Talking Dirty

He's back! Our original Get Gardening co-conspirator and Alan Gray's right-hand man at East Ruston Old Vicarage, Ian Roofe, returns to Talking Dirty. As ever he's brought his floral A-Game so expect plenty of seasonal inspiration from climbers to bulbs to perennials. Next week Camassias, Cornus and super shrubs!PLANT LISTHolboellia latifoliaCrataegus prunifoliaWisteria floribunda 'Black Dragon'Wisteria floribunda 'Macrobotrys'Wisteria floribunda 'Lipstick'Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Bracteata'Tulipa 'Amber Glow'Tulipa 'Continental'Tulipa 'Doll's Minuet'Smyrnium perfoliatumHelleborus foetidus 'Yellow Wilgenbroek'Lunaria annua 'Somerset Marble'Lunaria annua 'Chedglow'Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue' Lunaria redivivaErysimum 'Apricot Twist'Erysimum 'Red Jep'Erysimum 'Ruston Coppernob'Erysimum cheiri 'Harpur Crewe'Erysimum 'Lady Roborough'Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'Erysimum 'Ruston Royal' Centaurea 'Jordy'Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart'Centaurea montana Salvia 'Royal Bumble'

This week we continue our chat with Tom Attwood of Abi and Tom's Garden Plants. From the oddities being grown 'round the back' to the exotic plant Tom is deserate to have success with, it's a foray into a wonderful range of plants, from Tulips to Wallflowers to Abutilons.PLANT LISTVeronica gentianoides Dark Form Papaver commutatumTulipa 'Gudoshnik'Tulipa 'Valdivia'Tulipa sprengeriCardiocrinum giganteumErysimum 'Ruston Coppernob'Erysimum 'Ruston Royal'Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty'Colocasia esculentaColocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'Canna 'Durban'Manihot grahamiiAbutilon vitifoliumClianthus puniceusCorynabutilon × suntense 'Jermyns'Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii

This week on Talking Dirty we're getting to know Tom Attwood of Abi and Tom's Garden Plants (and Gardens Illustrated etc. From a childhood gardening with his Mum, to time at Kew and the creation of the Plant Centre and Nursery he runs with his wife, he shares his horticultural passion. Plus some of his favourite plants. Next week we talk Tulips and FLOMO**FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing OutPLANT LISTYakushima rhododendronPelargonium 'Babylon'Cordyline indivisaCordyline australisViburnum betulifolia

Time for Part Two of our chat with Garden Designer Annie Guilfoyle. We continue her appreciation of interesting shrubs for all gardens, but also take a meander through some interesting bulbs and a naughty climber!PLANT LISTGomphostigma virgatumRosa 'Madge'Exochorda × macrantha 'The Bride'Epimedium × warleyense 'Orangekönigin'Narcissus 'Petrel' Narcissus 'Thalia'Narcissus 'Silver Chimes'Narcissus 'Hawera' Narcissus 'Rataplan' Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Bracteata'Gladiolus tristisGladiolus daleniiHolboellia latifoliaHesperantha coccineaPrimula vulgaris 'Avondale'Primula 'Wanda Hose-in-hose' Primula 'Wanda'Eremurus 'White Beauty Favourite'

Here on The Talking Dirty Podcast we are unashamedly plant-mad! Alan Gray has filled 32 acres at East Ruston Old Vicarage with interesting varieties and combinations (and Thordis dreams of doing the same!)In our pursuit of the beautiful and unique, certain groups of plants can get overlooked and we suspect some shrubs have been in that category. Well, no more! Because Garden Designer Annie Guilfoyle is a champion of using interesting shrubs in your garden, and practises what she preaches by growing many in her own tiny plot. This first part of her Talking Dirty appearance feature some she would recommend the highest. In Part Two we'll cover Narcissi, a slightly naughty climber and FLOMO* of course.*FLoral or plant-based fear Of Missing OutPLANT LISTArum italicum 'Pictum' Narcissus 'Golden Ducat'Narcissus 'Silver Chimes'Correa 'Marian's Marvel'Correa backhouseanaCorrea reflexa x alba 'Lemon Twist' Olearia ilicifoliaOlearia × mollis 'Zennorensis'Olearia macrodontaViburnum × burkwoodii

It's a long overdue return for Matthew Pottage on The Talking Dirty Podcast this week. Matt joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to chat about his new book, 'How to Garden when you Rent' and share some Show and Tell from his office at RHS Garden Wisley. He's sure to leave us all with FLOMO*!*FLoral or plant-based fear Of Missing OutPLANT LISTLuma apiculataLeptinellaLobelia pedunculata (Syn. Pratia pedunculata)Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Nanouk’Tradescantia fluminensis 'Maiden's Blush' Fallopia baldschuanicaPinus coulteriSansevieria trifasciata 'Bantel's Sensation'Aloe erinaceaSchlumbergera 'Norris Variegated'Phlebodium aureum 'Davana'Opuntia cantabrigiensisOpuntia microdasysLycopodium squarrosumBlechnum chilensePyrrosia sheareriCordyline australis 'Charlie Boy'Lapageria rosea

You know Alan Gray and Thordis adore an underloved plant on Talking Dirty - and this week's guest is the same. Dan Cooper is shining the spotlight on Hyacinths this week, plus Tulips, Narcissi and lots of other seasonal lovelies.And, as his new business Dan Cooper Garden launches, we're keen to hear about what he's got in store for us, from tools and bulbs to some great articles packed with advice. In fact Alan is so taken with one item from the Dan Cooper range that he forgets the flowers when it comes to his FLOMO*, though don't worry we still managed to pack in lots of plants (as that plant list testifies!)*FLoral or plant-based fear Of Missing OutPLANT LISTHyacinthus orientalis 'Gipsy Queen'Hyacinthus orientalis 'Anastasia'Hyacinthus orientalis 'Woodstock'Hyacinthus 'Dark Dimension'Hyacinthus orientalis 'Miss Saigon'Hyacinthus orientalis 'Jan Bos'Hyacinthus orientalis 'City of Haarlem'Hyacinthus orientalis 'Carnegie'Tulip 'Attila Graffiti'Iris latifoliaGladiolus cardinalisTulipa 'Purissima'Tulipa 'Queen of Night'Tulipa 'Negrita'Tulipa 'Triple A'Tulipa 'Exotic Emperor'Tulipa 'Muscadet'Spiraea 'Arguta'Fritillaria imperialisTropaeolum brachycerasTropaeolum tricolorTropaeolum pentaphyllumNarcissus 'Barrett Browning'Narcissus 'Mrs Langtry'Narcissus 'Insulinde'Narcissus 'Van Sion' Jacobinia paucifloraCorrea reflexa x alba 'Lemon Twist'Rhododendron 'Christmas Cheer'

When we prepared to launch our Newsletter and asked what Talking Dirty listeners wanted from it, there was a big call for Show and Tell from Alan Gray and Thordis. So, in a pause between our usual guest-focussed podcasts, they're talking about some of their favourites in the garden at the moment, including selections for Thordis' new raised shade bed.From Corydalis to Ficaria, Primulas, Pulmonarias and Narcissi, there's planty inspiration a-plenty.To read our Newsletter and subscribe, head here: https://www.getgardeningnow.co.uk/newsletterPLANT LISTBegonia listadaBegonia 'Little Brother Montgomery' Begonia 'Black Knight'Cyathea browniiPulmonaria 'Blue Pearl'Geranium phaeum 'Brundall Gold'Milium effusum 'Aureum'Eragrostis curvula 'Totnes Burgundy'Ficaria verna 'Crimson Damson' Ficaria verna 'Coppernob'Ficaria verna 'Lambrook Variegated'Cyclamen coumHeptacodium miconioidesRanunculus ficaria 'Blueberries and Cream'Corydalis solida 'Beth Evans'Anemone blanda 'White Splendour'Corydalis 'Tory MP' Corydalis calycosaChrysosplenium macrophyllumPrimula vulgaris 'Taigetos'Primula 'Francisca'Primula 'Barnhaven Blues'Primula 'Tomato Red'Narcissus cyclamineusNarcissus bulbocodiumNarcissus bulbocodium 'Arctic Bells'Anemone nemorosa 'Robinsoniana'Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal'Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso' Narcissus 'Beryl' Narcissus 'Cantabile'Lamium orvalaHosta 'War Paint'Primula 'Guinevere' or 'Garryard Guinivere'Lunaria 'Somerset Marble'Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'Primula auricula 'Marie Crousse'Primula vulgaris subsp. sibthorpiiPrimula 'Tie Dye'  Primula auricula 'Blue Denim'Primula 'Jack-in-the-Green group'Tulipa sprengeriImpatiens flanaganiae

