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.
Begonias are brilliant houseplants: from rex to luxurians, they come in all kinds of leaf shapes, colours and habits. Steve Rosenbaum, founder of Texas-based nursery Steve’s Leaves, joins me in this episode to talk about how to care for these beautiful plants. And I answer a question about the leaves of Sansevieria cylindrica.
Read MoreOne 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.
Read MoreFind out how to help your houseplants survive ‘the death months’ with Anders Røyneberg, aka the Arctic Gardener. And I answer a question about how to keep carnivorous plants happy when you can’t get hold of rainwater.
Read MoreI visit the Surrey greenhouse of succulent collector Bob Potter to learn about Euphorbias and more, and I answer a question about how to persuade climbing plants to cling to a moss pole.
Read MoreI plant some Hippeastrums - the monster bulbs of the indoor gardening world - and I answer a question about a mushrooms growing in houseplant pots.
Read MoreI visit the national collection of Lithops at Abbey Brook Cactus Nursery in the Peak District and answer a question about plants for windowless bathrooms.
Read MoreI chat to Dave Hanson, owner/manager of Sage Garden Greenhouses in Winnipeg, Canada and co-host of podcast The Grow Guide about sustainability and the houseplant nursery trade. And I answer a question about the so-called ‘mini Monstera’, Rhapidophora tetrasperma.
Read MoreI chat about the challenges of getting houseplants ready for winter with Stephen and Matthew of the Plant Daddy podcast. Plus, more on the mystery Peperomia from episode 112, and I answer a question on ferns and ivies.
Read MoreI visit two seasoned plant swappers in Sheffield to find out how it’s done - and I answer a question about a mystery Peperomia.
Read MoreListen to a live episode of On The Ledge recorded at the inaugural Cactusworld Live event. Plus, I answer a question about the seed pods of the string of hearts.
Read MorePeperomias are centre stage again as we hear part two of my chat with Peperomia expert Sally Williams, and I answer a question about the so-called resurrection plant.
Read MoreRaindrops and watermelons, we love them all! Find out about the diverse world of Peperomias and how to care for them, plus I answer a question about a heart leaf fern.
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