I chat to expert Dale Martens of the Gesneriad Society to find out how to look after African violets, Streptocarpus and more. Plus a question about the parrot plant.
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Mike Clifford's garden may measure up to just 65ft long, but it's absolutely packed full of wonderful plants: I get a tour, including huge American pitcher plants and iridescent Begonias. Plus a question about pest prevention measures.
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Matthew Biggs (@plantmadman on Twitter) is a legendary British gardener, writer and broadcaster, and delightfully for On The Ledge, he's also a big fan of indoor gardening too. I talk to Matt about finding the right spot for your houseplant, why Gloxinias are the Barbara Cartland of the houseplant world, and what we'll be getting up to on the Blooming Interiors stage at Gardeners' World Live on June 14 (scroll down for full details).
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I found out how houseplants are making a splash at the world’s most famous flower show and meet up with friend of the show Alys Fowler.
Read MoreWhether you're a hashtag natural or tend to get your #Monsteramonday mixed up with #philodendronfriday, Instagram is a bit of a jungle for houseplant lovers: fun to negotiate but sometimes rather confusing. I talk to Kimberley Aston aka @kingstreetjungle, who's a houseplant lover of the Instagram generation, and answer a question about Alocasia babies.
Read MoreThe Temperate House at Kew Gardens reopened to the public last week after a five-year restoration programme, so I went along to see the transformation. In this episode you'll hear me getting excited about a gully of tree ferns and snagging an interview with Temperate House horticulturist and houseplant fan Jess Snowball.
Read MoreI take a look at how to propagate succulents from existing plant material, aka cuttings (take a listen back to On The Ledge episode 36 for information on sowing from seed). And I answer questions about a jade plant with a split in its stem, and offer suggestions for small plants for a bedroom shelf.
Read MoreI talk to RHS Wisley curator Matthew Pottage about his passion for houseplants, his office plant collection, the controversial topic of variegation, and how the heck he managed to bag a rare Phalaenopsis orchid for £5 at a London department store.
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So, you've ended up with a home full of houseplants, but how do you display them best? I talk to interior designer Emilie Fournet about statement plants, why the fiddle leaf fig is so trendy and how to match pots with plants.
Read MoreWhen Alice Vincent asked me to take part in a panel discussion at the Garden Museum about houseplant trends past, present and future, I couldn't have been more excited, and when I heard my fellow speaker was Catherine Horwood I nearly bit her hand off. This week you can hear the discussion that took place.
Read MoreIt all started with a single fiddle leaf fig. Now Summer Rayne Oakes has hundreds of houseplants in her Brooklyn apartment, plus a chicken. Yes a chicken! I talk to Summer Rayne about how it all began, how to keep maidenhair ferns alive, the cool things you can grow in a vivarium, and why chickens and Calatheas don't mix in this week's show.
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