Talking Dirty: Recent Episodes
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Hosts Thordis and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) catch up with their horticultural (or should that be naughty-cultural!) friends to talk about what they're growing, their latest FLOMO (Floral FOMO) and answer your questions.
September already and East Ruston Old Vicarage is as bursting with colour as you might expect! Alan Gray brings just a few favourites for Show and Tell, while Thordis is FLOMO*ing over a very 'Alan' container she spotted on holiday!
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Brugmansia 'Shredded White Fantasy'
Brugmansia × candida 'Grand Marnier'
Tagetes ex 'Cinnabar' Great Dixter form
Ageratum petiolatum
Tropaeolum majus 'Empress of India'
Lobelia tupa
Salvia regla
Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii'
Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam'
Salvia involucrata 'Joan'
Salvia 'Tropicolor Sunrise'
Solanum laxum 'Crech ar Pape'
Catalpa fargesii
Begonia sutherlandii
Begonia sutherlandii 'Saunders' Legacy'
Cuphea 'David Verity'
Cuphea llavea
Lotus berthelotii
Salvia oxyphora
Chrysanthemum 'Julia Peterson'
This month Alan Gray has come along with an arm full of Show and Tell, from his container-planting stalwarts to an eye-catching Crinum! I bet you'll be ooh-ing and aah-ing as much as his Talking Dirty co-presenter Thordis.
PLANT LIST
Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Sugar Stars'
Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Crème Brûlée'
Dahlia coccinea var. palmeri
Tagetes 'Cinnabar'
Amaranthus cruentus 'Hot Biscuits'
Ageratum petiolatum
Eutrochium maculatum syn. Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum
Clerodendrum bungei
Cleome spinosa
Crinum moorei
Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight'
Tradescantia 'Maiden's Blush'
Oxalis vulcanicola 'Plum Crazy'
Iresine herbstii
Iresine herbstii 'Aureoreticulata'
Tithonia rotundifolia
Clematis addisonii
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
Bomarea multiflora syn. Bomarea caldasii
From gap-fillers to planting for climate change, here's a meander through Alan Gray's latest escapades at East Ruston Old Vicarage, alongside his Talking Dirty co-presenter Thordis.
PLANT LIST
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Madame Emile Mouillère'
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Ayesha'
Hydrangea 'Runaway Bride'
Amaranthus cruentus 'Hot Biscuits'
Amaranthus cruentus 'Foxtail'
Lantana camara
Ficus carica 'White Ischia'
Plumbago auriculata
Leonotis leonurus
Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara'
Fuchsia procumbens
Tagetes patula 'Konstance'
Erythrina crista-galli
Punica granatum
Malus transitoria
Salvia darcyi
Nearly the end of June already, past the Summer solstice and plenty to talk about at East Ruston Old Vicarage, particularly Alan Gray's latest planty purchases from their summer plant fair! Get ready to have some FLOMO*!
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Eucomis pole-evansii
Eucomis pole-evansii 'Dark Desire'
Rosa x beanii
Verbascum roripifolium
Iris tectorum
Berkheya radula
Berkheya purpurea
Puya × berteroniana
Beschorneria yuccoides
Agave montana
Phoenix canariensis
Podophyllum versipelle 'Spotty Dotty'
Abutilon 'Red Tiger'
Desmodium yunnanense
No rain, but lots of other things to put smiles on our faces at East Ruston Old Vicarage, from the last of the Daffodils to punchy Pelargoniums and fab Foxglove trees!
PLANT LIST
Tulipa 'Yellow Crown'
Narcissus 'Painted Desert'
Narcissus 'Irish Linen'
Tropaeolum smithii
Piptanthus laburnifolius syn. Piptanthus nepalensis
Bupleurum fruticosum
Pelargonium 'Dark Secret'
Malus hupehensis
Paulownia tomentosa
Paulownia fortunei 'Fast Blue' ('Minfast')
Smyrnium perfoliatum
Melanoselinum decipiens
Echium pininana
Echium 'Candyfloss'
Nemophila menziesii
Primula auricula ‘Swanton Cuckoo’
What weather we've had! As you can imagine there's plenty to talk about at East Ruston Old Vicarage, including an exciting new planting project for Alan Gray...
PLANT LIST
Magnolia 'Vulcan'
Magnolia sieboldii
Delosperma
Cyrtanthus elatus syn. Vallota speciosa
Watsonia
Sparaxis tricolor
Hippeastrum
Tigridia pavonia
Podranea ricasoliana
Abutilon 'Fool's Gold'
Clianthus puniceus
Helichrysum petiolare
Fremontodendron californicum
Tithonia rotundifolia
Coleus scutellarioides 'Burgundy Wedding Train'
Coleus scutellarioides 'Pink Chaos'
Mirabilis jalapa
Anagallis monellii 'Skylover'
Quercus suber
Lobelia 'Kathleen Mallard'
Primula allionii ‘Broadwell Oliver’
Chionodoxa luciliae syn. Scilla luciliae
Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
Ixia
Moraea huttonii
After an impromptu lurgy-induced break, Talking Dirty returns to explore the wonders at East Ruston Old Vicarage this March. Alan Gray - owner of the 32-acre garden on the Norfolk coast - shares new purchases and old 'friends' which are heightening the joys of spring. Meanwhile Thordis has some very seasonal FLOMO*!
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Abeliophyllum distichum Roseum Group
Hedera helix f. poetarum
Ilex 'East Ruston Gold'
Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle'
Pyrus communis 'Robin'
Cichorium intybus
Echium vulgare
Borago officinalis
Oak leaf Polyanthus
Erysimum 'Winter Passion'
Erysimum 'Winter Orchid'
Narcissus cyclamineus
Narcissus 'Rataplan'
Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'
Narcissus 'Firebrand'
Iris 'Benton Dierdre'
Iris 'Benton Olive'
Narcissus 'Bath's Flame'
Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'
It's been quite a brutal start to the year, but that hasn't stopped East Ruston Old Vicarage from turning out some showstoppers this winter! From bulbs in the garden to shrubs under glass, Alan Gray shares some of the plants bringing him joy in the garden. Plus updates from behind the scenes. And, of course, some FLOMO*!
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Fuchsia 'Lottie Hobby'
Narcissus cyclamineus 'Englander'
Crocus sieberi 'Ronald Ginns'
Solanum laxum 'Crèche du Pape'
Griselinia littoralis
Lathyrus grandiflorus
Dianthus 'Mrs Sinkins'
Pittosporum tobira 'Variegatum'
Pittosporum tobira 'West Acre Gold'
Reinwardtia indica
Scilla bithynica
Primula meadia
Alan Gray and Thordis are feeling festive and they're celebrating with some seasonal Show and Tell from Alan's 32 acre garden on the Norfolk coast, from the plants you'd expect to be dazzling in December, to some unseasonal surprises.
PLANT LIST
Galanthus 'Santa Claus'
Galanthus plicatus 'Three Ships'
Galanthus elwesii 'Peter Gatehouse'
Narcissus 'Cedric Morris'
Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête'
Jasminum nudiflorum
Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Miss Janay Hall'
Iris unguicularis
Lonicera fragrantissima
Daphne bholua 'Darjeeling'
Viburnum × bodnantense
Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis ‘Dragon Gate’
Camellia sasanqua 'Rainbow'
Camellia hiemalis
Camellia 'Sparkling Burgundy'
Camellia 'Sugar Dream'
Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty'
Viburnum tinus 'Israel'
Taxus baccata 'Standishii'
Griselinia littoralis 'Dixon's Cream'
Griselinia littoralis 'Bantry Bay'
Forsythia suspensa
Erysimum 'Parish's'
Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'
Salvia curviflora
Tradescantia 'Maiden's Blush
Fuchsia 'Lottie Hobby'
Amarine belladiva 'Anastasia'
Helleborus niger
Skimmia japonica 'Rubella'
Euonymus
Ruscus aculeatus 'John Redmond'
Hebe 'Simon Delaux'
Abutilon 'Gerdmann'S Red'
Abutilon 'Estella's Little Bird'
Solanum laxum 'Album' syn. Solanum jasminoides Album
Solanum laxum 'Crèche du Pape'
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'
Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart'
Ilex 'East Ruston Gold'
Arum pictum 'Primrose Warburg'
Alan Gray and Thordis take a look at the plants still packing a punch, even though East Ruston Old Vicarage closed to visitors last month...from fab foliage to seasonal blooms.
PLANT LIST
Iris unguicularis
Iris unguicularis 'Mary Barnard'
Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt'
Cestrum fasciculatum 'Newellii'
Viola 'Parme de Toulouse'
Begonia luxurians
Ilex verticillata
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion'
Hosta 'Empress Wu'
Galanthus reginae-olgae
Galanthus 'James Backhouse'
Griselinia littoralis 'Dixon's Cream'
Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web'
Buddleja davidii 'Santana'
Nerine 'Hotspur'
Alan Gray and Thordis take a look at the plants stunning the visitors at East Ruston Old Vicarage this month, including some unusual foliage plants.
PLANT LIST
Lapageria rosea
Passiflora semiciliosa
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Mandevilla
Pleroma urvilleanum syn Tibouchina urvilleana
Abutilon 'Fool's Gold'
Iresine herbstii 'Brilliantissima'
Strobilanthes dyeriana
Plectranthus ciliatus 'Easy Gold
'Tradescantia 'Maiden's Blush'
Streptocarpus saxorum
Camellia sasanqua
Berberis gagnepainii var. lanceifolia 'Fernspray'
Acer rubrum 'Oktober Glory'
Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii'
Salvia leucantha
Dahlia 'Magenta Star'
Dahlia coccinea var. palmeri
Dahlia 'Labyrinth'
Dahlia 'Edith Jones'
Dahlia 'Dilys Ayling'
Alan Gray and Thordis look back at East Ruston Old Vicarage's starring role on BBC show Gardeners' World, plus container planting, greenhouse overhauling and Hedychiums.
PLANT LIST
Manihot grahamii
Ptilotus exaltatus
Begonia fuchsioides
Tradescantia 'Maiden's Blush'
Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii'
Ageratum petiolatum
Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Sugar Stars'
Coleus argentatus syn Plectranthus argentatu
Coleus argentatus 'Hill House'
Helichrysum petiolare
Osteospermum
Ricinus communis 'Carmencita'
Dahlia 'Jomanda'
Hedychium deceptum
Canna brasiliensis
Dahlia 'Ken's Rarity'
Dahlia 'Magenta Star'
Dahlia coccinea var. palmeri
From the climbers impressing Alan Gray this summer to the ways he's updating container planting, here's our latest special on the garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage.
Talking Dirty is taking a little summer break, but we'll be back with an East Ruston Old Vicarage September Special.
PLANT LIST
Helichrysum petiolare
Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Sugar Stars'
Petunia exserta
Begonia 'Erythrophylla'
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Streptocarpus saxorum
Argyranthemum 'Jamaica Primrose'
Brugmansia × candida 'Shredded White Fantasy'
Sparrmannia africana 'Variegata'
Lantana camara
Abutilon 'Ashford Red'
Passiflora caerulea
Abutilon 'Orange Hot Lava'
Punica granatum
Hydrangea 'Runaway Bride'
Podophyllum versipelle 'Spotty Dotty'
Begonia fuchsioides Red Form
Neopanax laetus syn Pseudopanax laetus
Abutilon 'Gerdemann's Red'
Passiflora semiciliosa
Tropaeolum smithii
Jasminum polyanthum
Tropaeolum ciliatum
Lonicera glabrata 'Damchin La'
Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’
Brassaiopsis mitis
Manihot grahamii
Ensete ventricosum 'Hiniba'
Musa nagensium
Settle back and get ready for another plant extravaganza with Nick Macer of Pan Global Plants. In Part Two of his Talking Dirty appearance, he shares plants for the future, great foliage combos, beautiful bark and so much more! Your FLOMO* is sure to be off the scale!
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Pinus engelmannii
Firmiana simplex
Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'
Napaea dioica
Phlomis bourgaei
Phlomis fruticosa
Lindera obtusiloba
Lindera triloba
Acystopteris taiwaniana
Hedychium gardnerianum ‘Tangkhul Naga’
Marsdenia oreophila (syn. Cionura)
Dregea sinensis
Dahlia tamaulipana
Dahlia imperialis
Persea bracteata
Lagerstroemia indica 'Cedar Lane Red'
Lagerstroemia subcostata
Isodon (Plectranthus) effusus var. longitubus
Quercus alnifolia
Dendromecon rigida
This week it's a much-looked forward to episode with none other than Nick Macer of Pan Global Plants. From the extraordinary plants which have turned up on his nursery, to the ways he's testing hardiness, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are enthralled. More fantastic plants next week in part two.
PLANT LIST
Philadelphus 'Casa Azul'
Philadelphus maculatus
Philadelphus mexicanus
Magnolia obovata
Magnolia × wieseneri
Begonia 'Torsa'
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana ‘Bells and Whistles’
Begonia grandis subsp. holostyla ‘Nanjiang Silver’
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana ‘Claret Jug’
Amomyrtus luma
Amomyrtus meli
Luma apiculata
Watsonia marlothii
Indigofera heterantha
Agave montana
Agave ovatifolia
From propagation successes to exciting new container combos, here's our latest special on the garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage.
PLANT LIST
Mitraria coccinea
Beschorneria yuccoides
Agave montana
Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara'
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana
Begonia 'Torsa'
Hedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange'
Dahlia excelsa
Campanula medium
Melica uniflora f. albida
Dahlia 'Hadrian's Midnight'
Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Baron'
Oxalis vulcanicola 'Sunset Velvet'
Oxalis vulcanicola 'Plum Crazy'
Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Sugar Stars'
Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Creme Brulee'
Helichrysum petiolare
Begonia 'Black Knight'
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Wedding Gown'
Hydrangea 'Runaway Bride'
Dendromecon rigida
Part Two of our latest podcast with Steve Edney of the No Name Nursery continues with tales of the Chelsea Flower Show. Plus Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis spy more special plants in the polytunnel!
PLANT LIST
Persicaria virginiana Variegated Group
Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette'
Tinantia pringlei
Cuphea 'David Verity'
Polyscias sambucifolia
Chlorophytum saundersiae 'Starlight'
Astelia nervosa 'Westland'
Astelia chathamica
Astelia 'Red Devil'
Farfugium japonicum 'Wavy Gravy'
Trifolium pannonicum
Partially recovered from taking the No Name Nursery to the Chelsea Flower Show, Steve Edney shares some of his favourite jungle plants from their display with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis.
PLANT LIST
Abutilon 'Ashford Red'
Aesculus wangii
Aesculus californica
Schefflera rhododendrifolia
Schefflera taiwaniana syn Heptapleurum taiwanianum
Brachychiton populneus
Begonia scharffii
Fuchsia 'Lechlade Marchioness'
Farfugium japonicum 'Aureomaculatum'
Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web'
Boehmeria platanifolia
Boehmeria kiusiana
Farfugium variegatum
Fatsia japonica 'Variegata'
Fatsia polycarpa 'Green Fingers'
We're back for another East Ruston Old Vicarage special via a bit of belated Chelsea Flower Show chat, including some plants which caught our eye in the pavilion.
PLANT LIST
Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff'
Tropaeolum majus 'Margaret Long'
Anthyllis vulneraria 'Dark Red form'
Papaver dubium subsp. lecoqii 'Albiflorum'
Bupleurum ranunculoides
Geranium nodosum 'Fielding's Folly'
Rhododendron ‘Daviesii’
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Madame Emile Mouillère'
Astelia chathamica
Myosotidium hortensia
Melica uniflora f. albida
Rosa 'American Pillar'
Rosa 'Jubilee Celebration'
Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'
Thalictrum
Aquilegia
Iris germanica
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'
Crinodendron hookerianum
Crinodendron hookerianum 'Ada Hoffmann'
Crinodendron hookerianum 'Alf Robbins'
Lycianthes rantonnetii syn Solanum rantonnetii
Heliotropium
Argyranthemum
Oxalis
Lysimachia
Senecio polyodon
Meconopsis betonicifolia
Joe Sharman of Monksilver Nursery returns for part two of his latest Talking Dirty appearance with Rose inspiration, lovely Lunarias and thoughts on botanical nomenclature!
PLANT LIST
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Geranium 'Jolly Bee'
Salvia rosmarinus 'Joe's Goldie'
Galanthus 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'
Erysimum cheiri 'Harpur Crewe'
Maianthemum racemosum syn Smilacina racemosa
Sarcococca
Lonicera caprifolium
Omphalodes nitida
Omphalodes verna
Omphalodes luciliae
Rosa x odorata 'Semperflorens' Syn. Miss Wilmott's double crimson china
Rosa x odorata 'Crimson Bengal'
Rosa x odorata 'Mutabilis'
Rosa 'Parsons' Pink China' syn Rosa 'Old Blush'
Rosa 'Peace'
Rosa 'Masquerade'
Rosa 'Bermuda Yellow Mutabilis'
Astrantia 'Moulin Rouge'
Veronica orientalis 'Purity'
Hemerocallis fulva 'Golden Kwanso'
Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun'
Lunaria rediviva
Lunaria rediviva 'Partway White'
Lunaria rediviva 'Honour Bright
Deutzia gracilis 'Variegata'
Fritillaria acmopetala
Paeonia tenuifolia
Fritillaria pallidiflora
Joe Sharman of Monksilver Nursery returns to Talking Dirty to wow Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis with a stunning selection of plants, from Rhodiola to Lamprocapnos to Geraniums and Erysimums.
More next week in part two!
PLANT LIST
Uvularia grandiflora
Chrysanthemum 'Esther'
Chrysanthemum 'Dixter Orange'
Pelargonium 'Mr Wren'
Ribes sanguineum 'Pulborough Scarlet'
Ribes sanguineum 'Little Pink Buttons'
Cypripedium calceolus
Buddleja crispa 'Stone House Cottage'
Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Erysimum 'Ruston Royal'
Erysimum 'Ruston Copper Knob'
Helleborus niger
Lathyrus vernus
Rhodiola rosea
Rhodiola wallichiana
Rhodiola kirilowii
Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal'
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'White Gold'
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Cupid'
Geranium maculatum 'Copper Tiger'
Geranium maculatum 'Espresso'
Geranium maculatum 'Elizabeth Ann'
Agrostemma githago
We're back for another East Ruston Old Vicarage special. From the plants Alan Gray is growing from seed this year to the secrets of his Brugmansia success, this is a quick look at what's going on in his wonderful garden this May.
Ps It's possible our recording time was restricted by a tiny human ;)
PLANT LIST
Brugmansia × candida 'Grand Marnier'
Ipomoea lobata syn Mina lobata
Zinnia 'Benary's Giant Purple'
Centaurea montana 'Bella'
Catananche caerulea 'Alba'
Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'
Stachys byzantina
Euphorbia × martini 'Ascot Rainbow'
Amaranthus cruentus 'Velvet Curtains'
Borago officinalis
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana var. alba hort.
Schizanthus x wisetonensis 'Dr. Badger's Hybrids' Mix
Persicaria orientalis
Papaver commutatum
Papaver rhoeas 'Shirley Poppy'
Tulipa 'Purple Doll'
Tulipa 'Doll's Minuet'
Rosa 'Pompon de Paris'
Last week he wowed us with Anemones! Now Ben Preston shows us some of the other treasures he's stocking up at Cliff Bank Nursery, from Luzula to Euphorbia to Paris.
PLANT LIST
Delphinium requienii
Luzula pilosa 'Igel'
Primula vulgaris subsp. sibthorpii
Hakonechloa macra
Viola hederacea
Viola 'Molly Sanderson'
Euphorbia rigida 'Sardis'
Euphorbia myrsinites
Euphorbia epithymoides
Crocus tommasinianus 'Yalta'
Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill'
Papaver rupifragum
Lunaria annua 'Somerset Marble'
Syneilesis aconitifolia
Chionochloa rubra
Datisca cannabina
Paris polyphylla
Paris incompleta
Paris quadrifolia
Epimedium 'Winter's End'
Baptisia australis
Baptisia 'Dark Chocolate'
Baptisia 'Dutch Chocolate'
Miscanthus 'Lady in Red'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silver Charm'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Dreadlocks'
Hebe x fairfieldensis syn fairfieldii
Arum italicum 'Chui'
He's back! The last time we caught up with Ben Preston he was departing York Gate Garden (where he was Head Gardener) and heading for his own nursery. Now Cliff Bank is up and running and selling a crop of exquisite plants! This week we take a look at the Anemones he's been building a collection of. Next week more planty treats in part two!
PLANT LIST
Agrostemma githago
Anemone ranunculoides 'Kai'
Anemone ranuculoides 'Prinz Eugen'
Anemone flaccida
Anemone ranuculoides 'Golden Dream'
Anemone nemorosa 'Explosion'
Anemone ranunculoides ‘Sirje’
Anemone ranuculoides 'Kreet'
Anemone ranuculoides 'Dagerōt'
Anemone ranuculoides 'Leida’
Anemone nemorosa 'Salt and Pepper'
Anemone nemorosa 'Thekla'
Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal'
Anemone nemorosa 'Flore Pleno'
Anemone nemorosa 'Jummer's Fienrood'
Anemone nemorosa 'Denmark'
Anemone nemorosa 'Virescens'
Anemone nemorosa 'Viridescens'
Iris 'Russian Kavelguard'
This week one of the nicest men in horticulture is back on The Talking Dirty Podcast. Joe Whitehead is Head Gardener at Burghley House on the Cambridgeshire/Lincolnshire border. He talks Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis through some of the changes which have been going on in the garden, and shares his favourite shade plants of the moment.
PLANT LIST
Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'
Paulownia tomentosa
Cornus kousa 'Milky Way'
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii
Dodecatheon meadia syn Primula meadia
Lonicera involucrata
Tulip bakerii 'Lilac Wonder'
Tulipa sylvestris
Lunaria annua 'Chedglow'
Lunaria annua 'Somerset Marble'
Smilacina racemosa syn Maianthemum racemosum
Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Monksilver'
Lamium orvala
Epimedium 'Amber Queen'
Epimedium 'Sphinx Twinkler'
Epimedium pubigerum
Omphalodes cappadocica 'Cherry Ingram'
Lamium orvala 'John Foster'
Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue'
Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'
Taraxacum pseudoroseum
Crepis rubra
Toona sinensis 'Flamingo'
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Brilliantissimum'
Ficaria verna 'Brazen Hussy'
Ficaria verna 'Double Mud'
Helianthus annuus 'Teddy Bear'
Erysimum 'Parish's'
Erysimum 'Ruston Copper Knob'
Campanula medium
Time to return to one of our happy places. The garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage on the Norfolk coast is bursting with plants at every time of year, but in April seed-sowing is underway in earnest and there are treasures to behold everywhere you look! In this week's episode the garden's owner Alan Gray shares just some of what's going on with Thordis.
PLANT LIST
Tulipa 'Yellow Crown'
Tulipa sprengeri
Amaranthus cruentus 'Hot Biscuits'
Amaranthus cruentus 'Velvet Curtains'
Anemone coronaria 'Bordeaux'
Smyrnium perfoliatum
Tropaeolum tricolor
Tropaeolum pentaphyllum
Tropaeolum hookerianum
Plumbago auriculata
Rosa 'Iceberg'
Rosa 'The Generous Gardener'
Abutilon vitifolium
Abutilon vitifolium 'Album'
Drimys winteri
Hyacinthoides non-scripta ‘Silver Cobalt’
Agapanthus 'Queen Mum'
Our gardens are full of them at this time of year, but the Tulip actually originates in Central Asia. These species Tulips are varied in height, colour, foliage and the ease with which we can grow them at home and so this week on Talking Dirty, Cambridge University Botanic Garden - who hold the National Collection of Species Tulips - are along to share some of their favourites and recommendations for which to grow, and how. Plus stories of their latest adventures in Kyrgyzstan where they've been finding and protecting new varieties.
So join Alan Gray, Thordis and Simon Wallis and Kathryn Bray of the Botanics for a tantalising tour of their collection!
PLANT LIST
Tulipa sprengeri
Tulipa tschimghanica
Tulipa toktogulica
Tulipa greigii
Tulipa cretica
Tulipa 'Negrita'
Tulip bakerii 'Lilac Wonder'
Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
Tulipa acuminata syn. Tulipa cornuta
Tulipa montana
Tulipa heweri
Tulipa biflora
Tulipa turkestanica
Tulipa regelii
Tulipa tarda
Tulipa saxatilis
Tulipa linifolia
Tulipa undulatifolia syn Tulipa eichleri
Tulipa clusiana
Tulipa clusiana 'Peppermint Stick'
Tulip clusiana var. chrysantha
Tulipa aucheriana
Tulipa sylvestris
Tulipa orphanidea
Tulipa kaufmanniana
Tulipa fosteriana
Tulipa praestans 'Shogun'
Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'
Tulipa 'Ballerina'
Tulipa 'Heart's Delight'
Trollius lilacinus
Iris acutiloba
Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane'
With a spring in our step we bring you the March Special of our Talking Dirty series on the garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage. From the Magnolias Alan Gray wakes to see out of his bedroom window, to the Tulips he's been spending a pretty penny on, here are some of the highlights from the garden this month.
