​ ​money​ ​too.​ ​Subscriptions also​ ​can​ ​include​ ​gardening​ ​classes​ ​and​ ​workshops.​ ​ ​The​ ​report​ ​states​ ​that​ ​“65​ ​percent​ ​of Millennials​ ​would​ ​attend​ ​a​ ​class​ ​or​ ​workshop​ ​at​ ​a​ ​store​ ​to​ ​enhance​ ​their​ ​growing​ ​skills.” Natural​ ​pest​ ​control​​ ​is​ ​their​ ​sixth​ ​trend.​ ​ ​Using​ ​nature​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​your​ ​yard​ ​free​ ​of​ ​harmful​ ​insects can​ ​be​ ​economical,​ ​education,​ ​fun,​ ​and​ ​doesn’t​ ​harm​ ​the​ ​environment.​ ​ ​Essential​ ​oils,​ ​as​ ​from

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many​ ​herbs,​ ​help​ ​repel​ ​mosquitoes.​ ​ ​Helping​ ​bats,​ ​whose​ ​numbers​ ​are​ ​threatened,​ ​is​ ​another aspect​ ​to​ ​natural​ ​pest​ ​control.​ ​ ​One​ ​bat​ ​house​ ​can​ ​hold​ ​up​ ​to​ ​25​ ​bats,​ ​which​ ​could​ ​eat​ ​150,000 or​ ​more​ ​insects​ ​each​ ​night! Birds​ ​are​ ​HUGE​ ​insects​ ​eaters​ ​as​ ​well,​ ​including​ ​robins,​ ​mockingbirds,​ ​chickadees,​ ​nuthatches, woodpeckers,​ ​in​ ​addition​ ​to​ ​those​ ​noted​ ​for​ ​this—barn​ ​swallows​ ​and​ ​purple​ ​martins.​ ​ ​Stopping synthetic​ ​chemical​ ​use,​ ​providing​ ​water​ ​and​ ​feeders​ ​and​ ​houses,​ ​and​ ​planting​ ​flowers​ ​and​ ​trees are​ ​all​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​encourage​ ​more​ ​birds​ ​in​ ​your​ ​landscape. The​ ​“​golden​ ​age”​—using​ ​more​ ​metallic​ ​materials​ ​and​ ​textures​ ​in​ ​the​ ​garden,​ ​as​ ​has​ ​been​ ​a trend​ ​indoors—is​ ​the​ ​seventh​ ​trend.​ ​ ​This​ ​can​ ​include​ ​metallic​ ​trays,​ ​lights,​ ​accent​ ​furniture,​ ​and even​ ​plants​ ​with​ ​golden​ ​foliage​ ​such​ ​as​ ​a​ ​mass​ ​of​ ​the​ ​golden​ ​carex​ ​sedge​ ​perennial. The​ ​final​ ​trend​ ​is​ ​the​ ​effort​ ​by​ ​many​ ​professionals​ ​in​ ​the​ ​gardening​ ​industry​ ​to​ ​promote​ ​the benefits​ ​of​ ​gardening,​ ​to​​ ​create​ ​a​ ​garden​ ​culture​ ​in​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States​.​ ​ ​This​ ​is​ ​being​ ​done​ ​by​ ​two organizations​ ​in​ ​particular—the​ ​National​ ​Initiative​ ​for​ ​Consumer​ ​Horticulture (www.consumerhort.org),​ ​and​ ​Seed​ ​Your​ ​Future​ ​with​ ​their​ ​emphasis​ ​on​ ​youth (www.seedyourfuture.org).​ ​ ​These​ ​professionals​ ​seek​ ​“to​ ​increase​ ​awareness​ ​that​ ​gardening​ ​is important​ ​to​ ​create​ ​a​ ​healthy​ ​life,​ ​healthy​ ​community​ ​and​ ​healthy​ ​world.”

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