Re: plant combo suggestions, please

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I've found that cutting back the leaf-miner damaged Columbines ( and taking 
the trash out of the garden) often results in new, clean growth that looks 
good to the end of the season. Your mileage may vary.

d

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C.L. Fornari" <clfornari@mail.com>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum" 
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Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 3:22 PM
Subject: [GWL] plant combo suggestions, please

> Dear All,
> My dear husband loves Columbines, and I do not. I would appreciate them 
> more if they didn't look ratty and disfigured with Columbine Leafminer 
> from mid-July on, but there you have it. Last spring when I was ordering 
> seeds for the things I DO like, he asked me to order Aquilegia. Since he 
> pretty much defers to me when it comes to other plant choices and garden 
> design (and I'm annoyingly picky, I admit) I went ahead and ordered them, 
> hoping that they wouldn't germinate. They did.  Every one.
>
> I now have two large areas of assorted Columbines and I want to interplant 
> these areas with something that won't overwhelm the little suckers but at 
> the same time might draw the eye from the leafminer damage and generally 
> look splendid later in the season.  Any suggestions?
>
> with thanks,
> C.L.
> C.L. Fornari
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