Peter Dowdall: Some plants are natural mixers 

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Flowers of Sicilian honey garlic known as honey garlic, Sicilian honey lily, Sicilian honey garlic, or Mediterranean bells Nectaroscordum siculum. Picture: iStock

To be the kind of person equally at home in different situations is a skill. Not everyone can wine and dine with political leaders and high-level CEOs and then chat away with those of us who are less high-flying.

Some plants are the same: Not all are good mixers, and many can only “work” or look right in a highly manicured and pristine garden.