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 profile three species that were once ubiquitous but have been inexplicably ignored in the current houseplant revolution: the piggyback plant, Swedish ivy and Pilea ‘Moon Valley’. And I answer a question about an unusual potential source of water for houseplants.
Read MoreMealybugs are one of the most common and hard-to-treat pests you’ll encounter as a houseplant grower, so it’s high time we devoted a whole episode to these furry terrors! I interview entomologist Dr Raymond Cloyd to find out what they are and how to get rid of them. Plus, I answer a question about a droopy Calathea.
Read MoreEvery wondered why the leaves of your houseplants are different in shape? Professor Enrico Coen of the John Innes Centre joins to me to explain. Plus, I co-opt Stephen of the Plant Daddy podcast to help me answer a question about a Nepenthes, and we meet listener Mikaela.
Read MoreAlice Vincent (@noughticulture on Instagram) joins me to talk about two new planty projects: her book Rootbound, and an audio guide to sowing seeds - both perfect lockdown reading and listening material.
Read MoreIt's Diva Week! I'm bringing you expert advice on how to care for five demanding houseplants, broken down into bite-sized episodes every weekday. Today’s plant is the polka dot Begonia.
Read MoreWant to know more about On The Ledge mascot Wolfie? Your wait is over. Plus I chat to orchid expert Manos Kanellos to answer a Dendrobium question, we hear form listener Gabby and you can hear me pottering in my shed in a new soundscape.
Read MoreI talk to Philip Oostenbrink about his National Collection of Aspidistras and answer a question about watering snake plants, and we hear from listener Roos.
Read MoreI chat to fellow houseplant podcaster Maria Failla about life under lockdown and how her podcast Bloom & Grow Radio began, plus I answer a question about the begonia vine, Cissus discolor.
Read MoreI answer a question about buying houseplants from big box stores, we meet listener Lynne and we hear a song about plants from Mark Truesdell.
Read MoreSteve Hickman joins me to talk about a flowering houseplant that deserves more attention: Clivia miniata. And in Meet The Listener, we hear from Rose.
Read MoreI answer questions about crispy Norfolk Island pines, glorious but mysterious Philodendron ‘Birkin’ and wayward avocado roots, plus we hear from listener Carlana.
Read MoreI talk to Dean Murray of Biscuithead & the Biscuit Badgers about their track BCSS, a wonderful celebration of the obsession with cacti and succulents.
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