This week I made some moves to upgrade my garden. I’ve been agonizing over this for months, and for better or worse, I finally pulled the trigger. I’m happy to share the upgrades with you, but first, (as always), I need to share a few observations. My steps bed, the one that leads from the driveway down to my patio, has, to my mind, always been a bed that is supposed to introduce visitors to the wonders of the gardens below. And while I’ve wanted it to be a spectacular introduction, up until this year it has been anything but. In fact, I’ve often described the bed to the right side of the steps as “Death Valley,” or something close to it. No matter what I’ve tried to grow there, it has died. But this year has been different. Everything in my garden is growing! I don’t know what to do with myself. I’m ruining my brand as the gardener who kills everything, and I’m not sure what to do about it.