Garden Style 2022

HOLIDAY PROOF YOUR GARDEN Eden Garden Style

Holidays are back on the agenda and it’s time to getaway? You’ve organised the pets, organised remote home security even, but what about your garden? Plan your departure in a garden friendly manner and you might even fi nd your place looking better when you get home than when you left.

Water well before you go. The night before, go out into the garden and give everything a long soak. Put the sprinklers on the lawn, water your hanging baskets and pots and give garden beds a good drink.

After watering, apply Yates Drought Shield to any of your vulnerable plants, such as pot plants, hydrangeas or newly planted seedlings. This acts as a sun block or anti-transpirant and will help your plants survive extreme heat for up to 90 days.

Move any exposed pot plants into a sheltered position and group them together. You can even place them inside polystyrene boxes to give them some insulation. Place indoor plants on a wet towel in the bath or laundry tub. Give them a good drink and then leave the tap dripping ever so slowly so that they stay humid and moist.

Cut back fl owers that are nearing the end of their fl ush. When you return, they probably will have rebudded. Trim your lawn and when you come back see how green it is.

On your return, give everything a good long soak again and gradually return plants into their normal positions, rather than shock them. Give everything a ‘spa treatment’ with Seasol Hose On Complete Garden Health Treatment. • They are: Fresh Start, Bright and Breezy, Traditional Sentiment, and Wellness Bubble.

One of the other big predictors for trends is the Pantone Colour Palettes. Tones such as Baby’s Breath (11-0202), Beach Glass (13-5412), and Blue Atoll (16-4535) are going to feature in interiors with touches of Illuminating Yellow (13-0647) and Indigo Bunting (18-4250) set to make spring and summer splashes.

So, what does this mean for interiors, balconies, and backyards? Basically, l ots of white, touches of aqua and hints of sunshine.

Then, as the season gets going, extra colour highlights come to the party,

Garden Style 2022

EACH YEAR, THE FLOWER COUNCIL OF HOLLAND RELEASES THEIR PREDICTIONS FOR THE TRENDS FOR FLOWERS, HOUSEPLANTS AND OUTDOOR PLANTS. SO, WHAT IS THE ZEITGEIST PREDICTIONS FOR 2022? MEREDITH KIRTON FROM EDEN GARDENS MACQUARIE PARK LETS US KNOW WHAT’S IN FOR 2022.

with splashes of apricot, touches of tangerine and lavender creates more of a bouquet of colour, like a spring posy.

Variegated and white fl owering plants are huge, and everything that’s plant based, biodegradable and encourages biodiversity is in.

Think cork, string, moss, clay and stone in materials, with coloured glass and brighter ceramics used to create a bright and breezy feel.

Plants that breathe, materials that are enviro-friendly and products that are multi-functional and versatile help create a relaxed vibe that still works hard in the background to make your heart and mind sing and celebrate new beginnings. •

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