PLANT LIST
Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle'
Magnolia 'Genie'
Magnolia × soulangeana
Rosa 'Rambling Rector'
Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate'
Rosa 'Mme. Alfred Carrière'
Rosa 'A Shropshire Lad'
Dahlia 'Hollyhill Serenity'
Narcissus 'Jetfire'
Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'
Tulipa sprengeri
Tulipa orphanidea 'Flava'
Narcissus 'Turncoat'
Narcissus 'First Born'
Narcissus 'Actaea'
Hedychium 'Tara'
Narcissus 'Articol'
Narcissus 'Rataplan'
Narcissus 'Mrs Langtry'
Tropaeolum majus 'Gleam Salmon'
Tropaeolum tuberosum var. lineomaculatum 'Ken Aslet'
Syringa vulgaris 'Princess Sturdza'
Time for Part Two of our latest episode with Talking Dirty favourite Val Bourne. The award-winning garden writer has alredy shared some of her favourite Prunus varieties. This week it's all about spring plants like Pulmonarias and Violets, plus a bit of rose inspiration...and Trillium chat to boot!
PLANT LIST
Pulmonaria 'Shrimps on the Barbie'
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Leopard'
Pulmonaria rubra
Pulmonaria 'Diana Clare'
Viola odorata 'Christie's Wedding'
Viola odorata 'Baroness Alice de Rothschild'
Viola odorata 'Sulphurea'
Helleborus argutifolius
Narcissus 'St Patricks Day'
Narcissus 'Golden Echo'
Narcissus 'Winter Waltz'
Narcissus 'Beryl'
Narcissus 'Beryl's Little Sister'
Tropaeolum hookerianum
Tropaeolum ciliatum
Trillium grandiflorum f. roseum
Trillium kurabayashii
Rosa 'The Generous Gardener'
Rosa 'Mrs. Honey Dyson'
Rosa 'Rosy Cushion'
Rosa x odorata 'Crimson Bengal'
Rosa 'Pompon de Paris'
Rosa 'You're Beautiful'
This week one of our Talking Dirty favourites is back! Val Bourne is an award-winning garden writer and grows all manner of treasures in her 1/3 acre Cotswolds plot. This week - in part one of her latest appearance - she shares some of her favourites Prunus and the Scilla you must grow, plus those to avoid! And as usual her coversation with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis meanders via a host of plants from Geums to Ferns.
Next week Roses, Trilliums and Violets...plus FLOMO*
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Geum 'Totally Tangerine'
Geum 'Prinses Juliana'
Amsonia
Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer'
Geum 'Bell Bank'
Geum 'Mai Tai'
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
Galanthus plicatus 'E.A. Bowles'
Succisella inflexa 'Frosted Pearls'
Galanthus 'Marjorie Brown'
Hamamelis
Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori'
Prunus 'Kursar'
Prunus 'Okame'
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'
Prunus 'Tai-haku'
Prunus 'Chocolate Ice'
Scilla siberica
Scilla bifolia
Scilla bithynica
Allium triquetrum
Tulipa saxatilis (Bakeri Group) 'Lilac Wonder'
Adiantum
Anemonoides nemorosa
Polypodium
This week Alan and Thordis are excited to bring you a joyful special focussing on Hepaticas with their chief cheerleader, John Massey of Ashwood Nurseries. His book, 'My World of Hepaticas' (with Tomoo Mabuchi), is a veritable treasure trove of information (and downright divine photographs!)
In this episode of Talking Dirty, we meander through the different species (including which should tolerate a garden situation) and discuss everything from botany to John's anecdotes from years tracking them down in the wild. And of course, we detour via several other plants as well. It wouldn't be Talking Dirty if we didn't do that!
PLANT LIST
Galanthus 'Veronica Cross'
Galanthus 'Wasp'
Hepatica japonica var. nipponica f. candida
Hepatica transsilvanica
Hepatica japonica var. nipponica f. magna
Hepatica japonica var. pubescens
Hepatica japonica var. nipponica f. magna
Hepatica americana
Hepatica americana var. acuta (syn H. acutiloba)
Hepatica americana var. acuta x H. nobilis
Trillium nivale
Daphne laureola subsp. philippi
Hamamelis
Cyclamen coum
Miscanthus
Pennisetum
Lewisia cotyledon 'Harold Judd'
Hepatica 'Millstream Merlin'
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) 'Anna's Red'
Helleborus × ericsmithii
Hepatica maxima
Sorbus 'Olympic Flame'
Hepatica insularis
Hydrangea serrata
Hepatica x schlyteri (H. nobilis 'Stained Glass’ x H. maxima)
Macodes petola
Hepatica nobilis 'Stained Glass'
Hepatica 'Louise Koehler'
Anemonella thalictroides f. rosea 'Oscar Schoaf'
Hepatica japonica 'Mori'
Shortia
Hepatica 'Millstream Pink'
Prunus 'Kursar'
Polypodium
In the latest of our series looking at Alan's garden - East Ruston Old Vicarage - month-by-month, we're focussing on some fab February plants. From the Edgeworthia hardly any one can grow to Alan's latest purchases and plans for the shade planting around his north-facing front door. This is an episode packed with plants and plans!
PLANT LIST
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Red Dragon'
Galanthus 'Alan Gray'
Polystichum setiferum ‘Green Lace’
Eranthis hyemalis 'Dooze'
Galanthus elwesii 'Daphne's Scissors'
Tulipa sprengeri
Tulipa orphanidea 'Flava'
Galanthus plicatus 'EA Bowles'
Galanthus elwesii 'Claud Biddulph'
Galanthus 'Fieldgate Forte'
Galanthus nivalis 'Anglesey Abbey'
Galanthus woronowii
Delphinium 'Alice Artindale'
Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori'
Camellia × williamsii 'Saint Ewe'
Dahlia 'Brown Sugar'
Dahlia 'Creme De Cassis'
Tithonia rotundifolia
Orlaya grandiflora
Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'
Acer 'Red Flamingo'
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
Narcissus 'St Patrick's Day'
Buxus sempervirens 'Aurea Pendula'
Phillyrea
Griselinia
Brugmansia
Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'
Daphne odora 'Rebecca'
Galanthus 'Trumps'
Galanthus 'Cowhouse Green'
Galanthus 'Trumpolute'
Galanthus 'Princess Bennie'
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Tim Fuller of Norfolk nursery The Plantsman's Preference returns with beautiful flowers, fab foliage and serious FLOMO*!
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima'
Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Beauty'
Buxus sempervirens 'Aurea Pendula'
Gaultheria mucronata syn. Pernettya mucronata
Ilex aquifolium 'East Ruston Gold'
Vinca minor
Vinca minor 'Azurea Flore Pleno'
Vinca minor 'Multiplex'
Vinca minor 'Blue and Gold'
Vinca minor 'Aureovariegata'
Vinca difformis Greystone form
Vinca major
Vinca difformis subsp. sardoa
Cyclamen cilicium
Ipheion 'Rygel'
Ipheion uniflorum 'Dusky Pink'
Ipheion uniflorum ssp. tandiliense
Iris unguicularis
Geranium libani
Geranium peloponnesiacum
Lamium galeobdolon
Lamium galeobdolon 'Kirkcudbright Dwarf'
Setaria palmifolia
Saxifraga stolonifera 'Nezu Jinja'
Saxifraga stolonifera 'Hsitou Silver'
Euonymus myrianthus (ogisu 93309)
Hydrangea aspera subsp. strigosa
This week Tim Fuller of Norfolk nursery The Plantsman's Preference stuns with some inspiring Ivies, plus Primulas, Snowdrops and more!
PLANT LIST
Salvia nemorosa
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
Galanthus nivalis 'Alan's Treat'
Galanthus 'Mother Goose'
Galanthus 'Treasure Island'
Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece'
Galanthus 'Wandlebury Ring'
Galanthus 'Günter Waldorf'
Galanthus gracilis
Muscari filiforme
Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum'
Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Tiny'
Arum pictum 'Primrose Warburg'
Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Monksilver'
Arum 'Curtis Giant'
Pulmonaria mollis
Pulmonaria 'Shrimps on the Barbie'
Pulmonaria 'Diana Clare'
Pulmonaria rubra
Primula 'Lady Greer'
Primula 'David Valentine'
Primula 'Garnet Cowichan'
Hedera helix 'Ceridwen'
Hedera helix 'Heise'
Hedera helix 'Kaleidoscope'
Narcissus 'Candlepower'
Hedera helix 'Buttercup'
Hedera rhombea 'Variegata'
Euonymus fortunei
Hedera helix 'Goldfinch'
Hedera rhombea 'Variegata'
Hedera hibernica
This week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis chat to Anya Lautenbach AKA Anya, The Garden Fairy. A passionate propagator, Anya is famous for making her garden from seeds and cuttings, and sharing her propagation tips with her million followers on social media. And now those skills are being captured in her new book 'The Money-Saving Gardener'.
From the healing power of gardening to the plant which has her captivated at the moment, this is a feel-good look at the power of plants.
PLANT LIST
Meconopsis betonicifolia (syn. Meconopsis baileyi)
Myosotidium hortensia
Zaluzianskya ovata
Dianthus caryophyllus 'Chomley Ferran'
Nicotiana alata
Daphne bholua
Sarcococca confusa
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Tiarella 'Spring Symphony'
Aristolochia macrophylla
Hosta 'Empress Wu'
Hosta 'Wu-La-La'
Dahlia 'Night Silence'
Jasminum sambac
Tolmiea menziesii
It's Happy New Year from Alan Gray and Thordis as they continue their series looking at Alan's garden, East Ruston Old Vicarage, month-by-month. From the Camellias lighting up winter to the Ferns catching their fancy and some seasonal FLOMO*
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Haworthia limifolia f. variegata
Echeveria peacockii
Camellia
Forsythia
Eucalyptus
Woodwardia fimbriata
Soleirolia soleirolii (syn. Helxine soleirolii)
Viola hederacea
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata' (The King)
Adiantum
Abutilon vitifolium
Polystichum setiferum 'Pulcherrimum Bevis'
Galanthus 'Lord Kitchener'
Jasminum nudiflorum
Camellia sasanqua
Camellia japonica
Camellia 'Sugar Dream'
Eccremocarpus scaber
Galanthus 'Princess Bennie'
Galanthus 'Mother Goose'
Rosa 'Senateur Lafollette'
The latest in our series on the plants at East Ruston Old Vicarage sees Alan share some Show and Tell from his 32-acre garden on the Norfolk coast. And there's more than a little festive flair as he takes in a Christmassy Snowdrop and some top Holly varieties.
PLANT LIST
Osteospermum
Musa basjoo
Viburnum tinus
Morus alba
Morus nigra
Trachycarpus fortunei
Galanthus 'Santa Claus'
Arum pictum 'Primrose Warburg'
Nerine 'Miss Frances Clarke'
Nerine undulata
Galanthus 'Primrose Warburg'
Galanthus 'South Hayes'
Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece'
Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Tears'
Galanthus plicatus Trym
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Flore Pleno'
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Ilex × koehneana 'Chestnut Leaf' (Ilex castaneifolia)
Ilex aquifolium 'East Ruston Gold'
Galanthus 'Alan Gray'
Galanthus 'Green Tear'
Galanthus elwesii 'Penelope Ann'
Rosa ‘Wickwar’
Abutilon megapotamicum
Abutilon 'Estella's Little Bird'
Abutilon 'Gerdemann's Red'
Sorbus vilmorinii
Fuchsia boliviana
Eccremocarpus scaber
Eccremocarpus scaber 'Tresco' Mixed
Allium 'Party Balloons'
Allium cristophii
Allium 'Purple Sensation'
Allium schubertii
Phlox paniculata
Phlox amplifolia 'Goliath'
Phlox amplifolia 'Hercules'
Muscari comosum
Time for Part Two of our chat with HORTUS Editor David Wheeler. This week we discuss not only how the quarterly gardening journal started life in 1987, but delve into the world of David's FLOMO* and some of the plants which will be appearing in his garden come spring.
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Lindera
Erythronium
Iris sibirica
Parrotia persica 'Bella'
Acer palmatum 'Wild Goose'
Acer shirasawanum 'Moonrise'
Cornus kousa ‘Schmetterling’
Cornus kousa ‘Heart Throb’
Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave'
Enkianthus campanulatus
Peltoboykinia watanabei
Kirengeshoma palmata
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora 'Double nantais'
Sternbergia
Iris pumila
Iris latifolia
If you're a fan of this podcast then you won't need telling that HORTUS is a quarterly gardening journal of the utmost quality. Its Editor, David Wheeler, founded the publication in 1987 and next week (in Part Two) we'll get stuck into its creation and what makes it so special.
This week we're 'leaf peeping' as David shares varieties he's selected for his new garden at Upland in Camarthenshire, plus heavenly Hydrangeas!
PLANT LIST
Acer rubrum
Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
Acer × freemanii 'Jeffersred' syn Acer rubrum 'Autumn Blaze'
Acer saccharum
Acer saccharinum
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blaumeise'
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nachtigall'
Rhododendron 'Cornish Red'
Magnolia stellata
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Parrotia persica 'Vanessa'
Parrotia persica 'Persian Spire'
Cornus kousa
Quercus rubra
Cornus kousa 'Copacabana'
Amelanchier
Iris sibirica
Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood'
We're well stuck into the darker months now and, if you're looking for some plants to brighten up your plot, look no further than this podcast! In his garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage on the Norfolk coast, Alan Gray has amassed an almost technicolour array of foliage and flower no matter the time of year. From Chrysanthemums to Salvias, Tropaeolums to Nerines, he and Thordis talk through some of the wonders which have been catching his eye in the 32-acre garden this November.
PLANT LIST
Malus domestica 'Doctor Harvey'
Chrysanthemum 'Chelsea Physic Garden'
Chrysanthemum 'Killerton Tangerine'
Chrysanthemum 'Dixter Orange'
Chrysanthemum 'Esther'
Chrysanthemum 'Royal Command'
Fuchsia magellanica 'Arauco'
Fuchsia magellanica
Salvia 'Kisses & Wishes'
Salvia 'Ember's Wish'
Drimys winteri
Tropaeolum majus 'Jewel of Africa'
Tropaeolum majus 'Darjeeling Gold'
Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff'
Tropaeolum tuberosum var. lineomaculatum 'Ken Aslet'
Tropaeolum minus 'Ladybird Rose'
Tropaeolum pentaphyllum
Tropaeolum smithii
Tropaeolum speciosum
Tropaeolum tricolor
Tropaeolum ciliatum
Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii'
Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam'
Salvia involucrata 'Joan'
Rosa 'Lady of Shalott'
Rosa 'Jubilee Celebration'
Clematis 'Seedling from Rajasthan'
Clematis tangutica
Bupleurum
Cuphea lanceolata 'Purple Passion'
Tithonia rotundifolia
Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins'
Galanthus plicatus 'Three Ships'
Galanthus 'Walrus'
Galanthus nivalis 'Viridapice'
Cuphea lanceolata 'Purple Passion'
Nerine 'Candy'
Nerine 'Lovely Lady'
Dianthus 'Chomley Farran'
Salvia microphylla 'Delice Aquamarine'
Argyranthemum 'Jamaica Primrose'
Argyranthemum gracile 'Chelsea Girl'
Episode 113 of Talking Dirty sees Eucomis National Collection holder Richard Clark of Panache Plants join Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis. In Part One they got slightly sidetracked by the breeding work Richard's been doing with Roscoeas in particular. But this week we explore Eucomis in earnest, plus lots of FLOMO*
*FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Eucomis bicolor
Eucomis schijffii
eucomis pallidiflora
Eucomis pallidiflora subsp. pole-evansii
Galanthus 'Alan Gray'
Eucomis 'Dark Star'
Eucomis aloha 'Leia'
Eucomis autumnalis
Eucomis zambesiaca
Eucomis vandermerwei
Eucomis comosa 'Pink Gin'
Eucomis comosa 'Lotte'
Eucomis vandermerwei 'Octopus'
Sarracenia
Lychnis × arkwrightii 'Vesuvius'
Abutilon 'Leila Jackson'
Abutilon 'Kentish Belle'
Tiarella
Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Meifeng'
Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Di Sue Shan'
Ficus carica 'Jolly Tiger'
Tolmiea menziesii
Tolmiea menziesii 'Cool Gold'
This week on Talking Dirty, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are taking inspiration from their most recent episode, where they touched upon the Eucomis National Collection. This week the collection holder, Richard Clark of Panache Plants, joins them. But before the trio can discuss the Pineapple Lily, they get stuck into Richard's plant breeding past and the progress he's been making with Roscoeas in particular.
Part Two - discussing Eucomis - next week.
PLANT LIST
Roscoea purpurea
Roscoea 'Red Gurkha'
Abutilon 'Ashford Red'
Abutilon 'Pink Charm'
Aeonium 'Velour'
Aeonium simsii
Sparmannia africana 'Variegata'
This week on Talking Dirty, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis catch up with a regular nurseryman on their local plant fair circuit, Richard Clark of Panache Plants. Richard holds the National Collection of Eucomis and we'll have more about the Pineapple Lily next week. But he's also got a background in plant breeding and has been using his expertise to select some very interesting new plants!
PLANT LIST
Roscoea purpurea
Roscoea 'Red Gurkha'
Abutilon 'Ashford Red'
Abutilon 'Pink Charm'
Osteospermum
Aeonium 'Velour'
Aeonium simsii
Sparmannia africana 'Variegata'
Abutilon 'Kentish Belle'
As the nights draw in and the days get colder, our gardens can seem a little drab. So Alan Gray is here to share his top plants at East Ruston Old Vicarage this October, many of them specimens he's been propagating. Get ready for plenty of plant inspiration and serious FLOMO*.
*FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Hardenbergia violacea
Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins'
Ricinus communis
Eucomis pallidiflora subsp. pole-evansii
Ricinus 'Blue Buddha'
Ricinus communis 'Carmencita'
'Persicaria orientalis
Dahlia 'Hadrian's Sunset'
Dahlia 'Hadrian's Midnight'
Lysimachia clethroides
Lobelia tupa
Epilobium canum (syn. Zauschneria californica)
Kniphofia rooperi
Amaryllis belladonna 'Alba'
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
Tulipa sprengeri
Hydrangea petiolaris
Jasminum nudiflorum
Vinca major var. oxyloba
Salvia greggii 'Royal Bumble'
Clematis orientalis var. orientalis
Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'
Ipomoea lobata
Passiflora 'Constance Elliott'
Humulus lupulus 'Aureus'
Bomarea acutifolia F&M 130
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
Acanthus sennii
Rostrinucula dependens
Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara'
Dahlia 'Polventon Kristobel'
Orlaya grandiflora
Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant Lime'
Galium verum
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Ageratum petiolatum
Argyranthemum 'Jamaica Primrose'
Tagetes erecta 'Jolly Jester'
Tagetes patula 'Cinnabar' (Dixter Strain)
Clematis rehderiana
Rosa 'Columbian Climber'
Aeschynanthus 'Black Pagoda'
Time for Part Two of our latest apperance by Talking Dirty favourite Dan Cooper AKA The Furstrated Gardener. This week he continues with some of the plants adding colour to his shady containers, from Coleus to Oxalis. Plus a few special Christmas decorations from Dan Cooper Garden!
PLANT LIST
Oxalis 'Plum Crazy'
Oxalis spiralis vulcanicola 'Sunset Velvet'
Coleus 'Lord Falmouth'
Coleus 'Burgundy Wedding Train'
Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Wisley Tapestry'
Dahlia 'Edith Jones'
Dahlia 'Dilys Ayling'
Dahlia 'Hollyhill Serenity'
Dahlia 'Blyton Softer Gleam'
Dahlia 'Frost Nip'
Dahlia imperialis
Dahlia 'Rococo'
Dahlia campanulata
Solanum wendlandii
Iochroma fuchsioides
Fuchsia boliviana
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides (syn. Senecio confusus)
Tithonia rotundifolia
This week Talking Dirty favourite Dan Cooper returns to the podcast with some of the top performers in his garden this year, including some great choices for shade and container planting.
PLANT LIST
Dahlia 'Ryecroft Blackberry'
Dahlia 'Night Silence'
Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins'
Dahlia 'Christopher Taylor'
Persicaria 'Painter's Palette'
Boehmeria sieboldiana
Boehmeria macrophylla var. rotundifolia
Canna x ehemanii (syn iridiflora)
Pilea matsudae 'Taiwan Silver'
Begonia palmata 'Tye Dye'
Begonia 'Benitochiba'
Begonia luxurians
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana var. alba
Begonia grandis subsp. sinensis 'Snowpop'
This week Steve Edney returns with a special treat - a tour of the jungle garden he's created with fellow plant lover, Louise Dowle. Their plot is packed with inspiration and some very special plants!
PLANT LIST
Clerodendrum trichotomum
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
Pseudosasa japonica
Euphorbia stygiana
Griselinia littoralis
Begonia luxurians
Euphorbia x pasteurii
Euphorbia x pasteuri 'John Phillips'
Euphorbia mellifera
Plectranthus fruticosus 'Ellaphie'
Pseudopanax crassifolius
Pseudopanax lessonii 'tuatara'
Dahlia 'Bright Eyes'
Salvia 'Amistad'
Hedychium rubrum
Musa basjoo
Ensete ventricosum 'Montbeliardii'
Musa sikkimensis
Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'
Canna x ehemanii (syn iridiflora)
Persicaria orientalis
Trachycarpus fortunei
Cissus striata
Pittosporum eugenoides
Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate'
Albizia julibrissin
Polystichum setiferum
Hakonechloa macra 'Green Hills'
Fatsia polycarpa
Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis 'Ballet'
Fuschia hatschbachii
Cryptomeria japonica 'Rasen'
Polystichum setiferum 'Pulcherrimum Bevis'
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'
Manihot grahamii
Semiarundinaria fastuosa
Borinda papyrifera CS 1046
Solanum corymbiflora syn. Cyphomandra corymbiflora
Sparmannia africana 'Variegata'
Eryngium creticum
Tinantia pringei
Persicaria virginiana Variegated
Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette'
In part one of our latest podcast with Steve Edney of No Name Nursery, we get a glimpse of some recent purchases. Plus great foliage plants, and one of many Cannas he's grown from seed this year. Next week, we take a stroll around his garden at home for jungle inspiration!
PLANT LIST
Chlorophytum saundersiae 'Starlight'
Dahlia 'Jomanda'
Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins'
Canna 'Whithelm Pride'
Aster × frikartii 'Mönch'
Aster x frikartii 'Wunder von Stäfa'
Aster amellus 'Forncett Flourish'
Cuphea 'David Verity'
Acer negundo ssp. mexicanum
Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'
Acer negundo 'Variegatum'
If you're keenly pouring over seed catalogues and dreaming of what you're going to grow, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old VIcarage) and Thordis share their thoughts on what to sow now and why in this Talking Dirty Special.
PLANT LIST
Papaver rhoeas 'Amazing Grey'
Papaver rhoeas 'Shirley Poppy'
Eschscholzia californica
Briza maxima
Ammi majus
Visnaga daucoides syn. Ammi visnaga
Hordeum jubatum
Nigella papillosa 'Delft Blue'
Scabiosa stellata
Agrostemma githago
Borago officinalis
Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff'
Tropaeolum tuberosum var. lineomaculatum 'Ken Aslet'
Euphorbia coralloides
Astrantia major 'Shaggy'
Alstroemeria 'Ligtu Hybrids'
Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'
Dahlia
AsterHylotelephiumSternbergia lutea
Hesperantha coccinea 'Major'
Lettuce 'Webb's Wonderful'
Salad Rocket
Mizuna
Bok choy
Mustards
Peas
Florence Fennel
This week Jimi Blake of Hunting Brook Gardens returns with more summer sensations from his plot, including Agastaches and Lilies. Plus reminiscences from his recent adventures in Romania.
PLANT LIST
Phymosia umbellata
Agastache 'Fleur'
Agastache 'Kolibri'
Melianthus major
Lobelia × speciosa 'Hadspen Purple'
Agave montana
Hydrangea aspera 'Koki'
Hydrangea aspera 'Hot Chocolate'
Lilium 'Scheherazade'
Lilium 'Miss Feya'
Lilium 'Chocolate Event'
Lilium 'Red Velvet'
Lilium leichtlinii
Lilium 'Red Desire'
Lysimachia paridiformis var. paridiformis
Roscoea purpurea 'Spice Island'
Eryngium guatemalense
Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue'
Astrantia
Geum
Kniphofia rufa
The Talking Dirty Podcast returns and with it one of our favourite guests. Jimi Blake of Hunting Brook Gardens brings some dazzling Show and Tell from his gorgeous Irish plot and we start wiht a focus on Dahlias and Salvias. Next week further floral wonders from his garden.
PLANT LIST
Salvia greggii 'Royal Bumble'
Dahlia 'Cornel Brons'
Dahlia 'Sylvia'
Dahlia 'Danique'
Dahlia 'Copperboy'
Dahlia 'Ambition'
Dahlia 'Purple Flame'
Dahlia 'Burlesca'
Dahlia 'Downham Royal'
Dahlia 'Cornwall Island'
Dahlia 'Purple Fox'
Dahlia 'Kathleen Blake'
Dahlia 'Night Butterfly'
Dahlia 'Chimborazo'
Salvia 'Strawberry Lake'
Salvia curviflora
Salvia fulgens
Salvia confertiflora
Salvia 'Josh
Salvia 'Pink Pong'
Salvia involucrata 'Boutin'
Salvia involucrata 'Joan'
Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam'
Salvia guaranitica 'Carines Amazing Blue'
Salvia 'Purple and Bloom'
Salvia 'Amistad'
Salvia 'Pink Amistad'
Salvia guaranitica 'Amino'
Salvia 'Blue Note'
Salvia microphylla 'Makris'
Salvia patens 'Guanajuato'
Talking Dirty may be taking a break for Maternity Leave, but Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis couldn't resist having a planty catch-up! Before regular podcasting resumes, the pair chat about the horticultural glories at EROV this year and what Thordis has managed to grow alongside her forays into Motherhood! Weekly episodes hopefully resuming in due course...
