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.
I chat to Baylor Chapman, author of new book Decorating With Plants and founder of California plant design studio Lila B Design, about plants for the bedroom. We finally smash the myth that houseplants shouldn’t be placed in bedrooms, discuss the challenges of finding plants to suit bedrooms, and put forward some clever ideas to green up your sleeping area without taking up too much room.
Read MoreI visit the Chelsea flower show to talk to three expert exhibitors about air plants, cacti and succulents, and answer a question about a Pilea with a poorly leaf.
Read MoreIn the second part of my interview with Peter D’Amato, founder of the nursery California Carnivores, I get Peter to answer listener questions about Nepenthes, discuss the weird world of naming carnivorous plants, and find out about a very unusual side project Peter has been working on. And I answer a question about a potbound umbrella plant.
Read MoreI chat to Peter D’Amato, founder of the nursery California Carnivores, one of world’s leading experts in venus flytraps, pitcher plants, sundews and more. And I answer a question about repotting an Anthurium.
Read MoreI talk to houseplant stylist and Instagram sensation Hilton Carter about his new book Wild At Home, his plants and why indoor gardening is the perfect escape from the stresses of modern life. And I answer a question about a pelargonium with a problem.
Read MoreI talk to YouTube gardening sensation Huw Richards about growing herbs indoors and answer a question about a Dracaena that’s receiving unwanted attention from a pet. Plus a bonus bit of seed sowing for the OTL sowalong.
Read MoreFrom tablets to foliar sprays, choosing what to use when you fertilise houseplants can seem like a bit of a minefield, but On The Ledge is here to help you get your feeding right! Plus I answer a question about aquascaping soil and bring you part four of the On The Ledge sowalong, looking at what to do once your seedlings have emerged.
Read MoreThis week is an On The Ledge sowalong extravaganza! We’re now getting to the nitty gritty - the actual seed sowing bit - so my dog Wolfie and I are off to my potting shed to see what’s sprouting there, plus I have special guest Robert Pavlis to answer a question about using wood ash on houseplants.
Read MoreI talk African violets with fellow podcaster and AV grower and judge Annie Rieck, answer a question about variegated Ctenanthe leaves and introduce part two of the #OTLsowalong.
Read MoreI talk conservatories with Ruth Kassinger, author of Paradise Under Glass, introduce part one of the On The Ledge sowalong, and answer a question about mould.
Read MoreRob Stacewicz’s London home is stuffed with gorgeous houseplants, but most of them are planted in groups. He gives me a tour, and explains why planting more than one specimen in the same container really works. Plus I answer a question about a bird of paradise.
Read MoreThe BCSS’s Mark Preston returns to talk about forest cactus propagation, plus Hatiora, Lepismium and Rhipsalis. And I answer a question ahout getting hold of that must-have plant, Christia obcordata.
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