Trend Experts Just Revealed 2025's Most Exhilarating Outdoor Color Trend — Here's How to Shop Teal
Be the trendsetter in your neighborhood and drip your backyard out in this refreshingly exciting hue

2025's garden color of the year has been revealed. With the seasons changing and the inevitable need to stay ahead of upcoming design trends, we're here to share what you can do to bring color into your garden's landscape, with style in mind.
We've put our ear to the garden floor, and there seem to be whispers of the hue that's deemed to reign in design-forward backyards. Dopamine-inducing teal takes the crown for the color of the year, and we're here for it. Garden color schemes are ever-evolving, and to see a serene yet snappy hue like teal become the front-runner is a satisfying revelation.
If you're keen to learn more about this color, stay ahead of the curve and display it in your garden — here's how you can get the look.
Garden Color of the Year
When I first came across Garden Media's 2025 Garden Trends Report, I must admit that I instinctively skipped to the color reveal. It's safe to say I was pleased at the sight of teal being crowned the garden color of the year.
"It aligns with evolving wellness trends, offering a calming effect that is as sophisticated as soothing," writes the report author. "Whether applied sparingly or used as a bold statement piece, this color complements a modern palette that includes shades of blue, green, brown, orange, and gold, making it a versatile choice for any setting."
Minimalism will always be relevant to outdoor and indoor atmospheres. Still, the happy medium that is being struck between this pared-down palette and focal maximalist color schemes offers the best of both worlds.
Take teal, for instance. When peppered with light variations of this bluish-green color, you can let your inner minimalist dwell in the embrace of this calming hue. Or you can commit completely to the color and pair its saturated shades with bold colors for a more dramatic finish. Either way, the color is yours to own.
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And if you're looking for retail inspiration to shop the trend — voila. We've got you covered.
Pretty Plants
Price: $31
Height: 9 in - 12 in
When it comes to fluffy foliage that instantly prettifies a space, you can't go wrong with an array of ornamental grass. And with this Festuca Beyond Blue™ Ornamental Fescue from Jackson & Perkins, you can stick to the teal palette.
Price: $11
Height: 4 in
Succulents are a brilliant starter plant for beginner gardeners. And this Senecio Blue Chalk Sticks Succulent from Amazon is one of the best succulents for indoors, easy to care for and strikingly stunning for your houseplant collection.
Poise Planters
Price: $24
Size: 6"
If you'd rather repot your existing plants into color-matched planters, then we recommend getting your hands on this Drippy Ceramic Tulip Planter from Anthropologie (ASAP).
Wonderous Watering Cans
Price: $68
Dimensions: 9” H, 7 ”W, 11” L
Interspersing trending colors doesn't have to be all focal foliage and pretty planters. This transition of color can also be accomplished via gardening tools like this Colorful Watering Can from Anthropologie.
Fabulous Furniture
Price: $168
Dimensions: 17.75"H, 13.75"D
Etched with intricate floral motifs, this Mabel Ceramic Side Table from Anthropologie is the decorative teal accent that will bring you compliments by the handful.
Price: $280
Includes: 2 Chairs + 1 Side Table
This Yoshida Modern Seating Group from Wayfair is a three-piece set that will weather the elements and elevate your patio ambiance all at once. Consider it the hit of dopamine decor your backyard needs.
Passionate Paint
Price: $52
Quantity: 750 ml
'Vardo' or No.288 from Farrow & Ball is a rich teal shade of exterior paint made for gorgeously colored wood and metal for added curb appeal that's uniquely trendy.
Now, you can take the teal trend to the next level and let it come to life in the confines of your home garden. Whether you showcase this garden color via your furniture and decor or through the paint coating of your fence and trim, the color is yours to play with.
To prevent any sort of color clash and ensure that your gardenscape is an oasis of style, we recommend sparsing in colors that go with teal. That way you can let teal take center stage without losing its charm to the colors that surround it.
With the right color palette and a touch of intentional fashioning, we have no doubt that your garden will soon be something of a Monet painting — artfully picturesque and tantalizingly teal.
Amiya is a News Writer at Livingetc. She recently graduated with a Masters Degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London, and has lent her words to beauty, fashion, and health sections of lifestyle publications including Harper’s Bazaar and Women’s Health. Her experience as a research analyst has equipped her with an eye for emerging trends. When she’s off the clock, she can be found reading, listening to music, or overanalyzing her latest Co-Star update.
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