As the garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage reopens for 2023, Alan Gray and Thordis sit down for a chat about how the garden is evolving in its 50th year, plus plants of the moment, from Magnolias to Violets and some top propagation tips from Alan's potting shed.

Next week Daffodils, Pelargoniums and lots of FLOMO*!

*FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing Out

PLANT LIST

Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle'

Magnolia 'Genie'

Clematis florida 'Sieboldii'

Cyclamen hederifolium 'Silverme Pink'

Anagallis monellii 'Skylover'

Clematis 'Perle d'Azur'

Lunaria 'Somerset Marble'

Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue'

Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza

Dahlia 'Labyrinth'

Catalpa bignonioides

Catalpa bignonioides 'Nana'

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Liriope muscari

Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Burgundy Wedding Train'

Viburnum tinus

Impatiens niamniamensis

Primula vulgaris 'Taigetos'

Primula 'Wanda Hose-in-hose'

Viola odorata 'King of Violets'