The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) released its Residential Landscape Architectural Trends Survey today, a survey that polled over 800 landscape architects about trends for this year.
The top then projects architects expect demand for are:
- Native plants – 83.3%
- Native/adapted drought tolerant plants – 83.0%
- Low-maintenance landscapes – 80.0%
- Flexible use space (for yoga classes, movie night, etc.) – 74.2%
- Drip/water-efficient irrigation – 72.4%
- Permeable paving – 74.0%
- Rain gardens – 71.2%
- Reduced lawn area – 70.8%
- Food/vegetable gardens (including orchards, vineyards, etc.) – 70.5%
- Charging stations (mobile devices) – 70.0%
Enhanced railing systems, which include those with cable or glass, is a new answer choice added to the outdoor structure category this year. It is ranked first in this category (51%), followed by pergolas (48.3%) and decks (42.8%). Last year, the top three were pergolas (50.3%), decks (41.4%) and fencing (39.8%).
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