Last week we revelled in Irises, Crocuses and Ficaria with Helen and Ross from The Picton Garden and Old Court Nurseries. This week on The Talking Dirty Podcast, it's Ferns, Epimediums, Narcissi and Spring Shrubs. It is amazing the amount of treasures the pair fit into their two acres...I mean, just check out that plant list...PLANT LISTPolypodium cambricum 'Richard Kayse'Polypodium cambricum 'Pulcherrimum Addison'Polypodium cambricum 'Semilacerum falcatum O'Kelly'Woodwardia unigemmataBlechnum chilenseNarcissus cyclamineus 'Beauté de Gravesend'Selaginella kraussianaNarcissus pseudonarcissus var. porrigensNarcissus 'Alec Gray'Narcissus 'Candlepower' Narcissus 'Winter Waltz'Narcissus 'February Gold' Narcissus 'Snook'Narcissus 'Papa Snoz' Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête'Narcissus 'Medway Gold' Narcissus 'Gale Force'Cardamine quinquefoliaEpimedium 'Black Sea'Epimedium 'Rhubarb and Custard'Epimedium 'Spine Tingler'Epimedium 'Amber Queen'Epimedium 'Buckland Spider'Epimedium 'Pink Champagne'Ypsilandra thibeticaLeucojum vernum var. carpathicumStachyurus PraecoxPrunus mume 'Beni-chidori' Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'Narcissus 'Mitzy' Hepatica nobilis 'Cremar'Acer × conspicuum 'Phoenix'Acer griseum

This week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis welcome Helen Picton and Ross Barbour of The Picton Garden and Old Court Nurseries to The Talking Dirty Podcast.Famous for their Michaelmas daisies, Helen and Ross have added collections of Snowdrops, Ferns and Succulents to the already bountiful Picton Garden. And they have an array of Spring beauties to share in this episode, from Iris to Crocus to Ficaria. Next week we'll move onto Ferns, Epimediums, Narcissi and Spring Shrubs.PLANT LISTGalanthus 'Prague Spring'Galanthus 'Veronica Cross'Galanthus 'Lord Lieutenant'Galanthus 'Ransom's Dwarf' Anemone blanda 'Ingramii' CEH.626Galanthus sandersiiCrocus tommasinianusCrocus heuffelianus 'Silvery Wonder'Crocus vernusCrocus heuffelianus 'Shock Wave'Galanthus 'Heffalump'Galanthus 'Treasure Island'Galanthus 'Long John Silver'Galanthus 'Pieces of Eight' Galanthus 'Wasp'Ribes laurifolium 'Mrs Amy Doncaster'Helleborus 'HGC Pink Frost'Iris unguicularisIris unguicularis 'Peloponnese Snow'Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt'Iris unguicularis 'Diana Clare' Iris lazicaFicaria verna 'Coppernob'Ficaria verna 'Brazen Hussy'Ficaria verna 'Double Mud'Ficaria verna 'Crimson Damson'Ficaria verna 'Magnum' Arum italicumArum 'Monksilver'

After a first instalment packed with Snowdrops, Primulas and Cardamine, get ready for even more early-Spring inspiration from Organic Gardener Val Bourne, including Narcissi, Hamamelis, Hellebores and Hepaticas!In this episode we mention our new Newsletter. To sign up to it and read the first instlament which went out a few weeks ago, head here:https://www.getgardeningnow.co.uk/newsletterPLANT LISTNarcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'Narcissus 'Candlepower'Narcissus 'Navarre'Narcissus 'Jumblie'Narcissus cyclamineus Chimonanthus praecoxHamamelis × intermedia 'Aurora'Hamamelis × intermedia 'Pallida'Prunus 'Kursar'Ribes laurifolium Galanthus 'South Hayes'Helleborus 'Penny's Pink'Helleborus 'Anna's Red' Polypodium cambricumPolypodium cambricum 'Richard Kayse'Hepatica 'Kilmeston Pink'Hepatica transsilvanica 'Elison Spence'Hepatica nobilisHepatica x media 'Harvington Beauty'Hepatica transsilvanicaLeucojum vernum var. vernum 'Green Lantern'Leucojum vernum var. vagneri 'Janus'Miersia chilensisGalanthus 'Bumblebee'Galanthus plicatus 'Diggory'Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece'Galanthus 'Treasure Island'Galanthus gracilisGalanthus 'Little Dorrit'Galanthus 'Chantry Poppet' Galanthus 'Bambino'Galanthus 'Cherub'Galanthus nivalis 'Lady Putman'Cyclamen coum 'Tilebarn Elizabeth' Crocus heuffelianusCrocus rujanensis 'Belphoebe' Galanthus elwesii 'Broadwell'

At a time when there's so much sadness in the world, we can count on Val Bourne to raise our spirits. The award-winning garden writer brings some inspiring later-Winter/early-Spring plants including Galanthus, Primula and Cardamine to the podcast. And she even hits upon Alan Gray's favourite Crocus!Part Two will include Narcissi, Hamamelis, Hellebores and Hepaticas!PLANT LISTCrocus tommasinianus 'Bobbo'Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Tears'Galanthus nivalis 'Green Tear'Galanthus 'Green of Hearts'Galanthus plicatus 'Trym'Galanthus 'Trumps'Galanthus 'Trym Baby' Galanthus x valentinei 'Chameleon'Galanthus 'Midas'Galanthus plicatus 'Wendy's Gold'Crocus 'Vanguard'Crocus 'Yalta'Primula 'Barbara Midwinter'Iris unguicularis 'Abington Purple'Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt'Iris unguicularis 'Mary Barnard'Iris 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'Iris 'Katherine's Gold'Iris 'Sheila Ann Germany'Iris 'Frank Elder'Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin' Iris lazicaCardamine quinquefoliaGalanthus 'Rodmarton Arcturus'Galanthus 'Rodmarton Regulus'Galanthus 'Rodmarton Sirius'Galanthus plicatus 'Amy Doncaster'Galanthus plicatus 'Augustus'

This week it's time to shelter inside and focus on our houseplants as Talking Dirty catches up with podcasting legend Jane Perrone. Host of 'On The Ledge', the foremost houseplant podcast, Jane has been growing plants (both indoors and out) all her life. And she's learned some awesome tips along the way.From why the plants you buy might be hard to look after, to some different varieties to try, plus propagation advice and even - heading outside - a great dry shade recommendation!PLANT LISTOxalis corymbosa aureo-reticulataSmithiantha cinnabarinaKohleria erianthaAchimenes erectaOxalis triangularisCalathea orbifoliaKalanchoe 'Dolly'Sansevieria bella× GasteraloeOpuntia monacantha f. monstruosa variegata Opuntia microdasysAporocactus flagelliformis syn. Disocactus flagelliformisCleistocactus colademononisRhipsalis paradoxaMedinilla magnificaSaintpaulia ionanthaClivia miniataEpiscia dianthifloraBegonia soli-mutataBegonia erythrophyllaDavallia canariensisAeschynanthus longicaulis 'Black Pagoda'Platycerium bifurcatum× Fatshedera lizeiPileostegia viburnoidesSoleirolia soleirolii 'Aurea'Phlebodium aureumBlechnum chilensePilea peperomiodesCymbalaria muralisHelleborus foetidusSoleirolia soleirolii 'Aurea'Viola hederacea

Perhaps you're already all about Aroids, but - if not - get ready to be converted with Jack Ogg, Senior Gardener at York Gate Garden. From Arum to Arisaema, Sauromatum to Dracunculus we take a tour through some of Jack's favourites, plus lots of other stunning plants he's growing at York Gate and in his own garden. There is so much inspiration for, not only new plants to try, but new ways of growing them too.PLANT LISTArisaema griffithiiArisaema intermediumOphrys tenthrediniferaDactylorhizaMiersia chilensisBowiea volubilisArum maculatumArum concinnatumArum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum'Arum italicum 'Pictum'Arum maculatumArum concinnatumArum pictumArum pictum ssp. sagittifoliumGethyum atropurpureumAmorphophallus titanumImpatiens sodeniiImpatiens pseudoviola Impatiens kilimanjari subsp. kilimanjariImpatiens flanaganae Impatiens arguta 'Blue Dream' Tillandsia bergeri Streptocarpus dunniiRemusatia pumilaSauromatum venosumSauromatum venosum 'Lake Tana'Dracunculus vulgarisDracunculus canariensisArum dioscoridis var. syriacumSauromatum venosum 'Indian Giant'Rafflesia arnoldiiFuchsia procumbensSymplocarpus foetidus Sauromatum horsfieldii Sauromatum horsfieldii ‘Lancelot’Helicodiceros muscivorus

