Posts in Plants and wellbeing

Biophilic designer Oliver Heath joins me to explain how being surrounded by nature can have palpable benefits for us all. And I answer a question about watering cacti in winter.

Plants and wellbeing, Houseplant scienceJane PerroneJanuary 24, 2020cacti, growlightsComment

Episode 122: plant care soundscape (with added Wolfie)

This is no regular episode of On The Ledge! Join me as I potter about tending houseplants, in a soundscape that’s meant to be companionable, not informative.

Plants and wellbeingJane PerroneDecember 26, 2019Comment

Episode 118: surviving winter, with the Arctic Gardener

Find out how to help your houseplants survive ‘the death months’ with Anders Røyneberg, aka the Arctic Gardener.

Plants and wellbeing, Houseplant care basicsJane PerroneNovember 29, 2019Comment

Episode 112: plant swaps

I visit two seasoned plant swappers in Sheffield to find out how it’s done - and I answer a question about a mystery Peperomia.

Plants and wellbeingJane PerroneOctober 11, 2019PeperomiaComment

Episode 106: ten commandments for houseplant care

Judy Feldstein of Houseplant411.com joins me to share her ten commandments for houseplant care and I answer question about fungus gnats.

Plants and wellbeing, Pests & diseasesJane PerroneAugust 9, 2019fungus gnats, Dracaena Comment

Episode 96: plants for bedrooms with Baylor Chapman

We smash the myth that houseplants shouldn’t be placed in bedrooms and discuss the challenges of finding plants to suit bedrooms.

Foliage houseplants, Plants and wellbeingJane PerroneMay 31, 2019bedrooms, marimo moss balls, SansevieriaComment

Episode 333: The grief lesson hidden inside a houseplant - my chat with Krystal Duran

@plantswithkrystal joins me to talk about her new book, how plants help with grief, and that legendary chunky soil mix dance.

Episode 314: Becoming a fulfilled plant person with Sydney Plant Guy

How to get the most out of houseplants - without the overwhelm, the excessive plant hauls and the post-purchase crashouts.

Episode 212: back to basics - houseplant watering

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.

Episode 119: how to give your houseplants a health check

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.

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