Talking Dirty

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 [email protected], 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