Show Notes
We're well stuck into the darker months now and, if you're looking for some plants to brighten up your plot, look no further than this podcast! In his garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage on the Norfolk coast, Alan Gray has amassed an almost technicolour array of foliage and flower no matter the time of year. From Chrysanthemums to Salvias, Tropaeolums to Nerines, he and Thordis talk through some of the wonders which have been catching his eye in the 32-acre garden this November. PLANT LIST Malus domestica 'Doctor Harvey' Chrysanthemum 'Chelsea Physic Garden' Chrysanthemum 'Killerton Tangerine' Chrysanthemum 'Dixter Orange' Chrysanthemum 'Esther' Chrysanthemum 'Royal Command' Fuchsia magellanica 'Arauco' Fuchsia magellanica Salvia 'Kisses & Wishes' Salvia 'Ember's Wish' Drimys winteri Tropaeolum majus 'Jewel of Africa' Tropaeolum majus 'Darjeeling Gold' Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff' Tropaeolum tuberosum var. lineomaculatum 'Ken Aslet' Tropaeolum minus 'Ladybird Rose' Tropaeolum pentaphyllum Tropaeolum smithii Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum tricolor Tropaeolum ciliatum Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii' Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam' Salvia involucrata 'Joan' Rosa 'Lady of Shalott' Rosa 'Jubilee Celebration' Clematis 'Seedling from Rajasthan' Clematis tangutica Bupleurum Cuphea lanceolata 'Purple Passion' Tithonia rotundifolia Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins' Galanthus plicatus 'Three Ships' Galanthus 'Walrus' Galanthus nivalis 'Viridapice' Cuphea lanceolata 'Purple Passion' Nerine 'Candy' Nerine 'Lovely Lady' Dianthus 'Chomley Farran' Salvia microphylla 'Delice Aquamarine' Argyranthemum 'Jamaica Primrose' Argyranthemum gracile 'Chelsea Girl'
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Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson return with a look at the plants causing a sensation at East Ruston Old Vicarage this September, after a long and droughty summer.
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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