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Do Garden Trends Make Sense Anymore?
Are garden trends actually useful… or are they just nonsense invented to fill magazine pages?
This week, James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift take a rebellious look at the whole idea of “trends” in gardening — from the ridiculous to the genuinely transformative.
Because every year, somewhere in a slightly dreadful publication, a journalist phones a garden designer and asks the same question:
“What are the garden trends for 2026?”
Cue a deep sigh.
In this episode the pair explore whether trends even make sense anymore — and if they ever did in the first place.
Follow, rate and subscribe on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This episode is sponsored by Kress, the global leaders in robotic lawn mowing. Learn more here: https://www.kress.com/en-gb/
About our hosts
James Alexander-Sinclair is a garden designer, writer and broadcaster. He is an RHS Vice-President and was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to horticulture in 2022. He is the RHS Ambassador for Garden Design and a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers.
Joe Swift is a familiar face on television as a presenter of BBC TV’s Gardeners’ World and other gardening programmes. He is a garden designer, broadcaster, writer and design director of Modular.
Support James and Joe by becoming a member of The Garden Collective - a community for anyone who loves plants, gardens and sharing what they love - a place where experts and fellow gardeners all come together to inspire, entertain and keep us company whilst we’re weeding (or staring out of the window at the rain).
You'll get access to articles written by some great gardeners, live Q&A sessions, livestreams, podcasts and loads more.It’s more than a platform - it’s a place where we can answer questions, offer biscuits and share our triumphs and disasters.Subscribe now: https://join.scribehound.com/gardening?ref=share&sharer=uu4ouXbbErgc54CBD&shareType=SbzpSgeEBK&channel=gardening%E2%81%A0
Follow James & Joe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesandjoegarden/
Follow The Garden Collective on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garden_collective_/
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Are garden trends actually useful… or are they just nonsense invented to fill magazine pages?
This week, James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift take a rebellious look at the whole idea of “trends” in gardening — from the ridiculous to the genuinely transformative.
Because every year, somewhere in a slightly dreadful publication, a journalist phones a garden designer and asks the same question:
“What are the garden trends for 2026?”
Cue a deep sigh.
In this episode the pair explore whether trends even make sense anymore — and if they ever did in the first place.
Follow, rate and subscribe on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This episode is sponsored by Kress, the global leaders in robotic lawn mowing. Learn more here: https://www.kress.com/en-gb/
About our hosts
James Alexander-Sinclair is a garden designer, writer and broadcaster. He is an RHS Vice-President and was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to horticulture in 2022. He is the RHS Ambassador for Garden Design and a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers.
Joe Swift is a familiar face on television as a presenter of BBC TV’s Gardeners’ World and other gardening programmes. He is a garden designer, broadcaster, writer and design director of Modular.
Support James and Joe by becoming a member of The Garden Collective - a community for anyone who loves plants, gardens and sharing what they love - a place where experts and fellow gardeners all come together to inspire, entertain and keep us company whilst we’re weeding (or staring out of the window at the rain).
You'll get access to articles written by some great gardeners, live Q&A sessions, livestreams, podcasts and loads more.It’s more than a platform - it’s a place where we can answer questions, offer biscuits and share our triumphs and disasters.Subscribe now: https://join.scribehound.com/gardening?ref=share&sharer=uu4ouXbbErgc54CBD&shareType=SbzpSgeEBK&channel=gardening%E2%81%A0
Follow James & Joe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesandjoegarden/
Follow The Garden Collective on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garden_collective_/
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