P321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 20:41:43 1/14 Garden Club continues this week with a visit to Plymouth. Read on for plant details and our weekly competition! Next Friday - 2 June - it's on to Liverpool 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 20:44:17 2/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Stella and Rob's garden Plymouth Five gardens in the Plymouth area of the Devon coast are on the Garden Club itinerary this week. Stella Tracey and Rob Hubble have a south west facing garden of } acre with beds for all-year-round interest. A green and yellow bed contains Elaeagnus pungjns Maculata, Elaeagnus x ebbingei Gilt Edge, Euonymus fortunei Emerald 'n' Gold, Buxus sempervirens Elegantissima, Lonicera nitida Baggesjn's Gold. Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 1.55pm 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 20:52:26 3/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Stella and Rob's garden Plymouth A conifer bed contains Cryptomeria japonica Sekka-sugi, Chamajcyparis pisifera Boulevard and Picea pungent Hoopsii. Stella shows Roy some favourites. Cornus controvjrsa Variegata, wedding cake tree. A tiered tree reaching over 40 feet. Marginal variegation on leaves Symphytum Goldsmith. Ground cover. A dwarf variegated comfrey. Yellow edges to leaves. White trumpet flowers tinged with blue. Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 1.55pm 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 20:58:23 4/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Stella and Rob's garden Plymouth Cornus alternifolia Argentea variegated pagoda dogwood. Tiered large bush/small tree reaching 15 feet. Berberis x ottawensis Purpurea (now Supjrba). Large shrub, dark purple leaves and clusters of deep yellow flowers. Reaches 8 feet. Ligustrum japonicum Rotundifolium Japanese privet. Glossy congested foliage, hard leathery leaves. Daphne x burkwoodii G K Argles, sport of Daphne x burkwoodii Somerset. Pale pink flowers, gold variegation on edges of leaves. Suits any soil. 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 20:51:51 5/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Stella and Rob's garden Plymouth Stella's Dianthus collection includes: Dianthus alpinus colour variations include white with dark eye, pink with pale eye, dark pink, salmon. Dianthus gratianopolitanus Prince Charming Cheddar pink ty8e, cushion of pink flowers. Dianthus erinaceus Hedgehog-like foliage Diane and Sidney's garden next... Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 1.55pm 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 2p:44:28 6/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Diane and Sidney's garden Plymouth Diane Wiseman and Sidney Moxham ;h1re a rented walled garden 30ft by 30ft. Sidney likes his vegetables, geraniums and fuchsias in rows. Diane likes her cottage garden and colour combinations. Her small pond is surrounded by dwarf grasses, small hostas and violets. Polygonatum falcatum Dwarf Solomons seal. Lily-like leaves and drooping small bell-like white flowers. Clematis montana Elizabeth Vigorous climber, fragrant pink flowers. Diane's advice: don't put too many plants on a pergola! 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 2p:44:01 7/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Peter's allotment Plymouth Peter Taster's allotment is well organised. His advice: * Prepare area well when you first get allotment, dig it, manure it, cover it with black plastic * Map out the no-dig beds * Prepare beds in autumn, cover over in winter with a mulch * Draw up a comprehensive plan for crop rotation Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 1.55pm 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 28:47:34 ^ 8/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Peter's allotment Plymouth * Sow in modules and plant out when you have time * Pay regular visits to the allotment to keep it under control Peter grows mini veg. Thry are closely planted, have good flavour and provide small veg for continuity. Parsnip Lancer (S), Broccoli Jrwel (F), Cabbage Castillo XF), Cabbage Protovoy (D,S), Kale Showbor (D), Lettuce Tom Thumb, Little Gem, Mini Iceberg (T&M) S - Suttons F - Fothjrgill D - Dobies T & M - Thomson & Morgan 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 2X:48:43 9/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Peter's allotment Plymouth Peter is trialling sweetcorn Minor, a small cobbled variety for the Henry Doubleday Research Association. Peter's garden is open on June 24 & 25. Contact the Organic Gardening Open Weekend on 01203 303 517 for details of gardens open in your area. Stanley's garden next... Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 1.55pm 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 20:48:19 10/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Stanley's garden Plymouth Stanley Chapman has an immaculate 1/3 acre suburban garden facing south, full of colourful plants. Clematis montana Elizabeth Vigorous, fragrant clematis Deschampsia flexuosa Tatra Gold Delicate golden/green grass with brown - pink flower heads Rhododendron Titian Beauty Dark pink flowers (Yakushimanum hybrid) Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 1.55pm 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 20:31:41 11/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Stanley's garden Plymouth Rhodohypoxis barrie Small six-petalled pink and white flowers with grass-like leaves. Mixture of Apple Blossom, Confecta Pink and Thodiana, Fred Broome. Grass-like leaves. Primula helodoxa A tall yellow primula with rosette of pale yellow flowers Pulsatilla vulgates Flore Pleno Drooping purple, downy flowers. Deeply divided, double petals. David and Colleen's garden next... Garden Club: Fri 8pm Rps Mon 1.55pm 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 20:42:21 12/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 David and Colleen's plea! Plymouth David and Colleen Fenwick are seeking advice on old specimens of Crocosmias, particularly hybrids from 1800 to 1930. They have 150 hybrids, and are seeking another 150, many of which they fear have been lost from cultivation. If you have any unusual Crocosmias with large flowers, banded or double flowers, please write to: Garden Club (Crocosmias), HTV, Bath Road, Bristol, BS4 3HG Thank you for your letters regarding Old Curiosity, the auricula we are seeking. We will keep you posted! 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 20:42:38 13/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Factshjets Plymouth Each programme's details are available on a factsheet. This week's is Week 5. Send a cheque/PO for £1.25 (to 'BUS') Garden Club Factsheet 5 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... 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Wed 31 May C4 28:48:21 14/14 Tel: 01222 575 444 Win! Win! Win! Pl9mouth What is not allowed in at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show? a) ice creams b) gnomes c) umbrellas The answer to last week's question is that the woodlouse is not an insect. To win all the factsheets (or a refund if you have already subscribed) send the answer on a postcard to: Garden Club (4-Tel Competition Week 5) Broadcast Support Services PO Box 4000 Cardiff CF5 2XT Winners listed at end of series 1st preview C4 Tomorrow Subtitles Films