The dependables
CONSISTENCY is the last refuge of the unimaginative,’ said Oscar Wilde. Together with ‘Only the mediocre are always at their best’, it is an aphorism of which I frequently remind myself in varying moments of stress. But in the garden, one is grateful for consistency of performance where plants are concerned. It is all very well to fuss and fret over a plant we are intent on cultivating and that seems immune to our blandishments until we finally give
