[He follows suit, pulling on gardening gloves as he contemplates what, exactly, they need to do.]

That's a fair point, darling. I know in the book they planted it first, then painted it, but that's what got them into trouble in the first place. Planting the wrong color.

[Do they follow that to the T? Or do they deviate from the script?]

We have some options before us, though they are few.