Talking Dirty

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'