2021 LANDSCAPE TRENDS - RPK Design Group

2021 LANDSCAPE
TRENDS

PLANTS NEED TO BE FUNCTIONAL
There was a great demand for beautiful plants in
the early months of 2020. However, with the
coronavirus scare gripping the nation, there is
going to be a high demand for functional and
useful plants. Now, we are not saying that you
need to turn your beautiful rolling lawns into an
herb garden. But we have observed an increase in
customers looking for immunity boosting plants
that repel insects and mosquitoes.
We can go one step further and help you choose
plants that are functional, beautiful and useful. For
instance, there are several flowering shrubs that
can be used to direct traffic flow on your property
and keep disease carrying pests away. Some of
these shrubs are perennial which means you get a
nice walkway in winters as well.
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XERISCAPING
Xeriscaping as a trend made heads turn in 2020.
It was especially true for multi-community
property owners in DFW area where water is an
expensive commodity. Xeriscaping involves using
naturally occurring or native plants to create a
beautiful and rich-looking landscape that lasts
throughout the year.
You can easily save on natural resources, water,
and maintenance. Xeriscaping as a trend is
expected to continue through 2021 because of
the obvious cost benefits.

LOW-KEY COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING

2021 is going to be the year where less is more.
You don’t need expensive rotundas and
complicated gazebos to make your landscape
stand out. You could make heads turn with a
beautiful, elegant, yet simple landscape that is
both welcoming and attractive.

GARDEN PAVERS

2021 is going to be the year where less is more.
You don’t need expensive rotundas and
complicated gazebos to make your landscape
stand out. You could make heads turn with a
beautiful, elegant, yet simple landscape that is
both welcoming and attractive.

INTIMATE ROOMS AND SECLUDED SPACES
Many of our homeowners in 2020 requested small, intimate spaces
within their greater outdoor landscapes. Private corners and secluded
spots are ideal for reading, conversations, meditation, or an intimate
dinner. These spaces promote moments of respite from the busy world
outside, and they are one of our favorite trends for the coming decade.
All you need is comfortable seating, and a boundary in the form of a wall,
vine-covered trellis, groomed hedges, or arbor. Add a water feature or fire
pit for a true conversation starter.

FURNITURE: BRING THE INSIDE OUTDOORS
Bright colors
The previously popular green, beige and brown shades lose their popularity
when it comes to garden furniture. Now gardening products are becoming the
most striking accent in landscape design, unusually standing out from the
garden or lawn.

Modern garden furniture should not merge with the general landscape. If your
furniture is muted in shades and has a calm color scheme, you can add bright
nuances to the design of garden products in the form of unusual pillows,
beautiful mattresses, extraordinary textile elements. Also, you can paint the
furniture in new rich colors, using coloring materials with increased resistance to
fading in the sun and an ultraviolet filter.

FURNITURE: BRING THE INSIDE OUTDOORS
Classic shapes and precise lines
The most fashionable trend of 2021 is garden furniture with precise and strict
forms. Cuboid tables, classic rectangular chairs and sofas are more fashionable
than ever. The flip side of this trend is the fashion for smooth and rounded
shapes.
Although the trends of the season contradict each other, they provide a wide
selection of garden furniture to owners of summer cottages and houses.
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FURNITURE: BRING THE INSIDE OUTDOORS
Forged furniture as a trend of the season
Garden products such as forged furniture are a true classic in the manufacture
of garden furniture. Metal forging is reliable, resistant to any weather conditions,
openwork, durable, wear-resistant and very elegant. Such furniture in various
shapes and patterns has been popular for many years and will not leave the
ranks of trends for a long time to come. Such furniture will remain relevant after
decades.
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FURNITURE: BRING THE INSIDE OUTDOORS
Garden furniture is like living room furniture.
Another interesting trend of this year is that garden furniture in its design
imitates living room furniture. To create it, materials that are resistant to external
influences are used. At the same time, the design allows it to be used both
outdoors and indoors.

OPTIMIZING PEDESTRIAN FLOW AS THE NEW
OUTDOOR AMENITY

Pathways, border areas and buffer zones, plazas, walking corridors, sidewalks,
bridge crossing, corners, lighting – landscaping is one of the best ways to
control pedestrian flow and safety.
From proper grading and drainage to hazard management, flow is more than
social distancing. Having sufficiently wide, clear pedestrian paths that minimize
risk and public space that’s risk free is a security priority. Especially in winter.

PRIORITIZING GREEN TECH AS THE NEW WAY
FORWARD

Being ‘green’ gives property/facility owners and managers a number of ways to
save on landscape costs due to tax breaks, incentives or other credits provided
by utility companies or federal or state governments.

And because landscaping is more about the environment than ever, building
green tech into landscape’s infrastructure not only qualifies for LEED and green
credits, but offer solutions that contribute significant savings to bottoms lines.