Welcome to the Year of the Garden. For the next 362 days we're going to spend every possible moment outdoors—and we've rounded up the best new trends in landscapes and garden design to lure you to join us. Don't forget your sun hat:
Above: See more in Gardening 101: How to Sprout a Seed.
Monday
Above: See Michelle's predictions for the year's top garden design trends in this week's Garden Design post. (And in case you're keeping score, see how well she did last year when she predicted the Top 10 Garden Design Trends of 2015.)
Above: Gillian travels to Brooklyn to discover a new breed of urban terrarium in this week's Shopper's Diary.
Tuesday
Above: Photograph by Vincent Mounier.
Headed to South Africa? "When I asked my local traveling friends where to stay during the spring flower season in Namaqualand’s Hantam region, Papkuilsfontein came out tops," says Marie. We tag along to an elegant guesthouse that attracts flower hunters from around that world in this week's Garden Travel post.
Wednesday
Above: Photograph by Pauline Egge.
Meredith learns some new ideas for arranging houseplants from an unlikely source. Join her on a tour of green restaurants in this week's Roundup post.
Thursday
Above: Afterthought no more. Drainage is coming out of the background in hardscape design. Join us as we explore the new decorative drainage in this week's Hardscaping 101 post.
Friday
Above: In today's Shopper's Diary, Izabella visits LA's coolest new cactus store.
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