Talking Dirty

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'