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Homes & Gardens
Lola Houlton

'Chaos gardening' is 2023's laziest, prettiest planting trend – that pollinators and time-poor gardeners love

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'Chaos gardening' is a term that has been widely talked about since the UK's famous Chelsea Flower Show earlier in summer. But what is chaos gardening, and should you embrace this new garden trend? 

In short, chaos gardening can be described as purposeful disorganization: you simply gather up unused seeds and plants, scatter them randomly and see what takes. If done correctly, chaos gardening can create the effect of a wild, natural cottage garden which can be more enchanting than overly structured flower beds. Think of it as pressing shuffle on your plant beds.

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