Top Landscape Gardening Trends for 2026
If you’re seeking inspiration as to how to transform your garden in 2026, we’re here to help!
Read on and discover how Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks can elevate your outdoor spaces with this year’s most popular exterior design ideas…
1) Botanical Bento Garden Design
As specialists in outdoor living, we strive to ensure that the gardens we work upon post-transformation are as multi-functional as you want and need them to be, so that they truly serve as an extension of your home. It’s primarily for this reason that the Botanical Bento garden design concept – this year’s top landscape gardening trend by far – has really got us excited!
Taking inspiration from a Japanese bento box, a Botanical Bento garden compartmentalises your outdoor space into distinct areas, such as for swimming, for mindfulness, for cooking and dining al fresco, for socialising with family and friends – whatever you want, your imagination dreams of, and your lifestyle yearns for!
By giving careful consideration to the incorporation of soft landscaping and hard landscaping elements, such as flower beds and paving, we can ensure that the borders of each area are clearly defined in an aesthetically pleasing way, and that your entire garden is seamlessly and harmoniously linked together too.
As specialists in outdoor living, we strive to ensure that the gardens we work upon post-transformation are as multi-functional as you want and need them to be, so that they truly serve as an extension of your home. It’s primarily for this reason that the Botanical Bento garden design concept – this year’s top landscape gardening trend by far – has really got us excited!
Taking inspiration from a Japanese bento box, a Botanical Bento garden compartmentalises your outdoor space into distinct areas, such as for swimming, for mindfulness, for cooking and dining al fresco, for socialising with family and friends – whatever you want, your imagination dreams of, and your lifestyle yearns for!
By giving careful consideration to the incorporation of soft landscaping and hard landscaping elements, such as flower beds and paving, we can ensure that the borders of each area are clearly defined in an aesthetically pleasing way, and that your entire garden is seamlessly and harmoniously linked together too.
As specialists in outdoor living, we strive to ensure that the gardens we work upon post-transformation are as multi-functional as you want and need them to be, so that they truly serve as an extension of your home. It’s primarily for this reason that the Botanical Bento garden design concept – this year’s top landscape gardening trend by far – has really got us excited!
Taking inspiration from a Japanese bento box, a Botanical Bento garden compartmentalises your outdoor space into distinct areas, such as for swimming, for mindfulness, for cooking and dining al fresco, for socialising with family and friends – whatever you want, your imagination dreams of, and your lifestyle yearns for!
By giving careful consideration to the incorporation of soft landscaping and hard landscaping elements, such as flower beds and paving, we can ensure that the borders of each area are clearly defined in an aesthetically pleasing way, and that your entire garden is seamlessly and harmoniously linked together too.
2) Outdoor Pools
The Met Office recently confirmed that the UK’s average temperature throughout 2025 was the hottest ever recorded, with new records also set for warmth and for sunshine in Spring and Summer. As for their 2026 outlook? Perhaps not as record-breaking, but certainly comparable – and the trends for the year ahead indicate that homeowners across the UK are looking to invest in outdoor pools as a way of capitalising on the heat and cooling off in style.
Our sister company – Infinite Pools – offers fully tailored pool design and build services to clients across Surrey, East & West Sussex, London and Greater London, bringing the same high levels of quality and customer satisfaction that our clients have come to expect from Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks to the world of bespoke pools.
You can find out more about Infinite Pools in our previous blog introducing readers to our specialists pool division or simply visit the Infinite Pools website directly.
The Met Office recently confirmed that the UK’s average temperature throughout 2025 was the hottest ever recorded, with new records also set for warmth and for sunshine in Spring and Summer. As for their 2026 outlook? Perhaps not as record-breaking, but certainly comparable – and the trends for the year ahead indicate that homeowners across the UK are looking to invest in outdoor pools as a way of capitalising on the heat and cooling off in style.
Our sister company – Infinite Pools – offers fully tailored pool design and build services to clients across Surrey, East & West Sussex, London and Greater London, bringing the same high levels of quality and customer satisfaction that our clients have come to expect from Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks to the world of bespoke pools.
