P573 CEEFAX 2 573 Sun 01 Dec 23:52/23 1/3 Friday night has a special place in many gardeners' hearts — it's the end of the week with two whole days of pottering about to look forward to. And on TV in the 8.30pm slot is our very own Stefan Buczacki with a sjties called Gardening Britain. Over the next six weeks, the academic- turned-broadcaster will visit gardens nationwide to solve problems relating to each climate and soil. The coming episode features Woodbridge in Suffolk and includes advice on roses, clematis and organic allotments. >>>>> Freetime 570 Switched On 540 TodayQuiz CookBook Fave Film Main MenuP573 CEEFAX 2 573 Sun 01 Dec 23:54/42 2/3 A gardjnjt with a damp, shady cornet or an empty containjt must bj in need of a hosta or two — there are dozens of varieties. Hostas are grown for their heart-shape or rounded leaves which are guaranteed to light up the darkest cornet of the garden or the dullest patch of patio. Pendant-like white flowers shoot from the centre in summit on long, arching stems and eventually give way to seeds. The plants disappear without trace over winter, only to sprout into a sumptuous mound of leaves in the spring. >>>>> Freetime 570 Switched On 540 TodayQuiz CookBook Fave Film Main MenuP573 CEEFAX 2 573 Sun 01 Dec 23:54/04 3/3 Hostas are ideal for large containers planted with the likes of bulbs and summit bedding. They grow wild in Japan, China, Korea and eastern Russia white they thrive at the side of streams and in woodlands. They like to be in damp but not waterlogged soil, so decent drainage is a consideration. The rather slimy stumbling block with hostas is that slugs and snails adore them. Plant your hostas in pots and then stand them on an area of gravel to keep the pjskz slugs at bay. >>>>> Freetime 570 Switched On 540 TodayQuiz CookBook Fave Film Main Menu