He's back! Mr Snowdrop returns with some choice Galanthus and other seasonal treasures. There are some great tips for splitting your Snowdrops and insight into chipping them as well (though he's joking about that garlic crusher!)PLANT LISTCyclamen elegansScilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana'Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Zwanenburg'Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Tilebarn Jamie'Galanthus elwesii 'Barnes'Galanthus plicatus 'Three Ships'Galanthus plicatus 'Glenorma' Galanthus plicatus 'Trym'Galanthus plicatus 'Trimmer'Galanthus plicatus 'Trymlet'Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece'Lunaria annua 'Variegata'Lonicera elisaeOphiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Hosoba Kokurya'/'Black Needles'Galanthus elwesii 'Kencot Ripple'Galanthus elwesii 'Grumpy'Galanthus 'Curse of the Were Rabbit'Galanthus 'Ivington Green'Galanthus plicatus 'Diggory'Narcissus 'Cedric Morris'Narcissus pallidiflorus Hedera hibernica 'Angularis Aurea'Hedera algeriensis 'Gloire de Marengo'Arum italicum 'Pictum'Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'Ribes sanguineumTropaeolum smithiiCorydalis linstowianaCrocus tommasinianusEranthis hyemalis 'Zitronenfalter' Galanthus 'David Quinton'Galanthus nivalis 'Fee Clochette'Ilex aquifolium 'Joe Sharman'Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus laciniatusDipsacus pilosusDipsacus strigosusParrotia persicaCorylopsis paucifloraNarcissus jacetanus 'Lionel Bacon' Narcissus 'Navarre'

It's time for Part Two of our extravaganza with Dan and Mark from Surreal Succulents. In Part One we heard about the Semponium origin story and now we get to meet the whole family, including those not yet launched. Then, in a FLOMO feature quite unlike any other, we're wowed by the multi-coloured Aeoniums on wishlists the world over.By the end of the podcast Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis had quite the shopping list. And we're sure you'll feel the same. So, as ever, here's the plant list for the episode to help you with your planty purchases.PLANT LISTAloe polyphyllaAeonium ‘Pomegranate’x Semponium 'Sienna'x Semponium ‘Halo’x Semponium ‘Mrs Frosty’x Semponium ‘Diamond’x Semponium ‘Vortex’x Semponium ‘Destiny’Aeonium ‘Ice Warrior’Aeonium smithiiAeonium 'Velour'Haworthia limifolia f. variegataEcheveria agavoides ‘Ebony’Aeonium ‘Phoenix Flame’Echeveria ‘Rainbow’Oxalis palmifronsCotyledon ladismithiensis variegata (Bear paws)Aeonium ‘Medusa’Aeonium ‘Kilimanjaro’Aeonium 'Meiya'Aeonium ‘Mardi Gras’Aeonium ‘Schwarzkopf Variegata’

Strap yourself in and get ready for an exhilirating ride with Dan and Mark from Surreal Succulents. Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis first met the pair at The Chelsea Flower Show and now they're ready to unleash their inspiring plants on this podcast. From awe-inspiring Aeoniums to exciting Echeveria, plus great tips on how to care for and propagate them, you're sure to be squealing with delight and laughing loudly at the lads' antics along the way!In fact there were so many plants, and we had so much fun, we decided to make the podcast a two-parter for fear of losing any on the cutting room floor.Next week...whisper it quietly...Semponiums aplenty!PLANT LISTAeonium ‘Schwarzkopf’Aeonium 'Voodoo'Aeonium ‘Pomegranate’Grammatophyllum scriptum var. citrinumAeonium ‘Cyclops’Aeonium undulatumAeonium nobileAeonium tabuliformeAeonium glandulosumAeonium tabuliforme f. variegataAeonium tabuliforme x nobileBrahea armataEcheveria elegansEcheveria agavoides ‘Ebony’Echeveria gibbifloraEcheveria ‘Linguas’Yucca rostrataYucca thompsonianaEcheveria colorata ‘Desert Harmony’Echeveria 'Moonshadow'Echeveria ‘Chrissy n Ryan’ cristataEcheveria lauiEcheveria agavoides ‘Romeo’Echeveria ‘Pink Champagne’

This week author of 'The Jungle Garden' Philip Oostenbrink joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to share some of the treasures from his garden. Holder of four National Collections, lover of all things variegated and a great plantsman, this podcast is an adventure through fabulous foliage plants and is packed with inspiration for your plot.PLANT LISTHakonechloa macra 'All Gold'Ophiopogon japonicusAspidistra elatior 'Équinoxe'Convallaria majalis 'Jentsch's Triumph'Convallaria majalis 'Vic Pawlowski's Gold'Fuchsia magellanica 'Alba'Hakonechloa macra Aspidistra zongbayi 'Uan Fat Lady'Aspidistra elatiorAspidistra sichuanensisPelargonium 'Madame Salleron'Arum italicum 'Pictum'Fatsia japonica 'Tsumugi-shibori'Farfugium japonicum 'Aureomaculatum'Farfugium japonicum 'Ryuto' Solanum laciniatumAspidistra sichuanensis 'Kinboshi' syn. A. s. 'Chromatographic'Solenostemon 'Black Dragon' Trevesia palmata 'Micholitzii'Brassaiopsis mitisSchefflera rhododendrifoliaEquisetum 'Bandit' Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum' Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'Hedychium 'Dr. Moy'Hedychium 'Verity' Hedychium 'Tahitian Flame'Metapanax davidiiBoehmeria platyphyllaBoehmeria platanifoliaBoehmeria polystachyaRamie (Boehmeria nivea)Oreocnide pedunculataGirardinia cuspidataRhododendron dauricum 'Mid-Winter'Rhododendron 'Polar Bear' Rhododendron luteumRhododendron 'Christmas Cheer'Verbesina micropteraAspidistra elatior 'Tiny Tank™'  EpimediumAthyrium filix-femina 'Dre's Dagger'

For the first full Talking Dirty episode of the year, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are joined by Garden Designer Tom Hoblyn. They last saw him at The Chelsea Flower Show and in this episode he shares some of the plants from that garden, alongside seasonal favourites from his two-acre Suffolk plot. His home garden sees him battle flooding at one end, while he experiments with a dry garden at the other. Then there's the kitchen garden and his propagation trials and tribulations! One thing's for sure, Tom Hoblyn has the gardening bug good and proper as the plant list attests...PLANT LISTAbutilon megapotamicum 'Pink Charm'Abutilon 'Lemon Drop'Juniperus phoeniceaCobaea scandensHippeastrum vittatumTulipa sprengeriLychnis chalcedonica 'Carnea'Acer campestrePrimula bulleyanaIris 'Caesar's Brother'Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'Matteuccia struthiopterisAthyrium filix-feminaDryopteris affinisDisporum Sarcopoterium spinosumEuphorbia ‘Grey Hedgehog’Pistacea lentiscusEchium pininanaEchium candicansArbutus unedoArbutus x andrachnoidesLuma apiculataImpatiens sodeniiOsmunda regalisSelaginella kraussianaPolypodium vulgareFuchsia hatschbachiiFuchsia 'Hawkshead'Fuchsia magellanica 'Lady Bacon'Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis 'Versicolor' Fuchsia 'Lottie Hobby'Dahlia 'David Howard'Vinca difformisTropaeolum ciliatum Tropaeolum tuberosumTropaeolum tuberosum var. lineomaculatum 'Ken Aslet'Tropaeolum smithiiRubus cockburnianusViburnum opulus Rosa moyesii 'Geranium'Rosa 'Kew Rambler'Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate'Rosa 'Wedding Day'Rosa 'Rambling Rector'Rosa 'Madame Alfred Carrière'Cotinus 'Grace'Cotinus obivatusCatalpa bignonioidesDryopteris wallichianaPteris wallichianaDaphne bholuaDaphne bholua 'Garden House Ghost'Impatiens tinctoriaRosa chinensisMalus domestica 'Worcester Pearmain'Malus domestica 'Laxton's Superb'Malus domestica 'Laxton's Fortune'Malus domestica 'Norfolk Beefing'Malus domestica 'Emneth Early'

Before Alan and Thordis return to their weekly chats with top gardeners, they've decided to sneak in a bonus Happy New Year episode. Looking both back and forwards, it covers lots of lovely plants brightening up their gardens, and some hopes for 2022.PLANT LISTCamellia sasanquaCamellia reticulataCamellia japonicaCamellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson'Galanthus plicatus 'Three Ships'Rosa × odorata 'Bengal Crimson'Cobaea pringleiEryngium pandanifoliumEuphorbia azoricaVictoria cruzianaTrachelospermum asiaticumEccremocarpus scaberClematis cirrhosa 'Jingle Bells'Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens 'Freckles' Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Miss Janay Hall'Galanthus elwesii 'Barnes'Cyclamen coumCornus sericea 'Flaviramea'Cornus sanguinea 'Anny's Winter Orange'Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'Carpinus fangianaNicotiana langsdorffiiNicotiana knightianaEranthis hyemalis 'Grünling'Chorizema ilicifoliumSalix alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis'Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'

