Talking Dirty

Alongside serious seasonal Show & Tell, Ian Roofe returns to the podcast to help Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis Fridriksson come up with some great gardening gift ideas, particularly if you're looking for something different, or on a budget. There's Miscanthus, Cornus and Sorbus appreciation; vintage tools; plus tree-tastic FLOMO and a LOT of laughter!

Garden designer Tamara Bridge joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis Fridriksson to chat about the increasing demand for designers, plus her go-to plants for instant impact and how aquascaping has captured her imagination this year. If you've got a question for the team, don't forget you can email it to hello@getgardeningnow.co.uk.

Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson catch up with another of their horticultural pals, this time focussing on trees and hedges with Master Arborist Alexander Laver. From his go to book for choosing and managing trees in his garden, to a tiny FLOMO, via mixed hedges, topiary and cloud-pruning.

Purveyor of particularly Special Plants, Derry Watkins, joins Alan Gray & Thordis to share a whole host of wonders, from prairie plants as you've never seen them before, to a portable Isoplexis, serious Salvia envy, fabulous FLOMO, and Nerines on steroids! Don't forget if you've got a gardening question you can email hello@getgardeningnow.co.uk and the team will try to answer on a future podca...

If you've ever fallen under the spell of a magical Auricula, then this is the podcast for you. Jane Ann Walton grows hundreds at her home in Norfolk, where she also has Snowdrops flowering for months a year and a whole host of unusual plants. She joins Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson to chat Auricula care, beautiful berries, Tassel Hyacinths, and share a top tip for Delphinium staking! There's F...

Wow, where to start! There's so much in this podcast - as Ben Preston, Head Gardener at York Gate Garden, tells Alan and Thordis about the Perennial garden there. Plus has a real love-in with Alan Gray as they share plants they've grown from each other. Get set for everything from amazing and unusual Salvias, to exotic Echiums, self-supporting Delphiniums and an elusive Abutilon. We've also got a...

Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson are joined by their Get Gardening co-conspirator Ian Roofe for a whole host of inspiring Autumn plants - from Red Hot Pokers, to Michaelmas Daisies, Fastigiate trees, and foliage plants for Autumn colour. Plus some top tips for taking hardwood cuttings.

Culinary Goddess Vanessa Scott joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis to chat about gardening projects during lockdown, home remedies for mildew, and terrific tomatoes. Plus a flamboyant FLOMO, tips for meadow planting in a moist area of the garden, Caladiums, Hebes and much more!

Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson catch up with one of their favourite gardening chums, Joe Whitehead, to chat about his job as Head Gardener at Burghley House. From their exciting plans for the walled garden to his desire to track down an elusive peach, it's a brilliant insight into a Head Gardener's life. Plus apple appreciation, scented plants, Dahlia lifting and FLOMO!

Plantswoman, garden writer and Organic gardener Val Bourne is the latest guest on Talking Dirty. She shares with Alan Gray and Thordis how she caught the gardening bug in childhood, plus a passion for Dahlias, Roses, Anemones (and everything between!) Plus FLOMO and the relevance of undersized underwear to a good garden!

Alan Gray and Thordis catch up with Norfolk-based gardener and artist Margaret Hope. A former fashion designer, she learned to garden by colour first of all. And has a love of texture in her planting. A jubilant chat about planting combinations, FLOMO and Joy in a Box!

One of our favourite gardening friends is back! Brigitte Girling, the genius behind Moss & Stone Floral Design has launched an online flower school, though you've got to hurry. Enrolment is only until 20th September ( www.mossandstoneflowerschool.co.uk ). In this video we hear a bit about the course, plus inspiring Show & Tell from Brigitte's garden, serious FLOMO, and the team get carried...

A bonus edition of our podcast for plant lovers, as Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson take on your questions. To get in touch email hello@getgardeningnow.co.uk and the team will try to answer your horticultural conundrum in a future episode.

In the latest podcast Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis catch up with old friend Nick Bailey, to chat about Gardeners' World, designing at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, plus choice plants from Phlox to Lobelia - but neither as you may expect.

Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis are joined by Bunny Guinness of Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time to chat choice plants. From Bunny's go-to plants in any garden to why she's not a fan of Heucheras, plus FLOMO (Fear of Missing Out on a Fabulous Plant), alternatives to Box hedging, and your questions.

In the latest of our podcasts for Plant Lovers, Alan Gray and Thordis are joined by the Head Gardener at King's College, Cambridge - Steve Coghill. From the college's headline-grabbing wildflower meadow, to a stunning bit of companion planting for your roses, FLOMO, grafting and a brilliant plant for dry shade, there's certainly something for everyone!

Join Thordis Fridriksson and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) in our Podcast for Plant Lovers, as they catch up with their plant-a-holic pals. This week it's award-winning garden designer, Tamara Bridge who talks about the importance of throwing caution to the wind in your garden, and brings serious envy-inducing flowers for Show and Tell! Plus FLOMO (Fear of Missing Out on a Fabulo...

Join Thordis Fridriksson and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) in our Podcast for Plant Lovers, as they catch up with their plant-a-holic pals. This week it's Ben Potterton of Shorelands Wildlife Gardens in the guest chair who's definitely just as much naughti-cultural as horticultural! From Campsis to Eryngiums via pears and tortoises, this is a truly eclectic mix of gardening chat!...

Join Thordis Fridriksson and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) for our Podcast for Plant Lovers, as they catch up with their plant-a-holic pals. This week it's Brigitte Girling of Moss and Stone Floral Design in the guest chair and boy oh boy does she bring her floral A-game! From Phlox to Coreopsis, via Cosmos, Rubeckia and a whole lotta Dahlias, this is a joyful half hour of hortic...

Join Thordis Fridriksson and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) in our Podcast for Plant Lovers, as they catch up with their plant-a-holic pals. In this episode the plant doctor, Ian Roofe, their Get Gardening co-conspirator brings show-and-tell from his garden which inspires some Fuschia fan-girling! Plus more Floral FOMO - the fear of missing out on a fabulous plant!

Join Thordis Fridriksson and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) as they catch up with their plant-a-holic pals to chat choice plants. In the first episode it's introductions all round - from when they caught the gardening bug to the next job on their to-do list.