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Chaos gardening is a system of very informal seed spreading. There is no pattern or reasoning behind when, where or why the seeds are spread. It could be that it isn’t even the right season to spread them or that the plants will grow too short or too tall for the area. The thought behind chaos gardening is to give a more natural flow to the garden and for there to be no straight or formal lines and that it is a more random natural look.
Some chaos gardeners mix various seeds together in a bowl and then randomly spread them through the garden allowing those to germinate that are happy with the area.
One idea for a Chaos garden is to spread sunflower seeds bought for the purpose of feeding birds. Spread one-kilogram packet randomly through gardens, into some existing pot plants, through the edge of lawns, plus bare patches in and around garden beds. It will be surprising to see how many seedlings emerge and how quickly.
Add a bit of chaos to your garden, instead of growing plants in lines, patterns, or clusters in a structured format. Try a collection of one or a dozen types of seeds that you would like to come up with no set pattern. This does not give you the look of the flower meadow in the movies but a diversity that is dictated by nature as to what will grow. A low effort, playful way to plant and see the wonder of chaos gardening.
