Leslie Halleck, author of book Gardening Under Lights, explains what kind of light houseplants need and the options when it comes to choosing growlights for your plants. Plus a question about Venus flytraps.
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Carnivorous 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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Colin Walker, president of the British Cactus and Succulent Society, tells me about his favourite Aloes and Agaves and how to care for them. And a question about Alocasia ‘Dragon Scale’.
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I give serial fern killers hope by discussing some tips and tricks to keep ferns happy, interviewing someone who's got their fern game sorted, and naming some of the species I find just that bit easier to keep alive. And a question about a Satin pothos with poorly leaves.
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Discover some really quick and easy projects for indoor growers that take two to five minutes to complete, and (mostly) use items that you may well have in your storecupboard, or can be bought from your local market. Plus a question about a neglected snake plant.
I check out James Wong’s incredible waterlily nano pond made from a glass fruit bowl, his Avatar-inspired aquarium and living wall, his fishbowl terrarium and more. Plus a question about springtails.
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