Show Notes
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 LIST Edgeworthia chrysantha Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Red Dragon' Galanthus 'Alan Gray' Polystichum setiferum ‘Green Lace’ Eranthis hyemalis 'Dooze' Galanthus elwesii 'Daphne's Scissors' Tulipa sprengeri Tulipa orphanidea 'Flava' Galanthus plicatus 'EA Bowles' Galanthus elwesii 'Claud Biddulph' Galanthus 'Fieldgate Forte' Galanthus nivalis 'Anglesey Abbey' Galanthus woronowii Delphinium 'Alice Artindale' Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori' Camellia × williamsii 'Saint Ewe' Dahlia 'Brown Sugar' Dahlia 'Creme De Cassis' Tithonia rotundifolia Orlaya grandiflora Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose' Acer 'Red Flamingo' Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' Narcissus 'St Patrick's Day' Buxus sempervirens 'Aurea Pendula' Phillyrea Griselinia Brugmansia Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata' Daphne odora 'Rebecca' Galanthus 'Trumps' Galanthus 'Cowhouse Green' Galanthus 'Trumpolute' Galanthus 'Princess Bennie' Cotoneaster horizontalis
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With apologies for long absence, Alan Gray and Thordis return for more planty joy - with some 'Show and Tell' of what's looking great at East Ruston Old Vicarage at the moment!
A new year and plenty to talk about. Join Alan Gray as he takes you and Thordis on a 'wander' through the plants wowing at East Ruston Old Vicarage this month. PLANT LIST Clianthus puniceus ‘Kākā King’ Lachenalia rubida Fuchsia 'Wapenveld's Bloei' Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff' Tropaeolum majus 'Margaret Long' Tropaeolum majus 'Darjeeling Gold' syn 'Darjeeling Double' Phlebodium aureum 'Davana' Viola hederacea Carex buchananii Galanthus plicatus 'Wandlebury Ring' Iris unguicularis Iris lazica Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation' Narcissus 'Pueblo' Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori' Malva arborea 'Variegata' Salix alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis' Arum 'Hungarian Rhapsody' Galanthus 'Wasp' Galanthus 'Glimmer of Gold' Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece' Galanthus 'Primrose Warburg'
It's been a little while. Thank you for your patience. Alan and Thordis wish you a very merry Christmas and all the best for 2026. PLANT LIST Anemone pavonina Agave montana Daphne bholua ‘Spring Beauty‘ Punica granatum var. Nana Cordyline australis 'Charlie Boy' Galanthus plicatus 'Three Ships' Galanthus 'S. Arnott' Arum pictum Arum maculatum Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Monksilver' Musa sikkimensis 'Bengal Tiger' Lagerstroemia indica Weigela ‘Wings of Fire' Euphorbia mellifera Iris unguicularis Iris unguicularis 'Peloponnese Snow' Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt' Fascicularia bicolor Dicksonia Antarctica Viola hederacea Begonia luxurians Ilex aquilifolium ‘Nellie R Stevens’ Cyclamen persicum 'Dragon Deep Blue' Plumbago auriculata Bomarea caldasii
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 Out