Talking Dirty

This week Steve Edney returns with a special treat - a tour of the jungle garden he's created with fellow plant lover, Louise Dowle. Their plot is packed with inspiration and some very special plants!

PLANT LIST

Clerodendrum trichotomum

Eucalyptus pauciflora

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii

Pseudosasa japonica

Euphorbia stygiana

Griselinia littoralis

Begonia luxurians

Euphorbia x pasteurii

Euphorbia x pasteuri 'John Phillips'

Euphorbia mellifera

Plectranthus fruticosus 'Ellaphie'

Pseudopanax crassifolius

Pseudopanax lessonii 'tuatara'

Dahlia 'Bright Eyes'

Salvia 'Amistad'

Hedychium rubrum

Musa basjoo

Ensete ventricosum 'Montbeliardii'

Musa sikkimensis

Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'

Canna x ehemanii (syn iridiflora)

Persicaria orientalis

Trachycarpus fortunei

Cissus striata

Pittosporum eugenoides

Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate' 

Albizia julibrissin

Polystichum setiferum

Hakonechloa macra 'Green Hills'

Fatsia polycarpa

Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis 'Ballet'

Fuschia hatschbachii

Cryptomeria japonica 'Rasen'

Polystichum setiferum 'Pulcherrimum Bevis'

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

Manihot grahamii

Semiarundinaria fastuosa

Borinda papyrifera CS 1046

Solanum corymbiflora syn. Cyphomandra corymbiflora

Sparmannia africana 'Variegata'

Eryngium creticum

Tinantia pringei

Persicaria virginiana Variegated

Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette'

In part one of our latest podcast with Steve Edney of No Name Nursery, we get a glimpse of some recent purchases. Plus great foliage plants, and one of many Cannas he's grown from seed this year. Next week, we take a stroll around his garden at home for jungle inspiration!

PLANT LIST

Chlorophytum saundersiae 'Starlight'

Dahlia 'Jomanda'

Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins'

Canna 'Whithelm Pride'

Aster × frikartii 'Mönch'

Aster x frikartii 'Wunder von Stäfa'

Aster amellus 'Forncett Flourish'

Cuphea 'David Verity'

Acer negundo ssp. mexicanum

Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'

Acer negundo 'Variegatum' 

If you're keenly pouring over seed catalogues and dreaming of what you're going to grow, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old VIcarage) and Thordis share their thoughts on what to sow now and why in this Talking Dirty Special.

PLANT LIST

Papaver rhoeas 'Amazing Grey'

Papaver rhoeas 'Shirley Poppy'

Eschscholzia californica

Briza maxima

Ammi majus

Visnaga daucoides syn. Ammi visnaga

Hordeum jubatum

Nigella papillosa 'Delft Blue'

Scabiosa stellata

Agrostemma githago

Borago officinalis

Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff'

Tropaeolum tuberosum var. lineomaculatum 'Ken Aslet'

Euphorbia coralloides

Astrantia major 'Shaggy'

Alstroemeria 'Ligtu Hybrids'

Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'

Dahlia

AsterHylotelephiumSternbergia lutea

Hesperantha coccinea 'Major'

Lettuce 'Webb's Wonderful'

Salad Rocket

Mizuna

Bok choy

Mustards

Peas

Florence Fennel

This week Jimi Blake of Hunting Brook Gardens returns with more summer sensations from his plot, including Agastaches and Lilies. Plus reminiscences from his recent adventures in Romania.

PLANT LIST

Phymosia umbellata

Agastache 'Fleur'

Agastache 'Kolibri'

Melianthus major

Lobelia × speciosa 'Hadspen Purple'

Agave montana

Hydrangea aspera 'Koki'

Hydrangea aspera 'Hot Chocolate'

Lilium 'Scheherazade'

Lilium 'Miss Feya'

Lilium 'Chocolate Event'

Lilium 'Red Velvet'

Lilium leichtlinii

Lilium 'Red Desire'

Lysimachia paridiformis var. paridiformis

Roscoea purpurea 'Spice Island'

Eryngium guatemalense

Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue'

Astrantia

Geum

Kniphofia rufa

The Talking Dirty Podcast returns and with it one of our favourite guests. Jimi Blake of Hunting Brook Gardens brings some dazzling Show and Tell from his gorgeous Irish plot and we start wiht a focus on Dahlias and Salvias. Next week further floral wonders from his garden.

