September already and East Ruston Old Vicarage is as bursting with colour as you might expect! Alan Gray brings just a few favourites for Show and Tell, while Thordis is FLOMO*ing over a very 'Alan' container she spotted on holiday!*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing OutPLANT LISTBrugmansia 'Shredded White Fantasy'Brugmansia × candida 'Grand Marnier'Tagetes ex 'Cinnabar' Great Dixter formAgeratum petiolatumTropaeolum majus 'Empress of India'Lobelia tupaSalvia reglaSalvia involucrata 'Bethellii'Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam'Salvia involucrata 'Joan'Salvia 'Tropicolor Sunrise'Solanum laxum 'Crech ar Pape'Catalpa fargesiiBegonia sutherlandiiBegonia sutherlandii 'Saunders' Legacy'Cuphea 'David Verity'Cuphea llaveaLotus berthelotiiSalvia oxyphoraChrysanthemum 'Julia Peterson'
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East Ruston Old Vicarage August 2025
This month Alan Gray has come along with an arm full of Show and Tell, from his container-planting stalwarts to an eye-catching Crinum! I bet you'll be ooh-ing and aah-ing as much as his Talking Dirty co-presenter Thordis.PLANT LISTPhlox drummondii grandiflora 'Sugar Stars'Phlox drummondii grandiflora 'Crème Brûlée'Dahlia coccinea var. palmeriTagetes 'Cinnabar'Amaranthus cruentus 'Hot Biscuits'Ageratum petiolatumEutrochium maculatum syn. Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatumClerodendrum bungeiCleome spinosaCrinum moorei Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight'Tradescantia 'Maiden's Blush'Oxalis vulcanicola 'Plum Crazy'Iresine herbstiiIresine herbstii 'Aureoreticulata'Tithonia rotundifoliaClematis addisoniiPseudogynoxys chenopodioidesBomarea multiflora syn. Bomarea caldasii
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East Ruston Old Vicarage July 2025
From gap-fillers to planting for climate change, here's a meander through Alan Gray's latest escapades at East Ruston Old Vicarage, alongside his Talking Dirty co-presenter Thordis.PLANT LISTHydrangea macrophylla 'Madame Emile Mouillère' Hydrangea macrophylla 'Ayesha'Hydrangea 'Runaway Bride'Amaranthus cruentus 'Hot Biscuits'Amaranthus cruentus 'Foxtail'Lantana camaraFicus carica 'White Ischia'Plumbago auriculataLeonotis leonurusFuchsia 'Delta's Sara'Fuchsia procumbensTagetes patula 'Konstance'Erythrina crista-galliPunica granatumMalus transitoriaSalvia darcyi
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East Ruston Old Vicarage June 2025
Nearly the end of June already, past the Summer solstice and plenty to talk about at East Ruston Old Vicarage, particularly Alan Gray's latest planty purchases from their summer plant fair! Get ready to have some FLOMO*!*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing OutPLANT LISTEucomis pole-evansiiEucomis pole-evansii 'Dark Desire'Rosa x beaniiVerbascum roripifoliumIris tectorumBerkheya radulaBerkheya purpureaPuya × berteronianaBeschorneria yuccoidesAgave montanaPhoenix canariensisPodophyllum versipelle 'Spotty Dotty'Abutilon 'Red Tiger'Desmodium yunnanense
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East Ruston Old Vicarage May 2025
No rain, but lots of other things to put smiles on our faces at East Ruston Old Vicarage, from the last of the Daffodils to punchy Pelargoniums and fab Foxglove trees!PLANT LISTTulipa 'Yellow Crown'Narcissus 'Painted Desert'Narcissus 'Irish Linen'Tropaeolum smithiiPiptanthus laburnifolius syn. Piptanthus nepalensisBupleurum fruticosumPelargonium 'Dark Secret'Malus hupehensisPaulownia tomentosaPaulownia fortunei 'Fast Blue' ('Minfast')Smyrnium perfoliatumMelanoselinum decipiensEchium pininanaEchium 'Candyfloss'Nemophila menziesiiPrimula auricula ‘Swanton Cuckoo’
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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