The popular garden ideas of today look quite different than they did in the last century. Even if you're comfortable working within modern trends, it's still helpful to understand the history you're knowingly or unknowingly pulling from. This era brought us a slew of retro front yard and garden trends. However, there is a growing rift between traditional gardening trends from the 1950s and the direction of modern landscaping is heading. Furthermore, there are many more homeowners embracing food gardens in modern gardening than in the 1950s.