Claus Dalby on Containers, Companion Plants for Dahlias and Lime Foliage Love

We are so excited to bring you our latest Talking Dirty podcast with none other than Claus Dalby. The Danish King of container planting and great plantsman has tranformed his plot in Risskov over the last twenty-seven years, into an inspiring planty paradise. And his exploits are followed by Instagram and YouTube viewers the world over.

This week Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis chat to him about the origins of his horticultural passion, and enjoy some beautiful Show and Tell as he shares his favourite planting combinations of the moment, with some great growing tips along the way.

PLANT LIST

Dahlia 'Eveline'

Verbena bonariensis

Thalictrum rochebrunianum

Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'

Salvia 'Amistad' 

Salvia 'Love and Wishes'

Dahlia 'David Howard'

Impatiens balfourii

Euphorbia griffithii 'Dixter'

Dahlia 'Blue Boy'

Salvia patens 

Dahlia 'Blue Bayou'

Dahlia 'Happy Single Date'

Dahlia 'Happy Single Juliet'

Dahlia 'Magenta Star'

Clematis 'Princess Kate'

Dahlia 'Chimborazo'

Dahlia 'Lavender Perfection'

Physocarpus opulifolius

Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'

Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'

Aralia cordata 'Sun King'

Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart'

Tulipa 'Barcelona'

Tulipa 'Queen of Night'

Tulipa 'Recreado'

Artemisia lactiflora 'Elfenbein'

Senecio viravira

Escallonia 'Iveyi'

Dahlia 'Appleblossom'

Dahlia 'Apopa Beauty'

Penstemon 'King George V'

Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'

Solidago x luteus 'Lemore'

Aster × frikartii 'Mönch'

Solidaster

Centaurea montana 'Carnea'