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'

It's been a little while. Thank you for your patience.

Alan and Thordis wish you a very merry Christmas and all the best for 2026.

PLANT LIST

Anemone pavonina

Agave montana

Daphne bholua ‘Spring Beauty‘

Punica granatum var. Nana

Cordyline australis 'Charlie Boy'

Galanthus plicatus 'Three Ships'

Galanthus 'S. Arnott'

Arum pictum

Arum maculatum

Arum italicum subsp. neglectum 'Monksilver'

Musa sikkimensis 'Bengal Tiger'

Lagerstroemia indica

Weigela ‘Wings of Fire'

Euphorbia mellifera

Iris unguicularis

Iris unguicularis 'Peloponnese Snow'

Iris unguicularis 'Walter Butt'

Fascicularia bicolor

Dicksonia Antarctica

Viola hederacea

Begonia luxurians

Ilex aquilifolium ‘Nellie R Stevens’

Cyclamen persicum 'Dragon Deep Blue'

Plumbago auriculata

Bomarea caldasii

September already and East Ruston Old Vicarage is as bursting with colour as you might expect! Alan Gray brings just a few favourites for Show and Tell, while Thordis is FLOMO*ing over a very 'Alan' container she spotted on holiday!

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

PLANT LIST

Brugmansia 'Shredded White Fantasy'

Brugmansia × candida 'Grand Marnier'

Tagetes ex 'Cinnabar' Great Dixter form

Ageratum petiolatum

Tropaeolum majus 'Empress of India'

Lobelia tupa

Salvia regla

Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii'

Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam'

Salvia involucrata 'Joan'

Salvia 'Tropicolor Sunrise'

Solanum laxum 'Crech ar Pape'

Catalpa fargesii

Begonia sutherlandii

Begonia sutherlandii 'Saunders' Legacy'

Cuphea 'David Verity'

Cuphea llavea

Lotus berthelotii

Salvia oxyphora

Chrysanthemum 'Julia Peterson'