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'

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'

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