I join up with the RHS Gardening Podcast to talk houseplants with two fellow addicts: Matthew Pottage, curator of RHS garden Wisley in Surrey, and Anne Swithinbank, houseplant expert and Gardeners’ Question Time panellist.
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Biophilic designer Oliver Heath joins me to explain how being surrounded by nature can have palpable benefits for us all. And I answer a question about watering cacti in winter.
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Herbologist and private chef Maya Thomas joins me to talk about everything from why weeds matter to why buying small plants can work in your favour. Plus I answer a question about a dumb cane with yellowing leaves.
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Take a tour of my Hoya collection to find out how they are getting on and why I love them all! And I answer a question about a leggy aralia.
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This is no regular episode of On The Ledge! Join me as I potter about tending houseplants, in a soundscape that’s meant to be companionable, not informative.
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Steve Rosenbaum from Steve’s Leaves nursery in Texas is back to offer up more Begonia growing advice, and palm expert Scott Zona joins me for this week’s Q&A.
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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.
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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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Find 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.
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I 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.
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I plant some Hippeastrums - the monster bulbs of the indoor gardening world - and I answer a question about a mushrooms growing in houseplant pots.
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I visit the national collection of Lithops at Abbey Brook Cactus Nursery in the Peak District and answer a question about plants for windowless bathrooms.
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