For our final episode of the year, we're injecting a little more festive spirit with our original Get Gardening co-conspirator, Ian Roofe. From stunning seasonal Show & Tell to some great gardening gift ideas, this episode is packed not only with plants, but books, tools and laughter!Before we hand over that plant list, thank you for listening this year (and last!) - we love making the podcast, but there wouldn't be much point without you wonderful people. So thank you for showing up each week, for your feedback and questions and for loving plants as much as we do. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Gardening!PLANT LISTEryngium pandanifolium 'Physic Purple'Eryngium eburneumCornus capitataCamellia sasanqua 'Narumigata' Camellia 'Snow Flurry'Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca  Iris unguicularisIris unguicularis 'Peloponnese Snow'Iris unguicularis 'Mary Barnard'Fuchsia x bacillarisBorinda papyrifera Asplenium scolopendrium Cristatum GroupAsplenium scolopendrium 'Angustifolium' Picea pungensPicea pungens 'Brexit Blue'Picea pungens 'The Blues'Picea pungens 'Edith'Symphyotrichum laeve 'Orpheus'Daphne odora 'Mae-Jima' Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'Daphne 'Spring Herald'Prunus tenella 'Fire Hill'Arum 'Monksilver'Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum'Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Miss Janay Hall'Camellia japonica 'Takanini'Camellia × vernalis 'Yuletide'Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'Schefflera taiwanianaSchefflera rhododendrifoliaQuercus cerris 'Curly head'Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso'Bulbine caulescensLiquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'Daphne mezereum 'Bowles White' 

He's back! The wonderful Dan Cooper AKA The Frustrated Gardener returns with some of the stars from his tiny coastal plot, including the perfect trees for a small space, and choice Ferns for dry shade. Plus some exciting flowers to brighten up November into December. And we finally get to hear about Dan's exciting new venture, Dan Cooper Garden (coming Spring 2022!)PLANT LISTDahlia tampaulipanaSalvia mexicanaSalvia mexicana 'Limelight' Salvia concolorImpatiens balansaeSalvia involucrata 'Bethellii'Salvia 'Amistad'Hedychium 'Helen Dillon'Hedychium yunnanenseHedychium greeniiCorrea 'Marian's Marvel'Correa 'Dusky Bells Variegated'Tropaeolum pentaphyllum Cyrtomium falcatumPolystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Herrenhausen'Pseudopanax chathamicaPhillyrea latifoliaLaurus nobilis 'Angustifolia'Laurus nobilis 'Aurea'Sophora microphylla 'Sun King'Sophora prostrata 'Little Baby'Salvia atrocyaneaCobaea pringleiSalvia 'Royal Bumble'Lycianthes rantonnetii syn Solanum rantonnetiiChrysanthemum 'Picasso'Chrysanthemum 'Vagabond Prince'Chrysanthemum 'Dixter Orange'Chrysanthemum 'Emperor of China'Chrysanthemum 'E H Wilson'

Get carried away with plantsman Steve Edney in this plant-filled episode! From Exotics to late flowers via Plectranthus and fab foliage - this episode has it all. Formerly of The Salutation, Steve has a new project with partner Lou Dowle, their No Name Nursery. Alongside sharing his favourite plants of the moment we get an insight into their exciting exploits over the past eighteen months. And the sparks that fly as they come up with ideas for their plot.PLANT LISTTrochetiopsis ebenusAsphodeline luteaAsphodelus albusAsphodeline liburnicaAllium schubertiiSorghum nigrumCanna musifolia 'Grande'Cynara cardunculus 'Chelsea Physic Form'Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescensPapaver somniferumLunaria annuaLunaria redivivaEryngium pandanifolium 'Physic Purple'Liquidambar styraciflua 'Penwood'Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'Acer rubrum 'Oktober Glory'Heptacodium miconioidesPopulus deltoides 'Purple Tower'Pittosporum eugenioidesPittosporum eugenioides 'Variegatum' Pittosporum tenuifolium Abutilon 'Nabob'Abutilon 'Ashford Red'Anisodontea 'El Rayo'Lavatera 'Bluebird'Bidens integrifoliaBidens aurea 'Hannay's Lemon Drop'Fuchsia hatschbachiiFuchsia 'Lottie Hobby'Fuchsia microphylla ssp. hemsleyana 'Silver Lining'Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii'Salvia involucrata 'Hadspen'Salvia involucrata 'Boutin'Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam'Salvia concolorCanna × ehemaniiCanna 'Brilliant'Canna 'Golden Orb'Dahlia merckii Dahlia 'Dovegrove'Dahlia 'Magenta Star' Dahlia campanulataEuryops pectinatusDahlia excelsa Dahlia imperialisDahlia tamaulipanaBorinda papyrifera Stapleton 1046Borinda yunnanensisPlectranthus ernstiiPlectranthus ciliatusPlectranthus fruticosusPlectranthus parviflorus 'Limplep1'Plectranthus verticillatus 'Pink Surprise'Eryngium guatemalenseStrobilanthes dyerianus

This week one of the best dressed men in horticulture, Jimi Blake of #HuntingBrookGardens, is back on The Talking Dity podcast with a mountain of plants to talk about. From the #Corydalis which have been flowering for months to the #Salvias performing well into November, plus #foliage to get real FLOMO* over - this is a #plantlovers dream episode!*Floral/plant-based FOMOPLANT LISTSetaria palmifoliaAgavesDasylirionNolinaOpuntiaEchinopsis pachanoi syn. Trichocereus pachanoiOxalis 'Sunset Velvet' Musa balbisiana 'Atia Black'Musa sikkimensis 'Manipur'Musa sikkimensis 'Bengal tiger'Salvia involucrata 'Boutin'Salvia concolorSalvia atrocyanea Salvia 'Pink Pong'Salvia patens 'Guanajuato'Salvia elegans 'Sonoran Red'Salvia curvifloraCorydalis elata 'Blue Summit'Corydalis calycosaCorydalis 'Korn's Purple'Corydalis 'Porcelain Blue'Corydalis terracinaPulmonaria 'Stillingfleet Meg'Pulmonaria rubra 'Redstart'Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei × macrophylla subsp. dealbataHydrangea aspera 'Koki'Hydrangea aspera 'Hot Chocolate'Zanthoxylum laetumAcer palmatum 'Osakazuki'Acer rubrum 'Oktober Glory'Viburnum betulifoliumPhytolacca icosandra Purpurascens GroupCordyline indivisaLindera trilobaCleistocactus strausiiSchefflera shweliensisSchefflera taiwanianaBuddleja speciosissimaPodachaenium eminensViburnum wrightiiImpatiens balansaeOreopanax capitatusPseudopanax laetusBrassaiopsis hispidaBrassaiopsis dumicolaBrassaiopsis mitisAstrantia major 'Bo-Ann'Linaria 'Peachy'Salvia stachydifoliaPrunus rufaIndigofera atropurpurea Melianthus major 'Antonow's Blue'Kniphofia caulescens 'Oxford Blue'Borinda lushuiensis Yunnan 1

This week gardening author and designer Naomi Slade joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to share the top Autumn plants in her tiny Bristol plot. From an Autumn Snowdrop (which is extra special!) to some heavenly Hydrangeas, there's inspiration aplenty, no matter the size of your plot!PLANT LISTGalanthus reginae-olgae 'Naomi Slade'Galanthus 'Faringdon Double'Dahlia 'Chimborazo'Dahlia 'Night Butterfly'Malus x robusta 'Red Sentinel'Malus 'Red Obelisk'Physalis EcheveriaAeonium 'Schwarzkopf'Echeveria 'Mauna Loa'Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Perfecta'Cornus alba 'Baton Rouge'Rosa 'Madame Alfred Carriere'Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'Cyclamen hederifoliumHydrangea paniculata 'Skyfall' Hydrangea macrophylla 'Madame Emile Mouillere'Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'Hydrangea macrophylla 'Ayesha'Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zorro' Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'Hydrangea aspera 'Villosa Group'Tulipa acuminataTulipa humilis 'Coerulea Oculata Alba'Tulipa clusianaLilium regaleLilium 'African Queen'Lilium chalcedonicumGlycyrrhizaStipa giganteaMagnolia campbelliiMagnolia 'Caerhays Belle'Astelia chathamicaImpatiens sodeniiImpatiens flanaganaeRosa sericea f. pteracantha 

This week on Talking Dirty get ready for an awe-inspiring array of grasses. Tim Fuller - National Collection holder of Molinia and owner of Plantsman's Preference Nursery - shares some of his favourites varieties, not only of Molinia, but Pennisetum, Elymus and Panicum with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis. And that's not all - from awesome Asters to zingy variegation and some of his signature choice plants, this is a riot of seasonal treasures for your garden.PLANT LISTMolinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Transparent'Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Tears of Joy'Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Les Ponts de Cé'Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Moorflamme'Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'Panicum virgatum 'Diwali'Miscanthus sinensis 'Kaskade'Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo'Cortaderia selloana 'Patagonia'Cortaderia selloana 'Sunningdale Silver'Cortaderia selloana 'Icalma'Pennisetum orientale 'Shogun'Pennisetum alopecuroidesPennisetum 'Fairy Tails'Pennisetum orientale 'Tall Tails'Lantana camaraRosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin'Tripsacum dactyloidesElymus canadensis 'Icy Blue'Symphyotrichum × amethystinum 'Freiburg'Symphyotrichum 'Little Carlow'Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'Symphyotrichum turbinellum 'El Fin'Symphyotrichum 'Speyerer Herbstwoge'Symphyotrichum laeve 'Les Moutiers'Symphyotrichum 'Vasterival'Salvia atrocyaneaGlycyrrhiza uralensisPersicaria 'Indian Summer' Begonia grandis 'Sapporo'Begonia grandis ssp. sinensis 'Snowpop'Begonia grandis 'Bells and Whistles'Zingiber mioga 'Dancing Crane'Pilea matsudai 'Taiwan Silver'Alstroemeria brasiliensis 'Cally Star'Alstroemeria psittacinaAlstroemeria psittacina 'Royal Star'Hesperantha coccinea 'Major' Hesperantha huttoniiHesperantha falcataHedera helix 'Pink 'n' Curly' Gladiolus 'Thunder'Gladiolus 'Ruby'

