Talking Dirty – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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

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! 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'