Episodes

  • East Ruston Old Vicarage November Special
    Nov 27 2024

    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'

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    37 mins
  • East Ruston Old Vicarage October Special
    Oct 30 2024

    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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    47 mins
  • East Ruston Old Vicarage September Special
    Sep 25 2024

    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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    43 mins
  • East Ruston Old Vicarage August Special
    Aug 28 2024

    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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    52 mins
  • Nick Macer of Pan Global Plants (Part Two)
    Aug 7 2024

    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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    50 mins
  • Nick Macer of Pan Global Plants (Part One)
    Jul 31 2024

    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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    36 mins
  • East Ruston Old Vicarage July Special
    Jul 24 2024

    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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    43 mins
  • Persicaria, Cuphea and Astelia with Steve Edney of No Name Nursery (Part Two)
    Jul 17 2024

    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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    27 mins