You can find out more about Infinite Pools in our previous blog introducing readers to our specialists pool division or simply visit the Infinite Pools website directly.
The Met Office recently confirmed that the UK’s average temperature throughout 2025 was the hottest ever recorded, with new records also set for warmth and for sunshine in Spring and Summer. As for their 2026 outlook? Perhaps not as record-breaking, but certainly comparable – and the trends for the year ahead indicate that homeowners across the UK are looking to invest in outdoor pools as a way of capitalising on the heat and cooling off in style.
Here’s where we come in.
Our sister company – Infinite Pools – offers fully tailored pool design and build services to clients across Surrey, East & West Sussex, London and Greater London, bringing the same high levels of quality and customer satisfaction that our clients have come to expect from Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks to the world of bespoke pools.
You can find out more about Infinite Pools in our previous blog introducing readers to our specialists pool division or simply visit the Infinite Pools website directly.
3) Al Fresco Dining and Outdoor Kitchens
No outdoor party would be complete without a bit of wining and dining, right? Hosting garden parties and BBQs and wanting to impress your guests are certainly nothing new, but if you really want to impress them, an outdoor kitchen and dining area, for the second year in a row, may well be the stand out landscape gardening trend of 2026 for you to consider.
Avid followers of our blogs will recall the work that we undertook last year at a property in Cobham, Surrey, and the outdoor kitchen area that we put together for them. This comprised an Argentinian grill, gas BBQ, fridge, sink and a considerable amount of worktop space, resulting in a well-equipped, functional space, loved by the client and our readers alike.
Reclaimed materials were used in that instant to ensure that these mod-cons didn’t look out of place with the more traditional look and feel of the rest of the property, particularly the folly. Were you to decide to use Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks for an outdoor kitchen of your own, rest assured that we would ensure that it’s in keeping both with your vision and the rest of the garden and property.
No outdoor party would be complete without a bit of wining and dining, right? Hosting garden parties and BBQs and wanting to impress your guests are certainly nothing new, but if you really want to impress them, an outdoor kitchen and dining area, for the second year in a row, may well be the stand out landscape gardening trend of 2026 for you to consider.
Avid followers of our blogs will recall the work that we undertook last year at a property in Cobham, Surrey, and the outdoor kitchen area that we put together for them. This comprised an Argentinian grill, gas BBQ, fridge, sink and a considerable amount of worktop space, resulting in a well-equipped, functional space, loved by the client and our readers alike.
Reclaimed materials were used in that instant to ensure that these mod-cons didn’t look out of place with the more traditional look and feel of the rest of the property, particularly the folly. Were you to decide to use Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks for an outdoor kitchen of your own, rest assured that we would ensure that it’s in keeping both with your vision and the rest of the garden and property.
No outdoor party would be complete without a bit of wining and dining, right? Hosting garden parties and BBQs and wanting to impress your guests are certainly nothing new, but if you really want to impress them, an outdoor kitchen and dining area, for the second year in a row, may well be the stand out landscape gardening trend of 2026 for you to consider.
Avid followers of our blogs will recall the work that we undertook last year at a property in Cobham, Surrey, and the outdoor kitchen area that we put together for them. This comprised an Argentinian grill, gas BBQ, fridge, sink and a considerable amount of worktop space, resulting in a well-equipped, functional space, loved by the client and our readers alike.
Reclaimed materials were used in that instant to ensure that these mod-cons didn’t look out of place with the more traditional look and feel of the rest of the property, particularly the folly. Were you to decide to use Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks for an outdoor kitchen of your own, rest assured that we would ensure that it’s in keeping both with your vision and the rest of the garden and property.
4) Sustainability & Environmentally Friendly Alternatives
Sustainability has always been at the heart of our philosophy here at Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks. For over 15 years, we’ve proven to our clients that sustainable gardens are as practical as they are beautiful, and that elevating your outdoor living lifestyle should and absolutely can go hand in hand with being kind to the planet.
It’s really pleasing therefore to see that being mindful of the environmental impact of our soft and hard landscaping choices continues to be at the forefront of the mind of anyone considering a garden makeover, and thus continues to be a top landscaping trend for 2026.
