The charming garden evokes villas in Italy. Key plants include French lavender, red geraniums and ornamental grapevine (*Vitis Vinifera*), which has beautiful burgundy foliage in autumn.
To cover newly planted seedlings with bird netting or season-extending row covers, simply bend two pieces of ½-inch PVC pipe to form semi-circles, and slip their ends into the pipes inside the bed. Then drape the bird netting or row covers over them.