Fill in with some perennials that will return each year. If your bed is sunny, think about a grouping of daylilies. Iris foliage is vertical and swordlike. Sedum foliage is short, smooth and plump. Change out each season with annuals to boost color.
Gardeners are generous .
This week's mail brought many letters offering air potatoes to the gardener who asked about the vines in last week's column. Thank you all for writing. Mail garden questions to Kathy Huber, Garden Editor, Houston Chronicle, P.O. Box 4260, Houston 77210. The bulk of mail prevents individual replies to all unpublished letters.