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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Sarah Wilson

They might be a little unruly, but these 9 flowers will elevate your chaos garden aesthetic, say horticulturalists

Coneflower variety White Swan flowering in cottage garden.

In chaos gardening the focus is on choosing native or wild plants and letting them grow and self seed informally - essentially the opposite of organised flowerbeds.

Choosing the best plants for chaos gardening means first deciding how far you want to take the look. Depending on your desired result you can include self-seeding flowers, perennial plants, ornamental edibles, and herbs, combining them in the style of a relaxed potager garden. You could even also add a few 'well-behaved' weeds such as dandelions and buttercups to the mix.

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