In many cases, compliance necessitates opting for eco-friendly designs anyway, such as with using permeable paving materials for natural drainage. In the vast majority of other cases, the eco-friendly option just so happens to be more cost-effective, more durable, and less time-consuming from a durability and maintenance perspective too, as would be the case with artificial grass or with rainwater-harvesting water features.
Sustainability has always been at the heart of our philosophy here at Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks. For over 15 years, we’ve proven to our clients that sustainable gardens are as practical as they are beautiful, and that elevating your outdoor living lifestyle should and absolutely can go hand in hand with being kind to the planet.
It’s really pleasing therefore to see that being mindful of the environmental impact of our soft and hard landscaping choices continues to be at the forefront of the mind of anyone considering a garden makeover, and thus continues to be a top landscaping trend for 2026.
In many cases, compliance necessitates opting for eco-friendly designs anyway, such as with using permeable paving materials for natural drainage. In the vast majority of other cases, the eco-friendly option just so happens to be more cost-effective, more durable, and less time-consuming from a durability and maintenance perspective too, as would be the case with artificial grass or with rainwater-harvesting water features.
Sustainability has always been at the heart of our philosophy here at Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks. For over 15 years, we’ve proven to our clients that sustainable gardens are as practical as they are beautiful, and that elevating your outdoor living lifestyle should and absolutely can go hand in hand with being kind to the planet.
It’s really pleasing therefore to see that being mindful of the environmental impact of our soft and hard landscaping choices continues to be at the forefront of the mind of anyone considering a garden makeover, and thus continues to be a top landscaping trend for 2026.
In many cases, compliance necessitates opting for eco-friendly designs anyway, such as with using permeable paving materials for natural drainage. In the vast majority of other cases, the eco-friendly option just so happens to be more cost-effective, more durable, and less time-consuming from a durability and maintenance perspective too, as would be the case with artificial grass or with rainwater-harvesting water features.
5) Wellness-Focused Areas
For homeowners to use their gardens as a place to relax and unwind is nothing new. What has been a growing trend in recent years, however, in line with an increase in people’s prioritisation of their mental health and wellbeing, is for dedicated areas to be created in their gardens specifically for them to practice self-care and mindfulness – so much so that wellness-focused areas are one of the top landscaping trends for 2026.
This is where soft landscaping can play a huge part, with bushes or hedges used to provide privacy and thus increased tranquility to the area, particularly where a Botanical Bento or other type of zonal garden design has been opted for overall. Colourful or aromatic plants are particularly popular choices for promoting a greater sense of natural beauty and calm, as well as running water features and ambient smart lighting – one of last year’s top trends – for serenity across all the senses.
For homeowners to use their gardens as a place to relax and unwind is nothing new. What has been a growing trend in recent years, however, in line with an increase in people’s prioritisation of their mental health and wellbeing, is for dedicated areas to be created in their gardens specifically for them to practice self-care and mindfulness – so much so that wellness-focused areas are one of the top landscaping trends for 2026.
This is where soft landscaping can play a huge part, with bushes or hedges used to provide privacy and thus increased tranquility to the area, particularly where a Botanical Bento or other type of zonal garden design has been opted for overall. Colourful or aromatic plants are particularly popular choices for promoting a greater sense of natural beauty and calm, as well as running water features and ambient smart lighting – one of last year’s top trends – for serenity across all the senses.
For homeowners to use their gardens as a place to relax and unwind is nothing new. What has been a growing trend in recent years, however, in line with an increase in people’s prioritisation of their mental health and wellbeing, is for dedicated areas to be created in their gardens specifically for them to practice self-care and mindfulness – so much so that wellness-focused areas are one of the top landscaping trends for 2026.
This is where soft landscaping can play a huge part, with bushes or hedges used to provide privacy and thus increased tranquility to the area, particularly where a Botanical Bento or other type of zonal garden design has been opted for overall. Colourful or aromatic plants are particularly popular choices for promoting a greater sense of natural beauty and calm, as well as running water features and ambient smart lighting – one of last year’s top trends – for serenity across all the senses.
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