From the Compost Heap header. A pencil style illustration of a compost heap with flowers and plants growing around it. A bee buzzes by and a white rabbit hops by.

Our chaos garden has turned feral.

After being gone for a week and sick for another here’s a look at how it’s going. And it’s going to stay this overgrown for a while.

One of my chronic illnesses causes heat intolerance so it is what it is at this point. (I can do a bit in evenings, but can’t keep pace with the grass.)

The perennials that hold space against the grass are key. I keep adding more of them, but we can only afford to do so much at once. 🤷

I show this to not idealize the chaos gardening approach. It works better in some seasons than others. Between the heat and the rain the witch grass is currently winning. My main point is that you don’t have to be a perfect gardener to enjoy gardening.

Brick house with an undulating garden bed overrun with grass. A black armillary sphere and purple russian sage pierce the weeds.
Garden bed along fence completely overrun with grass. A tall butterfly bush towers to the left.
The self seeded sunflowers between overgrown garden beds.

The self seeded sunflowers are a bright light. They’ve attracted goldfinch which we don’t often see.

Cross Pollinate 🐝