Whatever happens next, whether there’s a nationwide second lockdown or not, our love of house plants and apartment gardening is here to stay. So it’s definitely interesting to check out new research by the folks at Love the Garden, who analysed the most popular garden-related hashtags on Instagram with a view to predicting the biggest trends of 2021.
The good news? Though some of the results will be purely aspirational for most of us, there’s plenty of gardening inspo here whether you have a tiny garden, balcony garden, or no garden at all.
Get the right plants for your balcony and you can turn it into your very own little green oasis.
Even if you’re lucky enough to have a garden, chances are that it’s not exactly wild. Still, this is a fun hashtag to scroll through for plant ideas.
This one’s versatile – #insideoutside can mean super-fancy glass-roofed rooms and conservatories, or simply bringing a bit of the outdoors inside with plants and wild flowers.
During lockdown, city dwellers have found ever more creative ways to make the most of their tiny garden.
Allotment lovers: this one’s for you.
It sounds fancy, but permaculture gardening – an abbreviation for “permanent agriculture” – simply means harnessing the power of natural forces like wind, sun and water rather than chemicals to make the most of your garden. You’re probably doing it without even realising it.
This one’s as self-explanatory as it is pretty.
If you don’t have a balcony or outdoor space, this hashtag’s the one to peruse for indoor gardening inspo.
This hashtag is probably trending in part due to the enduring popularity of cult documentary film Grey Gardens. Still, grey garden furniture is pretty chic, no?
Well, there’s no harm in looking, is there?
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