Nearly the end of June already, past the Summer solstice and plenty to talk about at East Ruston Old Vicarage, particularly Alan Gray's latest planty purchases from their summer plant fair! Get ready to have some FLOMO*!

*FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out

PLANT LIST

Eucomis pole-evansii

Eucomis pole-evansii 'Dark Desire'

Rosa x beanii

Verbascum roripifolium

Iris tectorum

Berkheya radula

Berkheya purpurea

Puya × berteroniana

Beschorneria yuccoides

Agave montana

Phoenix canariensis

Podophyllum versipelle 'Spotty Dotty'

Abutilon 'Red Tiger'

Desmodium yunnanense

No rain, but lots of other things to put smiles on our faces at East Ruston Old Vicarage, from the last of the Daffodils to punchy Pelargoniums and fab Foxglove trees!

PLANT LIST

Tulipa 'Yellow Crown'

Narcissus 'Painted Desert'

Narcissus 'Irish Linen'

Tropaeolum smithii

Piptanthus laburnifolius syn. Piptanthus nepalensis

Bupleurum fruticosum

Pelargonium 'Dark Secret'

Malus hupehensis

Paulownia tomentosa

Paulownia fortunei 'Fast Blue' ('Minfast')

Smyrnium perfoliatum

Melanoselinum decipiens

Echium pininana

Echium 'Candyfloss'

Nemophila menziesii

Primula auricula ‘Swanton Cuckoo’

What weather we've had! As you can imagine there's plenty to talk about at East Ruston Old Vicarage, including an exciting new planting project for Alan Gray...

PLANT LIST

Magnolia 'Vulcan'

Magnolia sieboldii

Delosperma

Cyrtanthus elatus syn. Vallota speciosa

Watsonia

Sparaxis tricolor

Hippeastrum

Tigridia pavonia

Podranea ricasoliana

Abutilon 'Fool's Gold'

Clianthus puniceus

Helichrysum petiolare

Fremontodendron californicum

Tithonia rotundifolia

Coleus scutellarioides 'Burgundy Wedding Train'

Coleus scutellarioides 'Pink Chaos'

Mirabilis jalapa

Anagallis monellii 'Skylover'

Quercus suber

Lobelia 'Kathleen Mallard'

Primula allionii ‘Broadwell Oliver’

Chionodoxa luciliae syn. Scilla luciliae

Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii

Ixia

Moraea huttonii