Episodit
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Alan Gray and Thordis take a look at the plants still packing a punch, even though East Ruston Old Vicarage closed to visitors last month...from fab foliage to seasonal blooms.
PLANT LIST
Iris unguicularis
Iris unguicularis 'Mary Barnard'
Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt'
Cestrum fasciculatum 'Newellii'
Viola 'Parme de Toulouse'
Begonia luxurians
Ilex verticillata
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion'
Hosta 'Empress Wu'
Galanthus reginae-olgae
Galanthus 'James Backhouse'
Griselinia littoralis 'Dixon's Cream'
Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web'
Buddleja davidii 'Santana'
Nerine 'Hotspur'
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Alan Gray and Thordis take a look at the plants stunning the visitors at East Ruston Old Vicarage this month, including some unusual foliage plants.
PLANT LIST
Lapageria rosea
Passiflora semiciliosa
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Mandevilla
Pleroma urvilleanum syn Tibouchina urvilleana
Abutilon 'Fool's Gold'
Iresine herbstii 'Brilliantissima'
Strobilanthes dyeriana
Plectranthus ciliatus 'Easy Gold
'Tradescantia 'Maiden's Blush'
Streptocarpus saxorum
Camellia sasanqua
Berberis gagnepainii var. lanceifolia 'Fernspray'
Acer rubrum 'Oktober Glory'
Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii'
Salvia leucantha
Dahlia 'Magenta Star'
Dahlia coccinea var. palmeri
Dahlia 'Labyrinth'
Dahlia 'Edith Jones'
Dahlia 'Dilys Ayling'
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Puuttuva jakso?
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Alan Gray and Thordis look back at East Ruston Old Vicarage's starring role on BBC show Gardeners' World, plus container planting, greenhouse overhauling and Hedychiums.
PLANT LIST
Manihot grahamii
Ptilotus exaltatus
Begonia fuchsioides
Tradescantia 'Maiden's Blush'
Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii'
Ageratum petiolatum
Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Sugar Stars'
Coleus argentatus syn Plectranthus argentatu
Coleus argentatus 'Hill House'
Helichrysum petiolare
Osteospermum
Ricinus communis 'Carmencita'
Dahlia 'Jomanda'
Hedychium deceptum
Canna brasiliensis
Dahlia 'Ken's Rarity'
Dahlia 'Magenta Star'
Dahlia coccinea var. palmeri
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From the climbers impressing Alan Gray this summer to the ways he's updating container planting, here's our latest special on the garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage.
Talking Dirty is taking a little summer break, but we'll be back with an East Ruston Old Vicarage September Special.
PLANT LIST
Helichrysum petiolare
Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Sugar Stars'
Petunia exserta
Begonia 'Erythrophylla'
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Streptocarpus saxorum
Argyranthemum 'Jamaica Primrose'
Brugmansia × candida 'Shredded White Fantasy'
Sparrmannia africana 'Variegata'
Lantana camara
Abutilon 'Ashford Red'
Passiflora caerulea
Abutilon 'Orange Hot Lava'
Punica granatum
Hydrangea 'Runaway Bride'
Podophyllum versipelle 'Spotty Dotty'
Begonia fuchsioides Red Form
Neopanax laetus syn Pseudopanax laetus
Abutilon 'Gerdemann's Red'
Passiflora semiciliosa
Tropaeolum smithii
Jasminum polyanthum
Tropaeolum ciliatum
Lonicera glabrata 'Damchin La'
Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’
Brassaiopsis mitis
Manihot grahamii
Ensete ventricosum 'Hiniba'
Musa nagensium
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Settle back and get ready for another plant extravaganza with Nick Macer of Pan Global Plants. In Part Two of his Talking Dirty appearance, he shares plants for the future, great foliage combos, beautiful bark and so much more! Your FLOMO* is sure to be off the scale!
*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Pinus engelmannii
Firmiana simplex
Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'
Napaea dioica
Phlomis bourgaei
Phlomis fruticosa
Lindera obtusiloba
Lindera triloba
Acystopteris taiwaniana
Hedychium gardnerianum ‘Tangkhul Naga’
Marsdenia oreophila (syn. Cionura)
Dregea sinensis
Dahlia tamaulipana
Dahlia imperialis
Persea bracteata
Lagerstroemia indica 'Cedar Lane Red'
Lagerstroemia subcostata
Isodon (Plectranthus) effusus var. longitubus
Quercus alnifolia
Dendromecon rigida
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This week it's a much-looked forward to episode with none other than Nick Macer of Pan Global Plants. From the extraordinary plants which have turned up on his nursery, to the ways he's testing hardiness, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are enthralled. More fantastic plants next week in part two.
