What Are The Trending Colors In The Garden?

Every new year brings its share of trends in the world of fashion, decoration, and also gardening! Gardening enthusiasts will see two main hues blooming at nurseries this year. We invite you to discover what the trendy colors in the garden are for 2024.

What is the highlight color of the summer in the garden?

The year 2024 is just beginning, but we already know the trendy color for summer in the garden. After a scorching summer in 2023 in many regions of France, gardeners are adapting their practices and desires to the changing climate.

As high summer temperatures are again feared next summer, the key shade in the garden will be blue, a symbol of coolness and serenity. This color, also associated with the water element, is unmatched in transforming a garden into a refreshing oasis.

So feel free to use it without hesitation by adding small touches in the flower beds or even make it the exclusive color in a more or less extensive blue garden.

How to follow this trend in the garden?

Blue is the favorite color of the French, but it is not necessarily the most prevalent shade in gardens. If you want to follow the summer 2024 trend, simply plant blue-flowering plants in your hedges and flowerbeds.

From azure to deep indigo blue, there is a wide choice for gardeners wishing to welcome this hue into their outdoor spaces. There are so many blue-flowering plants that it's even possible to create an exclusively blue garden!

If you're not sure where to start with planting, here is a selection of the most beautiful drought-resistant blue plants:
• Caryopteris or Caryopteris clandonensis, which come in almost every shade of blue, from azure to dark violet-tinged blue.
• Hardy plumbago or Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (not to be confused with Cape plumbago or Plumbago capensis, which requires regular watering!).
• Dichroa versicolor Round Blue, a shrub related to hydrangeas that features small bluish flowers followed by dark blue berries.
• Spike speedwell or Veronica spicata Ulster Dwarf Blue, a pretty, robust perennial plant with violet-blue spikes.
• Bush germander or Teucrium Indyho, a small shrub resistant to high heat and offering generous intense blue flowering.

What is the other trendy color in the garden this year?

Among the trendy garden colors for 2024, another shade to note is undoubtedly inspired by the release of the Barbie movie in 2023: the flashy pink!

Although this color may be surprising, it is not absent in nature. On the contrary, many flowering plants like buddleias and dahlias exhibit this pop and tangy hue.

If you live in an area with mild winters, you can adopt the kangaroo paw plant native to Australia. There is a pink variety called Anigozanthos Bush Pearl.

To follow this trend, you can also play with plants with pink foliage, such as the Caladium Fannie Munson. This plant features striking foliage with large heart-shaped magenta pink leaves at the center and green around the edges.

How to match colors?

If you don't want to make these two trendy garden colors the exclusive shades of your outdoor decor, you can combine them with other hues.

To achieve a harmonious result and highlight the blue color, a big trend for 2024, it is recommended to make the following color combinations:
• in the sun, play with contrasts by pairing blue flowers with pale yellow, salmon pink, or purple blooms.
• in partial shade, rather combine blue with other cool colors like pink, mauve, and violet.