"Stop trying to get on top of the weeds, the mess and the endless tasks. Just sit down amid the chaos of your garden at the height of summer and see it for the beauty it holds, not the things it has failed to be. A kind friend said to me recently that “a messy garden is better than an empty one”.

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Is your garden out of control? Don’t stress: embrace the chaos https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/25/is-your-garden-out-of-control-dont-stress-embrace-the-chaos?CMP=share_btn_url

Is your garden out of control? Don’t stress: embrace the chaos

Instead of relentlessly weeding and trimming, take time to stop and stare – to marvel at the sheer beauty of nature

The Guardian