Photos: 3 outdoor living trends experts are eyeing for 2022

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Photos: 3 outdoor living trends experts are eyeing for 2022

Outdoor spaces have the potential to affect change by promoting biodiversity, habitat creation, carbon sequestration, neighborhood beautification and community development.

Outdoor spaces have the potential to affect change by promoting biodiversity, habitat creation, carbon sequestration, neighborhood beautification and community development.

Outdoor spaces have the potential to affect change by promoting biodiversity, habitat creation, carbon sequestration, neighborhood beautification and community development.

Outdoor spaces have the potential to affect change by promoting biodiversity, habitat creation, carbon sequestration, neighborhood beautification and community development.

Outdoor spaces have the potential to affect change by promoting biodiversity, habitat creation, carbon sequestration, neighborhood beautification and community development.

Nothing beats the simplicity of rural life, complete with fresh florals, billowing plants and vintage-inspired aesthetics known as “cottagecore.”

Nothing beats the simplicity of rural life, complete with fresh florals, billowing plants and vintage-inspired aesthetics known as “cottagecore.”

Yardzen recommends habitat creation through “the use of keystone species, pollinator-supporting yards using native and climate-adapted plants, water-smart landscaping: save water, avoid flooding, and stop water pollution,” and using “FSC-certified furniture and materials made from recycled goods.” (Photo by Karen Huppertz for the AJC)

Norcross residents with bee-friendly yards, can register their gardens and receive a “Bee City USA Pollinator-Friendly Garden” sign from Pollinate Norcross. (Courtesy Pollinate Norcross)

Cherry sage, Salvia greggii blooms all summer bring in pollinators including hummingbirds. (Norman Winter/TNS)

Yardzen recommends habitat creation through “the use of keystone species, pollinator-supporting yards using native and climate-adapted plants, water-smart landscaping: save water, avoid flooding, and stop water pollution,” and using “FSC-certified furniture and materials made from recycled goods.” (Norman Winter/TNS)

This cottage style garden in Columbus GA is dazzling in color with Ping Pong Lavender gomphrena with Calliope geranium, Cora vinca, and Cathedral salvia (Norman Winter/TNS)

The charm of the English countryside creates an idealized representation of farm life — regardless of where you live in the world — and has more than doubled in popularity this year.

The charm of the English countryside creates an idealized representation of farm life — regardless of where you live in the world — and has more than doubled in popularity this year. (Handout/TNS)

Converting your backyard into your own personal campsite is a fun and relatively simple way to enjoy the great outdoors without the hassle of packing the car and the bags.

Enjoy the fire-pit year round.

Cozy up around a fire pit for and keep warm with space to prop everyone’s feet.

Newly created firepit area. Text by Stephanie Lewis Wilson

An outdoor firepit can provide entertainment year-round. (Design Recipes/TNS)

Converting your backyard into your own personal campsite is a fun and relatively simple way to enjoy the great outdoors without the hassle of packing the car and the bags. Photo: Courtesy of Design Recipes

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Outdoor spaces have the potential to affect change by promoting biodiversity, habitat creation, carbon sequestration, neighborhood beautification and community development.

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