Talking Dirty

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'