Episode 78

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2nd Mar 2022

Part One of Super Spring Plants with Val Bourne, Organic Gardener and Writer

At a time when there's so much sadness in the world, we can count on Val Bourne to raise our spirits. The award-winning garden writer brings some inspiring later-Winter/early-Spring plants including Galanthus, Primula and Cardamine to the podcast. And she even hits upon Alan Gray's favourite Crocus!

Part Two will include Narcissi, Hamamelis, Hellebores and Hepaticas!

PLANT LIST

Crocus tommasinianus 'Bobbo'

Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Tears'

Galanthus nivalis 'Green Tear'

Galanthus 'Green of Hearts'

Galanthus plicatus 'Trym'

Galanthus 'Trumps'

Galanthus 'Trym Baby'

Galanthus x valentinei 'Chameleon'

Galanthus 'Midas'

Galanthus plicatus 'Wendy's Gold'

Crocus 'Vanguard'

Crocus 'Yalta'

Primula 'Barbara Midwinter'

Iris unguicularis 'Abington Purple'

Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt'

Iris unguicularis 'Mary Barnard'

Iris 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'

Iris 'Katherine's Gold'

Iris 'Sheila Ann Germany'

Iris 'Frank Elder'

Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin'

Iris lazica

Cardamine quinquefolia

Galanthus 'Rodmarton Arcturus'

Galanthus 'Rodmarton Regulus'

Galanthus 'Rodmarton Sirius'

Galanthus plicatus 'Amy Doncaster'

Galanthus plicatus 'Augustus'

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About the Podcast

Talking Dirty
The Podcast for Plant Lovers
Get Gardening's podcast for plant lovers is jam-packed with choice plants.

Hosts Thordis and Alan Gray (of East Ruston Old Vicarage gardens) catch up with their horticultural (or should that be naughty-cultural!) friends to talk about their favourite plants of the moment. It's a bit like a stroll around a fantastic nursery or inspiring garden, but with someone telling you what all the plants are!

There are lots of growing and propagation tips included, and everyone shares their latest FLOMO (FLoral/plant-based fOMO). Check out the show notes or our website (getgardeningnow.co.uk) for a full plant list to accompany each episode.