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Over the last 15 years, I have seen various planting trends come and and go.

When I started in the Nursery Industry things like Cordyline's, Flax's and Yucca's were our biggest sellers, grass like foliage plants basically. After these drifted out of popularity, flower colour made a comeback.In times of drought, we see people flocking to natives.

Over the last 12 - 18 months we have seen a massive increase in the sale of indoor plants. As more move into smaller and smaller home spaces, people still want to have some green in their life and all benefits plants bring.

Another trend has been the rise in popularity of Natives over the last 12 months, especially smaller growing and more compact varieties. Things like Grevillea's, Protea's and Eremophila have become extremely popular. Sales of Native groundcovers has also taken off.

Another observation, sales of Roses were well down a few years ago. We are now having trouble stocking enough to meet demand.

Swings and roundabouts, it can be hard to predict what will be popular in the future, just a matter of adapting to suit demand.