This week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are catching up with one of their Talking Dirty favourites, Val Bourne. The award-winning garden writer and Organic Gardener shares favourite plants from her own garden this Autumn, plus the Sweet Peas she'll be sowing on November 5th and great seed-sowing advice for all kinds of plants.PLANT LISTHepatica nobilisEuphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow'Euphorbia epithymoides/E. polychromaEuphorbia palustrisSymphytum caucasicumDigitalis luteaCotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan'Rosa 'Wickwar'Cotinus 'Grace'Cotinus cogyggria 'Smokey Joe' Lathyrus nervosusEuonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade'Euonymus sachalinensis syn. E. planipesChrysanthemum 'E.H.Wilson'Chrysanthemum 'Emperor of China' Colchicum autumnale 'Nancy Lindsay'Colchicum 'Benton End'Colchicum 'Glory of Threave'Rosa 'Pearl Drift'Rosa 'Pippin'Rosa 'The Generous Gardener'Rosa 'Gardenia'Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Tilebarn Jamie'Galanthus elwesii 'Remember Remember'Galanthus 'Ruby's Green Dream'Galanthus 'Donald Simms Early' Smyrnium perfoliatumArum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum'Orlaya grandifloraMonarda hybrida 'Lambada' Papaver commutatum 'Ladybird'Papaver somniferum, 'Sissinghurst White' Lathyrus odoratus 'Henry Eckford' Lathyrus odoratus 'Gwendoline'Lathyrus odoratus 'Our Harry'Lathyrus odoratus 'Jilly'Lathyrus odoratus 'Leamington'Lathyrus odoratus 'Mrs Bernard Jones'Dictamnus albusPennisetum alopecuroides 'Cassian's Choice' Tulipa sprengeriAmsonia tabernaemontanaAmsonia illustrisBukiniczia cabulica Impatiens balfourii Erigeron annuusHesperantha coccinea 'Pink Princess'Salvia 'Royal Bumble'

When it comes to #floralartistry, it doesn't get much more colorful and intoxicating than Johnny Crow's Garden. The creation of Devon-based grower-arranger Lucy Slater, this week she shares some of her seasonal favourites with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis. From long-lasting #CutFlowers to punchy foliage, #Euphorbias and her passion for #Rewilding, it's a joyful plant-filled chat.PLANT LISTEcheveria 'Mauna Loa'Crambe cordifoliaRosa 'Honey Dijon'Rosa 'Belle Epoque'Rosa 'Koko Loco'Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin'Euphorbia polychroma syn E. polychromaEuphorbia palustrisCamassia leichtliniiEuphorbia oblongataEuphorbia palustrisEuphorbia griffithii 'Dixter'Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow'Asplenium scolopendriumSilene dioicaCerinthe major 'Purpurascens'Rudbeckia hirta 'Sahara'Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy' Zinnia elegans 'Queen Lime' SeriesZinnia elegans 'Queen Red Lime'Geranium macrorrhizumPersicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon'Astilbe 'Fanal'Solenostemon 'Sedona Sunset'™ Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Chocolate Covered Cherry'Tulip 'Abu Hassan'Thalictrum 'Elin'Rudbeckia hirta 'Irish Eyes'Tagetes patulaLimnanthes douglasiiSorbus 'Joseph Rock' Verbascum 'Jackie'Eremurus robustusx Semponium 'Sienna'

On this week's Talking Dirty Podcast, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis enjoy a long-overdue return from the fabulous Rosy and Rob Hardy of Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants. Always great at choosing plants which are perfect for a situation, they turn up some stunners for the Autumn garden - from Chrysanthemums to Strobilanthes.PLANT LISTThalictrum 'Chantilly Lace'Glandularia 'Margaret's Memory'Zizia aureaVeronica gentianoides 'Tissington White'Cercis canadensis 'Eternal Flame'x Semponium 'Sienna'Chrysanthemum 'Dixter Orange'Helianthus orgyalisVernonia arkansanaLeucanthemellaHelianthus 'Miss Mellish'Helianthus giganteus 'Sheilas Sunshine'Lespedeza thunbergiiStrobilanthes rankanensisStrobilanthes attenuata (atropurpurea)Strobilanthes nutansStrobilanthes attenuata 'Blue and White'Saxifraga 'Shiranami'Chrysanthemum 'Esther'Rhodochiton atrosanguineusThunbergia alata 'African Sunset'Eccremocarpus scaberCercis siliquastrumAnemone 'Frilly Knickers'

The Talking Dirty Podcast is all about spreading the love of plants and some know-how for getting the best out of them. And what better way to supplement our weekly conversations with top gardeners, than by answering your horticultural conundrums! Don't forget if you have a question you can email it to [email protected] or message us on Instagram and Twitter - we'll endeavour to answer your question in a postbag edition.

This week on The Talking Dirty Podcast, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are diving into the world of #propagation with Young Propagators, Georgia and Soham. Alongside, explaining what the YPS is all about, the pair share the techniques they've used from softwood cuttings to #airlayering through an amazing array of Show and Tell. Just check out that plant list...PLANT LISTGeranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety'Ferocactus peninsulaMeconopsis betonicifoliaBauhinia variegataBauhinia tomentosaBauhinia vahliiPelargonium 'Phyllis'Peperomia prostrataZingiber chrysanthemumDaphne mezereumChesneya cuneataCornus floridaCornus canadensisTrillium sessile var. giganteumTacca chantrieriPelargonium gibbosum 'Maroon'SemponiumKigelia africana

We are so excited to bring you our latest Talking Dirty podcast with none other than Claus Dalby. The Danish King of container planting and great plantsman has tranformed his plot in Risskov over the last twenty-seven years, into an inspiring planty paradise. And his exploits are followed by Instagram and YouTube viewers the world over.This week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis chat to him about the origins of his horticultural passion, and enjoy some beautiful Show and Tell as he shares his favourite planting combinations of the moment, with some great growing tips along the way.PLANT LISTDahlia 'Eveline'Verbena bonariensisThalictrum rochebrunianumThalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'Salvia 'Amistad' Salvia 'Love and Wishes'Dahlia 'David Howard'Impatiens balfouriiEuphorbia griffithii 'Dixter'Dahlia 'Blue Boy'Salvia patens Dahlia 'Blue Bayou'Dahlia 'Happy Single Date'Dahlia 'Happy Single Juliet'Dahlia 'Magenta Star'Clematis 'Princess Kate'Dahlia 'Chimborazo'Dahlia 'Lavender Perfection'Physocarpus opulifoliusPhiladelphus coronarius 'Aureus'Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'Aralia cordata 'Sun King'Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart'Tulipa 'Barcelona'Tulipa 'Queen of Night'Tulipa 'Recreado'Artemisia lactiflora 'Elfenbein'Senecio viraviraEscallonia 'Iveyi'Dahlia 'Appleblossom'Dahlia 'Apopa Beauty'Penstemon 'King George V'Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'Solidago x luteus 'Lemore'Aster × frikartii 'Mönch'SolidasterCentaurea montana 'Carnea'

He's back! Grower of extraordinary plants and seller of rare seeds - Mike Clifford is a plantaholic through and through. In this return appearance to the Talking Dirty Podcast, he shows Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis his favourite fern, an amazing Sauromatum which has hybridised in his garden and some incredibly rare plants. Plus a few selections for anyone keen to introduce jungle plants to their own plot for the first time.PLANT LISTEcheveria 'Compton Carousel'Aeonium 'Mardi Gras'Musanga cecropioidesLobelia bambusetiGunnera insignisDeppea splendensBegonia luxuriansMontanoa bipinnatifidaTrochetiopsis ebenus/Saint Helena ebonyVireya RhododendronSelaginella siamensisBegonia pavoninaElaphoglossum metallicumNeolepisorus ovatus variegatusSphaeropteris cooperi/Cyathea cooperiAngiopteris evectaBabacoVasconcellea pubescens/Mountain PapayaCrocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Columbus'Salvia oxyphoraSalvia sagittataGriffinia libonianaWorsleya proceraPaulownia tomentosaFatsia polycarpa/Megafatsia macrophyllaTetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'Manihot grahamiiCussonia paniculata Solanum quitoenseRicinus communis 'New Zealand Purple'Ricinus communis var. zanzibarensisImpatiens pianmaensisPhytolacca icosandra PurpurascensSauromatum venosum 'Indian Giant'Paulownia tomentosaFatsia polycarpa/Megafatsia macrophyllaTetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'