PLANT LIST
Philadelphus 'Casa Azul'
Philadelphus maculatus
Philadelphus mexicanus
Magnolia obovata
Magnolia × wieseneri
Begonia 'Torsa'
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana ‘Bells and Whistles’
Begonia grandis subsp. holostyla ‘Nanjiang Silver’
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana ‘Claret Jug’
Amomyrtus luma
Amomyrtus meli
Luma apiculata
Watsonia marlothii
Indigofera heterantha
Agave montana
Agave ovatifolia
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From propagation successes to exciting new container combos, here's our latest special on the garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage.
PLANT LIST
Mitraria coccinea
Beschorneria yuccoides
Agave montana
Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara'
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana
Begonia 'Torsa'
Hedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange'
Dahlia excelsa
Campanula medium
Melica uniflora f. albida
Dahlia 'Hadrian's Midnight'
Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Baron'
Oxalis vulcanicola 'Sunset Velvet'
Oxalis vulcanicola 'Plum Crazy'
Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Sugar Stars'
Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Creme Brulee'
Helichrysum petiolare
Begonia 'Black Knight'
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Wedding Gown'
Hydrangea 'Runaway Bride'
Dendromecon rigida
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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
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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'
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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
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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
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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
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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'
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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'
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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'
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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
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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'
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Our gardens are full of them at this time of year, but the Tulip actually originates in Central Asia. These species Tulips are varied in height, colour, foliage and the ease with which we can grow them at home and so this week on Talking Dirty, Cambridge University Botanic Garden - who hold the National Collection of Species Tulips - are along to share some of their favourites and recommendations for which to grow, and how. Plus stories of their latest adventures in Kyrgyzstan where they've been finding and protecting new varieties.
So join Alan Gray, Thordis and Simon Wallis and Kathryn Bray of the Botanics for a tantalising tour of their collection!
PLANT LIST
Tulipa sprengeri
Tulipa tschimghanica
Tulipa toktogulica
Tulipa greigii
Tulipa cretica
Tulipa 'Negrita'
Tulip bakerii 'Lilac Wonder'
Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
Tulipa acuminata syn. Tulipa cornuta
Tulipa montana
Tulipa heweri
Tulipa biflora
Tulipa turkestanica
Tulipa regelii
Tulipa tarda
Tulipa saxatilis
Tulipa linifolia
Tulipa undulatifolia syn Tulipa eichleri
Tulipa clusiana
Tulipa clusiana 'Peppermint Stick'
Tulip clusiana var. chrysantha
Tulipa aucheriana
Tulipa sylvestris
Tulipa orphanidea
Tulipa kaufmanniana
Tulipa fosteriana
Tulipa praestans 'Shogun'
Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'
Tulipa 'Ballerina'
Tulipa 'Heart's Delight'
Trollius lilacinus
Iris acutiloba
Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane'
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With a spring in our step we bring you the March Special of our Talking Dirty series on the garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage. From the Magnolias Alan Gray wakes to see out of his bedroom window, to the Tulips he's been spending a pretty penny on, here are some of the highlights from the garden this month.
PLANT LIST
Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle'
Magnolia 'Genie'
Magnolia × soulangeana
Rosa 'Rambling Rector'
Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate'
Rosa 'Mme. Alfred Carrière'
Rosa 'A Shropshire Lad'
Dahlia 'Hollyhill Serenity'
Narcissus 'Jetfire'
Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'
Tulipa sprengeri
Tulipa orphanidea 'Flava'
Narcissus 'Turncoat'
Narcissus 'First Born'
Narcissus 'Actaea'
Hedychium 'Tara'
Narcissus 'Articol'
Narcissus 'Rataplan'
Narcissus 'Mrs Langtry'
Tropaeolum majus 'Gleam Salmon'
Tropaeolum tuberosum var. lineomaculatum 'Ken Aslet'
Syringa vulgaris 'Princess Sturdza'
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Time for Part Two of our latest episode with Talking Dirty favourite Val Bourne. The award-winning garden writer has alredy shared some of her favourite Prunus varieties. This week it's all about spring plants like Pulmonarias and Violets, plus a bit of rose inspiration...and Trillium chat to boot!
PLANT LIST
Pulmonaria 'Shrimps on the Barbie'
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Leopard'
Pulmonaria rubra
Pulmonaria 'Diana Clare'
Viola odorata 'Christie's Wedding'
Viola odorata 'Baroness Alice de Rothschild'
Viola odorata 'Sulphurea'
Helleborus argutifolius
Narcissus 'St Patricks Day'
Narcissus 'Golden Echo'
Narcissus 'Winter Waltz'
Narcissus 'Beryl'
Narcissus 'Beryl's Little Sister'
Tropaeolum hookerianum
Tropaeolum ciliatum
Trillium grandiflorum f. roseum
Trillium kurabayashii
Rosa 'The Generous Gardener'
Rosa 'Mrs. Honey Dyson'
Rosa 'Rosy Cushion'
Rosa x odorata 'Crimson Bengal'
Rosa 'Pompon de Paris'
Rosa 'You're Beautiful'
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