Gardening Trends for 2027: What's Coming to Treasure Valley Gardens?
Updated: 2 days ago
If you think gardening is simply about planting a few flowers, mowing the lawn and keeping the weeds under control, you may be surprised by what’s coming in 2027.
The gardening world is changing—and in some fascinating ways.
Every year, Garden Media Group studies consumer behavior, home design, culture and the gardening industry to identify trends that may influence how people garden in the years ahead. Its newly released 2027 report, “Digging for Dopamine,” points to something particularly interesting: people are increasingly looking to gardens for something that has little to do with technology and everything to do with getting back to real life.
That got us thinking at Aloha Home & Garden:
What will these trends look like here in Boise and throughout the Treasure Valley?
Some trends may be national, but the best gardening ideas are always the ones that make sense for our climate, our homes and the way we live.
Here are seven trends we believe gardeners will be seeing more of in 2027.
1. Gardening as a Digital Detox
We spend an incredible amount of time looking at screens. Phones, computers, tablets and televisions are part of nearly every aspect of our lives.
Gardening offers something completely different.
There are no notifications when you’re planting a tree. No scrolling while you’re pulling weeds. No need to refresh anything when you’re watering a container garden.
You simply get outside and work with your hands.
Garden Media’s 2027 report describes gardening as a tactile, sensory and slower-paced activity that can provide a welcome reset from our increasingly digital lives.
For Treasure Valley gardeners, that could mean something as simple as spending 30 minutes in the backyard each evening, tending a few containers, harvesting vegetables, pruning shrubs or simply sitting among your plants.
In 2027, putting down the phone may become one of the best things you can do for your garden—and yourself.
2. Gardens Designed for Well-Being
The garden is becoming more than something we look at.
It is becoming somewhere we go.
Expect to see more outdoor spaces designed around relaxation, quiet, reflection and enjoyment. A comfortable chair beneath a tree. A small patio surrounded by fragrant plants. A winding pathway. A water feature. A garden bench tucked among shrubs and perennials.
This idea of therapeutic horticulture is gaining attention as designers and homeowners recognize the value of spending time around plants and natural spaces.
And this trend makes perfect sense in the Treasure Valley.
Imagine coming home after a busy day and having a small corner of your landscape where you can sit beneath a mature shade tree, listen to the birds and enjoy the evening.
That’s not just landscaping.
That’s creating a place you want to live in.
3. The Return of the “Wild” Garden
For years, many landscapes have been designed to look perfectly controlled—straight lines, tightly clipped shrubs and large expanses of lawn.
That’s beginning to change.
Gardeners are becoming more comfortable with landscapes that feel natural, layered and a little less formal. Ornamental grasses, flowering perennials, shrubs, pollinator plants and plants with interesting textures can be combined to create a landscape that feels more alive.
That doesn’t mean allowing your yard to become overgrown.
It means designing with nature instead of constantly fighting it.
Here in the Treasure Valley, this trend can be particularly attractive when combined with plants that are well adapted to our climate and water availability.
A thoughtfully designed combination of trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses and groundcovers can provide much more visual interest than a yard dominated by turf.
4. Gardens Become Places for Gathering
Another 2027 trend is the return of the garden as a place for people to come together.
Garden clubs, workshops, community gardens, flower-arranging events and hands-on activities are all part of a larger movement toward doing things together rather than experiencing everything through a screen.
And you don’t need a huge backyard to participate.
A raised vegetable bed can become a family project. A few containers can become an herb garden. A cutting garden can provide flowers to share with friends.
Even something as simple as planting bulbs with your children or grandchildren can create a gardening tradition that lasts for years.
Gardening has always been something people can share. In 2027, that may become more important than ever.
5. Regenerative Gardening: Feed the Soil, Not Just the Plant
One of the trends we particularly like is the growing emphasis on soil health.
Gardeners are becoming more interested in compost, organic matter, worm castings, mycorrhizal products, biochar and other approaches designed to improve the soil itself rather than simply supplying plants with nutrients.
This is especially relevant in the Treasure Valley.
Healthy soil helps plants establish stronger root systems and can improve the overall performance of a landscape. Adding organic matter and using appropriate mulch are practices that can benefit gardens year after year.
The idea is simple:
Don’t just ask, “What does my plant need?” Ask, “What does my soil need?”
That shift in thinking can make a significant difference in the long-term health of your landscape.
6. Blue Takes Center Stage
Here’s a trend that’s simply fun.
Blue is expected to be one of the defining garden colors of 2027.
And true blue is actually an unusual color in the plant world. Garden Media points to blue flowers, blue foliage and even blue berries as ways gardeners can incorporate the color.
Think delphiniums, hydrangeas, blue hostas, blue-toned conifers and other plants with cool blue or blue-green foliage.
The trend doesn’t have to stop with plants, either.
Blue pottery, cobalt-colored garden accessories, blue glass and other garden accents can bring the color into patios and outdoor living spaces.
For Treasure Valley gardeners, blue can also be a wonderful contrast against the greens, golds and warmer colors that dominate many Western landscapes.
7. A Little More Whimsy
Not every 2027 trend is about sustainability, wellness or technology.
Some are simply about having more fun in the garden.
Garden Media is forecasting a move toward more maximalist and romantic garden design, including ornate containers, ruffled flowers, climbing roses, topiaries and other elements that add personality.
We’re also seeing interest in gardens that encourage children to explore and use their imagination rather than simply providing a manufactured play space.
Think winding paths, unusual plants, hidden garden corners, fairy doors, mud kitchens and spaces where children can discover insects, birds and the natural world.
In other words:
Your garden doesn’t have to take itself so seriously.
A little personality can make an outdoor space much more enjoyable.
What Will These Trends Mean for Boise and the Treasure Valley?
Here’s where we think things get particularly interesting.
Not every national gardening trend belongs in every Treasure Valley landscape.
Our climate, soil, water availability, winter temperatures and growing conditions all influence what will actually work here.
So while national gardening trends may point toward wilder landscapes, wellness gardens, regenerative gardening, blue plants and outdoor gathering spaces, we should always ask the same question:
How do we make the trend work for our area?
That might mean selecting hardy trees and shrubs that can handle Treasure Valley winters. It might mean incorporating water-wise plants into a naturalistic landscape. It could mean improving your soil before adding another plant. Or it might simply mean creating a comfortable place in your backyard where you can sit and enjoy the garden you’ve worked so hard to create.
At Aloha Home & Garden, we believe the best garden trends aren’t necessarily the ones that are newest.
They’re the ones that make gardening more enjoyable, make our landscapes more beautiful and help our plants thrive.
Looking Ahead to 2027
Perhaps the most encouraging thing about the 2027 gardening trends is that many of them aren’t really about buying more things.
They’re about experiencing more.
More time outdoors.
More connection with nature.
More time with family and friends.
More attention to healthy soil.
More plants that support birds and pollinators.
More beautiful spaces to relax.
And perhaps a little less time staring at a screen.
That sounds like a pretty good direction for gardening.
So as you look toward next year’s garden, don’t worry about following every trend.
Choose the ideas that make sense for you, your home and your Treasure Valley landscape.
And if one of those ideas happens to involve putting down your phone, picking up a shovel and getting your hands in the soil…
Well, we think that’s a trend worth following.
From all of us at Aloha Home & Garden—happy gardening!
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