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2023 Landscaping Trends

With the new year fast approaching, we want to be ahead of the curve and inform you of the best landscaping news and products to help you prepare for 2023. That is why we have created a list that has design ideas and tips to make sure your garden is in line with current trends and hasn’t fallen behind.

‘Garden of Eden’ style garden

The Garden of Eden style gardening refers to the practice of creating an environment within your garden for produce and plants to grow naturally. A great example of this is blackberries, I am sure we have all seen bunches of blackberries scattered around in parks and green areas, and they occur naturally without anyone tending to or watering them.

To create your own garden of Eden just follow the simple instruction that we created especially for you. Our steps will give you a good head start to create your own garden of Eden where you’ll be able to enjoy the produce grown with hardly any effort.

Step 1: Decide where the garden is going to go. To make life easier you can use an already bedded area or an area where there is grass and dirt. You don’t have to tip up soil for this process.

Step 2: Cover the entire area with 4 inches of compost. Make sure the compost you get does not contain anything that may deter you from eating produce grown in it.

Step 3: Cover the compost with 5-6 inches of wood chips.

Step 4: Start planting! Scrape back some of the chips and start planting. This is where the chips come in helpful as they’ll prevent weeds from sprouting through.

Step 5: Reap the benefits of your garden as it will grow your favourite produce for months to come!

Relaxation-focused gardens

One of the only silver linings that have happened since COVID is the fact that homeowners have wanted to redecorate their gardens to make them more appropriate for gatherings and parties. Stone Zone is a proud supplier of garden features that will enable you to have a fully decked-out garden to help you relax and enjoy spending time in your garden.

The most common garden feature amongst many households is BBQs. BBQs are the best feature of your garden that will allow you to host garden parties and al-fresco meals and ensure that you spend a lot of time in your garden no matter the weather. At Stone Zone, we have a wide range of BBQs that come in a range of sizes so whether you have a small garden or a larger one, or if you are cooking for 2 people or 20, you are sure to find the perfect one for you. In tangent with the BBQs and to make the experience even more decadent, we also recommend BBQ Pizza Ovens, which enable you to cook pizzas in your BBQs! Nothing will be better than a steaming hot pizza slice on a cold winter’s day.

Finally, Firepits are an excellent idea to ensure that you’re warm during the winter, that you have a source of light once the sun has set, and also a centrepiece around which you can gather around. Firepits are versatile garden features that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. With a firepit at hand, you do not have an excuse to avoid your garden when it’s cold, and when the weather warms up again you will have an excellent feature that will allow to you camp out in your garden and roast marshmallows.

Waterwise plants

Being environmentally friendly and more cautious of water usage is becoming more and more pertinent. That is why we are seeing more households taking extra care to ensure they are growing plants that require less water but do not compromise on visual appeal.

Waterwise plants or drought-resistant plants are a specific type of plant that is able to store larger amounts of water for a longer time, therefore, ensuring they stay fresh and blooming no matter the season.

Some plants that need very little watering to thrive are Lavenders, Sunflowers, Aloe, and California Poppies. With the Lavenders, Sunflowers and California Poppies you will get bright pops of colour in your garden for many months. Furthermore, the Aloe Vera plant is hardy and will provide essential Aloe Vera for months to come; Aloe has many health benefits as well so not only will your garden look lovely, you will be able to benefit from the many effects of aloe vera.

Please keep in mind before you start planting, we strongly suggest you lay install these plants on a healthy layer of Mulch which is a great help when it comes to water retention all year round.

Textured stones

Although we have said this many times, Decorative Stones are an easy and effective way to add colour dimension to your garden. This rings true in the upcoming year as well. Textured decorative stones are one of the products that homeowners and gardeners are looking to use more of within their gardens.

Gravel and chippings are ideal for creating attractive pathways across your garden to add pops of colour throughout your property. Those stones that are 12mm and over are even perfect for driveways as they are durable enough to withstand foot and vehicular traffic. These natural stones will provide a durable and stable for your driveway therefore not only will you have a functional driveway, but the forefront of your property will also look beautiful as well. As a result of these stones being available in a wide range of colours, you will be able to pick the ones that suit your aesthetics and designs the best, you will not be restricted in any way.

Boulders and rockery are a great way to create garden features affordably. Due to the sizes of the boulders and rockery being bigger in size, they are appropriate to create rockery features in your garden that will work as centre pieces and feature pieces. Decorating your garden with these stones will give you lots of room to customise it as we have a wide selection of boulders and rockeries that will go with various colour palettes.