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Low-maintenance gardens, drought-tolerant plants and less turf grass have become the norm in landscape design. Homeowners now assume sustainable design will be a major part of the plan — both for economic and environmental reasons. These days, plants are getting chosen not only for their gorgeous cottage-garden beauty but also for their tolerance of dry summers and wet winters.

Mix and match
Blended gardens that incorporate edibles and ornamentals are two-in-one, giving gardeners a bountiful harvest of fruit, vegetables and herbs and an alternative to turfgrass. Edible gardens also create community as urban gardeners participate in the organic trend.

Minimalist
Showy landscapes are out. Today, homeowners as well as corporates prefer to invest in quality and natural materials. Here, scale is key to a good design. In addition, support structures like wooden arbors are gaining mileage in the landscaping scene.

The cool touch
The inclusion of water in the garden is not a totally new concept, but the idea is increasingly getting accepted, and demanded, by customers across all spheres of life. The best part is that water features are possible across all budgets: it could be an inexpensive self-contained system in an urn or portable fountain to a high-end water wall.
The idea here is to inculcate more and more earthiness into landscaping spaces. Waterscapes, gardens with produce, and supporting structures are getting more and more approval and appreciation from clients and their patrons.

Get Vertically Green

The new generation of urban gardeners loves to experiment. They create their gardens around their residence. Greenery grows and flourishes on roof terraces and vertically on the walls of apartment rooms. For those who don’t have space, vertical gardens prove to be a boon.

Vertical gardens have high hopes – be it growing edibles, annuals, even perennials. These are also called living walls or green walls. These self-sufficient vertical gardens are attached to the exterior or interior of a building. They differ from green façades (e.g. ivy walls) in that the plants root in a structural support that is fastened to the wall itself. The plants receive water and nutrients from within the vertical support instead of from the ground.
The cost for a vertical garden depends upon various factors such as structure, design, plants, irrigation system, and location.

A vertical garden is made of three layers, closely attached together – the frame, the plastic sheeting, and the fabric. Vertical gardens require strong steel structures if you do not have a wall to support it. The other options are PVC, wood and plastic, none of which are too expensive.
Technical solutions are in full bloom presently, with the options ranging from wall planters to huge hanging gardens. The perpendicular environment is quite attractive and not too difficult to maintain, since a number of plants – like lettuce – can grow easily in this format.

Vertical gardens can be grown in almost any space – be it the balcony of your house or the porch of your office. In limited space, it is one of the best ways to get the joys of gardening.