It is basically impossible to rise to the master gardener standard of the Capitol Hill yards, at least for those of us who need to really focus to keep the houseplants alive. Our neighbors’ yards are full of gorgeous flowers and drought resistant native species, that all seem to be doing wonderfully. And somehow they don’t have weeds, either. Our yard is charitably described as organic, which means we don’t do much of anything, not that we indulge the plants with compost tea or even weeding. But sometimes you get rewarded for sloth, as recent studies show that bumblebees LOVE messy gardens. They like to nest in undisturbed ground. What with all of the concern about fast disappearing bees, it’s good to know that we’re doing our part.