2024 is about to get really romantic—and Anthropologie is here to help. It may feel like Valentine's Day decor is only tasteful for a couple of weeks, but recent design trends show that leaning into heart-themed, dopamine decor is all the rage.
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As the thick of winter settles on our patios and yards, you might not be thinking about gardening yet. But if you look forward, you’ll see that 2024 is poised to be the year of the wellness garden.
A wellness garden, also sometimes called a healing garden or therapeutic garden, isn’t new to the gardening world. In fact, Katie Tamony, chief marketing officer and trendspotter at Monrovia, told Veranda that wellness gardens have been on the rise since 2020.
“Gardening has increasingly become an activity that allows us to remove ourselves from the noise of life,” Tamony told the outlet.
These gardens provide a sensory experience while promoting relaxation. It’s a garden created specifically to give us joy while we spend time in it, designed with harmony and rejuvenation in front of our minds. Your garden is more than a plot of land, so you should experience it that way.
Wellness gardens often incorporate fragrant plants, which help transport you to a relaxing and joyful space. Lavender is famous for its calming fragrance and can be a joy to grow because it’s so low maintenance. You can grow classic roses, sweet and elegant jasmine, bright and beautiful lilac, and fragrant honeysuckle. Scented geraniums are a great option, too, because they come in various scents, from rose to lemon to mint.
There are plants that not only smell great but you can also snack on or include in a meal, like mint, basil, and citrus trees. And we’d be remiss to forget chamomile, valued not only for its calming properties but also for its sweet, apple-like fragrance. In 2024, gardeners are not just planting their flowers; they are sowing the seeds of joy.
Moving beyond fragrances, wellness gardens will have plenty of green companions to those
2024 is about to get really romantic—and Anthropologie is here to help. It may feel like Valentine's Day decor is only tasteful for a couple of weeks, but recent design trends show that leaning into heart-themed, dopamine decor is all the rage.
If you love to look at houses, you probably love to cruise the Zillow app. Whether you like scrolling just for something to do while trying to fall asleep or if your search is more serious, Zillow caught all your queries.
When you think of a gothic aesthetic, you likely think dark and moody colors, low lighting, all-knowing crows, and a dusty collection of antiques. The style probably doesn't make your mind automatically go to a flourishing garden—but that could change in 2024.
As the calendar turns to January, garden enthusiasts eagerly embrace the fresh start that the new year brings to their outdoor spaces. The garden calendar for January sets the tone for the months ahead, encouraging both novice and seasoned gardeners to embark on a journey of renewal and growth. In the midst of winter, the garden becomes a canvas for planning, preparing, and envisioning the lush beauty that will unfold in the coming seasons.
As 2024 gets underway, we’ve taken inspiration from Janus, the god of beginnings, transitions and time, who looks both forwards and back. Our gardens have all featured in our pages in the past, but we revisit them here and take a closer look at how they’ve developed over time, and how they’re changing now their owners have new challenges to contend with.
Happy New Year! It is your GPOD editor Joseph here, and today I’m sharing some of my New Year’s Resolutions… for my garden. Some things that I’m thinking I want do to in the garden this year.
We love a good IKEA hack, and 2023 brought us some of the most inventive, fun, and beautiful IKEA DIYs we’ve seen yet.
Our front yards can be a huge struggle. Hiring a landscaping team is expensive, and doing it yourself can be difficult and pricey on its own. Plus, once you have the entire front yard to your liking, it might only look great during the day. At night, you have to figure out how to make your front yard match the aesthetics of the day without overpowering the yard with a ton of lights.
Whether you’re house hunting, looking for a new apartment, or considering a move, Zillow surfing is one of the most lovely experiences you can have online. There’s no comment section or social media aspect to it; it’s simply a tool for exploration and fun, and, boy, did we take advantage of that this year.
A Better Homes & Gardens Christmas craft is going viral on TikTok, but there’s something special about this viral DIY—the original how-to was written in 1969.
Anthony Masterson
There’s a Christmas tree hack working its way through TikTok and promising to make your tree grow healthier and happier but, as is the case with many rumors online, there's not much truth to it.