As we revel in what may be the only ever September RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Alan Gray of East Ruston Old Vicarage and Thordis share their highlights from the show. Having spent a glorious day perusing the Show Gardens and Floral Pavilion, they've gathered together their favourite plants from, Salvias to succulents, via a plant from Alan's childhood and something brand new this year.PLANT LISTBegonia 'Little Brother Montgomery'Begonia 'Joyful Blaze'Begonia 'Curly Fireflush'Begonia 'Rocheart'Rudbeckia triloba 'Prairie Glow'Rudbeckia triloba 'Blackjack Gold'Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'Hesperantha coccineaStipa tenuissimaPennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn'Vernonia arkansana 'Mammuth'Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Babylon'Crocosmia 'Emberglow'Abutilon 'Orange Glow'Helianthus orgyalisHeliopsis helianthoides 'Fire Twister'Diascia 'Lilac Belle'Diascia 'Denim Blue'Sempervivum 'Mulberry Wine'Commelina dianthifoliaGentiana scabra ‘Blue Heart’Lychnis wilfordii 'Karafoto'Roscoea purpurea Darcies Hybridsx Semponium 'Sienna'Echeveria 'Moonshadow'Echeveria runyonii variegata 'Akaihosi' Echeveria 'Rainbow'Aeonium nobileAeonium tabuliformeAgave potatorum 'Kissho Kan'Fuchsia microphylla 'Silver Lining'Impatiens sodeniiTrautvetteria caroliniensis var. japonicaSalvia uliginosaDahlia 'Verrone's Obsidian'Dahlia merckii Rosa glauca/rubrifoliaSelinum wallichianumTulipa sprengeriEchinacea pallidaEchinacea paradoxaHakonechloa macraActaea 'Queen of Sheba'Solidago x luteus 'Lemore'Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'Amsonia tabernaemontana*FLOMO - Floral/Plant-based Fear Of Missing Out

Famed for many things from their Chillis to their Glasshouses and Arboretum, West Dean is an inspiring place. And this week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis catch up with its inspiring Head Gardener Tom Brown. He talks us through how planting, compost and plastic use are all changing at West Dean, and brings along some of the plants they're using to be more drought tolerant. And if you're not left wanting to grow Dahlias from seed, you're stronger-willed than us!PLANT LISTLinaria purpurea 'Canon Went'Echinacea purpurea 'Paradiso Yellow'Dianthus carthusianorumGypsophila pacificaAlthaea officinalis 'Alba'Ilex crenataSanguisorba 'Blackthorn'Sanguisorba hakusanensis 'Lilac Squirrel'Helianthus 'Capenoch Star' Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' Alstroemeria 'Pandora'Dahlia 'Karma Choc'Dahlia 'Bishop's Children'EpisciaAnthurium Andraeanum 'Black Love'Capsicum annuum 'Calico'Cephalaria giganteaCephalaria dipsacoidesEryngium giganteum 'Miss Willmott's Ghost'Camellia sasanquaEscallonia 'Iveyi'Escallonia bifida

Hold onto your hats - from big, scented blooms to unusual shade-lovers, Bleddyn and Sue are back to wow you with more of their treasures from Crug Farm Plants. We've got Cautleyas to covet, Roscoeas to revel in, Begonias, Buddleja and Bomarea...just check out that plant list!PLANT LISTDahlia excelsaDahlia imperialisDahlia pteropodaCautleya spicata 'Crûg Canary'Cautleya spicata 'Arun Flame'Cautleya spicata 'Bleddyn's Beacon'Hedychium tengchongenseRoscoea purpurea 'Brown Peacock'Roscoea cautleyoides 'Crûg's Late Lemon'Roscoea purpurea f. rubra 'Gurkha Redstem'Roscoea purpurea 'Chichina Chace'Dianthus pygmaeusBomarea boliviensisBomarea caldasiiKlasea coronata ssp. insularisActaea yesoensisActaea matsumurae 'High Rise'Passiflora semiciliosaSambucus ebulusEryngium cymosumEryngium guatemalensePhytolacca bogotensisPhytolacca purpurescensAconitum formosanumAconitum episcopaleBrassaiopsis dumicolaEngelhardia spicataBegonia baviensisBegonia sinensis 'Red Undies'Aspidistra anomalaLilium poilaneiGunnera killipianaCardiandra alternifoliaCardiandra alternifolia × amamiohshimensisCardiandra formosanaOphiopogon caulescensGladiolus papilioBuddleja myriantha v. alba 'Sikkim Snow'Hedychium tengchongense 'Trum Trom'Hedychium villosum v. tenuiflorum 'Winter White'Hedychium 'Helen Dillon'

We've got a real treat for you this week on The Talking Dirty podcast! Derry Watkins of Special Plants is back and she's taking us for a little look around her garden! From the so-called 'Carnival' bed to the plants that dwarf her, there is inspiration a-plenty - and that's before we move to the Show and Tell part of the podcast! PLANT LISTZinnia tenuifolia 'Red Spider'Sedum Sunsparkler® 'Cherry Tart'Zinnia elegans 'Inca'Zinnia elegans 'Senorita'Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Red'Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Black'Tithonia rotundifoliaCanna 'Tropicanna Black'Coleus 'Orange and Purple'Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Fire'Bidens 'Spicy Margarita'Zinnia 'Benary's Giant Orange'Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'Tropaeolum majus 'Margaret Long'Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff'Dahlia 'Ragged Robin'Salvia 'Amistad'Thalictrum 'Splendide'Dahlia 'Karma Choc'Hedychium forrestiiVeronicastrum virginicum 'Album'Crocosmia 'Limpopo'Selinum wallichianumImpatiens tinctoriaDahlia merckii 'Alba'Persicaria orientalisRoscoea purpurea 'Purple Leaf Seedling'Begonia 'Benitochiba'Linaria 'Peachy'Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'Cuphea cyaneaCuphea 'Roxy'Primula florindae 'Sunset Shades'Argemone grandifloraPatrinia scabiosifolia Patrinia aff. punctifloraSetaria italica 'Red Jewel'Cuphea 'Lilac Belle'Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Bleeding Hearts'Salvia patens Giant formSpigelia marilandicaSilene regia

If you thought you had enough Dahlias in your life, then think again. Dan Cooper is about to change your mind! His Dahlia-tastic show and tell wows Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis as he takes us from Cactus-types to Waterlilies via fibriated and single. Whatever colour and shape of Dahlia you want, he's got it!Plus some terrific Tropaeolums and heavenly Hedychiums squeezed in for good measure. It's no wonder this is our longest podcast yet!PLANT LISTDahlia imperialisDahlia 'Islander'Dahlia 'Karma Choc'Dahlia coccineaDahlia 'Chimborazo'Dahlia 'Tour du Monde'Dahlia 'Brown Sugar'Dahlia 'Black Jack'Dahlia 'Wine Eyed Jill'Dahlia 'Josudi Andromeda'Dahlia 'Glorie van Heemstede'Dahlia 'Hollyhill Spiderwoman'Dahlia 'Myrtle's Folly'Dahlia 'Lady Darlene'Dahlia 'Normandie Frills'Dahlia 'Normandie Wedding Day'Dahlia 'Christopher Taylor' Dahlia 'Hillcrest Royal'Dahlia 'Vivian Russel'Dahlia 'Doris Day'Dahlia 'Magenta Star'Dahlia 'Twyning's Revel'Dahlia 'Honka Fragile'Cosmos bipinnatus 'Rubenza'Cosmos bipinnatus 'Velouette'Dahlia 'Verrone's Obsidian'Dahlia 'Mexican Star'Dahlia 'Hadrian's Midnight'Dahlia 'Don Hill'Dahlia 'Edith Jones'Dahlia merckiiDahlia campanulataDahlia tampaulipanaDahlia 'Akita'Dahlia 'Café au Lait'Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'Dahlia 'Hollyhill Serenity'Dahlia 'Ken's Rarity'Dahlia 'Kilburn Glow'Dahlia 'Purple Explosion'Dahlia 'Nicholas'Hedychium coccineum 'Tara'Hedychium coccineum 'Telstar 4'Hedychium greeniiAbutilon 'Paddy's Nephew'Chrysanthemum 'Daniel Cooper'Gloriosa superba 'Rothschildiana'Tropaeolum tricolorTropaeolum pentaphyllumTropaeolum speciosum

