Here Are 7 Ways to Upgrade Your Landscape

It’s that time of year again. Time to upgrade your landscape with fresh designs that ensure your yard is the best looking on the block. 2019 has seen a few landscape trends come and go already, and there’s no shortage of new design trends for landscape popping up as we progress further into the year. From automated yard work to certain types of flowers, projects, and ornaments, the number of new ideas for your landscape in 2019 is nearly endless.

In case you were lost for ideas, or just want to know what’s hot right now, here are seven ways to upgrade your landscape with designs that are trending right now in 2019.

1. An Entryway Centerpiece

Long reserved for only the wealthiest of homeowners, the entryway centerpiece is now popping up as a hot new trend among the average residential homeowner. With the price of installing even extravagant centerpieces at a low cost, there’s never been a better time to add a beautiful centerpiece to your entryway.

Your options range from a small, circular flower garden in the middle of a wide walkway, to a full-sized fountain with a water-shooting sculpture in the middle, as well as everything in between. You can really get creative and even thematic here if you want to, the options are endless.

2. Multi-Purpose Landscaping

Another trend in landscaping that has been gaining steam in 2019 is the combination of both functionality and aesthetic beauty in landscaping elements. For example, retaining walls that also serve as seating are one option. Vertical gardens that double as privacy walls are another example of this trend. There are many combinations you can drum up, and the best place to start is by asking yourself, “How can I kill two birds with one stone?”

3. Automated Lawn Care

While not exactly the best way to support your local community, robotic lawnmowers, advanced outdoor electrical systems, programmable sprinklers, and advanced outdoor lighting are just a few of the ways homeowners have been caring for their lawns hands-free in 2019. While this isn’t exactly a design, your automated lawnmower mowing the lawn by itself is sure to leave just as big of an impression as your perfectly trimmed petunias.

4. Advanced Pergolas

For years, pergolas have been a landscaping favorite amongst homeowners far and wide. Recently, however, pergolas have been seeing a bit of an upgrade. Contemporary pergolas are now seeing new advancements such as windows, sound systems, space heaters, lighting, outdoor kitchens, seating areas, fire features, and more.

No longer just a garden feature, pergolas have seen a serious upgrade this year. They’ve now become a place to not only enjoy Mother Nature for a bit, but a place to hang out, drink, cook, listen to music, entertain guests, and do anything else your heart desires.

5. Pink Colors

Pink is back in style. Specifically, shades of pink and coral. The NALP predicts that pink will be popping up very shortly here in landscapes all around America. Some good choices for you might be in your flower bed with variations of petunias, hibiscus blooms, roses, or zinnias. You might also include it in your stone or hardscape selections in the form of a blush tone.

6. Metallic Accents

As it goes with trends, what was once considered un-chic, or for the masses has since come back around and returned as a popular, stylish trend in landscaping. Metallic accents can bring new dimensions to any landscape design. You might use iron, steel, or another type of metal to be incorporated into furniture, water features, art, or other accessories in your yard. The added metallic dimension of any landscaping item will stand out amongst its surroundings.

7. Frost-White Mini Hedges

This is an inexpensive, trendy, and low-key way to keep your landscape up-to-date. Mini-hedges are practically a landscaping staple for some people, but they’ve shown some artistic evolution in 2019. Mini-hedges, which are frost-white in color have become increasingly popular this year. Their color makes for an often stunningly beautiful contrast alongside your driveway, stonework, home, or another area where you may have them.

Keep Your Landscape Stylish in 2019 with these Fresh Ideas

Keeping your landscaping stylish and chic can be a challenge. Trends evolve and grow so fast that it can seem like a burden to keep up with them all. Thankfully, the trends listed in this article are all still hot right now, and are projected to be so well into the future.

Whether you want to try adding an entryway centerpiece to your front yard, some fancy upgrades to your pergola, frost-white mini hedges, pink colors, multi-purpose landscape items, or automated lawn care equipment, your neighbors are sure to be impressed with any one of these fresh new upgrades.