Landscaping the current features
Given the fact that gardens are more and more becoming a getaway spaces from our turbulent lives, simple and easily performable improvement and refreshment of the current setup of your garden is one of the popular garden design trends this year. It enables quick and affordable solutions and enables you to enjoy your renewed garden in no time. Mowing the lawn, pruning the bushes and trees into original shapes and adding new colors to your flowers selection are just some of the simple landscaping ideas applicable to any type of garden.
Sustainable and aesthetic at the same time
Sustainable garden used to mean limiting the aesthetics and having to make compromises. Luckily, this is not the case anymore and opting for one of sustainable garden designs does not mean designing around function and sacrificing the appearance for it. Catchment ponds that function both as additional water sources and water features and clever stormwater management solutions that are incorporated within the architecture rather than sticking out are just two examples of how sustainable and aesthetic can go hand in hand.

Enriching the outdoor experience
The modern times we live in take a toll on the amount of time we spend in touch with the nature. The majority of people spend most of their days either behind a computer or indoors, both at work and at home. It was high time an effort was made to spend as much time outside as possible and since the lack of time is a constant problem it is no surprise then enriching the outdoor space available a step away is a trend again, all in order to turn a garden into an all-year-round place to be. Barbeque areas are back into focus, with the latest design additions and eco-friendly materials and fuels used. The same goes for fire pits and roofed decks that will both aesthetically enrich the space and enable you to spend significantly more time outside.

High tech area
Although some people would argue the use of high tech equipment in the gardens, technology can be put into use with the aim to provide a favorite pastime activity and put your mind at rest. The gardens are more and more becoming the extensions of the interior space and the trend of turning them into multimedia areas are a trend this year, as well. Outdoor home cinemas for movie aficionados, Hi-Fi systems for music lovers and Wi-Fi installations for gamers are just some of the most popular high tech solutions that will turn a garden into something completely different, a place where technology and nature merge into a compact user focused area.

Color things up
Another trend in garden design for 2016 is definitely color and being different about it, not just in terms of plants and flowers selection. Everything starts with providing the right setting by painting the houses, arbors, fences and pergolas in colors other than traditional white, grey or brown shades. Dark color palette provides a foundation that will emphasize the flowers and plants color selection. If this trend sounds too bold and too radical, try this perspective: look at the house and the garden as a painting of a kind and the color of the house or fence as a painting background that serves to emphasize the motifs-plants and flowers that are featured. It goes without saying, emphasize the professionals at Maintainme, that these gardens and everything around them need to be in perfect harmony and condition and flawlessly maintained in order for all the effort to be fruitful.

As you can see, garden design trends for 2016 are rather different in nature and prevailing idea, which means that everyone will be able to find something to enrich his or her existing garden or build a completely new one inspired by these ideas. Let your imagination go and enjoy yourselves designing and using your garden afterwards.

Author:  Diana Smith is a full time mom of two beautiful girls interested in topics related to interior design and latest DIY projects. In her free time she enjoys exploring cheap ways to decorate her home and garden.