5 plants that will date your front yard and what to plant instead for better curb appeal

A front yard of a house with tulips in the foreground

Just as the designs inside our homes go through trends, so do our landscaping ideas outdoors. Admittedly, garden trends tend to move a bit slower, and plants and flowers will always possess a timeless beauty that passing interior fads might not (we're looking at you, avocado bathrooms). Inevitably though, a lot of the plants your Grandma once adored just don't have the same appeal in 2023. 

For a more modern planting scheme, you'll want to know which flowers, shrubs, and trees are likely to date your home. The problem is, besides some obvious contenders (like carnations), knowing which plants are in or out of style isn't easy unless you're an experienced gardening buff.