December 2025

Urban landscaping trends in 2026 nyc

Urban Landscaping Trends in 2026: What’s Actually Changing in New York (And What Isn’t)

If you work in urban landscaping long enough, you stop paying attention to trends and start paying attention to what survives. That’s where things feel different heading into 2026. Not new materials or smarter tools, but a more grounded, experience-led phase shaped by what has and hasn’t worked over the last decade. That shift didn’t […]

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Will AI-Designed Landscapes Fail Faster Than Human Ones in NYC?

Artificial intelligence is making its way into landscape design, and in many parts of the industry, it is being welcomed with enthusiasm. AI tools can generate planting plans in minutes, simulate sunlight patterns, estimate irrigation needs, and even suggest plant palettes based on climate data. For developers and project teams under pressure to move quickly,

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Microplastics in Mulch: The 2026 Landscaping Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About

For years, landscapers have warned clients about compacted soil, heat islands, invasive species, and irrigation waste. But in 2026, a new issue has quietly moved to the front of the line—an issue most people in the landscaping world would prefer not to acknowledge at all: Microplastics are now showing up in garden beds, tree pits,

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