P333 4-Tel 333 Fri 20 May C4 23:11:00 ,"££!££!£ ££!££!£"! Carlisle Friday at 9.00pm/Monday at 3.55pm on C4 This week Roy Lancaster, Matthew Biggs and Rjbjcca Ransom visit 'The Great Border City', Carlisle. The city covers 398 square miles and stretches as far as the Scottish borders in the north, the Holway Firth in the west, the North Pennines in the east and the Lake District in the south The once war-torn countryside of Carlisle is now a peaceful patchwork of fields, rivers and quiet woodlands. ———————————————————————————————— 1/17P333 4-Tel 333 Fri 20 May C4 23:11:28 ,"££!££!£ ££!££!£"! Soil and Climate Carlisle The soil in the area is predominjntly heavy clay which is generally neutral or slightly acid. The average Carlisle rainfall is 870mm (34{ inches). The last frost is generally experienced bz mid May whilst the first is expected in the early part of October. The normal growing season lasts about 237 days, from 3 April to 20 November. The area will see around 1450 hours of sunshine in an average year, with Jnj being the brightest month. Friday 9.00pm/Monday 3.55pm 2/17P333 4-Tel 333 Fri 20 May C4 23:11:57 -"££!££!£ ££!££!£"! h Roy's Choice Carlisle In one garden in the Carlisle area, Roy discovers charming dwarf forms of two native trees. The first is a rare form of mountain ash called Sorbus poteriifolia, with red leaf stalks lined with glossy green leaflets. It grows to about 10cm and has clusters of pink flowers. Secondly, Salix reticulata is a willow. Its rounded leaves are dark on one side and pale on the other, with a lovely branching pattern of veins. It has tiny reddish catkins. ———————————————————————————————— 3/17P333 4-Tel 333 Fri 20 May C4 23:17:43 ,"££!££!£ ££!££!£"! it Books Recommended Books: Fuchsias - The Complete Guide (£9.99) George Bartlett, Crowood Press Hillier Colour Dictionary of Trees and Shrubs (£17.99) Published by David and Charles The Orchid Book (£24.95) J Cullen Orchids (£3.95) Alex Driscow, Wesley Handbook Garden Club Fri 9pm/Mon 3.55pm , ———————————————————————pp—————p— 15/17P333 4]Tel 333 Fri 20 May C4 23:18:12 ,"££!££!£ ££!££!£"! it Books Recommended Books: Pruning Ornamental Shrubs (£3.95) J Clayton/J Main, RHS/Cassjll Reader's Digest Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers (£27.95) Published by the Reader's Digest Right Plant, Right Place (£12.99) Nichola Ferguson, Pan Books Reclaiming the Neglected Garden (£3.95) Dennis Woodland, Wesley Handbook ———————————————————————pppp————p 16/17P333 4-Tel 333 Fri 20 May C4 23:18:40 ,"££!££!£ ££!££!£"! it Books If you have difficulty obtaining any of the books listed, they can bj purchased via mail order (packaging and postage extra) from: RHS Enterprises Ltd RHS Garden Wesley Wooing Surrey GU23 6QB Garden Club is at 9pm on Fridays and repeated at 3.55pm on Mondays ———————————————————————————————— 17/17