Talking Dirty

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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 April Special

Apr 17 2024 37 mins  
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 LISTTulipa 'Yellow Crown

Species Tulip Special with Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Apr 10 2024 51 mins  
Our gardens are full of them at this time of year, but the Tulip actually originates in Central Asia. These species Tulips are varied in height, colour, foliage and the ease with which we can grow them at home and so this week on Talking Dirty, Cambridge University Botanic Garden - who hold the National Collection of Species Tulips - are along to share some of their favourites and

East Ruston Old Vicarage March Special

Mar 27 2024 54 mins  
With a spring in our step we bring you the March Special of our Talking Dirty series on the garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage. From the Magnolias Alan Gray wakes to see out of his bedroom window, to the Tulips he's been spending a pretty penny on, here are some of the highlights from the garden this month.PLANT LISTMagnolia 'Caerhays Belle'Magnolia 'Genie'Magnolia × soulangeanaRo

Val Bourne on Roses, Trilliums and Violets (Part Two)

Mar 20 2024 41 mins  
Time for Part Two of our latest episode with Talking Dirty favourite Val Bourne. The award-winning garden writer has alredy shared some of her favourite Prunus varieties. This week it's all about spring plants like Pulmonarias and Violets, plus a bit of rose inspiration...and Trillium chat to boot!PLANT LISTPulmonaria 'Shrimps on the Barbie' Pulmonaria saccharata 'Leopard'Pulmonari

Val Bourne on Cherries, Scillas and Geums (Part One)

Mar 13 2024 41 mins  
This week one of our Talking Dirty favourites is back! Val Bourne is an award-winning garden writer and grows all manner of treasures in her 1/3 acre Cotswolds plot. This week - in part one of her latest appearance - she shares some of her favourites Prunus and the Scilla you must grow, plus those to avoid! And as usual her coversation with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and

Hepatica Special with David Massey of Ashwood Nurseries

Mar 06 2024 83 mins  
This week Alan and Thordis are excited to bring you a joyful special focussing on Hepaticas with their chief cheerleader, John Massey of Ashwood Nurseries. His book, 'My World of Hepaticas' (with Tomoo Mabuchi), is a veritable treasure trove of information (and downright divine photographs!) In this episode of Talking Dirty, we meander through the different species (including which

East Ruston Old Vicarage February Special (Talking Dirty Podcast)

Feb 28 2024 60 mins  
In the latest of our series looking at Alan's garden - East Ruston Old Vicarage - month-by-month, we're focussing on some fab February plants. From the Edgeworthia hardly any one can grow to Alan's latest purchases and plans for the shade planting around his north-facing front door. This is an episode packed with plants and plans!PLANT LISTEdgeworthia chrysanthaEdgeworthia chrysant

Vinca, Ipheion and Buxus with Tim Fuller of Plantsman's Preference (Ep 116, pt 2)

Feb 21 2024 45 mins  
Tim Fuller of Norfolk nursery The Plantsman's Preference returns with beautiful flowers, fab foliage and serious FLOMO*!*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing OutPLANT LISTBuxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima'Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Beauty'Buxus sempervirens 'Aurea Pendula'Gaultheria mucronata syn. Pernettya mucronataIlex aquifolium 'East Ruston Gold'Vinca minorVinca minor 'Azur

Snowdrops, Primulas and Ivies with Tim Fuller of Plantsman's Preference

Feb 14 2024 57 mins  
This week Tim Fuller of Norfolk nursery The Plantsman's Preference stuns with some inspiring Ivies, plus Primulas, Snowdrops and more!PLANT LISTSalvia nemorosaSalvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'Galanthus nivalis 'Alan's Treat'Galanthus 'Mother Goose'Galanthus 'Treasure Island'Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece'Galanthus 'Wandlebury Ring'Galanthus 'Günter Waldorf'Galanthus gracilisMuscari f

The Money-Saving Gardener, Anya Lautenbach

Feb 07 2024 55 mins  
This week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis chat to Anya Lautenbach AKA Anya, The Garden Fairy. A passionate propagator, Anya is famous for making her garden from seeds and cuttings, and sharing her propagation tips with her million followers on social media. And now those skills are being captured in her new book 'The Money-Saving Gardener'.From the healing power of