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Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson return with a look at the plants causing a sensation at East Ruston Old Vicarage this September, after a long and droughty summer.

PLANT LIST

Brugmansia × candida 'Shredded White Fantasy'

Iresine herbstii 'Brilliantissima'

Begonia 'Richmondensis'

Begonia grandis

Prunus 'Tai-haku'

Bupleurum fruticosum

Amsonia

Ceratostigma willmottianum

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Petunia exserta

Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii'

Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan'

Tragopogon balcanicus

With apologies for long absence, Alan Gray and Thordis return for more planty joy - with some 'Show and Tell' of what's looking great at East Ruston Old Vicarage at the moment!

PLANT LIST

Rosa 'Climbing Pompon de Paris'

Rosa 'Guy de Savoy'

Rosa 'La Rose de Petit Prince'

Rosa 'American Pillar'

Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'

Clematis 'Tie Dye'

Fuchsia arborescens

Fuchsia procumbens

Plumbago auriculata

Zantedeschia 'Kiwi Blush'

Phygelius capensis

Kniphofia rufa

Punica granatum 'Flore Plena'

Salvia 'Tropicolor Sunrise'

Salvia 'Amistad'

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'

Abelia chinensis

Erigeron annuus

Tagetes 'Cinnabar' (Dixter Strain)

Laurus nobilis 'Aurea'

Tradescantia 'Maiden's Blush'

Dianthus 'Chomley Farran'

Lathyrus odoratus 'Henry Eckford'

Echium vulgare

Dianthus carthusianorum

Lonicera etrusca 'Michael Rosse'

A new year and plenty to talk about. Join Alan Gray as he takes you and Thordis on a 'wander' through the plants wowing at East Ruston Old Vicarage this month.

PLANT LIST

Clianthus puniceus ‘Kākā King’

Lachenalia rubida

Fuchsia 'Wapenveld's Bloei'

Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff'

Tropaeolum majus 'Margaret Long'

Tropaeolum majus 'Darjeeling Gold' syn 'Darjeeling Double'

Phlebodium aureum 'Davana'

Viola hederacea

Carex buchananii

Galanthus plicatus 'Wandlebury Ring'

Iris unguicularis

Iris lazica

Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'

Narcissus 'Pueblo'

Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori'

Malva arborea 'Variegata'

Salix alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis'

Arum 'Hungarian Rhapsody'

Galanthus 'Wasp'

Galanthus 'Glimmer of Gold'

Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece'

Galanthus 'Primrose Warburg'

It's been a little while. Thank you for your patience.

Alan and Thordis wish you a very merry Christmas and all the best for 2026.

PLANT LIST

Anemone pavonina

Agave montana

Daphne bholua ‘Spring Beauty‘

Punica granatum var. Nana

Cordyline australis 'Charlie Boy'

Galanthus plicatus 'Three Ships'

Galanthus 'S. Arnott'

Arum pictum

Arum maculatum

Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Monksilver'

Musa sikkimensis 'Bengal Tiger'

Lagerstroemia indica

Weigela ‘Wings of Fire'

Euphorbia mellifera

Iris unguicularis

Iris unguicularis 'Peloponnese Snow'

Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt'

Fascicularia bicolor

Dicksonia Antarctica

Viola hederacea

Begonia luxurians

Ilex aquilifolium ‘Nellie R Stevens’

Cyclamen persicum 'Dragon Deep Blue'

Plumbago auriculata

Bomarea caldasii

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 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'

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'  

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'