PLANT LIST
Agave montana
Nolina
Puya
Bigelowia nuttallii
Ipheion
Eremurus
Kniphofia
Agapanthus
Papaver somniferum
Atriplex hortensis
Eschscholzia californica
Eryngium giganteum
Papaver atlanticum
Papaver rupifragum
Papaver cambricum
Papaver orientale
Crepis rubra
Cyclamen hederifolium
Crocus tommasinianus
Myosotis
Acer conspicuum 'Red Flamingo'
Podophyllum versipelle 'Spotty Dotty'
Begonia luxurians
Hosta 'Empress Wu'
Begonia 'Richmondensis'
Begonia semperflorens
Pteris
Impatiens sodenii
Selaginella kraussiana
Athyrium otophorum 'Okanum'
Helleborus argutifolius
Borago officinalis
Calendula officinalis 'Indian Prince'
Lathyrus odoratus 'Earl Grey'
This week something different for our Talking Dirty Podcast as Alan Gray shares exciting news about East Ruston Old Vicarage. To help tell the story Alan and Thordis are joined by 'horticultural greats' Barbara Segall (Award-winning Garden Writer) and Paul Rochford (Joseph Rochford Gardens).
And while this week's podcast is about the garden rather than specific plants, we couldn't resist sneaking a few in...
PLANT LIST
Quercus ilex
London Plane (Platanus x hispanica)
Agave montana
Osteospermum
Salvia 'Royal Bumble'
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'
Clianthus puniceus
If growing your own and living off the land are passions and aspirations, then this week's Talking Dirty Podcast is especially for you. Homesteader Liz Zorab joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old VIcarage) and Thordis from her four-acre plot in Wales to share some of her favourite varieties plus ground-breaking methods like her Food Forest. Plus find out why Thordis and Liz are FLOMO*-ing over the same plant!
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Leycesteria formosa
Calendula
Parsnip
Rosa rugosa
Runner Bean 'Greek Gigantes'
Squash 'Spaghetti'
Runner Bean 'White Lady'
Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant White'
Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant Salmon Rose'
Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant Lime'
Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue'
Ammi majus
Yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius)
Cosmos
Campanula medium
East Ruston Old Vicarage - home to Get Gardening's Founding Father Alan Gray - is back open for 2023 and celebrating a very special year! As the garden marks its Golden Anniversary, Alan and Thordis talk about plants of the moment, plus propagation tips and FLOMO*!
*FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Pelargonium 'Lord Bute'
Pelargonium 'Purple Unique'
Pelargonium papilionaceum
Pelargonium 'Babylon'
Rosa 'Colombian Climber'
Narcissus 'Candlepower'
Narcissus 'Rip van Winkle'
Eranthis hyemalis
Narcissus 'Tiny Bubbles'
Narcissus 'Canaliculatus'
Hesperantha coccinea 'Major'
Gladiolus 'Thunder'
Gladiolus primulinus
Agrostemma githago
Anthemis arvensis
Centaurea cyanus
Glebionis segetum
Papaver rhoeas
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Agave montana
Cornus kousa
Cornus Florida 'Cherokee Chief'
Trachycarpus fortunei
Ficus carica 'Jolly Tiger'
Ficus johannis subsp. afghanistanica ‘Silver Lyre’
Trachycarpus fortunei 'Variegata'
As the garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage reopens for 2023, Alan Gray and Thordis sit down for a chat about how the garden is evolving in its 50th year, plus plants of the moment, from Magnolias to Violets and some top propagation tips from Alan's potting shed.
Next week Daffodils, Pelargoniums and lots of FLOMO*!
*FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle'
Magnolia 'Genie'
Clematis florida 'Sieboldii'
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Silverme Pink'
Anagallis monellii 'Skylover'
Clematis 'Perle d'Azur'
Lunaria 'Somerset Marble'
Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue'
Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza
Dahlia 'Labyrinth'
Catalpa bignonioides
Catalpa bignonioides 'Nana'
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Liriope muscari
Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Burgundy Wedding Train'
Viburnum tinus
Impatiens niamniamensis
Primula vulgaris 'Taigetos'
Primula 'Wanda Hose-in-hose'
Viola odorata 'King of Violets'
Last week Tim Fuller of Norfolk nursery The Plantsman's Preference wowed Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis with Ferns, Ivy and wonderful winter foliage. This week - in part two - we turn our attention to flowers, from bulbs to shrubs, most of them amazingly scented.
PLANT LIST
Sarcococca confusa
Sarcococca ruscifolia
Sarcococca saligna
Sarcococca hookeriana 'Winter Gem'
Lonicera standishii 'Budapest'
Tellima grandiflora
Lonicera × purpusii 'Winter Beauty'
Anemone flaccida
Corydalis quantmeyeriana 'Chocolate Star'
Ypsilandra thibetica
Chrysosplenium macrophyllum
Ipheion uniflorum 'Froyle Mill'
Ipheion uniflorum 'Wisley Blue'
Ipheion uniflorum ssp. tandiliense
Iris unguicularis
Ipheion uniflorum 'Miss Hannah'
Ipheion uniflorum 'Hoo House'
Ipheion uniflorum 'Rigel'
Oxalis semiloba
Cornus mas
Cornus officinalis
Sarcococca bleddynii
Anemonoides nemorosa
Anemonoides ranunculoides
Anemone x lipsiensis
If you're in the market for interesting plants to bring greenery to your garden in winter then look no further than Tim Fuller's latest appearance on Talking Dirty.
The South Norfolk-based Nurseryman (The Plantsman's Preference) brings along an amazing array of Ivy, Ferns, Cyclamen and Arums to form a foil to your winter and spring flowers. Next week he's got more of a floral focus in part two and lots of scent to tempt your olfactory senses!
PLANT LIST
Pittosporum 'Irene Paterson'
Linnaea chinensis syn Abelia chinensis
Cenolophium denudatum
Farfugium japonicum 'Wavy Gravy'
Galanthus 'Trumps'
Galanthus plicatus subsp. byzantinus 'Trym'
Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece'
Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Chameleon'
Arum italicum
Hedera pastuchovii 'Ann Ala'
Hedera helix 'Buttercup'
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
Hedera helix 'Pink 'n' Curly'
Hedera helix 'Erecta'
Hedera helix 'Very Merry'
Hedera helix 'Silver Ferny'
Hedera hibernica 'Rona'
Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty'
Hedera hibernica 'Spetchley'
Agrostis gramineus 'Ogon'
Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'
Acorus gramineus 'Yodo-no-yuki'
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Red Sky'
Cyclamen coum
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Silverme Pink'
Crocus tommasinianus
Polypodium cambricum 'Oakleyae'
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustatum'
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Golden Queen'
There are few houses that aren't home to an Orchid. But with 28,000 species, distributed in about 763 genera, the world of Orchidaceae goes far beyond Phalaenopsis and Cymbidium.
This week we're joined by Cambridge University Botanic Garden Glasshouse Team Leader Luigi Leoni, and Orchid expert Phil Gould, to see some of the plants wowing the crowds at the moment and share amazing stories behind them. Plus their FLOMO*s for not only the Botanic Garden, but private collections at home.
FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Strongylodon macrobotrys
Coelia bella
Polystachya tsaratananae
Cattleya
Laelia
Vanda
Dendrobium
Miltonia
Cymbidium iridioides
Cymbidium tracyanum
Angraecum sesquipedale
Bulbophyllum saltatorium var. albociliatum
Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis
Stapelia gigantea
Erythronium 'Joanna'
Calanthe striata
Dendrobium speciosum
Cypripedioideae
Myrmecophila tibicinis
Neomoorea wallisii syn N. irrorata
Laelia anceps
Laelia anceps var veitchiana
Coelogyne
Coelogyne cristata
Coelogyne nitida
Phalaenopsis lowii
Schoenorchis fragrans
Ludisia discolor
Phalaenopsis gigantea
Coryanthes macrantha
Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Phalaenopsis stuartiana
This week Talking Dirty is 'Grasping the Nettle' as Tamsin Westhorpe returns to talk about her new book. Tamsin, who gardens at family plot Stockton Bury in Herefordshire has spent her life caught up professionally and personally in horticulture in almost every way imaginable - from working in Parks and Gardens, to Magazine Editor and everything in between.
Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis giggle their way through her riotous stories and indulge in good old planty chat as usual.
PLANT LIST
Geranium robertianum
Geranium robertianum 'Album'
Cobaea scandens
Eranthis hyemalis 'Pauline'
Galanthus 'S. Arnott'
Galanthus 'Little Dorrit'
Galanthus 'South Hayes'
Galanthus 'Nothing Special'
WisteriaGalanthus 'Augustus'
NasturtiumIris histriodes 'Katharine Hodgkin'
Iris reticulata 'Blue Note'
Iris reticulata 'Pauline'
HepaticaGalanthus 'Timms Hill Poë'
Galanthus nivalis 'Green Tear'
Galanthus elwesii 'Godfrey Owen'
Galanthus elwesii 'Mrs Macnamara'
Galanthus 'Rainbow Yo-Yo'
Galanthus plicatus 'Wandlebury Ring'
Galanthus plicatus 'Wendy's Gold'
Galanthus 'Treasure Island'
Cyclamen coum
Lathyrus odoratus 'Earl Grey'
Lathyrus odoratus, 'Prince Of Orange'
Papaver rhoeas 'Amazing Grey'
Lathyrus odoratus 'Henry Eckford'
Rosa 'Tottering-by-Gently'
Rosa 'Yellow Mutabilis'
Rosa × odorata 'Mutabilis'
Rosa x odorata 'Bengal Crimson'
Rosa 'A Shropshire Lad'
Rosa 'Munstead Wood'
Galanthus 'Mother Goose'
Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece'
Galanthus 'Primrose Warburg'
After last week's Snowdrop extravaganza, in part two of his Talking Dirty appearance, Brian Ellis is wowing Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis with a whole host of Winter Garden plants...ideal bedfellows for this extensive Snowdrop collection.
From Arums to Eranthis, Hellebores to Hamamelis and Heuchera, there is SO much inspiration for your garden!
Our thanks to Dorset Perennials for allowing us the use of their picture of Brian's FLOMO plant. You can find it on their website here:
https://dorsetperennials.co.uk/product/wulfenia-x-schwarzii/#iLightbox[product-gallery]/4
PLANT LIST
Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Tiny'
Arum italicum 'Monksilver'
Arum italicum 'Chameleon'
Arum italicum ‘Breiteseite’
Arum 'Hungarian Rhapsodie'
Ribes laurifolium 'Mrs Amy Doncaster'
Ribes sanguineum 'Koja'
Galanthus plicatus 'Amy Doncaster'
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty'
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
Hamamelis vernalis 'Kohankie Red'
Lonicera elisae syn. Lonicera infundibulum var. rockii
Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'
Rohdea japonica 'Talbot Manor'
Begonia masoniana
Galanthus 'Ophelia'
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Flore Pleno'
Galanthus plicatus
Galanthus nivalis sandersii group ‘Woodpeckers'
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Lunaria annua 'Chedglow'
Hepatica
Ficaria verna 'Crimson Damson'
Heuchera 'Creme Brulee'
Heuchera 'David'
Galanthus 'Matt Bishop'
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi 'Old Gold'
Carex oshimensis 'Everillo'
Sanicula epipactis syn Hacquetia epipactis
Sanicula epipactis 'Thor'
Euphorbia × martini 'Ascot Rainbow'
Adonis vernalis
Eranthis hyemalis 'Schwefelglanz'
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus heuffelianus 'Shock Wave'
Helleborus multifidus subsp. hercegovinus
Helleborus x belcheri 'Pink Ice'
Helleborus × nigercors
Helleborus thibetanus
Corydalis popovii
Corydalis 'Korn's Purple'
Corydalis flexuosa 'Craighton Blue'
Corydalis solida 'Gandalf'
Corydalis 'Spinners'
Eranthis hyemalis 'Winterzauber'
Eranthis cilicica
Eranthis hyemalis 'Dooze'
Eranthis hyemalis 'Lady Lamortagne'
Eranthis hyemalis 'Euan Bunclark'
Eranthis hyemalis 'Andenken an Johannes Raschke'
Eranthis hyemalis 'Schwefelglanz'
Eranthis hyemalis 'Pauline'
Galanthus nivalis 'Ecusson D'Or'
Rosa 'Catherine'
Rosa 'For Your Eyes Only'
Rosa persica
Daphne bholua var. glacialis 'Gurkha'
Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori'
Dentaria enneaphyllos syn. Cardamine enneaphyllos
Wulfenia x schwarzii
Eranthis 'Lemon and Lime'
Galanthus plicatus 'Colossus'
Galanthus 'Sentinel'
Galanthus nivalis 'Green Tear'
Galanthus elwesii 'Rosemary Burnham'
Galanthus 'Trumpolute'
Galanthus 'Trym Ingram'
It's peak Snowdrop Season and here on Talking Dirty it looks like we've all caught the fever! Alan Gray has quite the collection at East Ruston Old Vicarage, while Thordis is enjoying her first forays into growing these delightful plants in her small suburban garden.
So this week Galanthophile Brian Ellis is back on Talking Dirty to share some interesting varieties and the stories behind them. And next week he'll share great companion plants in the border, from Eranthis to Corydalis, Hamamelis to Hellebores.
PLANT LIST
Galanthus nivalis 'Anglesey Abbey'
Galanthus plicatus 'Diggory'
Galanthus 'Wasp'
Galanthus 'Lydiard Diana'
Galanthus elwesii 'Kermode Bear'
Galanthus bursanus
Galanthus nivalis 'Blonde Inge'
Galanthus 'Schorbuser Irrlicht'
Galanthus x valentinei 'Chameleon'
Galanthus plicatus 'Glenorma'
Galanthus plicatus 'Ace of Spades'
Galanthus plicatus 'Trym'
Galanthus plicatus 'Trymming'
Galanthus plicatus 'Trymposter'
Galanthus plicatus 'Trymlet'
Galanthus x valentinei 'S. Arnott'
Galanthus 'Franz Joseph'
Galanthus 'Emma Thick'
Galanthus 'Norfolk Yellows'
Galanthus 'Mother Goose'
Galanthus elwesii 'Lynch Green’
Galanthus nivalis 'Funny Justine'
Galanthus 'Lord Lieutenant'
Galanthus nivalis ‘The Alburgh Claw'
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Walrus'
Galanthus 'Medusa'
Galanthus 'Icarus'
Galanthus 'Glenchantress'
Galanthus nivalis 'Wisp'
Galanthus elwesii 'Sybil Stern'
Galanthus plicatus 'Lambrook Greensleeves'
Galanthus x valentinei 'Compu. Ted'
Galanthus 'Arto's Secret'
This week we're heading to the allotment as Rekha Mistry (author, Instagram star and Gardeners' World presenter) joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to talk about her new book 'Rekha's Kitchen Garden'.
Whether you've caught the Grow Your Own bug or not, Rekha is such a joy, as she shares the lessons she's learned and the varieties she loves to grow (plus the tasty dishes she creates with them!)
PLANT LIST
Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
Calendula
Tagetes patula
Borago officinalis
Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
Phaseolus vulgaris 'Yin Yang'
Edamame beans
Capsicum annuum 'Aleppo'
Capsicum annuum 'Padron'
Sweetcorn 'Glass Gem'
Helichrysum bracteatum monstrosum, Mixed
Helichrysum bracteatum 'Salmon Rose'
Helichrysum bracteatum 'Purple Red'
Amaranthus 'Red Army'
Broad Bean 'Crimson Flowered'
In the second part of her latest appearance on Talking Dirty, award-winning garden writer Val Bourne has some fab Fern advice, including choice plants to grow. Plus an array of things on the wishlist for 2023.
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten'
Achillea 'Moonshine'
Polypodium cambricum 'Richard Kayse'
Asplenium scolopendrium syn Phyllitis scolopendrium
Polystichum setiferum 'Plumosodensum'
Adiantum raddianum 'Ultragracillium'
Adiantum pedatum
Adiantum aleuticum
Adiantum aleuticum 'Miss Sharples'
Galanthus 'Green of Hearts'
Cornus officinalis
Cornus mas
Adiantum venustum
Anemone nemorosa 'Robinsoniana'
Anemone blanda
Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens 'Jingle Bells'
Clematis cirrhosa 'Freckles'
Lapageria rosea
Clematis napaulensis
Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica syn Clematis calycina
Amaranthus tricolor 'Early Splendor'
Seemannia sylvatica
Allium 'Lavender Bubbles'
Limonium 'Dazzle Rocks'
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
Veronica spicata 'Christa'
Delphinium 'Alice Artindale'
Delphinium requienii
Lychnis coronaria 'Gardeners' World'
Veronica longifolia 'Marietta'
Kniphofia 'David Blake'
Stipa gigantea
Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea'
One of our Talking Dirty favourites is back! This week award-winning Garden Writer Val Bourne rejoins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to talk about Rose varieties and pruning, the Apples she's picked for her garden in the Cotswolds and - of course - a few choice Snowdrops!
Next week even more wonderful plants and FLOMO*
*FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Galanthus 'Wasp'
Galanthus plicatus 'Diggory'Prunus armeniaca
Galanthus elwesii 'Mrs Macnamara'
Galanthus peshmenii
Eranthis hyemalis
Corylus maxima 'Purpurea'
Malus domestica 'Blenheim Orange'
Malus domestica 'D'Arcy Spice'
Malus domestica 'Pitmaston Pineapple'
Rosa 'Champagne Moment'Rosa 'Chandos Beauty'
Rosa 'Mary Berry'
Rosa 'The Generous Gardener'Rosa 'Mrs. Honey Dyson'
Rosa 'Climbing Lady Hillingdon'
Rosa 'Peach Melba'
Rosa 'Sweet Honey'
Rosa 'Bring Me Sunshine'
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Orange Grace'
Phlox × arendsii 'Utopia'
Phlox paniculata 'Bright Eyes'
Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
Fuchsia procumbens
Time for part two of our chat with award-winning garden writer Barbara Segall. After focussing on her new book 'The Secret Gardens of the South East: A Private Tour' last week, this time we've got Show and Tell from Barbara's garden in Suffolk. And - as a Herb expert - you'll be unsurprised to hear she's got some choice Herbs to share!
PLANT LIST
Sarcococca
Salvia rosmarinus Albiflora Group
Salvia rosmarinus 'Sudbury Blue'
Salvia rosmarinus Prostratus Group
Salvia rosmarinus 'Foxtail'
Humulus lupulus 'Aureus'
Laurus nobilis 'Aurea'
Anthriscus cerefolium (Chervil)
Coriandrum sativum
Ocimum 'African Blue'
Schlumbergera
Bellevalia paradoxa (Muscari paradoxum)
Echeveria 'Mauna Loa'
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Tulbaghia montana
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'
Parrotia persica
Cedrus libani subsp. atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'
Our first guest of 2023 is award-winning garden writer Barbara Segall. Her new book 'The Secret Gardens of the South East: A Private Tour' is out now and packed with inspiring plots.
Alongside telling the story behind the book, Barbara shares Show and Tell from her own garden. More of that next week, plus FLOMO.
PLANT LIST
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex latifolia
Ilex × koehneana 'Chestnut Leaf'
Ilex aquifolium 'East Ruston Gold'
Miscanthus nepalensis
Malus transitoria
It's a new year and before we get back to our regular podcasts, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis thought they'd share some of their thoughts as we start a new gardening year, including what excites them about 2023.
PLANT LIST
Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Miss Janay Hall'
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Severn Seas'
Rhaphiolepis
Dicksonia antarctica
Fuchsia procumbens
Euphorbia mellifera
Phlebodium aureum 'Blue Star'
Coniogramme emeiensis
Eragrostis curvula 'Totnes Burgundy'
Agave montana
Lathyrus odoratus 'Juliet'
Lathyrus odoratus 'Romeo'
Lathyrus odoratus 'Prince of Orange'
Lathyrus odoratus 'Matucana'
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Echium pininana
Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue'
It's our 100th episode and to mark it we're celebrating the return of an RHS Chelsea Flower Show 'Great'. In 2023 Cleve West returns to Main Avenue with The Centrepoint Garden. In this instalment of Talking Dirty - our final one of the year - we hear about the garden and meticulous process involved in creating it, plus feature some of Cleve's favourite plants of the moment. And of course have a real laugh along the way!
The podcast will return in 2023, but - in the meantime - thank you for all your support over the past couple of years. Merry Christmas!
PLANT LIST
Dactylorhiza
Cytisus 'Porlock'
Thymus 'Porlock'
Euphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge)
Galium aparine (Cleavers)
Fatsia japonica
Quercus ilex
Sonchus oleraceus (Sow Thistle)
Chelidonium majus (Greater Celandine)
Pentaglottis sempervirens (Green Alkanet)
Euphorbia lathyris (Caper Spurge)
Phlomis russeliana
Eryngium giganteum
Allium nigrum
Pelargonium sidoides
Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Briza media
Myosotis sylvatica
Cordyline australis
Paeonia × festiva 'Rubra Plena'
Papaver orientale
Sambucus nigra
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Milkmaid'
Passiflora quadrangularis
Schefflera
Aloysia triphylla syn. Aloysia citrodora
Diospyros virginiana
Artemisia schmidtiana
Mespilus germanica
Codiaeum variegatum
After an inspiring first instalment, packed not only with plants but Christmas gift ideas, Dan Cooper returns with some inspiring plants to light the garden up at this time of year.
There are even species Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) hasn't heard of! And some fabulous FLOMO*
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Entelea arborescens
Ochroma pyramidale
Sparrmannia africana 'Flore Pleno'
Anisodontea 'El Rayo'
Pilea 'Tasmanian Silver'
Tagetes lemmonii
Tagetes minuta
Plectranthus ciliatus 'Nico'
Plectranthus argentatus
Pteris cretica var. albolineata
Correa 'Dusky Bells Variegated'
Correa 'Marian's Marvel'
Begonia koelzii
Begonia grandis
Nerine 'Mr John'
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'
Amarine belladiva 'Anastasia'
Amarine belladiva 'Aphrodite'
Amarine belladiva 'Emmannuelle'
Stumped for what to buy the horticulturalist in your life this Christmas, or perhaps what to put on your own list? Well, look no further! @The Frustrated Gardener: Dan Cooper has lined up a bevvy of treats to tempt you. And, talking of temptation, he's got planty inspiration aplenty from his own courtyard garden to inspire late season interest in your plot.
Next week, lots more lovely plants, covering flowers and foliage.
PLANT LIST
Setaria palmifolia
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Red Chief'
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cabaret'
Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'
Ageratum petiolatum
Fuchsia fulgens
Fuchsia boliviana
Fuchsia boliviana 'Alba'
If you're on the lookout for autumnal stars for your garden, then look no further. Last week, in part one of the podcast, Joe Sharman of Monksilver Nursery wowed Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis with Chrysanthemums and Snowdrops galore. And this week he returns with a host of seasonal plants from Cyclamen to Crocus, via Alliums and Asters.
PLANT LIST
Rabdosia effusa
Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'
Oxalis europaea 'Plum Crazy'
Oxalis corniculata
Cyclamen cilicium
Cyclamen purpurascens
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen hederifolium subsp. crassifolium
Cyclamen mirabile
Cyclamen repandum
Cyclamen peloponnesiacum
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Silver Cloud'
Cyclamen hederifolium 'White Cloud'
Cyclamen hederifolium var. hederifolium 'Tilebarn Silver Arrow'
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Tilebarn Helena'
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Tilebarn Shirley'
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Red Sky'
Crocus goulimyi
Crocus speciosus
Crocus boryi
Crocus pulchellus
Crocus tommasinianus
Alstroemeria 'Rock 'n' Roll'
Arum
Sisyrinchium striatum 'Aunt May'
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (syn Aster lateriflorus)
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum 'Prince'
Aster 'Novemberlaan'
Aconitum carmichaelii (Wilsonii Group) 'The Grim Reaper'
Chrysanthemum 'Killerton Tangerine'
Mandragora autumnalis
Mandragora officinarum
The nights may be drawing in and the temperatures dropping, but our gardens can still be full of treasures as Joe Sharman of Monksilver Nursery proves in this week's episode.
In Part One, Joe wows Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis with Chrysanthemums galore, plus the lesser-spotted Autumn-flowering Snowdrop.
Next week, even more delights for the Autumn garden.
