Want to learn how to really understand your plants and how to care for them? The journey starts here! Award-wining podcast host Jane Perrone guides you through the world of houseplant care with the help of a host of expert guests.
Margaret Roach of awaytogarden.com has a garden of two-plus acres in New York state, yet she still manages to find time for houseplants. We find out about her obsession with caudiciform (or "fat") plants and compare notes on begonias and clivias.
Read MoreFungus gnats float about your houseplants in clouds and ruin the cool indoor jungle vibe you’ve been aiming for. I find out what they are, what they do and how to eradicate them from your plants.
Read MoreWell, autumn is here which means it's time to start getting your succulents and cacti winter-ready. It's also time to start preparing the Christmas cactus for flowering, so I explain how it's done, and answer a question about a mushy cactus... sounds serious.
Read MoreInstagram is awash with it; but where do you lay your hands on a specimen of the Chinese money plant, Pilea peperomioides? Despite the Chinese money plant’s superstar status, the story of how it came to be so popular isn’t so well known. I find out more about this fabulous plant from Dr Phil Cribb of Kew Gardens, who helped track down its origins.
Read MoreIf you've blown your houseplant budget for the year on a beautiful Boston fern or a towering Euphorbia, this week's show will help you get your new plant fix without spending a penny. Although they grow to 20 metres tall in their native central America, avocados make surprisingly good houseplants - a little like a bargain basement fiddle leaf fig, if you will.
Read MoreIn this week’s show I explore the world’s love-hate relationship with cacti and ponder whether this plant family could actually be the answer to the world’s food shortage. And e’ll be finding out what foolproof plants are best for a newbie houseplant grower.
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