Each year a Colour of the Year is announced for gardens.
The Colour of the Year for gardens influences plants that are grown by the wholesale growers and sold in garden centres. Most of the garden decor that you buy will also have a touch of this colour.
I will admit that when I heard about the Garden Colour of the Year for 2025 a huge smile beamed across my face.
This colour makes me incredibly happy. It reminds me of the colour of the waters around Broome, Western Australia and that’s just another great reason to absolutely love it!
Drum roll please, the Garden Colour of the Year for 2025 is TEAL.
Teal is a beautiful light green shade of blue that accents so well anywhere, but especially in the garden. Think big bold containers set into a garden bed, surrounded by grey foliage plants and you are right on the money. You might even decide to paint a door like the one below.
Offering the idea of calm crystal blue water without even having to lift a hose, Teal is a magical addition to any garden.
Imagine, looking out into the garden and being reminded of a trip to a Tiffany jewellery store and those pretty blue boxes tucked into their exclusive paper bags. You might work with me on this. Have you ever met anyone who received a gift in one of those boxes who did not squeal with anticipation of what might be in the bag?
It is the colour. I am sure of it. Now, with some carefully placed containers in shades of teal in your garden, you will feel like you’re receiving a gift from Tiffany everyday.
I had a dear friend who had an elegant ring that she always wore on her pinky finger, it was rose gold with teal coloured stones and I loved that ring. I think that when I see the colour teal it makes me think of my friend, Jennifer, and how she held her pinky up when she drank from a wine glass with that pretty ring perched on it.
Does colour spark emotion for you? Do certain colours make you happy in your garden? Do they remind you of an old friend?
This year consider combining the Colour of The Year for Gardens with The Pantone Colour of The Year for 2025, which is a little controversial for some, a shade of brown called Mocha Mousse. Don’t let the naysayers fool you, Mocha Mousse is a rich and velvety soft shade that looks stunning with Teal.
Here are some Teal coloured drought tolerant plants I am adding to my garden designs in 2025.
Festuca glauca blue fescue grass
Agave attenuata
Myosotis Forget-me-nots
Senecio Blue Chalk Sticks
Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost (shade)
Paint some existing containers or old garden furniture, Teal
Paint is so inexpensive and a great way to change out your colours in the garden.
Dulux offer two beautiful shades called Teal Essence and the other is Lagoona Teal A302
https://www.dulux.com.au/specifier/colour/s30/teal-essence/?srsltid=AfmBOoo3_XkDqEKzbr912Xnt4E_y4qRywBOyOzn5pZL05YvG1603BGed https://www.dulux.co.nz/specifier/colour/s30/lagoona-teal/
These colours are super pretty and brighten up any boring containers that might otherwise be destined for the verge pick up and the hard rubbish collection. This is a quick and easy Summer Saturday afternoon project. You will love the results.
Mocha Mousse inspired plants for your teal-coloured containers include:
Carex (Spiller) and Cordyline (Thriller) add foliage colour along with stunning foliage with Heuchera (Filler) and Australian natives like Banksia blechnifolia. How about brown foliage succulents like Sempivervivum ‘Chocolate Kiss’. These plants all look amazing in any teal coloured container.
If you need some more colour advice, get in touch here.
The easiest option is to add some Teal or Mocha Mousse coloured cushions to your outdoor setting. Consider teal in the garden this year. If you combine it with Mocha Mousse in your planting combinations, even in a small vignette within your garden…you will be stylishly unstoppable.
Why not paint some old furniture?
