Episode 61: growlights with Leslie Halleck

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.

Carnivorous plants, Growing under glassJane PerroneAugust 21, 2018growlights, Venus flytrapComment

Episode 60: Nepenthes with Domonick Gravine

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.

Carnivorous plantsJane PerroneAugust 3, 2018carnivorous plants, greenhouses & polytunnels, NepenthesComment

Episode 59: Aloes, Agaves and other succulents with Colin Walker

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’.

Cacti & succulentsJane PerroneJuly 25, 2018succulents, Agave, Aloe, AlocasiaComment

Episode 58: Indoor ferns (or, how not to kill your darlings)

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.

Foliage houseplantsJane PerroneJuly 20, 2018ferns, satin pothosComment

Episode 57: quick wins for indoor gardeners

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.

Growing edibles, Foliage houseplantsJane PerroneJuly 13, 2018microgreens, Colocasia, SansevieriaComment

Episode 56: James Wong's houseplants - part two

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.

Growing under glass, Foliage houseplantsJane PerroneJuly 6, 2018terrariums, aquascaping, springtails Comments

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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