Val Bourne Part Two: Roses, Clematis and Self-Seeders

Award-winning garden writer and organic gardener Val Bourne returns with part two of her Talking Dirty Podcast appearance.

After a tour of the Hoverfly-friendly plants in her garden and her shoehorn method of gardening, this week we chat through some of her favourite Roses, Clematis and an array of Self-Seeders which make themselves at home in her plot.

PLANT LIST

Erigeron annuus 

Thalictrum flavum subsp. glaucum

Linaria triornithophora

Centranthus lecoqii

Catananche caerulea

Lysimachia punctata

Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

Aconitum 'Spark's Variety'

Geranium pratense

Leucanthemum vulgare

Anthoxanthum odoratum, Sweet Vernal Grass

Cynosurus cristatus, Crested Dog's-Tail

Rhinanthus minor

Pilosella (Hieracium) aurantiaca

Lathyrus grandiflorus

Rosa 'Adélaïde d'Orléans'

Rosa 'Bobbie James'

Rosa 'American Pillar'

Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate' 

Rosa 'Goldfinch'

Clematis 'Polish Spirit'

Clematis 'Étoile Violette' 

Clematis 'Prince Charles'

Clematis 'Alba Luxurians'

Rosa 'Cornelia'

Rosa bracteata

Rosa 'For Your Eyes Only'

Rose 'Chawton Cottage'

Rosa 'Bonica' 

Rosa 'Astra Desmond'

Rosa 'Koko Loko'

Rosa 'Champagne Moment'

Heuchera 'Bronze Beauty'

Bupleurum rotundifolium 'Copper'

Lathyrus sativus

Buddleja davidii

Buddleja x weyeriana 'Pink Pagoda'

Escallonia 'Iveyi'

Philadelphus 'Casa Azul'

Philadelphus 'Manteau d'Hermine'

Philadelphus 'Sybille'

Crocosmia 'Miss Scarlet'

Crocosmia 'Bright Eyes'

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Emily McKenzie'

Kniphofia 'David Blake'

Sparrmannia africana

Sparrmannia africana 'Variegata'