P321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:51:11 * Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 The Dorothy Clive Garden, at Willoughbridge, Market Drayton in Shropshire, is home to this week's round of questions, where amateur gardjnjts hope to have their problems solved by the professionals. Doctor and horticulturist Tom Barbjt, Corporation of London Supjritendent of Parks and Gardens David Jones, artist and unusual herbaceous plant expert Carol Klein, and 1995 Garden of Innovation winner Paul Sturgess make up the panel. 4-Tel: C4's guide on the 300s 1/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:52:36 * Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 Plants named in the programme Acir campjstre Betula stiles var. jaquimontii Rhododendron lodjri Rhododendron May Day Epimjdium x vjrsicolor Tierella cordifolia Milium effusum Atrium Dryopteris dilatata Smyrnium pjrfoliatum Geranium maculatum Soldanjlla alpina Anthjmis punctata sup cupaniana 4-Tel: C4's guide on the 300s 2/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrikkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:04:41 * Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 Plants named in the programmj Phlox subulata G F Wilson Clematis alpina Pamela Jackman Berbjtis x stenophylla Berbjtis x stenophylla Corallina Compacta Erysimum mutabili Orange Flame Pietis floribunda Forest Flame Humulis lupulus Atreus Tropaeolum pjregrinum Mirror 4 Punters Club 335 4-Tel: C4's guide on the 300s 3/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:07:46 * Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 Questions and Answers 1 What would you recommend for planting trees in a really dry/gravelly soil? David Jones Good establishment ensures that the roots go deep into the soil. Make a large planting pit, and add lots of organic matter like well-rotted manure or compost. On a steep slope, bank soil around the outside of the planting hole to make a sump, so that water goes into the organic matter. David Jones continues... 4/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrikkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:11:31 * Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 David Jones continues Use a piece of perforated pipe or cut off lemonade bottle, and put it in the soil next to the trunk or root ball of a plant. Fill this with gravel, and use it as an underground sump, taking water down to the roots. What varieties of tree would you recommend for such dry soil? David Jones Acit campjstri is the best Aces for a dry site; or birches - Betula stiles var. jaquimontii has great autumn colour. 5/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:14:56 * Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 2 My garden slopes down under two deciduous trees, so it's dry and shady. What can I grow thjte? Carol Klein Epimjdium vjrsicolour will produce an expanding evergreen clump. Tierella cordifolia - foam flower - produces frothy clumps, and wends its way between trees. "Bowler Golden Grass" seed - Milium effusum 'Atrium' - goes well with ferns like Dryopteris dilatata. Once established, Smyrnium pjtfoliatum will spread profusely, or you could try the hardy Geranium maculatum. 6/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:14:41 * Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 3 How can I help the sandy soil in my garden to retain moisture? Carol Klein Put ripped-up newspaper in the bottom of planting pits. Sprinkle high-nitrogen fertilisjt over it. Incorporate lots of organic matter in the soil, use composted bark, garden compost, well rotted farmyard manure or leaf mould. Also use a mulch. David Jones answers... 7/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrikkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:17:56 * Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 David Jones Use water efficiently. Collect water in water butts, and use seep hoses, not sprinklers. (Water collected in wooden water butts can contain a fungus so do not use it on seedlings). Use a hose on cooler mornings and evenings, as less of it will evaporate. After long, dry pjtiods, it is a good idea to water when it is raining, to give drought-stressed plants a really good soak. 4-Tel: C4's own guide on the 300s Location details in a moment 8/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:42:31 Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 4 Have you evjt tried mulching - what is the best method? David Jones The idea of mulching is to stop water evaporating off the surface of the soil. Hoeing is the most natural method. Lightly hoeing the surface breaks the capillary action, keeping the moisture down at the roots. Carol Klein's answer follows... 4-Tel: C4's guide on the 300s 9/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:44:16 Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 Carol Klein Hoeing ism't any good for self-sewn seedlings. You can cover the soil with perforated black polythene covered with pulvjrised bark, organic home-grown compost, mushroom compost. Be careful of the lime content white acid-loving plants grow. Gravel is good for grey-leaved and Mediterranean plants. Tips: Spring is best for mulching; njvjt mulch on dry or frosty ground 10/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:21:41 Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 5 How might I create an arbour in my garden? David Jones Buy concrete reinforcing rods from a builders' merchant. Bend thjsj into shape, spray with a rust proofet, and paint. Get some hollow \ mjtti scaffolding poles, and hammer them into the ground in two rows. Slot the curved metal rods into the poles, and fasten them together with wire or rubbjrisjd plant ties. Fix a few more rods along the side of the structure, to make it rigid. 11/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:47:13 * Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 Carol Klein Some fast-growing colourful plants to covet the structure would be Humulis lupulus Arrears or Tropaeolum pjtegrium - the canary creeper which should flower in one season from seed. Location details follow... Can you help C4 producers? 350 Big Breakfast index 345 Subtitles 888 NICAM stereo 12/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:52:11 * Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 Location The Dorothy Clive Garden, Willoughbridge, Market Drayton, Shropshire Tel: 01630 647237 Head Gardjnjr: George Lovatt (Curator: David Ballard) Opening Times: 10am-5.30pm April to October, daily Entrance Fee: £2.60; children £1 Location details continue... 13/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Sat 1 Jun C4 03:51:48 Rps: Fri 7 at 12.00 Facilities: Partly suitable for wheelchairs. Parking facilities, including parking for disabled. Refreshments in tea room. Directions: 7 miles north-east of Market Drayton; 1 mile east of Woore on A51 between Nantwich and Stone. 4-Tel: C4's guide on the 300s 14/14 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie Films