 Lucy has fully acclimated to her new suburban life with her green thumb and beautiful garden. She enters Westport s garden contest and is in direct competition with her new neighbor and friend, Betty Ramsey. Betty is amused at Lucy s efforts, but tells her that it s inconceivable that Lucy could win first prize. Infuriated at her smug attitude, Lucy and Betty get into a dust up. More arguing ensues when Ricky fails to mow the lawn and goes off to a baseball game. Lucy tries to use the Ramsey s power lawn mower and winds up  mowing every lawn halfway  between her home and the main street of town. Worse, she has ruined Betty s garden and replaces her tulips with waxed ones. Ricky, contrite at what he s failed to do for his wife, agrees to finish the lawn at twilight and, without her knowing it, Lucy s tulip bed is very similar to Betty s. All comes to light the next day, in front of a panel of judges, under a very hot Connecticut sun.