Gardening Trends; What's In And What's Out For 2010

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Well, now.

GMG 2010 Garden Trends (pdf)

• 1. Main Street is In. ----------------Wall Street is Out.
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• 2. Edible gardens are In. --------Lawns are Out.
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• 3. Slow Gardening is In. --------Instant gratification is Out.
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• 4. Mindful is In. --------------Bling is Out.
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• 5. Eco-Boosting is In. ------Chemical Dependent Gardens are Out.
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• 6. Multi-tasking is In. -------------Single-Purpose gardening is Out
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• 7. Perennials and Shrubs are In. ---------Divas are Out.

Doesn't look too much different than 2009's, does it?

GMG 2009 Garden Trends

-------What’s In--------------------------------What’s Out

• 1. Eco-Boosting is In!----------------Conspicuous Consumption is Out

• 2. Grow It Yourself (GIY) is In-------Doing it ALL for Me is Out

• 3. Blended gardens are In------------Segregated gardens are Out

• 4. Locavore is In---------------------Big carbon footprints are Out

• 5. Water is In-------------------------Water is Out

• 6. Outside is In-----------------------Inside is Out (But not “out”)

• 7. Info Lust is In----------------------Lack of Knowledge is Out

• 8. Quick & Simple is In----------------Over-the-top gardens are Out

• 9. Global Colors are In-----------------Safe colors are Out

• 10. Worldly is In-----------------------Cookie-cutter is Out

• 11. Bubbling is In-----------------------Excess is out

Happy (trendy) growing!