PLANT LIST
Galanthus 'Autumn Beauty'
Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Cambridge'
Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Rachelae'
Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Melvyn Jope'
Galanthus reginae-olgae subsp reginae-olgae 'Adamite'
Galanthus 'Ruby Baker'
Galanthus reginae-olgae subsp reginae-olgae 'Tessera'
Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Pink Panther'
Chrysanthemum yezoense
Chrysanthemum 'Etna'
Chrysanthemum 'Emperor of China'
Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca 'Erica Robin'
Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Chrysanthemum 'Esther'
Chrysanthemum 'Dixter Orange'
Lobelia × speciosa
Verbascum 'Christo's Yellow Lightning'
Chrysanthemum 'Dr Tom Parr'
Chrysanthemum 'Julia Peterson'
Chrysanthemum 'Shining Light'
Chrysanthemum 'Gladys Emerson'
Chrysanthemum 'Burnt Orange'
Chrysanthemum 'Wedding Day'
Chrysanthemum 'Milkshake'
Chrysanthemum 'Golden Greenheart'
Last week Helen and Ross from The Picton Garden dazzled us with daisies, as they shared their favourite varieties of Aster and Symphyotrichum.
This week they're wow Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis with a supporting cast of Autumn treasures, from Ferns and Colchicum to Cyclamen and Succulents.
PLANT LIST
Polygonum scoparium
Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
Kniphofia rooperi
Miscanthus transmorrisonensis
Dahlia 'Pooh - Swan Island'
Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer'
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Little Henry'
Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette'
Solidago caesia
Aralia californica
Paulownia kawakamii
Paulownia tomentosa
Alyssum/Lobularia maritima
Cuphea ignea
Salvia 'Joan'
Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii'
Begonia grandis
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Fairy Rings'
Cyclamen coum 'Silver Leaf'
Cyclamen coum
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Red Sky'
Colchicum speciosum 'Atrorubens'
Colchicum 'Waterlily'
Polypodium calirhiza 'Sarah Lyman'
Polypodium cambricum (Semilacerum Group) 'Jubilee'
Polypodium cambricum 'Hornet'
Polypodium cambricum 'Richard Kayse'
Polypodium cambricum 'Pulcherrimum Addison'
Cyrtomium falcatum
x Graptoveria 'Fred Ives'
Echeveria 'Mauna Loa'
Aeonium 'Zwartkop'
Aeonium 'Voodoo'
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Flamingo'
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Crispum Bolton's Nobile'
Rhodia
This week on Talking Dirty, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are dazzled by Daisies as Helen Picton and Ross Barbour join them with a host of their favourite varieties. And if you're going to delve into the world of Michaelmas Daisies, who better to introduce you to them than The Picton Garden and Old Court Nurseries, who've specialised in this plant since 1906 and hold the National Collection.
No matter the height or shade you're after, this week's Show and Tell is sure to have you inspired. And next week Helen and Ross will sneak in a host of supporting cast members to accompany the Michaelmas Daisies in your garden.
PLANT LIST Dryopteris wallichiana Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Beauty of Colwall' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Marie Ballard' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Blandie' × Solidaster luteus 'Lemore' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Sheena' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Thundercloud' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Davey's True Blue' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Rufus' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Melbourne Magnet' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Dazzler' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Rosenwichtel' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Algar's Pride' Aster amellus Aster amellus 'Gründer' Aster amellus 'Forncett Flourish' Aster pyrenaeus 'Lutetia' Aster sedifolius Aster × frikartii 'Mönch' Aster thomsonii Aster × frikartii 'Wunder von Stäfa' Aster × frikartii 'Eiger' Aster × frikartii 'Jungfrau' Aster peduncularis Aster trinervius var. harae Kalimeris Symphyotrichum 'Little Carlow' Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Pink Cloud' Gypsophila Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Rosy Veil' Symphyotrichum 'Jessica Jones' Symphyotrichum turbinellum Symphyotrichum laeve 'Orpheus' Symphyotrichum 'Maggie May'
This week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are joined by wildlife author Kate Bradbury to talk about her new book 'The Tree in My Garden', plus share great planting choices for our plots. From the effects of climate change, to whether to choose a native species, Kate's bound to have you thinking differently about how and what you plant. PLANT LIST Paulownia tomentosa Fagus sylvatica Crataegus monogyna Acer campestre Ilex aquifolium Hedera helix Lonicera periclymenum Quercus ilex Aesculus hippocastanum Aesculus parviflora Koelreuteria paniculata Euonymus europaeus Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet' Parrotia persica Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel' Pinus sylvestris Pinus radiata Rosa glauca
Time for Part Two of our Alpine Extravaganza with Paul Spriggs and Kenton J Seth. The pair have decades of Crevice Garden experience between them, captured in their book 'The Crevice Garden' from Filbert Press. Last week we took a look at their plots at home; this week we hear about more of their favourite Crevice Garden plants and their FLOMO*
*FLOMO = the FLower or plant that gives you a fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST Eriogonum ovalifolium Delosperma Mesembryanthemum Echinocereus triglochidiatus Trichocereus Opuntia Moltkia petraea Asplenium ceterach Helichrysum milfordiae Dionysia Bolax (Azorella) gummifera Silene acaulis Pleione
Crevice Gardens are on the rise and whether you're creating a small version in a trough or Crevice Gardening on a giant scale, they provide excellent opportunities to grow some amazing plants. This week's guests joining Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis certainly know their Crevice Gardens and their Alpine Plants. Paul Spriggs and Kenton J Seth are the brains behind 'The Crevice Garden' book from Filbert Press. Join us as we not only chat about the book, but take a look at both of their Crevice Gardens at home in Colorado and British Columbia. PLANT LIST Arenaria montana Acantholimon trojanum Achillea ageratifolia Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus microlepis Epilobium canum syn Zauschneria californica Hormathophylla spinosa Globularia cordifolia Agave parryi v couesii Echinocereus Sclerocactus parviflorus Eriogonum heermannii Achnatherum hymenoides Festuca ovina
With the publication of his much-anticipated new book 'No Dig', Charles Dowding joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to share amazing insight into the soil we grow our precious plants in, and also Show and Tell some of his favourite varieties from his plot this year. PLANT LIST Brussel Sprout 'Evesham Special' Celery 'Victoria' F1 Beetroot 'Boltardy' Tomato 'Sun Heart' Aubergine 'De Barbentane' Snack Pepper 'Flynn' Apple 'Ribston Pippin' Plum 'Coe's Golden Drop' Tomato 'Brandywine' Melon 'Ogen' Radicchio '506 TT' Amaranthus 'Red Army'
Mike Clifford returns with a bumper crop of unusual plants. We've got leaves as big as dinner plates and flowers like ducks wearing bonnets! Plus a FLOMO inspired by a trip to RHS Wisley. FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out PLANT LIST Pterospermum acerifolium Aristolochia fimbriata Ricinus communis Hoffmannia ghiesbreghtii Coniogramme emeiensis Brillantaisia ulugurica Lindau Lobelia giberroa Dendroseris litoralis Begonia luxurians Phytolacca americana 'Variegata' Solenostemon 'Redhead' Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Pink Chaos' Solenostemon 'Fishnet Stockings' Begonia 'Red Undies' Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow' Cereus jamacaru 'Spiralis' Crassula lycopodioides variegata Crassula perfoliata var. falcata Aloe polyphylla Deppea splendens Tithonia rotundifolia Schismatoglottis wallichii Carex trifida 'Rekohu Sunrise' Synadenium compactum var. rubrum Manihot grahamii Brassaiopsis dumicola Brassaiopsis mitis Brassaiopsis hispida Eccremocarpus scaber
Mike Clifford is back on Talking Dirty. The master grower of unusual and rare plants has some fabulous things to show and tell, from rare Strobilanthes to a bleeding flower. And great propagation and plant care tips as well. Part two follows next week with more fabulous plants and FLOMO! FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out PLANT LIST Nesocodon mauritianus Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia Begonia luxurians Brillantaisia Strobilanthes gossypinus Strobilanthes lactea Colocasia esculenta 'Pharaoh's Mask' Zantedeschia aethiopica 'African Gold' Vasconcellea pubescens Wercklea ferox Cecropia pachystachya Musanga cecropioides Balsa tree - Ochroma pyramidale Paulownia tomentosa
Something a bit different this week on The Talking Dirty Podcast. You may have heard a couple of weeks ago Jimi Blake popped to East Ruston Old Vicarage to take a look around with Alan Gray. Afterwards, before Jimi shot off to Beth Chatto's garden in Essex for a Symposium on Rewilding, the pair sat down to share some of their thoughts from the day. PLANT LIST Lophosoria quadripinnata Dicksonia antarctica Pteris wallichiana Ricinus communis 'Blue Buddha' Lobelia tupa Romneya coulteri Brassaiopsis mitis Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' Agave montana Amaranthus cruentus 'Hot Biscuits' Papaver commutatum 'Ladybird' Salvia microphylla Salvia confertiflora Salvia curviflora Meconopsis betonicifolia
Time for Part Two of our fun-filled, plant-tastic trip around Derry Watkins' Gravel Garden at Special Plants. Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are particularly inspired, considering the drought they've both experienced in East Anglia this summer! Look out for some of these plants at East Ruston in coming years... PLANT LIST Potentilla × hopwoodiana Allium senescens ssp. montanum Geranium incanum Limonium latifolium Limonium sinuatum 'Apricot Beauty' Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' Stipa barbata Morina longifolia Nicotiana mutabilis Eschscholzia californica coastal form Zauschneria californica Erigeron karvinskianus Agastache rupestris Tropaeolum polyphyllum Epilobium glabellum Lablab purpureus Erodium 'Fran's Choice' Scabiosa argentea Verbascum roripifolium Scutellaria suffrutescens 'Texas Rose' Dianthus 'Chomley Farran' Euphorbia rigida Eryngium maritimum Glaucium corniculatum Seseli gummiferum Allium schubertii Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Blues' Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton' Romneya Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea' Restio Erythrina crista-galli Spigelia marilandica Ficus carica 'Jolly Tiger' Origanum 'Kent Beauty'
The Wonder Woman returns! Derry Watkins of Special Plants is always inspiring and this week, returning to chat with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis, is no different. Last time she appeared we took a tour of some of her garden, but we were left wanting more...we only just glimpsed the gravel garden before phone battery forced us to head inside. So this time round we're dedicating the podcast to her drought-tolerant plants...and what a list of plants it is! Part two arrives next week with yet more inspiration! PLANT LIST Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise' Trachelospermum asiaticum Salvia greggii 'Stormy Pink' Paeonia cambessedesii Salvia rosmarinus 'Green Ginger' Ugni molinae Eryngium 'Pen Blue' Eryngium × oliverianum Eryngium bourgatii Graham Stuart Thomas's selection Salvia yangii (Perovskia atriplicifolia) Cephalaria transylvanica Erythrina crista-galli Albizia julibrissin Iochroma fuchsioides Sonchus fruticosus Verbascum roripifolium Euphorbia 'Blue Dome' Salvia 'Nachtvlinder' Corydalis ochroleuca Stipa gigantea Origanum 'Kent Beauty' Bougainvillea Parahebe perfoliata Geranium incanum
Last week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis heard about Jack Wallington's new garden near Hebden Bridge. This week we're taking a trip through some of his favourite plants of the moment, from those he's grown from seed to new planty purchases. PLANT LIST Monarda didyma 'Panama' Monarda 'Cambridge Scarlet' Astrantia Pittosporum Agapanthus Eucalyptus Foeniculum vulgare Trachycarpus fortunei Verbena bonariensis Ricinus communis Jacobaea vulgaris Leucanthemum vulgare Heracleum sphondylium Vicia sepium Geranium × oxonianum Thalictrum Splendide White Helenium 'Waltraut' Dahlia 'Magenta Star' Dahlia merckii Dahlia 'Waltzing Mathilda' Prunella vulgaris Leucadendron argenteum Ficus carica 'Jolly Tiger'
A brand new guest this week for The Talking Dirty Podcast. Jack Wallington is a horticultural powerhouse - Landscape Designer, Author and Wildflower lover - he's got heaps of enthusiasm and knowledge to share. This week we get to hear about his new adventures near Hebden Bridge, the challenges of his new garden and how he incorporates Wildflowers into the mix. Next week more wonders from Monardas to Dieramas and extra Wildflowers! PLANT LIST Allium porrum 'Musselburgh' Allium porrum 'Saint Victor' Pastinaca sativa Allium schoenoprasum Allium schoenoprasum 'Pink Bere' Allium schoenoprasum 'Wallington White' Allium schoenoprasum f. albiflorum Allium stipitatum 'White Giant' Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest' Brassica oleracea 'Red Russian' Brassica oleracea 'Nero di Toscana' Reseda luteola Reseda odorata Veronicastrum virginicum 'Diane' Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album' Persicaria amplexicaulis 'September Spires'
Following on from last week's exciting news about Cliff Bank Nursery, Ben Preston returns with part two of his podcast, packed with interesting plants and propagation tips! PS: To read our Newsletter, head here: https://www.getgardeningnow.co.uk/newsletter
PLANT LIST Hebe hulkeana Hebe x fairfieldensis syn fairfieldii Bergenia ciliata Cyperus involucratus Azolla Salvia patens 'Cambridge Blue' Salvia patens Giant Form Salvia patens 'Guanajuato' Salvia oxyphora Salvia atrocyanea Monarda 'Jacob Cline' Monarda punctata Echinacea pallida Eryngium bourgatii Eryngium alpinum Romneya coulteri Althaea cannabina Silene 'Confetti' Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer' Heuchera 'Bronze Beauty' Bupleurum rotundifolium 'Copper' Impatiens niamniamensis Impatiens kilimanjari Dicksonia antarctica Dryopteris filix-mas Dahlia merckii 'Alba'
He's back! York Gate Head Gardener Ben Preston returns to wow Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis with inspirational plants, plus some very exciting news! Next week more wonders from New Zealand, Salvias and Monardas! PLANT LIST Lathyrus odoratus 'Betty Maiden' Salvia atrocyanea Dianthus 'Elizabethan Pink' Geranium 'Rozanne' Geranium wlassovianum 'Lakwijk Star' Geranium 'Tiny Monster' Geranium 'Dilys' Dahlia 'Hadrian's Summerwine' Dahlia 'Hadrian's Bubblegum' Dahlia 'Magenta Star' Dahlia merckii Salvia microphylla 'Cerro Potosi' Persicaria runcinata 'Purple Fantasy' Rosa moyesii Rosa glauca Rosa 'Escimo' Rosa 'A Shropshire Lad' Muehlenbeckia astonii Corokia cotoneaster 'Little Prince'
He's back! Author of The Jungle Garden and Head Gardener at Walmer Castle, Philip Oostenbrink, is an authority on fabulous foliage. In this appearance on Talking Dirty he wows Alan Gray (East Ruston Old VIcarage) and Thordis with zany Zantedeschias and beguiling Boehmerias. Your FLOMO list is sure to increase! FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST Hakonechloa macra Ophiopogon japonicus Aspidistra elatior Aspidistra sichuanensis Convallaria majalis 'Ewa Witkowska' Convallaria majalis 'Vic Pawlowski's Gold' Ficus carica 'Jolly Tiger' Sparmannia africana 'Variegata' Yuzu Musa 'Ae Ae' Pilea umbrosa Smallanthus maculatus Smallanthus sonchifolius Boehmeria nivea Boehmeria platyphylla Girardinia cuspidata/Laportea cuspidata Oreocnide pedunculata Manihot grahamii Boehmeria nivea 'Solar Eclipse' Zantedeschia 'White Giant' Zantedeschia 'Hercules' Zantedeschia aethiopica 'African Gold' Actinidia kolomikta Actinidia tetramera var. maloides Cyrtomium fortunei var. clivicola Brassaiopsis mitis Brassaiopsis dumicola Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' Tetrapanax papyrifera 'Steroidal Giant' Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Di Sue Shan' BWJ12488 Trevesia palmata Hibiscus cameronii Persicaria virginiana 'Brushstrokes' Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis 'Lance Corporal' Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis 'Compton's Red' Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia Trachycarpus fortunei 'Variegata'
Before we return to a string of wonderful guests from the horticultural world, we must take a moment to savour the treasures currently on show at East Ruston Old Vicarage, a thirty-two acre wonderland on the Norfolk coast. From the big, bold and brilliant Brumansias to the tumble of climbers filling up the walls on the house and a look at some of the stars in the Desert Wash, owner Alan Gray is joined by Thordis for a meander through some of the best bits in the garden this summer. PLANT LIST Salvia 'Kisses and Wishes' Heliotropium arborescens 'Lord Roberts' Pelargonium 'Gazelle' Erigeron karvinskianus 'Lavender Lady' Petunia exserta Verbena bonariensis Eschscholzia californica Lychnis coronaria Geranium incanum Aloiampelos striatula/Aloe striatula Musa basjoo Berkheya purpurea Nolina longifolia Echium pininana Pelargonium 'Paul Crampel' Lantana camara Limnanthes douglasii Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer' Helichrysum Lychnis coronaria 'Gardeners' World' Astrantia 'Roma' Astrantia major 'Ruby Wedding' Astrantia major 'Shaggy' Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' Hosta 'Empress Wu' Hosta plantaginea Fuchsia microphylla ssp. hemsleyana 'Silver Lining' Athyrium otophorum 'Okanum' Blechnum chilense Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' Eragrostis 'Totnes Burgundy' Phlebodium aureum 'Davana' Coniogramme emeiensis Dahlia 'Karma Choc' Rosa x odorata 'Bengal Crimson' Nicotiana glauca Punica granatum Abutilon 'Ashford Red' Lobelia tupa Dahlia coccinea Cuphea ignea Cuphea cyanea Cuphea 'Roxy' Vitis coignetiae Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' Salvia patens 'Giant form' Phuopsis stylosa Begonia rex 'Black Knight' Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Pink Chaos' Adiantum venustum Solenostemon Kong Series Impatiens walleriana/Impatiens sultanii
Award-winning garden writer and organic gardener Val Bourne returns with part two of her Talking Dirty Podcast appearance. After a tour of the Hoverfly-friendly plants in her garden and her shoehorn method of gardening, this week we chat through some of her favourite Roses, Clematis and an array of Self-Seeders which make themselves at home in her plot. PLANT LIST Erigeron annuus Thalictrum flavum subsp. glaucum Linaria triornithophora Centranthus lecoqii Catananche caerulea Lysimachia punctata Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Aconitum 'Spark's Variety' Geranium pratense Leucanthemum vulgare Anthoxanthum odoratum, Sweet Vernal Grass Cynosurus cristatus, Crested Dog's-Tail Rhinanthus minor Pilosella (Hieracium) aurantiaca Lathyrus grandiflorus Rosa 'Adélaïde d'Orléans' Rosa 'Bobbie James' Rosa 'American Pillar' Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate' Rosa 'Goldfinch' Clematis 'Polish Spirit' Clematis 'Étoile Violette' Clematis 'Prince Charles' Clematis 'Alba Luxurians' Rosa 'Cornelia' Rosa bracteata Rosa 'For Your Eyes Only' Rose 'Chawton Cottage' Rosa 'Bonica' Rosa 'Astra Desmond' Rosa 'Koko Loko' Rosa 'Champagne Moment' Heuchera 'Bronze Beauty' Bupleurum rotundifolium 'Copper' Lathyrus sativus Buddleja davidii Buddleja x weyeriana 'Pink Pagoda' Escallonia 'Iveyi' Philadelphus 'Casa Azul' Philadelphus 'Manteau d'Hermine' Philadelphus 'Sybille' Crocosmia 'Miss Scarlet' Crocosmia 'Bright Eyes' Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Emily McKenzie' Kniphofia 'David Blake' Sparrmannia africana Sparrmannia africana 'Variegata'
We always love welcoming award-winning garden writer Val Bourne back onto the Talking Dirty Podcast. This week she shares some of her organic methods with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis, as she takes us on a tour through her Hoverfly friendly plants, and explains why these particular pollinators are essential in the garden. PLANT LIST Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' Dactylorhiza Orlaya grandiflora Seseli hippomarathrum Torilis arvensis Eryngium giganteum Eryngium 'Blue Waves' Eryngium × zabelii 'Big Blue' Eryngium × oliverianum Astrantia major Gill Richardson Group Astrantia major 'Shaggy' Astrantia 'Buckland' Galanthus plicatus 'Diggory' Galanthus 'Wasp' Astrantia 'Roma' Astrantia major 'Ruby Wedding' Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood' Knautia macedonica Knautia arvensis Knautia macedonica 'Melton Pastels' Scabiosa columbaria Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum' Cirsium rivulare 'Trevor's Blue Wonder'
If you love to sit down with articles about gardening, then you've undoubtedly read something beautiful penned by this week's guest on The Talking Dirty Podcast. Matt Collins writes for The Guardian, The Telegraph, Hortus, Toast...the list goes on and on. Somehow he also devotes his time to being Head Gardener for The Garden Museum in London and this week he's sharing his story, planting schemes from the Museum and inspiration for his own new garden, with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis. PLANT LIST Narcissus 'Cedric Morris' Ribes sanguineum 'Koja' Dahlia tampaulipana Dahlia imperialis Dahlia tenuicaulis Lonicera nitida Plantago media Geranium palmatum Geranium maderense Sisyrinchium striatum Phlomis russeliana Digitalis canariensis Teucrium fruticans Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl' Vitex Crambe maritima Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' Nepeta × faassenii Sorbus aria Pulsatilla vulgaris Iris 'Benton Olive' Iris 'Benton Farewell' Iris 'Benton Evora' Cercis canadensis Cercis siliquastrum Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei' Rosa 'Jacqueline du Pré' Rosa 'A Shropshire Lad' Abutilon 'Orange Hot Lava' Passiflora × exoniensis Passiflora caerulea Passiflora × violacea 'Victoria'
As we all swoon at the sight of Bearded Irises having their moment in the spotlight, we thought it was time we caught up with one of the specialist nurseries selling hundreds of varieties of these eye-catching plants. Chris Davey may have only taken on Seagate in the last few years, but his knowledge and enthusiasm shine through. Get ready for a look at some very tempting varieties, plus get inspiration for ways to incorporate Bearded Irises into your planting schemes. And it's not just Bearded Irises up for discussion, we stray into sibiricas and even into completely different plant groups! PLANT LIST Tulipa sprengeri Iris 'Syncopation' Iris 'Pirate's Quest' Iris 'Petite Monet' Iris 'Maslon' Iris 'Mrs Alan Gray' Iris germanica Iris 'Braithwaite' Iris 'Thornbird' Dahlia 'Café au Lait' Iris 'Shadow of the Almighty' Allium sphaerocephalon Sparaxis Iris 'Langport Storm' Iris 'Jane Phillips' Iris 'English Cottage' Iris 'Dawn of Fall' Iris 'Bethany Claire' Iris 'Autumn Tryst' Nerine Amarine Iris sibirica 'White Swirl' Iris 'Sparkling Rose' Iris 'Caesar's Brother' Iris 'Bangles' Iris 'Steve' Salvia aurea 'Kirstenbosch' Geranium phaeum 'Wendy's Blush' Salvia forreri Salvia patens 'Giant Form' Iris 'Dusky Challenger' Rosa 'Jacqueline du Pré' Rosa 'Mannington Mauve Rambler' Rosa 'William III' Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' Salvia concolor
Talking Dirty favourites Bleddyn and Sue Wynn-Jones of Crûg Farm Plants return to the podcast with an awe-inspiring array of plants to Show and Tell. After a first instalment packed with Rodgersias, Illiciums and Polygonatums, the pair regale us with yet more gorgeous plants and tips on how to grow them. PLANT LIST Lindera triloba Lindera obtusiloba Hylomecon japonica Hylomecon hylomeconoides Asarum Saruma henryi Aristolochia manshuriensis Thalictrum filamentosum Thalictrum tuberosum Thalictrum delavayi var. decorum Thalictrum omeiense Berberis amurensis v. latifolia Sorbus ulleungensis Dystaenia takisimana Ligularia japonica 'Rising Sun' Disporum longistylum Disporum longistylum 'Night Heron' Disporum longistylum 'Green Giant' Polygonatum zanlanscianense Polygonatum multiflorum Polygonatum multiflorum 'Betberg' Fuchsia boliviensis v. luxurians Fuchsia 'Silver Lining' Neolitsea sericea Viburnum awabuki Euonymus clivicola Engelhardia spicata Albizia julibrissin Schefflera macrophylla Rubus pectinellus var. trilobus Impatiens omeiana 'Ice Storm' Streptopus amplexicaulis Begonia baviensis Fuchsia cordata Fuchsia splendens Artistes ecklonii Holboellia brachyandra Holboellia latifolia Akebia quinata Libertia chilensis Holboellia latifolia subsp. chartacea dark flowered
Talking Dirty favourites Bleddyn and Sue Wynn-Jones of Crûg Farm Plants return to the podcast with an awe-inspiring array of plants to Show and Tell. Part Two has yet more treats in store from Fuchsias to Neolitsea to Impatiens. PLANT LIST Rodgersia podophylla 'Crûg Colossus' Actinidia kolomikta Actinidia kolomikta 'Tomoko' Actinidia kolomikta 'Yazuaki' Schizophragma integrifolium Hydrangea petiolaris v. megaphylla Parthenocissus Polygonatum mengtzense f. tonkinense Disporopsis pernyi Viola sororia 'Freckles' Roscoea cautleyoides Roscoea cautleyoides 'Reinier' Roscoea cautleyoides 'Jeffrey Thomas' Roscoea australis Saxifraga hirsuta Mahonia subimbricata Geranium sanguineum 'Jubilee Pink' Rodgersia nepalensis Illicium simonsii Illicium macranthum Geranium christensenianum Geranium procurrens Rodgersia sambucifolia Rodgersia pinnata 'Crûg Cardinal' Illicium merrillianum Euphorbia donii Smyrnium perfoliatum Anemone rivularis Anemone leveillei Styrax formosanus Styrax japonica Maianthemum aff. salvinii
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is one of the greatest flower shows on earth and a highlight of the horticultural calendar. Here on Talking Dirty we get just as excited about it as everybody else and - as you'd expect - we've been lapping up all the plants and combinations! So, fresh from Main Avenue and the Great Pavilion, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are here to share their favourites from across the show. And, as you can see from the plant list, there was plenty to catch their eyes!
