Talking Dirty Get Gardening
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Get Gardening's podcast for plant lovers is jam-packed with choice plants.
Hosts Thordis and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) catch up with their horticultural (or should that be naughty-cultural!) friends to talk about their favourite plants of the moment. It's a bit like a stroll around a fantastic nursery or inspiring garden, but with someone telling you what all the plants are!
There are lots of growing and propagation tips included, and everyone shares their latest FLOMO (FLoral/plant-based fOMO). Check out the show notes or our website (getgardeningnow.co.uk) for a full plant list to accompany each episode.
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East Ruston Old Vicarage June Special, plus Chelsea Chat
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 on Roses, Lunarias and Omphalodes (Part Two)
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 on Rhodiola, Lamprocapnos and Geraniums (Part One)
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 -
East Ruston Old Vicarage May Special
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' -
Luzula, Euphorbia and Paris with Ben Preston of Cliff Bank Nursery (Part 2)
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' -
Anemones with Ben Preston of Cliff Bank Nursery (Part One)
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'