New report finds the UK’s latest flower trend

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A new study by garden furniture retailer, Moda Furnishings, has looked into a variety of data sources to see what types of gardens people are looking at for inspiration this year, their favourite colours, furniture trends, flowers and more. As spring is here people are looking to give their garden a refresh or maybe even a total makeover. Moda Furnishings has put together its 2022 Garden Trend Report showing all the most popular garden trends.

As warm weather hits the UK people are beginning to plant their flowers for the spring and summer seasons. Moda analysed search patterns to discover what flowers people were most interested in as spring approaches. Violets came out on top with more than 659,000 searches and tulips were not far behind in second with 558,100 searches.

FlowerSearches
Violets659,000
Tulips558,100
Ammaryllis442,900
Daffodils373,100
Hyacinth286,600
Primrose207,800
Forget Me Nots194,200
Ranunculus186,900
Pansies175,800
Lillies104,800
Moda analysed search patterns to discover what flowers people were most interested in as spring approaches

The study analysed Pinterest data and was able to find the number of pins used for each key term to determine which ones people were getting the most excited about. The winner was ‘Colourful gardens’ with almost 1.5 million pins in users’ inspiration boards, showing that people are wanting a splash of colour in their garden as we move closer to the warmer and longer days. Coming in a very close second is ‘Natural gardens’ with 1.3 million pins, which shows that people are taking inspiration from the current climate to create more natural-looking spaces. 

THEME NAMEPINS
Colourful Garden1,435,672
Natural Garden1,340,090
Entertaining Garden1,034,231
Modern Garden903,350
Sustainable Garden672,280
Cottage Garden567,210
Wild Garden448,540
White Garden256,788
Balcony Garden132,475
Foliage Garden101,435
The study analysed Pinterest data and was able to find the number of pins used for each key term

Moda also looked at what colours seem to be trending this year when searching for garden furniture, flowers and accents. The most popular colours people were incorporating into their gardens are natural colours like greens, nudes, whites and greys or pastels, blues, purples and surprisingly yellow.  

With the warmer weather and longer days on the horizon people might be looking for some furniture to kit out their garden or balcony, but the big question is what type of furniture are people looking at this year? Rattan garden furniture took the top of the list with almost 9.1X as many searches as the second place, wooden furniture.

TYPE OF FURNITURESEARCHES
Rattan301,000
Wooden33,100
Aluminum14,800
Metal12,00
Teak9,900
Wicker6,600
Plastic5,400
Iron3,600
Bamboo2,900
Recycled Materials1,100
The types of garden furniture people are searching for this year

As we all know trends come and go so sometimes the best way to spruce up your garden is with an accent piece. Moda looked at searches across garden furniture trends to see which trends are booming this year. Firepits have quickly risen to the top of the list this year with the always favourite “egg chair” close behind.

ACCENT PIECESEARCHES
Firepits433,000
Egg Chair299,000
Outdoor Rugs195,000
Unique Lighting169,000
Bistro Set97,400
Large Sofa82,600
Water Feature82,400
Outdoor Bar71,800
Sunbed58,000
Dinning Set46,600
Moda looked at searches across garden furniture trends to see which trends are booming this year

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