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PLANT LIST x Semponium 'Destiny' Aeonium 'Sunburst' Aeonium 'Kiwi' Aeonium 'Schwarzkopf' x Semponium 'Sienna' Agave univittata 'Quadricolor' Agave victoriae-reginae Aeonium 'Green Tea' Aeonium tabuliforme Clivia miniata 'Steve's Pastel Green Throat' Clivia miniata 'Hirao' Petunia exserta Begonia sutherlandii 'Saunder's Legacy' Begonia 'Regal Minuet' Begonia 'Namur' Begonia 'Helter Skelter' Streptocarpus saxorum Nasturtium 'Baby Rose' Hosta 'Wheee!'Hosta 'Empress Wu' Hedera helix 'Pink 'n' Curly' Delphinium elatum 'Ruby Wedding' Primula japonica 'Miller's Crimson' Adiantum aleuticum 'Imbricatum' Iris 'Mrs Alan Gray' Selaginella kraussiana Soleirolia soleirolii Blechnum chilense Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' Anemone leveillei Cercis siliquastrum Lamium orvala Digitalis 'Glory of Roundway' Acer davidii Lychnis fos-cuculi ‘Alba’ Rosa glauca Baptisia ‘Twilight’ Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’ Baptisia ‘Dutch Chocolate’ Leucanthemum vulgare Euphorbia palustris Smyrnium perfoliatum Nicotiana langsdorffii Campanula patula Verbena 'Bampton' Acaena microphylla Stipa gigantea Eschscholzia californica 'Ivory Castle' Salvia 'Violette De Loire' Salvia 'Royal Bumble' Eschscholzia californica 'Thai Silk' Series Papaver somniferum 'Lauren's Grape' Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus Echium ‘Red Feather’ Bupleurum longifolium 'Aureum' Centranthus ruber var. coccineus Centaurea 'Jordy' Rose 'Dusky Maiden' Rosa 'Jacqueline du Pré' Anchusa 'Loddon Royalist' Geum 'Mai Tai' Iris 'Blue Rhythm' Salvia nemorosa ‘Crystal Blue’ Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hills' Aquilegia 'Ruby Port' Briza media Briza media 'Limouzi' Peony 'Dark Eyes' Cosmos bipinnatus 'Rubenza' Verbascum 'Petra' Camassia leichtlinii 'Alba' Luzula nivea Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud' Galactites tomentosa Galactites tomentosa 'Alba' Parrotia persica Centaurea 'Purple Heart' Lupinus 'Masterpiece' Gladiolus colvillei 'The Bride' Prunus lusitanica
Time for more wonderful plants with our Get Gardening co-conspirator Ian Roofe. He's Alan's right-hand man at East Ruston Old Vicarage and, at home, gardens a small plot in Norfolk (alongside stashing quite a lot of plants at his parents garden!) This week we've got a wonderful mix from shrubs to bulbs to Roses...
PLANT LIST Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko' Camassia quamash Camassia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii Haloragis erecta 'Wellington Bronze' Hardenbergia violacea Acanthus sennii Lonicera x 'Clavey's Dwarf' Clematis viticella Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii' Cornus 'Eddie's White Wonder' Cornus kousa 'Venus' Cornus kousa 'China Girl' Rosa 'Climbing Pompon de Paris' Clematis tangutica Dianthus 'Chomley Farran' Trochodendron aralioides Schefflera taiwaniana Rhaphithamnus spinosus Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' Rosa moyesii 'Geranium' Euphorbia characias Aconitum 'Bressingham Spire' Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' Rosa Mundi Trachycarpus fortunei Ferula communis
He's back! Our original Get Gardening co-conspirator and Alan Gray's right-hand man at East Ruston Old Vicarage, Ian Roofe, returns to Talking Dirty. As ever he's brought his floral A-Game so expect plenty of seasonal inspiration from climbers to bulbs to perennials. Next week Camassias, Cornus and super shrubs! PLANT LIST Holboellia latifolia Crataegus prunifolia Wisteria floribunda 'Black Dragon' Wisteria floribunda 'Macrobotrys' Wisteria floribunda 'Lipstick' Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Bracteata' Tulipa 'Amber Glow' Tulipa 'Continental' Tulipa 'Doll's Minuet' Smyrnium perfoliatum Helleborus foetidus 'Yellow Wilgenbroek' Lunaria annua 'Somerset Marble' Lunaria annua 'Chedglow' Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue' Lunaria rediviva Erysimum 'Apricot Twist' Erysimum 'Red Jep' Erysimum 'Ruston Coppernob' Erysimum cheiri 'Harpur Crewe' Erysimum 'Lady Roborough' Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve' Erysimum 'Ruston Royal' Centaurea 'Jordy' Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart' Centaurea montana Salvia 'Royal Bumble'
This week we continue our chat with Tom Attwood of Abi and Tom's Garden Plants. From the oddities being grown 'round the back' to the exotic plant Tom is deserate to have success with, it's a foray into a wonderful range of plants, from Tulips to Wallflowers to Abutilons. PLANT LIST Veronica gentianoides Dark Form Papaver commutatum Tulipa 'Gudoshnik' Tulipa 'Valdivia' Tulipa sprengeri Cardiocrinum giganteum Erysimum 'Ruston Coppernob' Erysimum 'Ruston Royal' Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' Canna 'Durban' Manihot grahamii Abutilon vitifolium Clianthus puniceus Corynabutilon × suntense 'Jermyns' Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
This week on Talking Dirty we're getting to know Tom Attwood of Abi and Tom's Garden Plants (and Gardens Illustrated etc. From a childhood gardening with his Mum, to time at Kew and the creation of the Plant Centre and Nursery he runs with his wife, he shares his horticultural passion. Plus some of his favourite plants. Next week we talk Tulips and FLOMO FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST Yakushima rhododendron Pelargonium 'Babylon' Cordyline indivisa Cordyline australis Viburnum betulifolia
Time for Part Two of our chat with Garden Designer Annie Guilfoyle. We continue her appreciation of interesting shrubs for all gardens, but also take a meander through some interesting bulbs and a naughty climber! PLANT LIST Gomphostigma virgatum Rosa 'Madge' Exochorda × macrantha 'The Bride' Epimedium × warleyense 'Orangekönigin' Narcissus 'Petrel' Narcissus 'Thalia' Narcissus 'Silver Chimes' Narcissus 'Hawera' Narcissus 'Rataplan' Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Bracteata' Gladiolus tristis Gladiolus dalenii Holboellia latifolia Hesperantha coccinea Primula vulgaris 'Avondale' Primula 'Wanda Hose-in-hose' Primula 'Wanda' Eremurus 'White Beauty Favourite'
Here on The Talking Dirty Podcast we are unashamedly plant-mad! Alan Gray has filled 32 acres at East Ruston Old Vicarage with interesting varieties and combinations (and Thordis dreams of doing the same!) In our pursuit of the beautiful and unique, certain groups of plants can get overlooked and we suspect some shrubs have been in that category. Well, no more! Because Garden Designer Annie Guilfoyle is a champion of using interesting shrubs in your garden, and practises what she preaches by growing many in her own tiny plot. This first part of her Talking Dirty appearance feature some she would recommend the highest.
In Part Two we'll cover Narcissi, a slightly naughty climber and FLOMO* of course.
*FLoral or plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST Arum italicum 'Pictum' Narcissus 'Golden Ducat' Narcissus 'Silver Chimes' Correa 'Marian's Marvel' Correa backhouseana Correa reflexa x alba 'Lemon Twist' Olearia ilicifolia Olearia × mollis 'Zennorensis' Olearia macrodonta Viburnum × burkwoodii
It's a long overdue return for Matthew Pottage on The Talking Dirty Podcast this week. Matt joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to chat about his new book, 'How to Garden when you Rent' and share some Show and Tell from his office at RHS Garden Wisley. He's sure to leave us all with FLOMO! FLoral or plant-based fear Of Missing Out PLANT LIST Luma apiculata Leptinella Lobelia pedunculata (Syn. Pratia pedunculata) Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Nanouk’ Tradescantia fluminensis 'Maiden's Blush' Fallopia baldschuanica Pinus coulteri Sansevieria trifasciata 'Bantel's Sensation' Aloe erinacea Schlumbergera 'Norris Variegated' Phlebodium aureum 'Davana' Opuntia cantabrigiensis Opuntia microdasys Lycopodium squarrosum Blechnum chilense Pyrrosia sheareri Cordyline australis 'Charlie Boy' Lapageria rosea
You know Alan Gray and Thordis adore an underloved plant on Talking Dirty - and this week's guest is the same. Dan Cooper is shining the spotlight on Hyacinths this week, plus Tulips, Narcissi and lots of other seasonal lovelies. And, as his new business Dan Cooper Garden launches, we're keen to hear about what he's got in store for us, from tools and bulbs to some great articles packed with advice. In fact Alan is so taken with one item from the Dan Cooper range that he forgets the flowers when it comes to his FLOMO, though don't worry we still managed to pack in lots of plants (as that plant list testifies!) FLoral or plant-based fear Of Missing Out PLANT LIST Hyacinthus orientalis 'Gipsy Queen' Hyacinthus orientalis 'Anastasia' Hyacinthus orientalis 'Woodstock' Hyacinthus 'Dark Dimension' Hyacinthus orientalis 'Miss Saigon' Hyacinthus orientalis 'Jan Bos' Hyacinthus orientalis 'City of Haarlem' Hyacinthus orientalis 'Carnegie' Tulip 'Attila Graffiti' Iris latifolia Gladiolus cardinalis Tulipa 'Purissima' Tulipa 'Queen of Night' Tulipa 'Negrita' Tulipa 'Triple A' Tulipa 'Exotic Emperor' Tulipa 'Muscadet' Spiraea 'Arguta' Fritillaria imperialis Tropaeolum brachyceras Tropaeolum tricolor Tropaeolum pentaphyllum Narcissus 'Barrett Browning' Narcissus 'Mrs Langtry' Narcissus 'Insulinde' Narcissus 'Van Sion' Jacobinia pauciflora Correa reflexa x alba 'Lemon Twist' Rhododendron 'Christmas Cheer'
When we prepared to launch our Newsletter and asked what Talking Dirty listeners wanted from it, there was a big call for Show and Tell from Alan Gray and Thordis. So, in a pause between our usual guest-focussed podcasts, they're talking about some of their favourites in the garden at the moment, including selections for Thordis' new raised shade bed. From Corydalis to Ficaria, Primulas, Pulmonarias and Narcissi, there's planty inspiration a-plenty. To read our Newsletter and subscribe, head here: https://www.getgardeningnow.co.uk/newsletter PLANT LIST Begonia listada Begonia 'Little Brother Montgomery' Begonia 'Black Knight' Cyathea brownii Pulmonaria 'Blue Pearl' Geranium phaeum 'Brundall Gold' Milium effusum 'Aureum' Eragrostis curvula 'Totnes Burgundy' Ficaria verna 'Crimson Damson' Ficaria verna 'Coppernob' Ficaria verna 'Lambrook Variegated' Cyclamen coum Heptacodium miconioides Ranunculus ficaria 'Blueberries and Cream' Corydalis solida 'Beth Evans' Anemone blanda 'White Splendour' Corydalis 'Tory MP' Corydalis calycosa Chrysosplenium macrophyllum Primula vulgaris 'Taigetos' Primula 'Francisca' Primula 'Barnhaven Blues' Primula 'Tomato Red' Narcissus cyclamineus Narcissus bulbocodium Narcissus bulbocodium 'Arctic Bells' Anemone nemorosa 'Robinsoniana' Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal' Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso' Narcissus 'Beryl' Narcissus 'Cantabile' Lamium orvala Hosta 'War Paint' Primula 'Guinevere' or 'Garryard Guinivere' Lunaria 'Somerset Marble' Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' Primula auricula 'Marie Crousse' Primula vulgaris subsp. sibthorpii Primula 'Tie Dye' Primula auricula 'Blue Denim' Primula 'Jack-in-the-Green group' Tulipa sprengeri Impatiens flanaganiae
Last week we revelled in Irises, Crocuses and Ficaria with Helen and Ross from The Picton Garden and Old Court Nurseries. This week on The Talking Dirty Podcast, it's Ferns, Epimediums, Narcissi and Spring Shrubs. It is amazing the amount of treasures the pair fit into their two acres...I mean, just check out that plant list... PLANT LIST Polypodium cambricum 'Richard Kayse' Polypodium cambricum 'Pulcherrimum Addison' Polypodium cambricum 'Semilacerum falcatum O'Kelly' Woodwardia unigemmata Blechnum chilense Narcissus cyclamineus 'Beauté de Gravesend' Selaginella kraussiana Narcissus pseudonarcissus var. porrigens Narcissus 'Alec Gray' Narcissus 'Candlepower' Narcissus 'Winter Waltz' Narcissus 'February Gold' Narcissus 'Snook' Narcissus 'Papa Snoz' Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête' Narcissus 'Medway Gold' Narcissus 'Gale Force' Cardamine quinquefolia Epimedium 'Black Sea' Epimedium 'Rhubarb and Custard' Epimedium 'Spine Tingler' Epimedium 'Amber Queen' Epimedium 'Buckland Spider' Epimedium 'Pink Champagne' Ypsilandra thibetica Leucojum vernum var. carpathicum Stachyurus Praecox Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori' Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose' Narcissus 'Mitzy' Hepatica nobilis 'Cremar' Acer × conspicuum 'Phoenix' Acer griseum
This week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis welcome Helen Picton and Ross Barbour of The Picton Garden and Old Court Nurseries to The Talking Dirty Podcast. Famous for their Michaelmas daisies, Helen and Ross have added collections of Snowdrops, Ferns and Succulents to the already bountiful Picton Garden. And they have an array of Spring beauties to share in this episode, from Iris to Crocus to Ficaria. Next week we'll move onto Ferns, Epimediums, Narcissi and Spring Shrubs. PLANT LIST Galanthus 'Prague Spring' Galanthus 'Veronica Cross' Galanthus 'Lord Lieutenant' Galanthus 'Ransom's Dwarf' Anemone blanda 'Ingramii' CEH.626 Galanthus sandersii Crocus tommasinianus Crocus heuffelianus 'Silvery Wonder' Crocus vernus Crocus heuffelianus 'Shock Wave' Galanthus 'Heffalump' Galanthus 'Treasure Island' Galanthus 'Long John Silver' Galanthus 'Pieces of Eight' Galanthus 'Wasp' Ribes laurifolium 'Mrs Amy Doncaster' Helleborus 'HGC Pink Frost' Iris unguicularis Iris unguicularis 'Peloponnese Snow' Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt' Iris unguicularis 'Diana Clare' Iris lazica Ficaria verna 'Coppernob' Ficaria verna 'Brazen Hussy' Ficaria verna 'Double Mud' Ficaria verna 'Crimson Damson' Ficaria verna 'Magnum' Arum italicum Arum 'Monksilver'
After a first instalment packed with Snowdrops, Primulas and Cardamine, get ready for even more early-Spring inspiration from Organic Gardener Val Bourne, including Narcissi, Hamamelis, Hellebores and Hepaticas! In this episode we mention our https://www.getgardeningnow.co.uk/newsletter (new Newsletter). To sign up to it and read the first instlament which went out a few weeks ago, head here: https://www.getgardeningnow.co.uk/newsletter (https://www.getgardeningnow.co.uk/newsletter) PLANT LIST Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation' Narcissus 'Candlepower' Narcissus 'Navarre' Narcissus 'Jumblie' Narcissus cyclamineus Chimonanthus praecox Hamamelis × intermedia 'Aurora' Hamamelis × intermedia 'Pallida' Prunus 'Kursar' Ribes laurifolium Galanthus 'South Hayes' Helleborus 'Penny's Pink' Helleborus 'Anna's Red' Polypodium cambricum Polypodium cambricum 'Richard Kayse' Hepatica 'Kilmeston Pink' Hepatica transsilvanica 'Elison Spence' Hepatica nobilis Hepatica x media 'Harvington Beauty' Hepatica transsilvanica Leucojum vernum var. vernum 'Green Lantern' Leucojum vernum var. vagneri 'Janus' Miersia chilensis Galanthus 'Bumblebee' Galanthus plicatus 'Diggory' Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece' Galanthus 'Treasure Island' Galanthus gracilis Galanthus 'Little Dorrit' Galanthus 'Chantry Poppet' Galanthus 'Bambino' Galanthus 'Cherub' Galanthus nivalis 'Lady Putman' Cyclamen coum 'Tilebarn Elizabeth' Crocus heuffelianus Crocus rujanensis 'Belphoebe' Galanthus elwesii 'Broadwell'
At a time when there's so much sadness in the world, we can count on Val Bourne to raise our spirits. The award-winning garden writer brings some inspiring later-Winter/early-Spring plants including Galanthus, Primula and Cardamine to the podcast. And she even hits upon Alan Gray's favourite Crocus! Part Two will include Narcissi, Hamamelis, Hellebores and Hepaticas! PLANT LIST Crocus tommasinianus 'Bobbo' Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Tears' Galanthus nivalis 'Green Tear' Galanthus 'Green of Hearts' Galanthus plicatus 'Trym' Galanthus 'Trumps' Galanthus 'Trym Baby' Galanthus x valentinei 'Chameleon' Galanthus 'Midas' Galanthus plicatus 'Wendy's Gold' Crocus 'Vanguard' Crocus 'Yalta' Primula 'Barbara Midwinter' Iris unguicularis 'Abington Purple' Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt' Iris unguicularis 'Mary Barnard' Iris 'Lady Beatrix Stanley' Iris 'Katherine's Gold' Iris 'Sheila Ann Germany' Iris 'Frank Elder' Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin' Iris lazica Cardamine quinquefolia Galanthus 'Rodmarton Arcturus' Galanthus 'Rodmarton Regulus' Galanthus 'Rodmarton Sirius' Galanthus plicatus 'Amy Doncaster' Galanthus plicatus 'Augustus'
This week it's time to shelter inside and focus on our houseplants as Talking Dirty catches up with podcasting legend Jane Perrone. Host of 'On The Ledge', the foremost houseplant podcast, Jane has been growing plants (both indoors and out) all her life. And she's learned some awesome tips along the way. From why the plants you buy might be hard to look after, to some different varieties to try, plus propagation advice and even - heading outside - a great dry shade recommendation! PLANT LIST Oxalis corymbosa aureo-reticulata Smithiantha cinnabarina Kohleria eriantha Achimenes erecta Oxalis triangularis Calathea orbifolia Kalanchoe 'Dolly' Sansevieria bella × Gasteraloe Opuntia monacantha f. monstruosa variegata Opuntia microdasys Aporocactus flagelliformis syn. Disocactus flagelliformis Cleistocactus colademononis Rhipsalis paradoxa Medinilla magnifica Saintpaulia ionantha Clivia miniata Episcia dianthiflora Begonia soli-mutata Begonia erythrophylla Davallia canariensis Aeschynanthus longicaulis 'Black Pagoda' Platycerium bifurcatum × Fatshedera lizei Pileostegia viburnoides Soleirolia soleirolii 'Aurea' Phlebodium aureum Blechnum chilense Pilea peperomiodes Cymbalaria muralis Helleborus foetidus Soleirolia soleirolii 'Aurea' Viola hederacea
Perhaps you're already all about Aroids, but - if not - get ready to be converted with Jack Ogg, Senior Gardener at York Gate Garden. From Arum to Arisaema, Sauromatum to Dracunculus we take a tour through some of Jack's favourites, plus lots of other stunning plants he's growing at York Gate and in his own garden. There is so much inspiration for, not only new plants to try, but new ways of growing them too. PLANT LIST Arisaema griffithii Arisaema intermedium Ophrys tenthredinifera Dactylorhiza Miersia chilensis Bowiea volubilis Arum maculatum Arum concinnatum Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum' Arum italicum 'Pictum' Arum maculatum Arum concinnatum Arum pictum Arum pictum ssp. sagittifolium Gethyum atropurpureum Amorphophallus titanum Impatiens sodenii Impatiens pseudoviola Impatiens kilimanjari subsp. kilimanjari Impatiens flanaganae Impatiens arguta 'Blue Dream' Tillandsia bergeri Streptocarpus dunnii Remusatia pumila Sauromatum venosum Sauromatum venosum 'Lake Tana' Dracunculus vulgaris Dracunculus canariensis Arum dioscoridis var. syriacum Sauromatum venosum 'Indian Giant' Rafflesia arnoldii Fuchsia procumbens Symplocarpus foetidus Sauromatum horsfieldii Sauromatum horsfieldii ‘Lancelot’ Helicodiceros muscivorus
He's back! Mr Snowdrop returns with some choice Galanthus and other seasonal treasures. There are some great tips for splitting your Snowdrops and insight into chipping them as well (though he's joking about that garlic crusher!) PLANT LIST Cyclamen elegans Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana' Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Zwanenburg' Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Tilebarn Jamie' Galanthus elwesii 'Barnes' Galanthus plicatus 'Three Ships' Galanthus plicatus 'Glenorma' Galanthus plicatus 'Trym' Galanthus plicatus 'Trimmer' Galanthus plicatus 'Trymlet' Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece' Lunaria annua 'Variegata' Lonicera elisae Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Hosoba Kokurya'/'Black Needles' Galanthus elwesii 'Kencot Ripple' Galanthus elwesii 'Grumpy' Galanthus 'Curse of the Were Rabbit' Galanthus 'Ivington Green' Galanthus plicatus 'Diggory' Narcissus 'Cedric Morris' Narcissus pallidiflorus Hedera hibernica 'Angularis Aurea' Hedera algeriensis 'Gloire de Marengo' Arum italicum 'Pictum' Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata' Ribes sanguineum Tropaeolum smithii Corydalis linstowiana Crocus tommasinianus Eranthis hyemalis 'Zitronenfalter' Galanthus 'David Quinton' Galanthus nivalis 'Fee Clochette' Ilex aquifolium 'Joe Sharman' Dipsacus fullonum Dipsacus laciniatus Dipsacus pilosus Dipsacus strigosus Parrotia persica Corylopsis pauciflora Narcissus jacetanus 'Lionel Bacon' Narcissus 'Navarre'
It's time for Part Two of our extravaganza with Dan and Mark from Surreal Succulents. In Part One we heard about the Semponium origin story and now we get to meet the whole family, including those not yet launched. Then, in a FLOMO feature quite unlike any other, we're wowed by the multi-coloured Aeoniums on wishlists the world over. By the end of the podcast Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis had quite the shopping list. And we're sure you'll feel the same. So, as ever, here's the plant list for the episode to help you with your planty purchases. PLANT LIST Aloe polyphylla Aeonium ‘Pomegranate’ x Semponium 'Sienna' x Semponium ‘Halo’ x Semponium ‘Mrs Frosty’ x Semponium ‘Diamond’ x Semponium ‘Vortex’ x Semponium ‘Destiny’ Aeonium ‘Ice Warrior’ Aeonium smithii Aeonium 'Velour' Haworthia limifolia f. variegata Echeveria agavoides ‘Ebony’ Aeonium ‘Phoenix Flame’ Echeveria ‘Rainbow’ Oxalis palmifrons Cotyledon ladismithiensis variegata (Bear paws) Aeonium ‘Medusa’ Aeonium ‘Kilimanjaro’ Aeonium 'Meiya' Aeonium ‘Mardi Gras’ Aeonium ‘Schwarzkopf Variegata’
Strap yourself in and get ready for an exhilirating ride with Dan and Mark from Surreal Succulents. Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis first met the pair at The Chelsea Flower Show and now they're ready to unleash their inspiring plants on this podcast. From awe-inspiring Aeoniums to exciting Echeveria, plus great tips on how to care for and propagate them, you're sure to be squealing with delight and laughing loudly at the lads' antics along the way! In fact there were so many plants, and we had so much fun, we decided to make the podcast a two-parter for fear of losing any on the cutting room floor. Next week...whisper it quietly...Semponiums aplenty! PLANT LIST Aeonium ‘Schwarzkopf’ Aeonium 'Voodoo' Aeonium ‘Pomegranate’ Grammatophyllum scriptum var. citrinum Aeonium ‘Cyclops’ Aeonium undulatum Aeonium nobile Aeonium tabuliforme Aeonium glandulosum Aeonium tabuliforme f. variegata Aeonium tabuliforme x nobile Brahea armata Echeveria elegans Echeveria agavoides ‘Ebony’ Echeveria gibbiflora Echeveria ‘Linguas’ Yucca rostrata Yucca thompsoniana Echeveria colorata ‘Desert Harmony’ Echeveria 'Moonshadow' Echeveria ‘Chrissy n Ryan’ cristata Echeveria laui Echeveria agavoides ‘Romeo’ Echeveria ‘Pink Champagne’
This week author of 'The Jungle Garden' Philip Oostenbrink joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to share some of the treasures from his garden. Holder of four National Collections, lover of all things variegated and a great plantsman, this podcast is an adventure through fabulous foliage plants and is packed with inspiration for your plot. PLANT LIST Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' Ophiopogon japonicus Aspidistra elatior 'Équinoxe' Convallaria majalis 'Jentsch's Triumph' Convallaria majalis 'Vic Pawlowski's Gold' Fuchsia magellanica 'Alba' Hakonechloa macra Aspidistra zongbayi 'Uan Fat Lady' Aspidistra elatior Aspidistra sichuanensis Pelargonium 'Madame Salleron' Arum italicum 'Pictum' Fatsia japonica 'Tsumugi-shibori' Farfugium japonicum 'Aureomaculatum' Farfugium japonicum 'Ryuto' Solanum laciniatum Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Kinboshi' syn. A. s. 'Chromatographic' Solenostemon 'Black Dragon' Trevesia palmata 'Micholitzii' Brassaiopsis mitis Schefflera rhododendrifolia Equisetum 'Bandit' Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum' Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' Hedychium 'Dr. Moy' Hedychium 'Verity' Hedychium 'Tahitian Flame' Metapanax davidii Boehmeria platyphylla Boehmeria platanifolia Boehmeria polystachya Ramie (Boehmeria nivea) Oreocnide pedunculata Girardinia cuspidata Rhododendron dauricum 'Mid-Winter' Rhododendron 'Polar Bear' Rhododendron luteum Rhododendron 'Christmas Cheer' Verbesina microptera Aspidistra elatior 'Tiny Tank™' Epimedium Athyrium filix-femina 'Dre's Dagger'
For the first full Talking Dirty episode of the year, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are joined by Garden Designer Tom Hoblyn. They last saw him at The Chelsea Flower Show and in this episode he shares some of the plants from that garden, alongside seasonal favourites from his two-acre Suffolk plot. His home garden sees him battle flooding at one end, while he experiments with a dry garden at the other. Then there's the kitchen garden and his propagation trials and tribulations! One thing's for sure, Tom Hoblyn has the gardening bug good and proper as the plant list attests... PLANT LIST Abutilon megapotamicum 'Pink Charm' Abutilon 'Lemon Drop' Juniperus phoenicea Cobaea scandens Hippeastrum vittatum Tulipa sprengeri Lychnis chalcedonica 'Carnea' Acer campestre Primula bulleyana Iris 'Caesar's Brother' Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen' Matteuccia struthiopteris Athyrium filix-femina Dryopteris affinis Disporum Sarcopoterium spinosum Euphorbia ‘Grey Hedgehog’ Pistacea lentiscus Echium pininana Echium candicans Arbutus unedo Arbutus x andrachnoides Luma apiculata Impatiens sodenii Osmunda regalis Selaginella kraussiana Polypodium vulgare Fuchsia hatschbachii Fuchsia 'Hawkshead' Fuchsia magellanica 'Lady Bacon' Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis 'Versicolor' Fuchsia 'Lottie Hobby' Dahlia 'David Howard' Vinca difformis Tropaeolum ciliatum Tropaeolum tuberosum Tropaeolum tuberosum var. lineomaculatum 'Ken Aslet' Tropaeolum smithii Rubus cockburnianus Viburnum opulus Rosa moyesii 'Geranium' Rosa 'Kew Rambler' Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate' Rosa 'Wedding Day' Rosa 'Rambling Rector' Rosa 'Madame Alfred Carrière' Cotinus 'Grace' Cotinus obivatus Catalpa bignonioides Dryopteris wallichiana Pteris wallichiana Daphne bholua Daphne bholua 'Garden House Ghost' Impatiens tinctoria Rosa chinensis Malus domestica 'Worcester Pearmain' Malus domestica 'Laxton's Superb' Malus domestica 'Laxton's Fortune' Malus domestica 'Norfolk Beefing' Malus domestica 'Emneth Early'
