I let flowers take over my front yard garden and it brought me more Joy than I could have ever imagined.
We planted tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, sprouts, kale, etc etc. Much of our “harvest” went to our ducks and chickens but we did enjoy a few dishes for ourselves too.
Wild flowers were purposefully planted between plants and the plan was trim them some and let the food plants grow more. But when we came back from a family vacation and saw the flowers blooming, our priorities changed.
Seeing the buzzing of bees and butterfly’s take over our garden; a small family of baby bunnies make a home under tightly wound weeds — hummingbirds whizz through while I read in the sun. This became the Joy.
And it wasn’t just my Joy either. I watched neighbors slow their cars down to observe the chaos of flowers, passersby stopping to smile at the natural beauty.
Adding the chairs made an escape into my own front yard — a neighbor who was moving gave me the old tub of flowers and recycled tire “teacup” beds to add to my chaos.
This was a beautiful moment to cultivate in my life. I can’t wait to do it again next year.
Midwest, 5b
by detteacher
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Looks good! My unsolicited suggestion would be to plant native wildflowers instead. They’ll be more beneficial to insects and wildlife and won’t run the risk of spreading invasives from a “wildlfower” mix.
Hi! your garden is beautiful 🙂 Are those blue flowers scabiosas? If yes, did you grow them from seeds?