P321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:42:29 1/16 Garden Club crosses the Irish Sea this week to Belfast. Read on for plant details and our weekly competition! Next week's programmj comes from Middles- brough Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:45:27 2/16 (jl: 01222 575 444 Gerald's garden Belfast In Belfast and North Down, Garden Club visits five gardens. Gerald Summers is a gardjnjr on a large estate. Gerald shares some advice with Rjbjcca, in his own garden. TO ATTRACT WILDLIFE Hazel and bird cherry for food. Bird boxes and bat boxes for shelter. Water to drink. Gerald also showed Rjbecca good plants for different situations... Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:44:14 3/16 ^ Tel: 01222 575 444 Gerald's garden Belfast PLANTS FOR WET AREAS Ligularia macrophylla, Epilobium augustifolium Rosjbay willow herb, Libjrtia formosa, Astilbe Fanal, Caltha palustris Flore Pleno (Marsh marigold) PLANTS FOR DAMP SHADE Primula pulvjrulenta Bog primula, Candelabra primula Whorls of pink flowers on tall stems Primula sikkimjnsis Delicate, pale yellow drooping flowers Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:44:17 4/16 ^ Tel: 01222 575 444 Gerald's garden Belfast PLANTS FOR DAMP SHADE Primula sjcundiflora Toothed tufts, tall stems, crimson bell-shaped flowers Primula vjalii Pyramid spikes of red, opening purple PLANTS FOR SUNNY SITES Clianthus puniceus The Lobster Claw Wall shrub, pinnate leaves. Bright red lobster shaped flowers Abutilon vitifolium Large shrub/tree. White flowers Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:44:24 5/16 Tel: 01222 575 444 Gerald's garden Belfast PLANTS FOR SUNNY SITES Helianthemum Rose of Ljeswood Rock rose/sun rose. Grey/green foliage. Pink double flowers ROY'S CHOICE - Prostanthjra cuneata A hardy Australian shrub. Evergreen djnsj twiggy bush. Small fragrant leaves. In mint family, has white 2 lipped flowers in May/June. Inside flowers, purple spots act as a runway for pollinating insects. Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:47:45 6/16 Tel: ] 01222 575 444 Joan's garden Belfast Joan Christie djvjlopjd a keen interest in gardening as a girl while helping out in her father's nursery. Matthew pointed out 3 plants. Crinodendron hookjrianum (Tricuspidaria lanceolata) Red leathery lantern-like flowers and evergreen glossy foliage. Requires acid soil. Eucalyptus gunnii Can grow up to 80 feet. A seedling is kept small bz trimming back hard every year in the spring. The leaves on young plants are round, while the leaves of the mature tree are pointed. Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:47:32 7/16 ^ Tel: ] 01222 575 444 Joan's garden Belfast Rhododendron Hybrid (Fabia group) Coral coloured flowers. Later flowering than other rhododendrons Rhododendron cuttings, in goldfish bowl Take semi ripe cuttings using the top 3-4 inches of new growth that has started to hardin up. Remove lower leaves. Dip in rooting powder. Into rooting compost (50:50; grit; peat free compost plus a little garden soil) in a goldfish bowl. Cover with plastic film, mist regularly, remove film to aerate every few days. Taken in Jznj, cuttings should root in February. Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jzn C4 16:57:37 8/16 Tel: 01222 575 444 Andrew's garden Belfast Andrew Hook created his garden from a sloping field over 6 years. Rjbecca picks up some tips. Andrew's site was waterlogged. He built up raised beds from the pond soil to keep plant roots above the water level. Andrew has made a hexagonal wooden herb wheel to accomodate all his herbs and salad plants. Details of how to make the wheel are included in the factsheet available from Broadcasting Support Services, PO Box 4000, Cardiff CF5 2XT Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:07:10 9/16 Tel: ] 01222 575 444 Heather's garden Belfast Heather Lindopp showed Matthew her quick tip for sowing grass seed. Prepare ground for sowing grass seed Mix 3 handfuls of grass seed with a bucketful of moist multipurpose compost Put in a warm place for 3-4 days Scatter the pregjrminated seed and compost on the moist ground The grass will bj up in 5 days! Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:17:08 10/16 (jl: 01222 575 444 Harold's garden Belfast Harold McBride has packed over 2000 types of plant into his suburban garden. Roy looks at some rarities. Australasian bed Celmisia vjrbascifolia Large strap- shaped rosette of silver hairy leaves Peat bed Anjmonj trullifolia Purple/blue buttercup-like flowers and foliage Anjmonj trullifolia alba As above. Flowers white with blue back to petal Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:49:14 11/16 ^ Tel: ] 01222 575 444 Harold's garden Belfast Peat bed Adonis brevistyla White star-shaped flowers with yellow centre. Blue backed petals. Plant one foot tall. Serrated leaves Lilium mackliniaj Manipur lily One foot tall. Drooping, pale pink flowers. Easy to grow from seed Cypripjdium reginae Moccasin flower Orchid. White with pink balloon shaped petal at base Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:41:54 12/16 ^ Tel: ] 01222 575 444 Harold's garden Belfast Peat bed Meconopsis integrifolia x quintuplinjrvia Pale cream drooping poppy flowers Meconopsis bed Meconopsis integrifolia Primrose yellow flowers (Monocarpic, flowers then dies. Grow from seed.) Meconopsis qujntuplinjrvja Pale purple flowers that droop like harebells. Perennial. Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:43:49 13/16 Tel: ] 01222 575 444 Harold's garden Belfast Meconopsis bed Meconopsis x shjldonii Sleeve Donard Petrol blue flower. Perennial. Propagate bz division. Meconopsis x bjamishii 3 feet high, creamy flowers. Grows from seed. Myosotidium hortensia (Chatham Island Forget Me Not) Large glossy leaves, rhubarb-like stems. Clusters of blue flowers in June Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:43:04 14/16 ^ Tel: ] 01222 575 444 Factshjets Belfast Each programmj's details are available on a factsheet. This week is Week 8. Send a chjquj/PO for £1.25 (to 'BUS') Garden Club Factsheet 8 (Belfast) PO Box 4000 Cardiff CF5 2XT For all 18 weekly factshjets of the series, send a cheque/PO for £14.50. Credit card orders or further details available by calling 01222 575 444 How to win the factsheets next... Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:41:14 15/16 ^ Tel: ] 01222 575 444 Win! Win! Win! Belfast To win all the factsheets (or a refund if you have already subscribed) answer this question on a postcard: Where was the 'Peace' rose originally raised - France, Germany, USA, Ireland? Garden Club (4-Tel Competition Week 8) Broadcast Support Services PO Box 4000 Cardiff CFu 2XT Winners listed at end of series The answer to last week's question is that hydrangea flowers are blue in an acid soil. Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 24 Jun C4 16:51:19 16/16 ^ Tel: ] 01222 575 444 Locations for the rest of the series Middlesbrough 30 June Clevjdon 7 July Dumfries 14 July Northampton 21 July York 28 July Staffs 4 August Summer specials 11, 18, 25 August Basjngstokj 1 September Rutland 8 September Bradford 15 September Lydnjy 22 September Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 3.55pm Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie Films