Before Alan and Thordis return to their weekly chats with top gardeners, they've decided to sneak in a bonus Happy New Year episode. Looking both back and forwards, it covers lots of lovely plants brightening up their gardens, and some hopes for 2022. PLANT LIST Camellia sasanqua Camellia reticulata Camellia japonica Camellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson' Galanthus plicatus 'Three Ships' Rosa × odorata 'Bengal Crimson' Cobaea pringlei Eryngium pandanifolium Euphorbia azorica Victoria cruziana Trachelospermum asiaticum Eccremocarpus scaber Clematis cirrhosa 'Jingle Bells' Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens 'Freckles' Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Miss Janay Hall' Galanthus elwesii 'Barnes' Cyclamen coum Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' Cornus sanguinea 'Anny's Winter Orange' Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' Carpinus fangiana Nicotiana langsdorffii Nicotiana knightiana Eranthis hyemalis 'Grünling' Chorizema ilicifolium Salix alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis' Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'
For our final episode of the year, we're injecting a little more festive spirit with our original Get Gardening co-conspirator, Ian Roofe. From stunning seasonal Show & Tell to some great gardening gift ideas, this episode is packed not only with plants, but books, tools and laughter! Before we hand over that plant list, thank you for listening this year (and last!) - we love making the podcast, but there wouldn't be much point without you wonderful people. So thank you for showing up each week, for your feedback and questions and for loving plants as much as we do. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Gardening! PLANT LIST Eryngium pandanifolium 'Physic Purple' Eryngium eburneum Cornus capitata Camellia sasanqua 'Narumigata' Camellia 'Snow Flurry' Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina' Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Iris unguicularis Iris unguicularis 'Peloponnese Snow' Iris unguicularis 'Mary Barnard' Fuchsia x bacillaris Borinda papyrifera Asplenium scolopendrium Cristatum Group Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustifolium' Picea pungens Picea pungens 'Brexit Blue' Picea pungens 'The Blues' Picea pungens 'Edith' Symphyotrichum laeve 'Orpheus' Daphne odora 'Mae-Jima' Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill' Daphne 'Spring Herald' Prunus tenella 'Fire Hill' Arum 'Monksilver' Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum' Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Miss Janay Hall' Camellia japonica 'Takanini' Camellia × vernalis 'Yuletide' Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose' Schefflera taiwaniana Schefflera rhododendrifolia Quercus cerris 'Curly head' Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso' Bulbine caulescens Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette' Daphne mezereum 'Bowles White'
He's back! The wonderful Dan Cooper AKA The Frustrated Gardener returns with some of the stars from his tiny coastal plot, including the perfect trees for a small space, and choice Ferns for dry shade. Plus some exciting flowers to brighten up November into December. And we finally get to hear about Dan's exciting new venture, Dan Cooper Garden (coming Spring 2022!) PLANT LIST Dahlia tampaulipana Salvia mexicana Salvia mexicana 'Limelight' Salvia concolor Impatiens balansae Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii' Salvia 'Amistad' Hedychium 'Helen Dillon' Hedychium yunnanense Hedychium greenii Correa 'Marian's Marvel' Correa 'Dusky Bells Variegated' Tropaeolum pentaphyllum Cyrtomium falcatum Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Herrenhausen' Pseudopanax chathamica Phillyrea latifolia Laurus nobilis 'Angustifolia' Laurus nobilis 'Aurea' Sophora microphylla 'Sun King' Sophora prostrata 'Little Baby' Salvia atrocyanea Cobaea pringlei Salvia 'Royal Bumble' Lycianthes rantonnetii syn Solanum rantonnetii Chrysanthemum 'Picasso' Chrysanthemum 'Vagabond Prince' Chrysanthemum 'Dixter Orange' Chrysanthemum 'Emperor of China' Chrysanthemum 'E H Wilson'
Get carried away with plantsman Steve Edney in this plant-filled episode! From Exotics to late flowers via Plectranthus and fab foliage - this episode has it all. Formerly of The Salutation, Steve has a new project with partner Lou Dowle, their No Name Nursery. Alongside sharing his favourite plants of the moment we get an insight into their exciting exploits over the past eighteen months. And the sparks that fly as they come up with ideas for their plot. PLANT LIST Trochetiopsis ebenus Asphodeline lutea Asphodelus albus Asphodeline liburnica Allium schubertii Sorghum nigrum Canna musifolia 'Grande' Cynara cardunculus 'Chelsea Physic Form' Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescens Papaver somniferum Lunaria annua Lunaria rediviva Eryngium pandanifolium 'Physic Purple' Liquidambar styraciflua 'Penwood' Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon' Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette' Acer rubrum 'Oktober Glory' Heptacodium miconioides Populus deltoides 'Purple Tower' Pittosporum eugenioides Pittosporum eugenioides 'Variegatum' Pittosporum tenuifolium Abutilon 'Nabob' Abutilon 'Ashford Red' Anisodontea 'El Rayo' Lavatera 'Bluebird' Bidens integrifolia Bidens aurea 'Hannay's Lemon Drop' Fuchsia hatschbachii Fuchsia 'Lottie Hobby' Fuchsia microphylla ssp. hemsleyana 'Silver Lining' Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii' Salvia involucrata 'Hadspen' Salvia involucrata 'Boutin' Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam' Salvia concolor Canna × ehemanii Canna 'Brilliant' Canna 'Golden Orb' Dahlia merckii Dahlia 'Dovegrove' Dahlia 'Magenta Star' Dahlia campanulata Euryops pectinatus Dahlia excelsa Dahlia imperialis Dahlia tamaulipana Borinda papyrifera Stapleton 1046 Borinda yunnanensis Plectranthus ernstii Plectranthus ciliatus Plectranthus fruticosus Plectranthus parviflorus 'Limplep1' Plectranthus verticillatus 'Pink Surprise' Eryngium guatemalense Strobilanthes dyerianus
This week one of the best dressed men in horticulture, Jimi Blake of #HuntingBrookGardens, is back on The Talking Dity podcast with a mountain of plants to talk about. From the #Corydalis which have been flowering for months to the #Salvias performing well into November, plus #foliage to get real FLOMO over - this is a #plantlovers dream episode! Floral/plant-based FOMO PLANT LIST Setaria palmifolia Agaves Dasylirion Nolina Opuntia Echinopsis pachanoi syn. Trichocereus pachanoi Oxalis 'Sunset Velvet' Musa balbisiana 'Atia Black' Musa sikkimensis 'Manipur' Musa sikkimensis 'Bengal tiger' Salvia involucrata 'Boutin' Salvia concolor Salvia atrocyanea Salvia 'Pink Pong' Salvia patens 'Guanajuato' Salvia elegans 'Sonoran Red' Salvia curviflora Corydalis elata 'Blue Summit' Corydalis calycosa Corydalis 'Korn's Purple' Corydalis 'Porcelain Blue' Corydalis terracina Pulmonaria 'Stillingfleet Meg' Pulmonaria rubra 'Redstart' Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei × macrophylla subsp. dealbata Hydrangea aspera 'Koki' Hydrangea aspera 'Hot Chocolate' Zanthoxylum laetum Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' Acer rubrum 'Oktober Glory' Viburnum betulifolium Phytolacca icosandra Purpurascens Group Cordyline indivisa Lindera triloba Cleistocactus strausii Schefflera shweliensis Schefflera taiwaniana Buddleja speciosissima Podachaenium eminens Viburnum wrightii Impatiens balansae Oreopanax capitatus Pseudopanax laetus Brassaiopsis hispida Brassaiopsis dumicola Brassaiopsis mitis Astrantia major 'Bo-Ann' Linaria 'Peachy' Salvia stachydifolia Prunus rufa Indigofera atropurpurea Melianthus major 'Antonow's Blue' Kniphofia caulescens 'Oxford Blue' Borinda lushuiensis Yunnan 1
This week gardening author and designer Naomi Slade joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to share the top Autumn plants in her tiny Bristol plot. From an Autumn Snowdrop (which is extra special!) to some heavenly Hydrangeas, there's inspiration aplenty, no matter the size of your plot! PLANT LIST Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Naomi Slade' Galanthus 'Faringdon Double' Dahlia 'Chimborazo' Dahlia 'Night Butterfly' Malus x robusta 'Red Sentinel' Malus 'Red Obelisk' Physalis Echeveria Aeonium 'Schwarzkopf' Echeveria 'Mauna Loa' Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace' Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Perfecta' Cornus alba 'Baton Rouge' Rosa 'Madame Alfred Carriere' Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn' Cyclamen hederifolium Hydrangea paniculata 'Skyfall' Hydrangea macrophylla 'Madame Emile Mouillere' Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake' Hydrangea macrophylla 'Ayesha' Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zorro' Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake' Hydrangea aspera 'Villosa Group' Tulipa acuminata Tulipa humilis 'Coerulea Oculata Alba' Tulipa clusiana Lilium regale Lilium 'African Queen' Lilium chalcedonicum Glycyrrhiza Stipa gigantea Magnolia campbellii Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle' Astelia chathamica Impatiens sodenii Impatiens flanaganae Rosa sericea f. pteracantha
This week on Talking Dirty get ready for an awe-inspiring array of grasses. Tim Fuller - National Collection holder of Molinia and owner of Plantsman's Preference Nursery - shares some of his favourites varieties, not only of Molinia, but Pennisetum, Elymus and Panicum with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis. And that's not all - from awesome Asters to zingy variegation and some of his signature choice plants, this is a riot of seasonal treasures for your garden. PLANT LIST Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Transparent' Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Tears of Joy' Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Les Ponts de Cé' Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Moorflamme' Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky' Panicum virgatum 'Diwali' Miscanthus sinensis 'Kaskade' Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo' Cortaderia selloana 'Patagonia' Cortaderia selloana 'Sunningdale Silver' Cortaderia selloana 'Icalma' Pennisetum orientale 'Shogun' Pennisetum alopecuroides Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' Pennisetum orientale 'Tall Tails' Lantana camara Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin' Tripsacum dactyloides Elymus canadensis 'Icy Blue' Symphyotrichum × amethystinum 'Freiburg' Symphyotrichum 'Little Carlow' Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' Symphyotrichum turbinellum 'El Fin' Symphyotrichum 'Speyerer Herbstwoge' Symphyotrichum laeve 'Les Moutiers' Symphyotrichum 'Vasterival' Salvia atrocyanea Glycyrrhiza uralensis Persicaria 'Indian Summer' Begonia grandis 'Sapporo' Begonia grandis ssp. sinensis 'Snowpop' Begonia grandis 'Bells and Whistles' Zingiber mioga 'Dancing Crane' Pilea matsudai 'Taiwan Silver' Alstroemeria brasiliensis 'Cally Star' Alstroemeria psittacina Alstroemeria psittacina 'Royal Star' Hesperantha coccinea 'Major' Hesperantha huttonii Hesperantha falcata Hedera helix 'Pink 'n' Curly' Gladiolus 'Thunder' Gladiolus 'Ruby'
This week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are catching up with one of their Talking Dirty favourites, Val Bourne. The award-winning garden writer and Organic Gardener shares favourite plants from her own garden this Autumn, plus the Sweet Peas she'll be sowing on November 5th and great seed-sowing advice for all kinds of plants. PLANT LIST Hepatica nobilis Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow' Euphorbia epithymoides/E. polychroma Euphorbia palustris Symphytum caucasicum Digitalis lutea Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' Rosa 'Wickwar' Cotinus 'Grace' Cotinus cogyggria 'Smokey Joe' Lathyrus nervosus Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade' Euonymus sachalinensis syn. E. planipes Chrysanthemum 'E.H.Wilson' Chrysanthemum 'Emperor of China' Colchicum autumnale 'Nancy Lindsay' Colchicum 'Benton End' Colchicum 'Glory of Threave' Rosa 'Pearl Drift' Rosa 'Pippin' Rosa 'The Generous Gardener' Rosa 'Gardenia' Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Tilebarn Jamie' Galanthus elwesii 'Remember Remember' Galanthus 'Ruby's Green Dream' Galanthus 'Donald Simms Early' Smyrnium perfoliatum Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum' Orlaya grandiflora Monarda hybrida 'Lambada' Papaver commutatum 'Ladybird' Papaver somniferum, 'Sissinghurst White' Lathyrus odoratus 'Henry Eckford' Lathyrus odoratus 'Gwendoline' Lathyrus odoratus 'Our Harry' Lathyrus odoratus 'Jilly' Lathyrus odoratus 'Leamington' Lathyrus odoratus 'Mrs Bernard Jones' Dictamnus albus Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Cassian's Choice' Tulipa sprengeri Amsonia tabernaemontana Amsonia illustris Bukiniczia cabulica Impatiens balfourii Erigeron annuus Hesperantha coccinea 'Pink Princess' Salvia 'Royal Bumble'
When it comes to #floralartistry, it doesn't get much more colorful and intoxicating than Johnny Crow's Garden. The creation of Devon-based grower-arranger Lucy Slater, this week she shares some of her seasonal favourites with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis. From long-lasting #CutFlowers to punchy foliage, #Euphorbias and her passion for #Rewilding, it's a joyful plant-filled chat. PLANT LIST Echeveria 'Mauna Loa' Crambe cordifolia Rosa 'Honey Dijon' Rosa 'Belle Epoque' Rosa 'Koko Loco' Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin' Euphorbia polychroma syn E. polychroma Euphorbia palustris Camassia leichtlinii Euphorbia oblongata Euphorbia palustris Euphorbia griffithii 'Dixter' Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow' Asplenium scolopendrium Silene dioica Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' Rudbeckia hirta 'Sahara' Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy' Zinnia elegans 'Queen Lime' Series Zinnia elegans 'Queen Red Lime' Geranium macrorrhizum Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' Astilbe 'Fanal' Solenostemon 'Sedona Sunset'™ Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Chocolate Covered Cherry' Tulip 'Abu Hassan' Thalictrum 'Elin' Rudbeckia hirta 'Irish Eyes' Tagetes patula Limnanthes douglasii Sorbus 'Joseph Rock' Verbascum 'Jackie' Eremurus robustus x Semponium 'Sienna'
On this week's Talking Dirty Podcast, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis enjoy a long-overdue return from the fabulous Rosy and Rob Hardy of Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants. Always great at choosing plants which are perfect for a situation, they turn up some stunners for the Autumn garden - from Chrysanthemums to Strobilanthes. PLANT LIST Thalictrum 'Chantilly Lace' Glandularia 'Margaret's Memory' Zizia aurea Veronica gentianoides 'Tissington White' Cercis canadensis 'Eternal Flame' x Semponium 'Sienna' Chrysanthemum 'Dixter Orange' Helianthus orgyalis Vernonia arkansana Leucanthemella Helianthus 'Miss Mellish' Helianthus giganteus 'Sheilas Sunshine' Lespedeza thunbergii Strobilanthes rankanensis Strobilanthes attenuata (atropurpurea) Strobilanthes nutans Strobilanthes attenuata 'Blue and White' Saxifraga 'Shiranami' Chrysanthemum 'Esther' Rhodochiton atrosanguineus Thunbergia alata 'African Sunset' Eccremocarpus scaber Cercis siliquastrum Anemone 'Frilly Knickers'
The Talking Dirty Podcast is all about spreading the love of plants and some know-how for getting the best out of them. And what better way to supplement our weekly conversations with top gardeners, than by answering your horticultural conundrums! Don't forget if you have a question you can email it to hello@getgardeningnow.co.uk or message us on Instagram and Twitter - we'll endeavour to answer your question in a postbag edition.
This week on The Talking Dirty Podcast, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are diving into the world of #propagation with Young Propagators, Georgia and Soham. Alongside, explaining what the YPS is all about, the pair share the techniques they've used from softwood cuttings to #airlayering through an amazing array of Show and Tell. Just check out that plant list... PLANT LIST Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety' Ferocactus peninsula Meconopsis betonicifolia Bauhinia variegata Bauhinia tomentosa Bauhinia vahlii Pelargonium 'Phyllis' Peperomia prostrata Zingiber chrysanthemum Daphne mezereum Chesneya cuneata Cornus florida Cornus canadensis Trillium sessile var. giganteum Tacca chantrieri Pelargonium gibbosum 'Maroon' Semponium Kigelia africana
We are so excited to bring you our latest Talking Dirty podcast with none other than Claus Dalby. The Danish King of container planting and great plantsman has tranformed his plot in Risskov over the last twenty-seven years, into an inspiring planty paradise. And his exploits are followed by Instagram and YouTube viewers the world over. This week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis chat to him about the origins of his horticultural passion, and enjoy some beautiful Show and Tell as he shares his favourite planting combinations of the moment, with some great growing tips along the way. PLANT LIST Dahlia 'Eveline' Verbena bonariensis Thalictrum rochebrunianum Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double' Salvia 'Amistad' Salvia 'Love and Wishes' Dahlia 'David Howard' Impatiens balfourii Euphorbia griffithii 'Dixter' Dahlia 'Blue Boy' Salvia patens Dahlia 'Blue Bayou' Dahlia 'Happy Single Date' Dahlia 'Happy Single Juliet' Dahlia 'Magenta Star' Clematis 'Princess Kate' Dahlia 'Chimborazo' Dahlia 'Lavender Perfection' Physocarpus opulifolius Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus' Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' Aralia cordata 'Sun King' Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart' Tulipa 'Barcelona' Tulipa 'Queen of Night' Tulipa 'Recreado' Artemisia lactiflora 'Elfenbein' Senecio viravira Escallonia 'Iveyi' Dahlia 'Appleblossom' Dahlia 'Apopa Beauty' Penstemon 'King George V' Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' Solidago x luteus 'Lemore' Aster × frikartii 'Mönch' Solidaster Centaurea montana 'Carnea'
He's back! Grower of extraordinary plants and seller of rare seeds - Mike Clifford is a plantaholic through and through. In this return appearance to the Talking Dirty Podcast, he shows Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis his favourite fern, an amazing Sauromatum which has hybridised in his garden and some incredibly rare plants. Plus a few selections for anyone keen to introduce jungle plants to their own plot for the first time. PLANT LIST Echeveria 'Compton Carousel' Aeonium 'Mardi Gras' Musanga cecropioides Lobelia bambuseti Gunnera insignis Deppea splendens Begonia luxurians Montanoa bipinnatifida Trochetiopsis ebenus/Saint Helena ebony Vireya Rhododendron Selaginella siamensis Begonia pavonina Elaphoglossum metallicum Neolepisorus ovatus variegatus Sphaeropteris cooperi/Cyathea cooperi Angiopteris evecta Babaco Vasconcellea pubescens/Mountain Papaya Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Columbus' Salvia oxyphora Salvia sagittata Griffinia liboniana Worsleya procera Paulownia tomentosa Fatsia polycarpa/Megafatsia macrophylla Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' Manihot grahamii Cussonia paniculata Solanum quitoense Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Purple' Ricinus communis var. zanzibarensis Impatiens pianmaensis Phytolacca icosandra Purpurascens Sauromatum venosum 'Indian Giant' Paulownia tomentosa Fatsia polycarpa/Megafatsia macrophylla Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'
As we revel in what may be the only ever September RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Alan Gray of East Ruston Old Vicarage and Thordis share their highlights from the show. Having spent a glorious day perusing the Show Gardens and Floral Pavilion, they've gathered together their favourite plants from, Salvias to succulents, via a plant from Alan's childhood and something brand new this year. PLANT LIST Begonia 'Little Brother Montgomery' Begonia 'Joyful Blaze' Begonia 'Curly Fireflush' Begonia 'Rocheart' Rudbeckia triloba 'Prairie Glow' Rudbeckia triloba 'Blackjack Gold' Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' Hesperantha coccinea Stipa tenuissima Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn' Vernonia arkansana 'Mammuth' Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Babylon' Crocosmia 'Emberglow' Abutilon 'Orange Glow' Helianthus orgyalis Heliopsis helianthoides 'Fire Twister' Diascia 'Lilac Belle' Diascia 'Denim Blue' Sempervivum 'Mulberry Wine' Commelina dianthifolia Gentiana scabra ‘Blue Heart’ Lychnis wilfordii 'Karafoto' Roscoea purpurea Darcies Hybrids x Semponium 'Sienna' Echeveria 'Moonshadow' Echeveria runyonii variegata 'Akaihosi' Echeveria 'Rainbow' Aeonium nobile Aeonium tabuliforme Agave potatorum 'Kissho Kan' Fuchsia microphylla 'Silver Lining' Impatiens sodenii Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. japonica Salvia uliginosa Dahlia 'Verrone's Obsidian' Dahlia merckii Rosa glauca/rubrifolia Selinum wallichianum Tulipa sprengeri Echinacea pallida Echinacea paradoxa Hakonechloa macra Actaea 'Queen of Sheba' Solidago x luteus 'Lemore' Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' Amsonia tabernaemontana
*FLOMO - Floral/Plant-based Fear Of Missing Out
Famed for many things from their Chillis to their Glasshouses and Arboretum, West Dean is an inspiring place. And this week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis catch up with its inspiring Head Gardener Tom Brown. He talks us through how planting, compost and plastic use are all changing at West Dean, and brings along some of the plants they're using to be more drought tolerant. And if you're not left wanting to grow Dahlias from seed, you're stronger-willed than us! PLANT LIST Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went' Echinacea purpurea 'Paradiso Yellow' Dianthus carthusianorum Gypsophila pacifica Althaea officinalis 'Alba' Ilex crenata Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn' Sanguisorba hakusanensis 'Lilac Squirrel' Helianthus 'Capenoch Star' Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' Alstroemeria 'Pandora' Dahlia 'Karma Choc' Dahlia 'Bishop's Children' Episcia Anthurium Andraeanum 'Black Love' Capsicum annuum 'Calico' Cephalaria gigantea Cephalaria dipsacoides Eryngium giganteum 'Miss Willmott's Ghost' Camellia sasanqua Escallonia 'Iveyi' Escallonia bifida
Hold onto your hats - from big, scented blooms to unusual shade-lovers, Bleddyn and Sue are back to wow you with more of their treasures from Crug Farm Plants. We've got Cautleyas to covet, Roscoeas to revel in, Begonias, Buddleja and Bomarea...just check out that plant list! PLANT LIST Dahlia excelsa Dahlia imperialis Dahlia pteropoda Cautleya spicata 'Crûg Canary' Cautleya spicata 'Arun Flame' Cautleya spicata 'Bleddyn's Beacon' Hedychium tengchongense Roscoea purpurea 'Brown Peacock' Roscoea cautleyoides 'Crûg's Late Lemon' Roscoea purpurea f. rubra 'Gurkha Redstem' Roscoea purpurea 'Chichina Chace' Dianthus pygmaeus Bomarea boliviensis Bomarea caldasii Klasea coronata ssp. insularis Actaea yesoensis Actaea matsumurae 'High Rise' Passiflora semiciliosa Sambucus ebulus Eryngium cymosum Eryngium guatemalense Phytolacca bogotensis Phytolacca purpurescens Aconitum formosanum Aconitum episcopale Brassaiopsis dumicola Engelhardia spicata Begonia baviensis Begonia sinensis 'Red Undies' Aspidistra anomala Lilium poilanei Gunnera killipiana Cardiandra alternifolia Cardiandra alternifolia × amamiohshimensis Cardiandra formosana Ophiopogon caulescens Gladiolus papilio Buddleja myriantha v. alba 'Sikkim Snow' Hedychium tengchongense 'Trum Trom' Hedychium villosum v. tenuiflorum 'Winter White' Hedychium 'Helen Dillon'
We've got a real treat for you this week on The Talking Dirty podcast! Derry Watkins of Special Plants is back and she's taking us for a little look around her garden! From the so-called 'Carnival' bed to the plants that dwarf her, there is inspiration a-plenty - and that's before we move to the Show and Tell part of the podcast! PLANT LIST Zinnia tenuifolia 'Red Spider' Sedum Sunsparkler® 'Cherry Tart' Zinnia elegans 'Inca' Zinnia elegans 'Senorita' Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Red' Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Black' Tithonia rotundifolia Canna 'Tropicanna Black' Coleus 'Orange and Purple' Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Fire' Bidens 'Spicy Margarita' Zinnia 'Benary's Giant Orange' Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer' Tropaeolum majus 'Margaret Long' Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff' Dahlia 'Ragged Robin' Salvia 'Amistad' Thalictrum 'Splendide' Dahlia 'Karma Choc' Hedychium forrestii Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album' Crocosmia 'Limpopo' Selinum wallichianum Impatiens tinctoria Dahlia merckii 'Alba' Persicaria orientalis Roscoea purpurea 'Purple Leaf Seedling' Begonia 'Benitochiba' Linaria 'Peachy' Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went' Cuphea cyanea Cuphea 'Roxy' Primula florindae 'Sunset Shades' Argemone grandiflora Patrinia scabiosifolia Patrinia aff. punctiflora Setaria italica 'Red Jewel' Cuphea 'Lilac Belle' Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Bleeding Hearts' Salvia patens Giant form Spigelia marilandica Silene regia
If you thought you had enough Dahlias in your life, then think again. Dan Cooper is about to change your mind! His Dahlia-tastic show and tell wows Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis as he takes us from Cactus-types to Waterlilies via fibriated and single. Whatever colour and shape of Dahlia you want, he's got it! Plus some terrific Tropaeolums and heavenly Hedychiums squeezed in for good measure. It's no wonder this is our longest podcast yet!