PLANT LIST

Salvia greggii 'Royal Bumble'

Dahlia 'Cornel Brons'

Dahlia 'Sylvia'

Dahlia 'Danique'

Dahlia 'Copperboy'

Dahlia 'Ambition'

Dahlia 'Purple Flame'

Dahlia 'Burlesca'

Dahlia 'Downham Royal'

Dahlia 'Cornwall Island'

Dahlia 'Purple Fox'

Dahlia 'Kathleen Blake'

Dahlia 'Night Butterfly'

Dahlia 'Chimborazo'

Salvia 'Strawberry Lake'

Salvia curviflora

Salvia fulgens

Salvia confertiflora

Salvia 'Josh

Salvia 'Pink Pong'

Salvia involucrata 'Boutin'

Salvia involucrata 'Joan'

Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam'

Salvia guaranitica 'Carines Amazing Blue'

Salvia 'Purple and Bloom'

Salvia 'Amistad'

Salvia 'Pink Amistad'

Salvia guaranitica 'Amino'

Salvia 'Blue Note'

Salvia microphylla 'Makris'

Salvia patens 'Guanajuato'

Talking Dirty may be taking a break for Maternity Leave, but Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis couldn't resist having a planty catch-up! Before regular podcasting resumes, the pair chat about the horticultural glories at EROV this year and what Thordis has managed to grow alongside her forays into Motherhood! Weekly episodes hopefully resuming in due course...

PLANT LIST

Agave montana

Nolina

Puya

Bigelowia nuttallii

Ipheion

Eremurus

Kniphofia

Agapanthus

Papaver somniferum

Atriplex hortensis

Eschscholzia californica

Eryngium giganteum

Papaver atlanticum

Papaver rupifragum

Papaver cambricum

Papaver orientale

Crepis rubra

Cyclamen hederifolium

Crocus tommasinianus

Myosotis

Acer conspicuum 'Red Flamingo'

Podophyllum versipelle 'Spotty Dotty'

Begonia luxurians

Hosta 'Empress Wu'

Begonia 'Richmondensis'

Begonia semperflorens

Pteris

Impatiens sodenii

Selaginella kraussiana

Athyrium otophorum 'Okanum'

Helleborus argutifolius

Borago officinalis

Calendula officinalis 'Indian Prince'

Lathyrus odoratus 'Earl Grey'

This week something different for our Talking Dirty Podcast as Alan Gray shares exciting news about East Ruston Old Vicarage. To help tell the story Alan and Thordis are joined by 'horticultural greats' Barbara Segall (Award-winning Garden Writer) and Paul Rochford (Joseph Rochford Gardens).

And while this week's podcast is about the garden rather than specific plants, we couldn't resist sneaking a few in...

PLANT LIST

Quercus ilex

London Plane (Platanus x hispanica)

Agave montana

Osteospermum

Salvia 'Royal Bumble'

Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'

Clianthus puniceus

If growing your own and living off the land are passions and aspirations, then this week's Talking Dirty Podcast is especially for you. Homesteader Liz Zorab joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old VIcarage) and Thordis from her four-acre plot in Wales to share some of her favourite varieties plus ground-breaking methods like her Food Forest. Plus find out why Thordis and Liz are FLOMO*-ing over the same plant!

*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out

PLANT LIST

Leycesteria formosa

Calendula

Parsnip

Rosa rugosa

Runner Bean 'Greek Gigantes'

Squash 'Spaghetti'

Runner Bean 'White Lady'

Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant White'

Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant Salmon Rose'

Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant Lime'

Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue'

Ammi majus

Yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius) 

Cosmos

Campanula medium

East Ruston Old Vicarage - home to Get Gardening's Founding Father Alan Gray - is back open for 2023 and celebrating a very special year! As the garden marks its Golden Anniversary, Alan and Thordis talk about plants of the moment, plus propagation tips and FLOMO*!

*FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out

PLANT LIST

Pelargonium 'Lord Bute'

Pelargonium 'Purple Unique'

Pelargonium papilionaceum

Pelargonium 'Babylon'

Rosa 'Colombian Climber' 

Narcissus 'Candlepower'

Narcissus 'Rip van Winkle'

Eranthis hyemalis

Narcissus 'Tiny Bubbles'

Narcissus 'Canaliculatus'

Hesperantha coccinea 'Major'

Gladiolus 'Thunder'

Gladiolus primulinus

Agrostemma githago

Anthemis arvensis

Centaurea cyanus

Glebionis segetum

Papaver rhoeas

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Agave montana

Cornus kousa

Cornus Florida 'Cherokee Chief'

Trachycarpus fortunei

Ficus carica 'Jolly Tiger' 

Ficus johannis subsp. afghanistanica ‘Silver Lyre’

Trachycarpus fortunei 'Variegata'

As the garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage reopens for 2023, Alan Gray and Thordis sit down for a chat about how the garden is evolving in its 50th year, plus plants of the moment, from Magnolias to Violets and some top propagation tips from Alan's potting shed.

Next week Daffodils, Pelargoniums and lots of FLOMO*!

*FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out

PLANT LIST

Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle'

Magnolia 'Genie'

Clematis florida 'Sieboldii'

Cyclamen hederifolium 'Silverme Pink'

Anagallis monellii 'Skylover'

Clematis 'Perle d'Azur'

Lunaria 'Somerset Marble'

Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue'

Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza

Dahlia 'Labyrinth'

Catalpa bignonioides

Catalpa bignonioides 'Nana'

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Liriope muscari

Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Burgundy Wedding Train'

Viburnum tinus

Impatiens niamniamensis

Primula vulgaris 'Taigetos'

Primula 'Wanda Hose-in-hose'

Viola odorata 'King of Violets'