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SINGING IN THE GARDEN
len by the first can be replenished by the second. I avoid
planting my tomatoes where my potatoes bloomed because they are attacked by the same pests.
Next, I consider détente. Some plants get along and
some don't. Marigolds champion tomatoes, nasturtiums
nourish cucumbers, and corn shelters squash. On the other hand, garlic and peas squabble, and onions bully beans.
Finally, I think about my sister. She plans her plantings
like an interior decorator; including plant heights, color
swatches and bloom times in every decision. I tend to
think more about what will grow with the least amount of
work. Nevertheless, the vine tunnel that I planted last year
was a result of her suggestion that I try to add more height
to my garden. The plants never really embraced it, but the
birds did. They found it the perfect perch to search for sixlegged snacks, so I'll keep it. I will also continue planting
a three-foot-wide row of zinnias along the east edge of the
garden, another one of my sister's suggestions. Zinnias are
beautiful and carefree, so they meet her criteria and mine.
With the vegetable garden well-planned, the next
step is to consider what beds will need to be replaced.
My favorite fuss-free flower border has developed a noxious case of invasive wild morning glory. After two years
of wrangling the tangled vines, I am ready to kill off the
whole thing and replant it. Tomorrow I will start digging
out my favorite flowers to save for replacements
after the vines die.
These roots and shoots are the ones from my
very first successful garden. They are the progeny
of the blooms that proved to me that it was walnut
trees and not my black thumb that was killing off
every plant I placed. I am sentimental about this
bed because it is also the one I wrote my first column about.
When I am finished, I put my plan away. I hope
I can find it again. The paper is crisp and beautiful,
but I know by summer's end it will be rained on
and stained and tattered and torn. That's when it
will truly be the perfect plan.
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