Some people are just naturally so tidy they could spread a cloth over the compost pile and hold a picnic there.
Others use this heap, pile, or bin to satisfy a creative urge—tossing dried grass, coffee grounds, and all sorts of refuse into it with gay abandon!
On a small lot, the compost pile may loom very large on the evening of your first company cookout or patio party.
Although the patio and yard are trimmed and polished for the occasion, someone will surely say, “And what is that big lump over by the fence? The one that looks like you’ve just buried a St. Bernard.”
Compost Pile
That is the compost pile. Naturally, you have turned the compost and made it as neat as possible, considering how the thing has gotten out of hand.
To camouflage it further, or at least make the mound more attractive, you can set potted plants along the base and in tiers up the side.
You might even call attention to your handiwork with a hurricane patio light at each end.
If you can round up enough miniature orange trees set in wooden tubs, an elfin orchard lit by mosquito-repellent candles may be quickly assembled.
When time is not a factor in concealing the compost pile, you can plan and build a wooden fence complete with a climbing rose or other plant espaliered on it. Or, use a living screen of shrubs to hide the composting area.
44659 by Jo Ann Dods