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'