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As the nights draw in and the days get colder, our gardens can seem a little drab. So Alan Gray is here to share his top plants at East Ruston Old Vicarage this October, many of them specimens he's been propagating. Get ready for plenty of plant inspiration and serious FLOMO*.
*FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out
PLANT LIST
Hardenbergia violacea
Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins'
Ricinus communis
Eucomis pallidiflora subsp. pole-evansii
Ricinus 'Blue Buddha'
Ricinus communis 'Carmencita'
'Persicaria orientalis
Dahlia 'Hadrian's Sunset'
Dahlia 'Hadrian's Midnight'
Lysimachia clethroides
Lobelia tupa
Epilobium canum (syn. Zauschneria californica)
Kniphofia rooperi
Amaryllis belladonna 'Alba'
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
Tulipa sprengeri
Hydrangea petiolaris
Jasminum nudiflorum
Vinca major var. oxyloba
Salvia greggii 'Royal Bumble'
Clematis orientalis var. orientalis
Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'
Ipomoea lobata
Passiflora 'Constance Elliott'
Humulus lupulus 'Aureus'
Bomarea acutifolia F&M 130
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
Acanthus sennii
Rostrinucula dependens
Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara'
Dahlia 'Polventon Kristobel'
Orlaya grandiflora
Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant Lime'
Galium verum
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Ageratum petiolatum
Argyranthemum 'Jamaica Primrose'
Tagetes erecta 'Jolly Jester'
Tagetes patula 'Cinnabar' (Dixter Strain)
Clematis rehderiana
Rosa 'Columbian Climber'
Aeschynanthus 'Black Pagoda'
We're back for another East Ruston Old Vicarage special via a bit of belated Chelsea Flower Show chat, including some plants which caught our eye in the pavilion.
PLANT LIST
Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff'
Tropaeolum majus 'Margaret Long'
Anthyllis vulneraria 'Dark Red form'
Papaver dubium...
Published 06/19/24
Joe Sharman of Monksilver Nursery returns for part two of his latest Talking Dirty appearance with Rose inspiration, lovely Lunarias and thoughts on botanical nomenclature!
PLANT LIST
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Geranium 'Jolly Bee'
Salvia rosmarinus 'Joe's Goldie'
Galanthus 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'...
Published 06/05/24