This week on Talking Dirty Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis delve back into the world of Exotic plants with Conrad McCormick AKA That Botanic Guy. But if you think big-leaved, tropical-looking plants are for big, expansive spaces then think again, because Conrad manages to fit all his large-leaved loves into his small garden in Northern Ireland.From fantastic foliage to love-at-first-sight Lilies, we've got an array of plants you're going to want to add to your garden! I mean, check out that plant list...PLANT LIST Schefflera taiwanianaSchefflera rhododendrifoliaTrachycarpus fortuneiStrobilanthes dyerianus Neopanax laetus Pseudopanax 'Chainsaw'Pseudopanax crassifoliusPseudopanax 'Chainsaw' Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'Crocosmia 'Hellfire'Crocosmia 'Firebird'Crocosmia paniculata 'Cally Sword'Hedychium yunnanenseHedychium densiflorum 'Stephen'Hedychium 'Tara'Hedychium spicatum P. Bon 57188Hedychium 'Devon Cream'Beschorneria yuccoidesBeschorneria yuccoides 'Flamingo Glow'Beschorneria septentrionalis 'Bob Brown'Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano'Lilium 'Robina'Lilium 'Terrasol' Lilium 'Mister Pistache'Lilium 'Easter Morn'Lilium 'Yin' Lilium 'Kushi Maya'Lilium 'Pink Giant'Lilium auratumSchefflera macrophyllaCanna liliifloraManihot grahamiiBupleurum fruticosum

If you think Floral Design is all about extravagance and cutting garden favourites, then allow Brigitte Girling - the genius behind Moss & Stone Floral Design - to show you her wilder way of arranging. Using the wildflowers from her garden and some she's grown from seed, she brings a celebration of nature to her designs which is in keeping with her love of the wildlife in her plot. As Brigitte, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis explore her favourite plants of the moment to add informal magic to designs, we also contemplate how formal lines in a garden can be softed by the planting around them.PLANT LISTCosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Bicolor Rose'Cosmos bipinnatus 'Cupcakes'Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Beaujolais Bonnets'Zinnia 'Benary's Giant Orange'Tithonia rotundifolia Lysimachia NummulariaSalvia 'Royal Bumble'Smyrnium perfoliatumImpatiens balfouriiTropaeolum smithiiTropaeolum speciosumEchium pininanaEupatorium maculatumMelilotus altissimusKnautia arvensisViola tricolorViola hederaceaCichorium intybusClematis 'Princess Diana'Echinacea pallidaHelenium 'Moerheim Beauty'Hedera helix 'Erecta'Hedera helix 'Buttercup'Hedera helix 'Pink 'n' Curly'Hedera algeriensis 'Gloire de Marengo'

Val Bourne returns to The Talking Dirty Podcast to share some of her top plants of the moment with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis , plus bumper Butterfly chat and cracking Crocosmia care tips!PLANT LISTOriganum vulgareClematis 'Elsa Späth'Buddleja x weyeriana 'Pink Pagoda'Bupleurum fruticosumDaucus carota 'Dara'Clematis tibetana subsp. vernayi 'Glasnevin Dusk'Clematis 'Little Bas' Crocosmia 'Hellfire'Crocosmia 'Paul's Best Yellow'Crocosmia 'Lucifer'Crocosmia 'Scorchio' (Firestars Series)Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Columbus'Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Norwich Canary'Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Star of the East'Crocosmia 'Walberton's® Bright Eyes'Agapanthus 'Northern Star'Agapanthus 'Alan Street'Agapanthus 'Poppin' Purple' Tulbaghia 'John May's Special'Gladiolus cardinalisGladiolus daleniiGladiolus 'Ruby' (papilio hybrid)Gladiolus 'Evergreen'Gladiolus 'Green Star'Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'Alstroemeria psittacinaHeliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Summer Nights'Kniphofia thomsonii 'Kichocheo'Kniphofia rooperi Kniphofia 'Prince Igor'Kniphofia 'Little Maid' Kniphofia 'Penny Rockets'Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride'Phlox paniculata 'Eva Cullum' Geranium (Cinereum Group) 'Laurence Flatman' Dianthus carthusianorumDianthus cruentusCephalaria giganteaCephalaria tatarica

This week Joe Whitehead takes a break from Burghley's exciting walled garden project to join Alan Gray (East Ruston Old VIcarage) and Thordis Fridriksson on this week's Talking Dirty podcast. Their conversation weaves from planting up Summer containers, to why 'common' plants deserve a place in your garden, and how water conservation and planting for the future are at the heart of Joe's plans for Burghley's Walled Garden.PLANT LISTNicotiana sylvestrisStreptocarpus saxorumOxalis spiralis subsp. vulcanicola 'Sunset Velvet'Albizia julibrissin f. roseaErigeron karvinskianus 'Lavender Lady'Ipomoea lobata/Mina lobata Ipomoea indicaBomarea caldesiiCeanothus × pallidus 'Marie Simon' Francoa sonchifoliaSedum aizoon 'Euphorbioides'Rosa 'Polar Star' Erigeron annuusPleione formosanaLathyrus odoratus Grandiflora 'Henry Eckford'Crepis rubraTaraxacum pseudoroseumBaptisia australisBaptisia 'Purple Smoke'Baptisia 'Solar Flare' Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee'Sonchus fruticosusDierama pulcherrimum 'Blackbird'Geum 'Prinses Juliana'Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish'

He's back and he's brought ALL the plants to talk about! Ian Roofe - one of our original Get Gardening team - returns to regale us with his favourite plants of the moment, which leads into an exciting conversation about planting in the Exotic Garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage and some climber inspiration from Ian's own garden.With thanks, as ever, to the brilliant online plant community who've supplied copious pictures to help illustrate the plants. From the Frustrated Gardener to Cotswold Garden Plants to Wanderlust Plants in Seattle (https://www.wanderlustnursery.com).PLANT LISTMeconopsis betonicifoliaAlthaea cannabinaNicotiana alata 'Tinkerbell'Nicotiana langsdorffiiDahlia excelsaDahlia imperialisDahlia campanulataSorbaria kirilowii var. arboreaCotinus coggygriaCatalpa bignonioidesAilanthus altissimaTetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'Magnolia delavayi Ailanthus altissimaDecaisnea fargesiiHosta 'Empress Wu'Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'Phygelius x rectus 'African Queen'Paulownia tomentosaPrimula 'Francisca'Tanacetum partheniumErigeron annuusSalvia 'Penny's Smile'Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xsenia'Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea'Catalpa bignonioides 'Nana'Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'Acer platanoides 'Drummondii'Acer negundo 'Aureovariegatum'Acer negundo 'Flamingo'Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'Sanguisorba hakusanensis 'Lilac Squirrel'Salvia bullulataHelichrysum italicumVerbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'Diascia personata 'Coral Spires'Sphaeralcea 'Childerley'Sphaeralcea ‘Newleaze Coral’Clematis x durandiiCionura oreophilaClematis urophyllaStachyurus praecoxAbeliophyllum distichumTrachelospermum asiaticum 'Golden Memories'Hardenbergia violaceaGeranium maderenseGeranium pratense 'Summer Skies'Geranium 'Blue Cloud'Ballota pseudodictamnusStipa/Nassella tenuissimaSternbergia luteaPhiladelphus 'Belle Étoile'Philadelphus 'Starbright'Ligustrum quihouiElaeagnus angustifolia 'Quicksilver'Toona sinensis 'Flamingo'Lonicera hildebrandianaLonicera etrusca 'Superba'Aeonium 'Mardi Gras'

What better way to celebrate both our first Birthday and our 50th episode than with a podcast devoted to a beloved plant, the Rose. Most of us have at least one in our garden, they feature in bouquets, in perfume...but how do you possibly choose which one to grow? And what are the tricks to getting the best out of them?This week Alan Gray and Thordis are joined by someone who knows his Roses inside out - Rosarian Michael Marriott. From his favourite varieties for fragrance, form and flower to tips for avoiding Blackspot and life-changing pruning advice, we've got as many bases covered as we could fit into the hour (and you'll notice we went over a little!) If you're looking to add Roses to your garden, you need look no further than this podcast and its plant list...PLANT LISTRosa rugosaRosa 'Kew Gardens'Rosa 'Mortimer Sackler'Rosa 'Graham Thomas'Rosa 'Rambling Rector'Rosa 'The Lady of the Lake'Rosa 'The Albrighton Rambler'Rosa 'Open Arms'Rosa 'Warm Welcome'Rosa 'Francis E. Lester'Rosa 'Wickwar'Rosa 'Vanessa Bell'Rosa 'Desdemona'Rosa 'Lady of Shalott'Aster x frikartii 'Mönch'Rosa 'Buttercup''Aspirin® Rose'Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt' Dracunculus vulgarisRosa 'Adélaïde d'Orléans'Rosa 'The Generous Gardener'Rosa 'Eustacia Vye'Rosa 'The Shepherdess'Rosa 'Phyllis Bide'Rosa 'Maigold'Rosa 'Koko Loco'Rosa 'Munstead Wood'Rosa 'Florence Mary Morse'Rosa 'Climbing Pompon de Paris'Rosa 'Gloire de Dijon'

