Talking Dirty Get Gardening

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'