Low Maintenance Plants Are the Future for Gardeners

2020 was the year of self-quarantine and stay-at-home orders, giving headway to a new hobby, gardening.  

“Across social media, plant lovers are sharing the works in progress and landscape projects taking place at their homes,” said Coral Murphy, Business and Tech Reporter for USA Today. 

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Breeders have taken notice of this uptick in new gardeners. They have made some predictions about what will be big in a post-2020 marketplace. 

GoofProof Plants will Continue to Trend 

New gardeners love easy plants, so durability will be key, according to Jason Jandrew, Director of Breeding, PanAmerican Seed 

“Crops with durability and ease are important, but now more than ever we need goof-proof plants available at retail, Jandrew says. It is amazing to see the number of people who are trying gardening for the first time right now. This is an incredible opportunity for our industry. We need to make sure these new, inexperienced gardeners are successful and satisfied with their plant purchases, so they return to gardening again next season.” 

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Low Maintenance Is the Way of 2021 

Michele Scheiber, Director of Research at Star Roses and Plants says the way of the future is keeping everything low maintenance. 

Plants that are low maintenance, resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses, and that provide multiseason interest will always be relevant and in demand, she says. 

Perennials Rhymes with Millennials 

Easy to maintain perennials will also be huge in the next coming years, according to  Chuck Pavlich, Director of New Product Development at Terra Nova Nurseries. 

We are heading into the second golden age of perennials in the next few years,” Pavlich says. The oncoming millennials and their willingness to experiment will drive a large part of the market, and they may change the face of the market. 

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