PLANT LIST Dahlia imperialis Dahlia 'Islander' Dahlia 'Karma Choc' Dahlia coccinea Dahlia 'Chimborazo' Dahlia 'Tour du Monde' Dahlia 'Brown Sugar' Dahlia 'Black Jack' Dahlia 'Wine Eyed Jill' Dahlia 'Josudi Andromeda' Dahlia 'Glorie van Heemstede' Dahlia 'Hollyhill Spiderwoman' Dahlia 'Myrtle's Folly' Dahlia 'Lady Darlene' Dahlia 'Normandie Frills' Dahlia 'Normandie Wedding Day' Dahlia 'Christopher Taylor' Dahlia 'Hillcrest Royal' Dahlia 'Vivian Russel' Dahlia 'Doris Day' Dahlia 'Magenta Star' Dahlia 'Twyning's Revel' Dahlia 'Honka Fragile' Cosmos bipinnatus 'Rubenza' Cosmos bipinnatus 'Velouette' Dahlia 'Verrone's Obsidian' Dahlia 'Mexican Star' Dahlia 'Hadrian's Midnight' Dahlia 'Don Hill' Dahlia 'Edith Jones' Dahlia merckii Dahlia campanulata Dahlia tampaulipana Dahlia 'Akita' Dahlia 'Café au Lait' Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' Dahlia 'Hollyhill Serenity' Dahlia 'Ken's Rarity' Dahlia 'Kilburn Glow' Dahlia 'Purple Explosion' Dahlia 'Nicholas' Hedychium coccineum 'Tara' Hedychium coccineum 'Telstar 4' Hedychium greenii Abutilon 'Paddy's Nephew' Chrysanthemum 'Daniel Cooper' Gloriosa superba 'Rothschildiana' Tropaeolum tricolor Tropaeolum pentaphyllum Tropaeolum speciosum
This week on Talking Dirty Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis delve back into the world of Exotic plants with Conrad McCormick AKA That Botanic Guy. But if you think big-leaved, tropical-looking plants are for big, expansive spaces then think again, because Conrad manages to fit all his large-leaved loves into his small garden in Northern Ireland. From fantastic foliage to love-at-first-sight Lilies, we've got an array of plants you're going to want to add to your garden! I mean, check out that plant list... PLANT LIST Schefflera taiwaniana Schefflera rhododendrifolia Trachycarpus fortunei Strobilanthes dyerianus Neopanax laetus Pseudopanax 'Chainsaw' Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax 'Chainsaw' Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' Crocosmia 'Hellfire' Crocosmia 'Firebird' Crocosmia paniculata 'Cally Sword' Hedychium yunnanense Hedychium densiflorum 'Stephen' Hedychium 'Tara' Hedychium spicatum P. Bon 57188 Hedychium 'Devon Cream' Beschorneria yuccoides Beschorneria yuccoides 'Flamingo Glow' Beschorneria septentrionalis 'Bob Brown' Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano' Lilium 'Robina' Lilium 'Terrasol' Lilium 'Mister Pistache' Lilium 'Easter Morn' Lilium 'Yin' Lilium 'Kushi Maya' Lilium 'Pink Giant' Lilium auratum Schefflera macrophylla Canna liliiflora Manihot grahamii Bupleurum fruticosum
If you think Floral Design is all about extravagance and cutting garden favourites, then allow Brigitte Girling - the genius behind Moss & Stone Floral Design - to show you her wilder way of arranging. Using the wildflowers from her garden and some she's grown from seed, she brings a celebration of nature to her designs which is in keeping with her love of the wildlife in her plot. As Brigitte, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis explore her favourite plants of the moment to add informal magic to designs, we also contemplate how formal lines in a garden can be softed by the planting around them. PLANT LIST Cosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Bicolor Rose' Cosmos bipinnatus 'Cupcakes' Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Beaujolais Bonnets' Zinnia 'Benary's Giant Orange' Tithonia rotundifolia Lysimachia Nummularia Salvia 'Royal Bumble' Smyrnium perfoliatum Impatiens balfourii Tropaeolum smithii Tropaeolum speciosum Echium pininana Eupatorium maculatum Melilotus altissimus Knautia arvensis Viola tricolor Viola hederacea Cichorium intybus Clematis 'Princess Diana' Echinacea pallida Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty' Hedera helix 'Erecta' Hedera helix 'Buttercup' Hedera helix 'Pink 'n' Curly' Hedera algeriensis 'Gloire de Marengo'
Val Bourne returns to The Talking Dirty Podcast to share some of her top plants of the moment with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis , plus bumper Butterfly chat and cracking Crocosmia care tips! PLANT LIST Origanum vulgare Clematis 'Elsa Späth' Buddleja x weyeriana 'Pink Pagoda' Bupleurum fruticosum Daucus carota 'Dara' Clematis tibetana subsp. vernayi 'Glasnevin Dusk' Clematis 'Little Bas' Crocosmia 'Hellfire' Crocosmia 'Paul's Best Yellow' Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Crocosmia 'Scorchio' (Firestars Series) Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison' Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Columbus' Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Norwich Canary' Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Star of the East' Crocosmia 'Walberton's® Bright Eyes' Agapanthus 'Northern Star' Agapanthus 'Alan Street' Agapanthus 'Poppin' Purple' Tulbaghia 'John May's Special' Gladiolus cardinalis Gladiolus dalenii Gladiolus 'Ruby' (papilio hybrid) Gladiolus 'Evergreen' Gladiolus 'Green Star' Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer' Alstroemeria psittacina Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Summer Nights' Kniphofia thomsonii 'Kichocheo' Kniphofia rooperi Kniphofia 'Prince Igor' Kniphofia 'Little Maid' Kniphofia 'Penny Rockets' Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride' Phlox paniculata 'Eva Cullum' Geranium (Cinereum Group) 'Laurence Flatman' Dianthus carthusianorum Dianthus cruentus Cephalaria gigantea Cephalaria tatarica
This week Joe Whitehead takes a break from Burghley's exciting walled garden project to join Alan Gray (East Ruston Old VIcarage) and Thordis Fridriksson on this week's Talking Dirty podcast. Their conversation weaves from planting up Summer containers, to why 'common' plants deserve a place in your garden, and how water conservation and planting for the future are at the heart of Joe's plans for Burghley's Walled Garden. PLANT LIST Nicotiana sylvestris Streptocarpus saxorum Oxalis spiralis subsp. vulcanicola 'Sunset Velvet' Albizia julibrissin f. rosea Erigeron karvinskianus 'Lavender Lady' Ipomoea lobata/Mina lobata Ipomoea indicaBomarea caldesii Ceanothus × pallidus 'Marie Simon' Francoa sonchifolia Sedum aizoon 'Euphorbioides' Rosa 'Polar Star' Erigeron annuus Pleione formosana Lathyrus odoratus Grandiflora 'Henry Eckford' Crepis rubra Taraxacum pseudoroseum Baptisia australis Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' Baptisia 'Solar Flare' Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee' Sonchus fruticosus Dierama pulcherrimum 'Blackbird' Geum 'Prinses Juliana' Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish'
He's back and he's brought ALL the plants to talk about! Ian Roofe - one of our original Get Gardening team - returns to regale us with his favourite plants of the moment, which leads into an exciting conversation about planting in the Exotic Garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage and some climber inspiration from Ian's own garden. With thanks, as ever, to the brilliant online plant community who've supplied copious pictures to help illustrate the plants. From the Frustrated Gardener to Cotswold Garden Plants to Wanderlust Plants in Seattle (https://www.wanderlustnursery.com/ (https://www.wanderlustnursery.com)).
PLANT LIST Meconopsis betonicifolia Althaea cannabina Nicotiana alata 'Tinkerbell' Nicotiana langsdorffii Dahlia excelsa Dahlia imperialis Dahlia campanulata Sorbaria kirilowii var. arborea Cotinus coggygria Catalpa bignonioides Ailanthus altissima Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' Magnolia delavayi Ailanthus altissima Decaisnea fargesii Hosta 'Empress Wu' Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' Phygelius x rectus 'African Queen' Paulownia tomentosa Primula 'Francisca' Tanacetum parthenium Erigeron annuus Salvia 'Penny's Smile' Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xsenia' Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea' Catalpa bignonioides 'Nana' Acer platanoides 'Crimson King' Acer platanoides 'Drummondii' Acer negundo 'Aureovariegatum' Acer negundo 'Flamingo' Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' Sanguisorba hakusanensis 'Lilac Squirrel' Salvia bullulata Helichrysum italicum Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton' Diascia personata 'Coral Spires' Sphaeralcea 'Childerley' Sphaeralcea ‘Newleaze Coral’ Clematis x durandii Cionura oreophila Clematis urophylla Stachyurus praecox Abeliophyllum distichum Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Golden Memories' Hardenbergia violacea Geranium maderense Geranium pratense 'Summer Skies' Geranium 'Blue Cloud' Ballota pseudodictamnus Stipa/Nassella tenuissima Sternbergia lutea Philadelphus 'Belle Étoile' Philadelphus 'Starbright' Ligustrum quihoui Elaeagnus angustifolia 'Quicksilver' Toona sinensis 'Flamingo' Lonicera hildebrandiana Lonicera etrusca 'Superba' Aeonium 'Mardi Gras'
What better way to celebrate both our first Birthday and our 50th episode than with a podcast devoted to a beloved plant, the Rose. Most of us have at least one in our garden, they feature in bouquets, in perfume...but how do you possibly choose which one to grow? And what are the tricks to getting the best out of them? This week Alan Gray and Thordis are joined by someone who knows his Roses inside out - Rosarian Michael Marriott. From his favourite varieties for fragrance, form and flower to tips for avoiding Blackspot and life-changing pruning advice, we've got as many bases covered as we could fit into the hour (and you'll notice we went over a little!) If you're looking to add Roses to your garden, you need look no further than this podcast and its plant list... PLANT LIST Rosa rugosa Rosa 'Kew Gardens' Rosa 'Mortimer Sackler' Rosa 'Graham Thomas' Rosa 'Rambling Rector' Rosa 'The Lady of the Lake' Rosa 'The Albrighton Rambler' Rosa 'Open Arms' Rosa 'Warm Welcome' Rosa 'Francis E. Lester' Rosa 'Wickwar' Rosa 'Vanessa Bell' Rosa 'Desdemona' Rosa 'Lady of Shalott' Aster x frikartii 'Mönch' Rosa 'Buttercup' 'Aspirin® Rose' Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt' Dracunculus vulgaris Rosa 'Adélaïde d'Orléans' Rosa 'The Generous Gardener' Rosa 'Eustacia Vye' Rosa 'The Shepherdess' Rosa 'Phyllis Bide' Rosa 'Maigold' Rosa 'Koko Loco' Rosa 'Munstead Wood' Rosa 'Florence Mary Morse' Rosa 'Climbing Pompon de Paris' Rosa 'Gloire de Dijon'
If you've got a small garden and worry that it can't have the same impact has a bigger plot, then listen up for some great planting ideas! In this edition of Talking Dirty, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis catch up with fellow podcasters Michael Perry (Mr Plant Geek) and Ellen Mary of @ThePlantBasedPodcast and three of the four have small gardens at home. Alongside chatting about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of gardening in a small space, the quartet also cover allotment life, some zany planting combos and living a plant-based lifestyle. PLANT LIST Thunbergia alata 'Arizona Brownie' Thunbergia alata 'African Sunset' Echium pininana Mathiasella bupleuroides 'Green Dream' Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium 'Pink Lemonade' Acanthus mollis Lapageria rosea Camellia rosthorniana 'Cupido' Puya berteroniana Puya coerulea Radish, 'Watermelon' Kalanchoe 'Dolly' Calibrachoa Petchoa 'Beautical' Begonia 'Glowing Embers' Oxalis vulcanicola 'Molten Lava'
Some places are synonymous with certain flowers, and at Easton Walled Gardens that flower is the Sweet Pea. For years they've tried different varieties and ways of growing them and shared their discoveries with their garden visitors. As this year's Sweet Pea Season begins, Lady Ursula Cholmeley joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to talk through the history of both the gardens and their association with Sweet Peas. Plus plenty of tips and tricks and top varieties. And, as if all the Sweet Pea Show and Tell wasn't enough, there are also some lime-tolerant lovelies, which Ursula has been trying in their delightfully named 'Pickery' (or cutting garden!). If you're not already swooning of Sweet Peas, get ready for some serious FLOMO (Floral FOMO) in this episode. PLANT LIST Iris sibirica Geranium x oxonianum Campanula medium Campanula pyramidalis Lathyrus odoratus 'Henry Eckford' Lathyrus odoratus 'Painted Lady' Lathyrus odoratus 'Erewhon' Lathyrus odoratus 'Almost Black' Lathyrus odoratus 'Route 66' Lathyrus odoratus 'Watermelon' Lathyrus odoratus 'Kingfisher' Lathyrus odoratus 'America' Lathyrus odoratus 'Cathy' Lathyrus odoratus 'Border Beauty' Lathyrus odoratus 'Toffee Apple' Rosa 'Columbia' Gilia tricolor Omphalodes linifolia Omphalodes cappadocica 'Cherry Ingram' Gypsophila elegans 'Covent Garden' Linaria Rhythm & Blues Nectaroscordum siculum Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' Kolkwitzia amabilis Jasminum polyanthum Diascia personata Diascia personata 'Coral Spires' Mathiasella bupleuroides 'Green Dream' Buddleja alternifolia
Once you fall in love with plants, you generally find you want to make more from what you've got. Propagation is addictive and magical, but how do you master it? And exactly how far can you take a method when you figure one out? In this episode of The Talking Dirty Podcast, plantsman Joe Sharman shares some of the secrets he's learned from a lifetime loving plants. Plus he, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old VIcarage) and Thordis discuss how we trigger a horticultural spark in others and share some unusual plants, sure to get you reaching for your pen to add them to your ever-growing wishlist! Talking of which, there's some great FLOMO as well - Fear Of Missing Out on a fabulous plant. And insights into where a love of gardening started for this trio of plantaholics. PLANT LIST Fuchsia 'Lena' Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' Geranium psilostemon Primula denticulata 'Karryann' Verbascum creticum Rhodiola fastigiata Phacelia tanacetifolia Phacelia bolanderi Kniphofia 'Atlanta' Kniphofia caulescens Linum narbonense 'Heavenly Blue' Allium schubertii Hibiscus sino-syriacus Ornithogalum magnum Dianthus 'Enid Burgoyne' Dianthus 'Chomley Farran' Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff' Verbascum 'Blue Lagoon' Pelargonium 'Paul Crampel' Pelargonium 'Mr Wren' Pelargonium 'Frank Headley' Hymenocallis 'Sulphur Queen'
They say the best things come in small packages...well that couldn't be more true of Alpines. And this week - if you needed convincing - Luke Whiting of Alpine Specialists D'Arcy & Everest is along to prove how wonderful they are. From their hardiness, to the range of situations you can grow them in, and of course their stunning flowers and foliage, Luke shares just a smidgen of the treasures they grow and sell. Plus how a Spiderweb came to his rescue on a mission to get Habranthus seed and why a Baked Bean Alpine is a winner! Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are building up their wishlists. By the end of the episode, we're sure you'll have a few FLOMOs as well! Talking of which, check out that plant list... PLANT LIST Calceolaria fothergillii Camassia quamash Delosperma 'Beaufort West' Clematis 'Pixie' Rosmarinus officinalis 'Foxtail' Delosperma nubigenum Habranthus tubispathus Habranthus gracilifolius Habranthus caeruleus Rhodohypoxis 'Kiwi Joy' Rhodohypoxis baurii 'Mars' Rhodohypoxis 'E.A. Bowles' Rhodohypoxis 'Jupiter' Cephalaria gigantea Allium insubricum Lewisia tweedyi Calceolaria paralia 'Lemon Drops' Calceolaria 'Sunset Orange' Calceolaria arachnoidea 'Darcies Velvet' Delphinium nudicaule 'Fox' Delphinium 'Just Peachy' Delosperma 'Darcies Smile' Verbascum 'Golden Wings' Erigeron scopulinus Soldanella montana Allium chrysanthum Salvia candelabrum
Sometimes they're so perfect, it's hard to believe they're real - In this week's Talking Dirty podcast it's ALL about Auriculas as grower Jane-Ann Walton explains the different types and how to grow these Diva plants. From compost mixes, to dealing with pests like root aphid and red spider mite, the best pots to use, overwintering, where to start if you're a beginner and even helpful tools - Jane-Ann bring over thirty years experience to the podcast. Plus she wows Alan Gray and Thordis with some stunning varieties. And it's not quite all Auriculas. The trio can't stop themselves getting carried away with a few other horticultural treasures as well, as the plant list shows! PLANT LIST Primula auricula 'Lavender Lady' Primula auricula 'Helen Ruan' Primula auricula 'Sanctuary Wood' Primula auricula 'Edith Major' Primula auricula 'Andrea Julie' Primula auricula 'Eden Blue Star' Primula auricula 'Night and Day' Primula auricula 'Argus' Primula auricula 'Brick Lane' Primula auricula 'Mrs Robinson' Primula auricula 'Crinoline' Primula auricula 'Seen A Ghost' Primula auricula 'Nantenan' Primula auricula 'Holyrood' Primula auricula 'Brookfield' Primula auricula 'Starling' Primula auricula 'Crimple' Primula auricula 'Blue Chip' Primula auricula 'Kingfisher' Tulipa 'James Wild' Myosotidium hortensia Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' Chaenomeles speciosa 'Kinshiden' Viola odorata 'King of Violets'
From bubblegum scent to the 'eleven-month-a-year' plant, this week's instalment of The Talking Dirty Podcast is full of surprises and must-haves for the garden. And it's no surprise as the ever-inspiring Ben Preston of #yorkgate is the guest this week. Despite his young years, he's already making a stir in the horticultural world with his vast plant knowledge and exciting gardening endeavours at York Gate, where he's Head Gardener. This week he's sharing some of their successes (and failures!) with Alan Gray and Thordis, plus the ideas he's picked up from visits to The Laskett Gardens and Stonehouse Cottage. All that alongside eye-catching Aroids, a succession of Primulas and some seriously charismatic Corydalis. PLANT LIST Uvularia grandiflora Smyrnium perfoliatum Ornithogalum umbellatum Dicentra spectabilis Fritillaria acmopetala Papaver cambricum, synonym Meconopsis cambrica Tulip 'Doll's Minuet' Fritillaria persica Primula pulverulenta Primula secundiflora Primula japonica 'Miller's Crimson' Primula florindae Primula beesiana Primula bulleyana Primula sieboldii Primula muscarioides Primula bellidifolia Salvia leucantha Salvia confertiflora Corydalis 'Korn's Purple' Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis' Lunaria annua Corydalis flexuosa 'Golden Panda' Corydalis 'Wildside Blue' Corydalis solida 'Purple Bird' Hacquetia epipactis 'Thor' Paris quadrifolia Calamagrostis 'Overdam' Phlox paniculata 'Mount Fuji' Cenolophium denudatum Erigeron annuus Miscanthus Sinensis 'Cosmopolitan' Pinellia cordata Pinellia pedatisecta Arisaema sp. Sauromatum Stapelia sp. Amorphophallus konjac Rhododendron luteum Fothergilla major Polygonatum hybridum 'Betberg' Disporum longistylum 'Night Heron' Meconopsis horridula
It's podcasters unite in the latest edition of Talking Dirty, as Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis catch up with Talking Heads podcasters, Lucy Chamberlain and Saul Walker. Both professional Head Gardeners, Lucy and Saul have built a loyal audience of fans, sharing their gardening adventures both at work and at home. Lucy is the #crazytomatolady and Saul is big into his Exotics - unsurprisingly they both live up to their reputations when it comes to Show and Tell! This week's podcast is a wonderful mix of Edibles, Exotics and everything in between! Plant list - 'Ornamental' Clarkia amoena Banksia blechnifolia Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' Leucadendron argenteum Oxalis corymbosa aureo-reticulata Brassaiopsis hispida Brassaiopsis mitis Brassaiopsis dumicola Impatiens tinctoria Impatiens arguta Hedychium 'Devon Cream' Thladiantha dubia
Plant List - 'Edible' Portulaca oleracea - Summer Purslane Claytonia perfoliata - Winter Purslane Atriplex hortensis Cucurbita ficifolia - Figleaf Gourd Tomato F1 Honeycomb Tomato Tomande Tomato 'Ferline' F1 Hybrid Salsola soda Melothria scabra - Cucamelon Cyclanthera pedata - Achocha Momordica charantia - Bitter Gourd Tromboncino Squash
This week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are treated to a chat with The Frustrated Gardener, who's blogging exploits and enthralling Instagram are such an inspiration. From the trials (and triumphs) of container gardening, to stinky Geraniums, sexy Tulips and rampant Impatiens, this is a joyful exploration of Dan's plants of the moment. PLANT LIST Streptocarpus saxorum Streptocarpus 'White Butterfly' Tulip 'Labrador' Geranium maderense Nicotiana sylvestris Tulipa 'Lasting Love' Hyacinth ‘Dark Dimension’ Stachys Lanata Tulip 'Continental' Tulip 'Attila Graffiti' Tulip 'Slawa' Tulip 'Exotic Emperor' Tulip 'Rococo' Tulipa 'Poco Loco' Tulip 'Design Impression' Tulip 'Princess Irene' Dahlia ‘Fantasie Du Cap’ Dahlia 'Mel's Orange Marmalade' Dahlia 'Lady Darlene' Narcissus 'Lemon Beauty' Narcissus 'Banana Daiquiri' Narcissus 'Salome' Narcissus 'Cotinga' Narcissus 'Sun Disc' Narcissus 'Misty Glen' Narcissus 'Carlton' Narcissus 'Feu de Joie' Brugmansia sanguinea Geranium maderense 'Guernsey White' Cypripedium 'Sabine' Impatiens omeiana 'Pink Nerves' Impatiens omeiana Impatiens arguta Impatiens tinctoria Olearia 'Henry Travers' Leucadendron argenteum Dianthus caryophyllus 'Chomley Farran' Malmaison carnations Rosa 'Columbia'
Val Bourne will always be one of our absolute favourite guests on the podcast - never failing to deliver a real plantswoman's crop of treasures for us all to grow at home. This week she's sharing her love of bulb lawns with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis, including some of the varieties she's naturalised in her own miniature meadows at home. Plus the monocarpic tendencies of some plants (don't worry - it's not catching!), the patience needed to grow Trilliums from seed, and Thordis and Val share their experiences of 'the one that got away'! PLANT LIST Erigeron karvinskianus Erigeron karvinskianus 'Lavender Lady' Erythronium oregonum x revolutum Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty' Erythronium 'Pagoda' Erythronium 'Joanna' Trillium sessile var gigantium Trillium kurabayashii Euphorbia rigida Primula veris hose-in-hose Fritillaria pyrenaica Fritillaria acmopetala Fritillaria pontica Fritillaria elwesii Tulipa 'Queen of Night' Narcissus 'Thalia' Tulipa sylvestris Tulipa sprengeri Scilla siberica Scilla bithynica Scilla bifolia Melica uniflora f. albida Teucrium scorodonia 'Crispum' Scilla lingulata Acis autumnalis Crocus goulimyi Cyclamen coum Galanthus nivalis sandersii Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' Scabiosa graminifolia Geranium harveyi Saxifraga 'Tumbling Waters' Rosemary 'Foxtail' Crocus chrysanthus Dierama Miscanthus nepalensis Paeonia tenuifolia Stachys byzantina 'Primrose Heron' Matthiola incana 'Alba' Lunaria 'Somerset Marble' Narcissus 'Blushing Lady' Sanguisorba minor 'Little Angel' Sanguisorba officinalis 'Martin's Mulberry' Sanguisorba 'Red Busby' Phlox paniculata 'Norah Leigh'
The Talking Dirty podcast heads on tour for the first time ever, visiting the garden of extraordinary plantsman and Botanist, Richard Hobbs. Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are wowed by his amazing Muscari (he holds the National Collection), plus Scillas, Anemones, Pulsatillas and so much more! PLANT LIST Muscari Maxibell Muscari azureum Muscari aucheri Pseudomuscari pallens 'Morganhimmel' Muscari macrocarpum Muscari armeniacum 'Venus' Muscari armeniacum 'Peppermint' Allium ursinum 'Golden Fleece' Allium triquetrum Narcissus assoanus Narcissus 'More and More' Tropaeolum tricolor Tropaeolum smithii Tulipa 'Little Princess' Tulipa 'Persian Pearl' Tulip orphanidea 'Flava' Dodecatheon meadia/Primula meadia Primula auricula 'Helen Ruane' Pulsatilla vulgaris ´Papageno´ Pulsatilla vulgaris subsp. grandis 'Budapest Blue' Lathyrus vernus Lathyrus vernus 'Alboroseus' Scilla bithynica Alliaria petiolata - garlic mustard Narcissus poeticus Scilla cilicica Scilla peruviana Scilla liliohyacinthus Scilla amoena Scilla armenica Scilla sibericaScilla autumnalis Corydalis solida Corydalis 'Tory MP' Corydalis flexuosa ‘Golden Panda’ Corydalis 'Spinners' Anemone nemorosa 'Yerda Ramusem' Anemone nemorosa Anemone apennina Anemone nemorosa 'Monstrosa' Arum creticum Arum creticum 'Album'
