My favorite part of the space is the South Garden, a circle of English-style perennial beds ringed with lilac bushes. As the summer wore on the perennial garden grew more and more colorful and rich, its beds crowded with what seemed like hundreds of varieties of blue, purple, and yellow flowers, each of course with its own particular color and texture of foliage. At summer's height there was barely an inch of soil to be seen from the paths, just a crazy gorgeous profusion that seemed at once utterly random and completely right.
Think about the densest and most complicated garden you've visited.
Did it seemed "cluttered"?
I'd bet the answer is no.
Profusion is not the enemy. Abundance is not the problem.
The South Garden is abundant in an intentional and balanced way. The flower beds are densely packed, but the paths still leave room for movement.
Don't worry about how much stuff you have. Think about how intentional it is: how much it reflects or doesn't reflect your wisest choices for your creativity and your life. Think about how balanced it is: how well the profusion that inspires and nurtures you is balanced with clear space to move, dream, and create.
A lesson from the garden: we can't become "decluttered creatives" just by weeding stuff out.
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