If you've got a small garden and worry that it can't have the same impact has a bigger plot, then listen up for some great planting ideas! In this edition of Talking Dirty, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis catch up with fellow podcasters Michael Perry (Mr Plant Geek) and Ellen Mary of @ThePlantBasedPodcast and three of the four have small gardens at home. Alongside chatting about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of gardening in a small space, the quartet also cover allotment life, some zany planting combos and living a plant-based lifestyle.PLANT LISTThunbergia alata 'Arizona Brownie'Thunbergia alata 'African Sunset'Echium pininanaMathiasella bupleuroides 'Green Dream'Vaccinium corymbosumVaccinium 'Pink Lemonade'Acanthus mollis Lapageria roseaCamellia rosthorniana 'Cupido'Puya berteronianaPuya coeruleaRadish, 'Watermelon'Kalanchoe 'Dolly'CalibrachoaPetchoa 'Beautical'Begonia 'Glowing Embers'Oxalis vulcanicola 'Molten Lava'

Some places are synonymous with certain flowers, and at Easton Walled Gardens that flower is the Sweet Pea. For years they've tried different varieties and ways of growing them and shared their discoveries with their garden visitors.As this year's Sweet Pea Season begins, Lady Ursula Cholmeley joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to talk through the history of both the gardens and their association with Sweet Peas. Plus plenty of tips and tricks and top varieties. And, as if all the Sweet Pea Show and Tell wasn't enough, there are also some lime-tolerant lovelies, which Ursula has been trying in their delightfully named 'Pickery' (or cutting garden!). If you're not already swooning of Sweet Peas, get ready for some serious FLOMO (Floral FOMO) in this episode.PLANT LISTIris sibiricaGeranium x oxonianumCampanula mediumCampanula pyramidalisLathyrus odoratus 'Henry Eckford'Lathyrus odoratus 'Painted Lady'Lathyrus odoratus 'Erewhon'Lathyrus odoratus 'Almost Black'Lathyrus odoratus 'Route 66'Lathyrus odoratus 'Watermelon'Lathyrus odoratus 'Kingfisher'Lathyrus odoratus 'America' Lathyrus odoratus 'Cathy' Lathyrus odoratus 'Border Beauty'Lathyrus odoratus 'Toffee Apple'Rosa 'Columbia'Gilia tricolor  Omphalodes linifolia  Omphalodes cappadocica 'Cherry Ingram'Gypsophila elegans 'Covent Garden'Linaria Rhythm & Blues Nectaroscordum siculumViburnum opulus 'Roseum'Kolkwitzia amabilisJasminum polyanthumDiascia personataDiascia personata 'Coral Spires'Mathiasella bupleuroides 'Green Dream'  Buddleja alternifolia

Once you fall in love with plants, you generally find you want to make more from what you've got. Propagation is addictive and magical, but how do you master it? And exactly how far can you take a method when you figure one out? In this episode of The Talking Dirty Podcast, plantsman Joe Sharman shares some of the secrets he's learned from a lifetime loving plants. Plus he, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old VIcarage) and Thordis discuss how we trigger a horticultural spark in others and share some unusual plants, sure to get you reaching for your pen to add them to your ever-growing wishlist! Talking of which, there's some great FLOMO as well - Fear Of Missing Out on a fabulous plant. And insights into where a love of gardening started for this trio of plantaholics.PLANT LISTFuchsia 'Lena'Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'Geranium psilostemonPrimula denticulata 'Karryann'Verbascum creticumRhodiola fastigiata Phacelia tanacetifoliaPhacelia bolanderiKniphofia 'Atlanta' Kniphofia caulescensLinum narbonense 'Heavenly Blue'Allium schubertii Hibiscus sino-syriacusOrnithogalum magnumDianthus 'Enid Burgoyne' Dianthus 'Chomley Farran'Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff'Verbascum 'Blue Lagoon'Pelargonium 'Paul Crampel'Pelargonium 'Mr Wren'Pelargonium 'Frank Headley'Hymenocallis 'Sulphur Queen'

They say the best things come in small packages...well that couldn't be more true of Alpines. And this week - if you needed convincing - Luke Whiting of Alpine Specialists D'Arcy & Everest is along to prove how wonderful they are. From their hardiness, to the range of situations you can grow them in, and of course their stunning flowers and foliage, Luke shares just a smidgen of the treasures they grow and sell. Plus how a Spiderweb came to his rescue on a mission to get Habranthus seed and why a Baked Bean Alpine is a winner!Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are building up their wishlists. By the end of the episode, we're sure you'll have a few FLOMOs as well! Talking of which, check out that plant list...PLANT LISTCalceolaria fothergilliiCamassia quamashDelosperma 'Beaufort West'  Clematis 'Pixie'Rosmarinus officinalis 'Foxtail'Delosperma nubigenumHabranthus tubispathusHabranthus gracilifoliusHabranthus caeruleusRhodohypoxis 'Kiwi Joy'Rhodohypoxis baurii 'Mars'Rhodohypoxis 'E.A. Bowles'Rhodohypoxis 'Jupiter'Cephalaria giganteaAllium insubricumLewisia tweedyi  Calceolaria paralia 'Lemon Drops'Calceolaria 'Sunset Orange'Calceolaria arachnoidea 'Darcies Velvet'Delphinium nudicaule 'Fox'Delphinium 'Just Peachy'  Delosperma 'Darcies Smile'Verbascum 'Golden Wings'Erigeron scopulinus  Soldanella montanaAllium chrysanthumSalvia candelabrum

Sometimes they're so perfect, it's hard to believe they're real - In this week's Talking Dirty podcast it's ALL about Auriculas as grower Jane-Ann Walton explains the different types and how to grow these Diva plants. From compost mixes, to dealing with pests like root aphid and red spider mite, the best pots to use, overwintering, where to start if you're a beginner and even helpful tools - Jane-Ann bring over thirty years experience to the podcast. Plus she wows Alan Gray and Thordis with some stunning varieties.And it's not quite all Auriculas. The trio can't stop themselves getting carried away with a few other horticultural treasures as well, as the plant list shows!PLANT LISTPrimula auricula 'Lavender Lady'Primula auricula 'Helen Ruan'Primula auricula 'Sanctuary Wood'Primula auricula 'Edith Major'Primula auricula 'Andrea Julie'Primula auricula 'Eden Blue Star'Primula auricula 'Night and Day'Primula auricula 'Argus'Primula auricula 'Brick Lane'Primula auricula 'Mrs Robinson'Primula auricula 'Crinoline'Primula auricula 'Seen A Ghost'Primula auricula 'Nantenan'Primula auricula 'Holyrood'Primula auricula 'Brookfield'Primula auricula 'Starling'Primula auricula 'Crimple'Primula auricula 'Blue Chip'Primula auricula 'Kingfisher'Tulipa 'James Wild'  Myosotidium hortensiaRosa banksiae 'Lutea'Chaenomeles speciosa 'Kinshiden'Viola odorata 'King of Violets'

From bubblegum scent to the 'eleven-month-a-year' plant, this week's instalment of The Talking Dirty Podcast is full of surprises and must-haves for the garden. And it's no surprise as the ever-inspiring Ben Preston of #yorkgate is the guest this week. Despite his young years, he's already making a stir in the horticultural world with his vast plant knowledge and exciting gardening endeavours at York Gate, where he's Head Gardener. This week he's sharing some of their successes (and failures!) with Alan Gray and Thordis, plus the ideas he's picked up from visits to The Laskett Gardens and Stonehouse Cottage. All that alongside eye-catching Aroids, a succession of Primulas and some seriously charismatic Corydalis. PLANT LISTUvularia grandifloraSmyrnium perfoliatumOrnithogalum umbellatumDicentra spectabilisFritillaria acmopetala Papaver cambricum, synonym Meconopsis cambricaTulip 'Doll's Minuet'   Fritillaria persica  Primula pulverulenta  Primula secundifloraPrimula japonica 'Miller's Crimson'Primula florindaePrimula beesianaPrimula bulleyanaPrimula sieboldiiPrimula muscarioidesPrimula bellidifoliaSalvia leucanthaSalvia confertifloraCorydalis 'Korn's Purple'Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis'Lunaria annuaCorydalis flexuosa 'Golden Panda'Corydalis 'Wildside Blue'Corydalis solida 'Purple Bird'Hacquetia epipactis 'Thor'Paris quadrifoliaCalamagrostis 'Overdam'Phlox paniculata 'Mount Fuji'Cenolophium denudatumErigeron annuusMiscanthus Sinensis 'Cosmopolitan' Pinellia cordata  Pinellia pedatisecta  Arisaema sp.SauromatumStapelia sp.Amorphophallus konjacRhododendron luteumFothergilla majorPolygonatum hybridum 'Betberg' Disporum longistylum 'Night Heron'Meconopsis horridula