Looking for a plant podcast where you can learn how to really understand your plants and care for them? The journey starts here! Award-winning journalist and podcast host Jane Perrone guides you through the world of houseplant care with the help of a host of expert guests.
How to get the most out of houseplants - without the overwhelm, the excessive plant hauls and the post-purchase crashouts.
Raffaele Di Lallo of Ohio Tropics joins me to talk about the best ways to water houseplants, and I answer a question about repotting an old jade tree.
One of the best things you can do this winter is give your houseplants a health check: I explain how it’s done. Plus I answer a question about what to do with fallen leaves, and we discuss developments in OTL’s quest for a monstera emoji with my assistant Kelly Westlake. And we meet listener Nick Shalosky.
Every wondered why the leaves of your houseplants are different in shape? Professor Enrico Coen of the John Innes Centre joins to me to explain. Plus, I co-opt Stephen of the Plant Daddy podcast to help me answer a question about a Nepenthes, and we meet listener Mikaela.
Read MoreIn the second part of my interview with Peter D’Amato, founder of the nursery California Carnivores, I get Peter to answer listener questions about Nepenthes, discuss the weird world of naming carnivorous plants, and find out about a very unusual side project Peter has been working on. And I answer a question about a potbound umbrella plant.
Read MoreI chat to Peter D’Amato, founder of the nursery California Carnivores, one of world’s leading experts in venus flytraps, pitcher plants, sundews and more.
Read MoreI find out why engineers are studying the slippery qualities of Nepenthes pitchers, which creature uses a pitcher plant as a toilet, and why Stapelia flowers look mouldy with botanist Dr Chris Thorogood. And I answer a question about a droopy string of hearts plant.
Read MoreCarnivorous plants don't get more colourful, clever and downright dramatic than the tropical pitcher plants, aka Nepenthes. I chat to the founder of RedLeaf Exotics about why he loves these plants. And I offer a listener some suggestions on houseplanty places to visit in London.
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@plantswithkrystal joins me to talk about her new book, how plants help with grief, and that legendary chunky soil mix dance.