Val Bourne Part One: Hoverfly Plants, from Astrantias to Eryngiums

We always love welcoming award-winning garden writer Val Bourne back onto the Talking Dirty Podcast.This week she shares some of her organic methods with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis, as she takes us on a tour through her Hoverfly friendly plants, and explains why these particular pollinators are essential in the garden.PLANT LISTHelianthus 'Lemon Queen'DactylorhizaOrlaya grandifloraSeseli hippomarathrumTorilis arvensisEryngium giganteumEryngium 'Blue Waves' Eryngium × zabelii 'Big Blue'Eryngium × oliverianumAstrantia major Gill Richardson GroupAstrantia major 'Shaggy'Astrantia 'Buckland' Galanthus plicatus 'Diggory'Galanthus 'Wasp'Astrantia 'Roma'Astrantia major 'Ruby Wedding' Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood' Knautia macedonicaKnautia arvensisKnautia macedonica 'Melton Pastels' Scabiosa columbariaCirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum' Cirsium rivulare 'Trevor's Blue Wonder'

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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.