Spring Gardening Trends for 2025: What's Popular This Year
The spring season is a time for preparing your garden to flourish during the summer and fall - and for adding new plants, layouts and design features. But where should you begin? Looking at the 2025 trends reveals some great spring gardening tips and ideas to consider. These practices become trends because they offer function, style or both, making it easier for hobbyists to enjoy a gorgeous landscape. The team at Frame It All has put together these garden tips for spring to jump-start another year of backyard planting adventures.
Sustainable and Modern Composite Fencing
A good fence offers a border or backdrop for your garden that also marks sections and property boundaries. While wood fences are traditional, composite fencing has emerged as a stylish and functional choice in modern gardens. The trend reflects a desire for durability, privacy and eco-conscious materials. Horizontal and slat designs make spaces look bigger and help highlight other aspects of your landscape. Sleek, horizontal boards such as those used for our Riviera Cap Composite Privacy Fence are in demand, offering a contemporary, clean look while allowing for airflow.
Clean and Functional Garden Edging
Garden edging is evolving in 2025, moving beyond simple function to become a statement feature in landscape design. If you're looking for contemporary garden edging ideas, consider composite and recycled plastic edging. Homeowners are opting for flexible composite borders that mimic wood or stone while resisting rot, fading and warping. They can be used for straight or curved edges, complementing the colors of your plants with natural-looking hues.
Animal-Protected Gardens: Balancing Nature and Security
You want animals and nature to enjoy the landscape - but you don't want them to destroy your veggies and flowers. Animal barrier gardens use fences, gates, netting and rot-proof composite boards to block intruders like deer and rabbits. They protect crops without resorting to traps that hurt animals or dangerous chemicals that can harm kids and pets.
Water-Wise Gardening
Those who live in areas with less water availability can still enjoy a wonderful garden. Drought-tolerant plants like coneflowers, aster, lavender and rosemary offer beauty even in drier conditions. Gardeners can also design landscapes that require minimal water, promoting sustainability and resilience. This can include emphasizing native plants, adding hardscape elements, grouping plants based on water needs and using mulch or rocks to hold ground moisture.
Creating More Living Spaces for People and Wildlife
Gardeners are blurring the lines between human and wildlife-friendly spaces by designing areas that accommodate both. They do this with a combination of wildlife-friendly plants, water features and multifunctional spaces that let all living creatures share the land. Here's how each can transform spring gardens.
- Wildlife-Friendly Plants: Native plants, pollinator gardens and fruiting shrubs provide food and shelter for birds, bees and butterflies.
- Water Features: Small ponds, birdbaths and fountains attract wildlife while enhancing the garden's aesthetic.
- Multifunctional Spaces: Outdoor areas can be designed to promote relaxation and biodiversity. Think wildflower meadows with pathways, pergolas with climbing vines, and patios surrounded by native grasses.