Talking Dirty

About Talking Dirty

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.

Publisher

Get Gardening

Category

education · leisure · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jul 2020

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

194 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   East Ruston Old Vicarage September 2026

   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. PLANT LIST Brugmansia × candida 'Shredded White Fantasy' Iresine herbstii 'Brilliantissima' Begonia 'Richmondensis' Begonia grandis Prunus 'Tai-haku' Bupleurum fruticosum Amsonia Ceratostigma willmottianum Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Petunia exserta Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii' Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' Tragopogon balcanicus

2. 

   25 Jun 2026

   East Ruston Old Vicarage June '26

   With apologies for long absence, Alan Gray and Thordis return for more planty joy - with some 'Show and Tell' of what's looking great at East Ruston Old Vicarage at the moment! PLANT LIST Rosa 'Climbing Pompon de Paris' Rosa 'Guy de Savoy' Rosa 'La Rose de Petit Prince' Rosa 'American Pillar' Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin' Clematis 'Tie Dye' Fuchsia arborescens Fuchsia procumbens Plumbago auriculata Zantedeschia 'Kiwi Blush' Phygelius capensis Kniphofia rufa Punica granatum 'Flore Plena' Salvia 'Tropicolor Sunrise' Salvia 'Amistad' Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' Abelia chinensis Erigeron annuus Tagetes 'Cinnabar' (Dixter Strain) Laurus nobilis 'Aurea' Tradescantia 'Maiden's Blush' Dianthus 'Chomley Farran' Lathyrus odoratus 'Henry Eckford' Echium vulgare Dianthus carthusianorum Lonicera etrusca 'Michael Rosse'

3. 

   6 Feb 2026

   East Ruston Old Vicarage January 2026

   A new year and plenty to talk about. Join Alan Gray as he takes you and Thordis on a 'wander' through the plants wowing at East Ruston Old Vicarage this month. PLANT LIST Clianthus puniceus ‘Kākā King’ Lachenalia rubida Fuchsia 'Wapenveld's Bloei' Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff' Tropaeolum majus 'Margaret Long' Tropaeolum majus 'Darjeeling Gold' syn 'Darjeeling Double' Phlebodium aureum 'Davana' Viola hederacea Carex buchananii Galanthus plicatus 'Wandlebury Ring' Iris unguicularis Iris lazica Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation' Narcissus 'Pueblo' Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori' Malva arborea 'Variegata' Salix alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis' Arum 'Hungarian Rhapsody' Galanthus 'Wasp' Galanthus 'Glimmer of Gold' Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece' Galanthus 'Primrose Warburg'

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

28 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

54

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90

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