With lots of questions to answer, Thordis and Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) host a Postbag edition of the podcast, plus plenty of seed-sowing tips and Alpine trough advice with a focus on special plants that you could try. If you want to ask a question of the team you can email hello@getgardeningnow.co.uk, contact them on social media or comment on the Get Gardening YouTube channel. PLANT LIST Lunaria annua 'Chedglow' Eschscholzia californica Papaver dubium 'Albiflorum' Papaver commutatum 'Ladybird' Papaver rhoeas 'Amazing Grey' Saxifraga burseriana Gentiana asclepiadea Calceolaria paralia 'Lemon Drops' Calceolaria Herbeohybrida Group 'Sunset Orange' Aloe aristata Clematis 'Pixie' Narcissus cantabricus Betula nana Forsythia ovata 'Paulina' Saxifraga longifolia 'Tumbling Waters' Viola odorata 'King of Violets' Nicotiana x hybrida 'Tinkerbell' Fritillaria meleagris Geum 'Mai Tai' Geum 'Mrs J Bradshaw' Geum 'Lady Stratheden' Geum 'Coral Tempest' Geum 'Totally Tangerine' Chrysanthemum 'Emperor of China' Chrysanthemum 'Tula Improved'
The wonderful floral artist Brigitte Girling of Moss and Stone Floral Design is back to share her botanical stars of the season with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis - from Ranunculus to Narcissi. Plus top tips if you're thinking of growing flowers for a wedding. PLANT LIST Edgeworthia chrysantha Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Red Dragon' Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue' Lathyrus nervosus Dicksonia antarctica Sparrmannia africana Erysimum 'Lady Roborough' Erysimum bicolor 'Bowles's Mauve' Erysimum 'Jacob's Jacket' Primula 'Francisca' Ranunculus Butterfly 'Theseus' Anemone coronaria Anemone coronaria ‘Bordeaux’ Anemone coronaria 'The Bride' Anemone 'Fullstar Albino' Anemone 'Mistral Edge' Ammi majusAkebia quinata Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' Epimedium x warleyense 'Orangekonigin'/Epimedium warleyense 'Orange Queen' Epimedium 'Royal Purple' Epimedium 'Domino' Rhododendron cinnabarinum Rhododendron 'Lady Alice Fitzwilliam'
If you love exotic plants - or just plants in general - then chances are you follow the adventures of Mike Clifford on social media. This week the self-confessed plantaholic and seller of extraordinary seeds joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis for a foray into his collection, from the Impatiens which have been flowering all Winter, to the enormous plants he's grown from seed. Plus insight into how he keeps his plants so healthy and gets such propagation success. PLANT LIST Vasconcellea pubescens Lobelia fistulosa Lobelia bambuseti Lobelia giberroa Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Columbus' Hedychiums Impatiens 'Kilimanjari' Impatiens kilimanjari x pseudoviola Impatiens niamniamensis 'Congo Cockatoo' Impatiens walleriana (syn. Impatiens sultanii) Impatiens auricoma x bicaudata Cyphomandra betacea/Solanum betaceum Welwitschia Mirabilis Dendroseris litoralis Manihot grahamii Sonchus pinnatus Sonchus fruticosus Brugmansia x flava 'Mobisu' Brugmansia x flava 'Mobisu' Brugmansia x rubella Podachaenium eminens Begonia luxurians Hibiscus coccineus Hibiscus coccineus 'Alba' Musanga cecropioides Colocasia gigantea 'Thailand Giant' Gunnera insignis Gunnera manicata Correa backhouseana Correa reflexa var. Nummulariifolia Aeonium tabuliforme Setaria palmifolia Muehlenbeckia complexa Actinidia kolomikta
This week it is a true extravaganza of extraordinary plants on the podcast as the utterly inspiring Bleddyn and Sue Wynn-Jones of Crug Farm Plants join us to talk through some of their favourites at the moment. Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are left astonished by their tales of plant hunting all over the world, from Vietnam to Colombia, and the amazing plants they've discovered - and saved - along the way. PLANT LIST Schefflera macrophylla Pachysandra axillaris Cardiandra Begonia baviensis Begonia versicolor Illicium macranthum Rubus pectinellus var. trilobus Asparagus aff. meioclados Aspidistra daibuensis 'Totally Dotty' Aspidistra attenuata Zanthoxylum piperitum Zanthoxylum bungeanum (Sichuan Pepper) Polyspora longicarpa Acer serrulatum/ Acer oliverianum ssp. formosanum Ophiopogon 'Ogisu' Phytolacca purpurescens Ruscus × microglossus Polygonatum mengtzense Schefflera trevesioides Geranium clarum Bidens triplinervia 'Sunny Days' Engelhardtia spicata
Adrian Scamp of the Award-winning Scamp's Daffodils, joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old VIcarage) and Thordis to chat all things Daffodil, from exploring the thirteen divisions to sharing favourite varieties, plus tips for naturalising Narcissi in your lawn and the new varieties that might be heading to your garden soon. It's a riot of absolute stunners, which will leave you with a wishlist longer than you ever imagined! PLANT LIST Narcissus 'Saint Mary Immaculata' Narcissus 'Nickelodeon' Narcissus 'Bravoure' Narcissus 'Belize' Narcissus 'Rebekah' Narcissus 'Doublet' Narcissus 'Rose Mullion' Narcissus 'Rose of May' Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus Narcissus poeticus 'Actaea' Narcissus 'Bath's Flame' Narcissus 'Argent' Pseudonarcissus lobularis Narcissi Bulbocodium Narcissus cyclamineus Narcissus 'Paper White' Narcissus 'Royal Connection' Narcissus 'Avalanche' Narcissus 'Warbler' Narcissus 'Innovator' Narcissus 'Erlicheer' Narcissus 'Rip van Winkle' Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête' Narcissus triandrus Narcissus 'Ice Wings' Narcissus 'Beryl' Narcissus 'Jenny' Narcissus 'Jetfire' Narcissus jonquilla Narcissus 'Hugus' Narcissus 'Green Lawns' Narcissus poeticus praecox Narcissus 'Caramel' Narcissus 'Fashion' Narcissus 'The Godfather' Narcissus 'Medway Gold' Narcissus 'Rataplan' Narcissus 'Firebrand'
She's the woman behind one of the most famous of British brands - this week Emma Bridgewater joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis Fridriksson, to talk about the botanical inspiration behind the pottery. Plus why Dandelions are front and centre of their latest collection, the people in her life who sparked a life-long love of plants, lockdown gardening endeavours with limited supplies, and a recent discovery she's very excited about. PLANT LIST Chimonanthus praecox Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata' Daphne odora f. alba 'Sakiwaka' Carex oshimensis 'Everlime' Rosa x odorata 'Bengal Crimson Rosa 'Mortimer Sackler' Leucanthemum vulgare – Oxeye Daisy Populus × jackii Crocus tommasinianus Eccremocarpus scaber Pelargonium Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'
If you've ever wondered how some plants come into existence, then wonder no more as plant breeder Joe Sharman gives us a fascinating insight into the labour of love behind many of the plants that fill our gardens. Join Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis Fridriksson as they hear about Joe's dreams for Galanthus breeding, plus the work he's doing with Eranthis (Aconites) and Celandines (Ficaria). There are also dreamy, dinky Narcissi, and an elusive Butcher's Broom (Ruscus aculeatus) and lots of laughs along the way.
Across the world Botanic Gardens are doing amazing work. And at Cambridge University Botanic Garden, there are wonders to behold in every corner of its 40 acres. But the glasshouses are perhaps the most memorable, packed with exotic plants which will stay in your memory forever. This week on the podcast, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis Fridriksson are joined by Alex Summers, Glasshouse Supervisor at the Botanic Garden, for a chat about everything from his love of parasitic plants and epiphytes, to plant-collecting trips, the garden's amazing Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) and database! Plus an exciting gift courtesy of Mike Clifford (@mikesrareplants on Instagram - go follow him, he's amazing!) and a potential Birthday present for Alan! PLANT LIST Strongylodon macrobotrys (Jade Vine) Vasconcellea pubescens Lachenalia viridiflora Ixia viridiflora Magnolia Sapiensis Magnolia insignis Huodendron tibeticum Polyspora Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' Euphorbia horrida Viscum minimum Viscum crassularae Cyphostemma juttae Cyphostemma currorii Portulacaria afra Rafflesia Lathraea clandestina Amorphophallus titanum Cinnamomum camphora Furcraea macdougallii Furcraea longaeva Tulipa sprengeri Stapelia
The name Charles Dowding has become synonymous with 'No Dig' techniques, but what exactly does 'No Dig' involve? And why is it such a successful and popular method of gardening? This week on the podcast, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are joined by Charles to talk about the lattice of ideas that make up the method, plus loofa antics and some Show and Tell that looks good enough to eat! It's a podcast jam-packed with revelations about everything from soil to slugs, paths to weeds - with plenty of ideas for your allotment, potager or kitchen garden.
Charles even shares some of his favourite Winter salads for those of you growing your own at home.
Calling all Galanthophiles, this week Alan Gray (a self-confessed Snowdrop addict) and Thordis (doing her best to resist!) are joined by two gardeners who long ago succumbed to Galanthamania. Award-winning Garden Writer, Val Bourne, shares her experiences of growing Snowdrops in the Cotswolds, while Brian Ellis, who sells many special varieties of Galanthus talks from the Norfolk perspective. The conversation winds from the extraordinary people who make the Snowdrop community so special, to the varieties Val and Brian hold most dear. And while the gang didn't get to mention all the things they wanted to, there's certainly no shortage of specatular Snowdrops to set your heart racing. PLANT LIST Galanthus lagodechianus Galanthus 'S. Arnott' Galanthus 'Primrose Warburg' Galanthus plicatus 'Priscilla Bacon' Galanthus plicatus 'Joe Sharman' Galanthus 'Phil Cornish' Galanthus 'Matt Bishop' Galanthus plicatus 'South Hayes' Galanthus elwesii 'Kite' Galanthus 'Green Tear' Galanthus 'Dryad Gold Sovereign' Galanthus 'Dryad Gold Medal' Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Lady Elphinstone' Galanthus plicatus 'Sarah Dumont' Galanthus x valentinei 'Belvedere Gold' Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece' Galanthus 'Lapwing' Galanthus plicatus 'Yaffle' Galanthus valentinei 'Saraband' Galanthus nivalis 'Alan's Treat' Galanthus elwesii 'Godfrey Owen' Galanthus plicatus 'Diggory' Galanthus elwesii 'Mrs Macnamara' Galanthus elwesii 'Margaret's Star' Galanthus plicatus 'Amy Doncaster' Galanthus 'Hans Guck in die Luft' Galanthus × valentinei 'Wind Turbine' Galanthus ‘Anglesey Double Spikey’ Galanthus nivalis 'Alburgh Claw' Galanthus 'Onkel Oskar' Galanthus nivalis 'Trois Jardins' Galanthus 'Percy Picton' Galanthus nivalis 'Magnet' Galanthus 'Long John Silver' Galanthus plicatus 'Trym' Galanthus plicatus 'Trimmer' Galanthus elwesii 'Margaret Biddulph' Galanthus elwesii 'Claud Biddulph' Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Blewbury Tart' Galanthus 'Ding Dong' Galanthus 'Green of Hearts' Galanthus 'Washfield Colesbourne' Galanthus 'E.A. Bowles' Galanthus 'Ailwyn' Galanthus 'One Drop or Two?' Galanthus nivalis 'Kirtling Tower'
Three months after his last appearance, Ben Preston is back with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis Fridriksson for another plant-filled appearance on the podcast. From the regimental precision of seed-sowing at York Gate Garden, to the sad demise of their favourite Galanthus, he brings us all up to date with what's been going on in his patch. Plus an impressive Lobelia grown from seed, grass inspiration, a diminutive darling of a Narcissus, and a show-stopping Prunus!
If you've never been to Hunting Brook Gardens in Ireland, get ready to be transported by its owner Jimi Blake. He tours us through his favourite plants for structure and foliage, plus his newer forays into houseplants and the latest additions to his Snowdrop collection. As usual Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis share their FLOMO (the plants at the top of their wishlists) and it turns out Jimi has quite a few as well! PLANT LIST Lindera triloba Pseudopanax lessonii 'Moa's Toes' Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax laetus Schefflera delavayi Schefflera Rhododendrifolia Schefflera taiwaniana Schefflera alpina Musa basjoo Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' Daphnephyllum Fatsia polycarpa Pseudopanax lessonii 'tuatara' Galanthus plicatus 'Lucy' Galanthus 'Phantom' Galanthus elwesii 'Godfrey Owen' Galanthus plicatus x rizehensis 'Tryzm' Podophyllum difforme 'Starfish' Pseudopanax 'Fiddlesticks' Musa 'Siam Ruby' Dahlia 'Brown Sugar'
This week Matthew Pottage - the man behind one of the UK's five gardens run by the Royal Horticultural Society - shares his love of conifers, variegated plants and houseplants. We get a tour of his collection of plants in his house plus a peek at his London garden at home. Get ready for FLOMO galore!
Get ready for an avalanche of evergreens from variegated wonders to a cacophany of conifers ((Ilex and Cryptomeria to Griselinia and Astelia). The Plant Doctor brings some serious show and tell to the table for his latest appearance on the Podcast. And, not to be left out, Alan Gray shares some of the treasures found in his garden. Also including a fantastic tip to help with your forced Hyacinths, a must-have plant for scent and some exquisite Irises!
Hear the nitty gritty of what's in our soil, from the minerals to the earthworms and everything in between, all in the company of Soil Scientist, Professor Jane Rickson. She joins Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson to share her knowledge and enthusiasm about how we can best look after our soils and what's in them. Plus some FLOMO and Show and Tell.
Top Garden Designer and Radio 4 'Gardeners Question Time' panellist Matthew Wilson joins Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson to talk about his busy year designing gardens, the joys of Wildflower mixes, a houseplant he holds very dear and other plants he holds less so (get ready for Anti-Flomo!)
Alan Gray and Thordis wish everyone a Happy New Year and look back on some great gardening gifts received this Christmas. Plus of course, a spot of FLOMO because there's always FLOMO (Fear of Missing Out on a Fabulous Plant!)
The super-talented Tamsin Westhorpe joins Alan Gray and Thordis to Talk Dirty! RHS judge, Co-Chair of the Garden Media Guild, writer of new book 'Diary of a Modern Country Gardener' and much more besides, Tamsin shares stories from the historic family garden at Stockton Bury. Plus air kisses under the Mistletoe, thermal underwear and the double-flowered Nasturtium that got away!
Organic gardener and recent award winner Val Bourne joins Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson to share some of her favourite plants...from her top picks for easy Galanthus to an unusual umbellifer, cracking Clematis for Winter, Sassy grass and a rose that's caught Val's eye.
Get ready for loads of laughter and planty inspiration! Rosy and Rob Hardy are greats of the gardening world, the brains behind Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants. In this podcast, they tell Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson about their final Chelsea Flower Show next year, plus share their own FLOMO (Fear of Missing Out on a Fabulous Plant), why you mustn't buy Rosy an Orchid, and why you must say yes to yellow!
Alongside serious seasonal Show & Tell, Ian Roofe returns to the podcast to help Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis Fridriksson come up with some great gardening gift ideas, particularly if you're looking for something different, or on a budget. There's Miscanthus, Cornus and Sorbus appreciation; vintage tools; plus tree-tastic FLOMO and a LOT of laughter!
Garden designer Tamara Bridge joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis Fridriksson to chat about the increasing demand for designers, plus her go-to plants for instant impact and how aquascaping has captured her imagination this year. If you've got a question for the team, don't forget you can email it to hello@getgardeningnow.co.uk.
Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson catch up with another of their horticultural pals, this time focussing on trees and hedges with Master Arborist Alexander Laver. From his go to book for choosing and managing trees in his garden, to a tiny FLOMO, via mixed hedges, topiary and cloud-pruning.
Purveyor of particularly Special Plants, Derry Watkins, joins Alan Gray & Thordis to share a whole host of wonders, from prairie plants as you've never seen them before, to a portable Isoplexis, serious Salvia envy, fabulous FLOMO, and Nerines on steroids! Don't forget if you've got a gardening question you can email hello@getgardeningnow.co.uk and the team will try to answer on a future podcast.
If you've ever fallen under the spell of a magical Auricula, then this is the podcast for you. Jane Ann Walton grows hundreds at her home in Norfolk, where she also has Snowdrops flowering for months a year and a whole host of unusual plants. She joins Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson to chat Auricula care, beautiful berries, Tassel Hyacinths, and share a top tip for Delphinium staking! There's FLOMO galore so get your wishlist ready for an update!
Wow, where to start! There's so much in this podcast - as Ben Preston, Head Gardener at York Gate Garden, tells Alan and Thordis about the Perennial garden there. Plus has a real love-in with Alan Gray as they share plants they've grown from each other. Get set for everything from amazing and unusual Salvias, to exotic Echiums, self-supporting Delphiniums and an elusive Abutilon. We've also got a question about Clematis cuttings and growing bulbs in Finland! Don't forget if you've got a question for the team, you can email hello@getgardeningnow.co.uk.
Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson are joined by their Get Gardening co-conspirator Ian Roofe for a whole host of inspiring Autumn plants - from Red Hot Pokers, to Michaelmas Daisies, Fastigiate trees, and foliage plants for Autumn colour. Plus some top tips for taking hardwood cuttings.
Culinary Goddess Vanessa Scott joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to chat about gardening projects during lockdown, home remedies for mildew, and terrific tomatoes. Plus a flamboyant FLOMO, tips for meadow planting in a moist area of the garden, Caladiums, Hebes and much more!
Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson catch up with one of their favourite gardening chums, Joe Whitehead, to chat about his job as Head Gardener at Burghley House. From their exciting plans for the walled garden to his desire to track down an elusive peach, it's a brilliant insight into a Head Gardener's life. Plus apple appreciation, scented plants, Dahlia lifting and FLOMO!
Plantswoman, garden writer and Organic gardener Val Bourne is the latest guest on Talking Dirty. She shares with Alan Gray and Thordis how she caught the gardening bug in childhood, plus a passion for Dahlias, Roses, Anemones (and everything between!) Plus FLOMO and the relevance of undersized underwear to a good garden!
Alan Gray and Thordis catch up with Norfolk-based gardener and artist Margaret Hope. A former fashion designer, she learned to garden by colour first of all. And has a love of texture in her planting. A jubilant chat about planting combinations, FLOMO and Joy in a Box!
One of our favourite gardening friends is back! Brigitte Girling, the genius behind Moss & Stone Floral Design has launched an online flower school, though you've got to hurry. Enrolment is only until 20th September (http://www.mossandstoneflowerschool.co.uk/ (www.mossandstoneflowerschool.co.uk)). In this video we hear a bit about the course, plus inspiring Show & Tell from Brigitte's garden, serious FLOMO, and the team get carried away answering a question about what to plant on, and in front of, a North-West facing wall!
A bonus edition of our podcast for plant lovers, as Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson take on your questions. To get in touch email hello@getgardeningnow.co.uk and the team will try to answer your horticultural conundrum in a future episode.
In the latest podcast Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis catch up with old friend Nick Bailey, to chat about Gardeners' World, designing at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, plus choice plants from Phlox to Lobelia - but neither as you may expect.
Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are joined by Bunny Guinness of Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time to chat choice plants. From Bunny's go-to plants in any garden to why she's not a fan of Heucheras, plus FLOMO (Fear of Missing Out on a Fabulous Plant), alternatives to Box hedging, and your questions.
In the latest of our podcasts for Plant Lovers, Alan Gray and Thordis are joined by the Head Gardener at King's College, Cambridge - Steve Coghill. From the college's headline-grabbing wildflower meadow, to a stunning bit of companion planting for your roses, FLOMO, grafting and a brilliant plant for dry shade, there's certainly something for everyone!
Join Thordis Fridriksson and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) in our Podcast for Plant Lovers, as they catch up with their plant-a-holic pals. This week it's award-winning garden designer, Tamara Bridge who talks about the importance of throwing caution to the wind in your garden, and brings serious envy-inducing flowers for Show and Tell! Plus FLOMO (Fear of Missing Out on a Fabulous Plant) and your questions on air pots and earwigs!
Join Thordis Fridriksson and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) in our Podcast for Plant Lovers, as they catch up with their plant-a-holic pals. This week it's Ben Potterton of Shorelands Wildlife Gardens in the guest chair who's definitely just as much naughti-cultural as horticultural! From Campsis to Eryngiums via pears and tortoises, this is a truly eclectic mix of gardening chat! Plus - of course - some FLOMO(Fear of Missing Out on a Fabulous Plant!)
Join Thordis Fridriksson and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) for our Podcast for Plant Lovers, as they catch up with their plant-a-holic pals. This week it's Brigitte Girling of Moss and Stone Floral Design in the guest chair and boy oh boy does she bring her floral A-game! From Phlox to Coreopsis, via Cosmos, Rubeckia and a whole lotta Dahlias, this is a joyful half hour of horticultural chat. Plus - of course - some Floral FOMO (Fear of Missing Out on a Fabulous Plant!)
Join Thordis Fridriksson and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) in our Podcast for Plant Lovers, as they catch up with their plant-a-holic pals. In this episode the plant doctor, Ian Roofe, their Get Gardening co-conspirator brings show-and-tell from his garden which inspires some Fuschia fan-girling! Plus more Floral FOMO - the fear of missing out on a fabulous plant!
Join Thordis Fridriksson and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) as they catch up with their plant-a-holic pals to chat choice plants. In the first episode it's introductions all round - from when they caught the gardening bug to the next job on their to-do list.