Episode 175: Hoyas and more with Ellen Zachos

Garden writer and podcaster Ellen Zachos joins me to talk about our favourite Hoyas, plant tattoos and the future of houseplants. And I answer a question about plants to place next to a heater.

Foliage houseplantsJane PerroneMarch 5, 2021HoyaComment

Episode 174: celebrating four years of On The Ledge

In late February 2017 I set up a microphone in my husband’s underwear drawer and recorded the first episode of On The Ledge. 170-plus shows later, I’m celebrating the show’s fourth birthday.

Jane PerroneFebruary 24, 2021planty podcastsComment

Episode 173: plants behind glass at Hidcote

I’m joined by Lottie Allen, head gardener at Hidcote in the Cotswolds, England, to learn about growing plants behind glass at this famous Arts and Crafts garden.

Growing under glassJane PerroneFebruary 12, 2021Begonia, greenhouses & polytunnelsComment

Episode 172: your sowalong questions answered

The On The Ledge sowalong is an annual podcast project encouraging listeners to sow and grow houseplant seeds: in this episode I answer some of the questions raised by listeners eager to take part.

PropagationJane PerroneFebruary 5, 2021otlsowalongComment

Episode 171: humidity

Moisture in the air helps keep many houseplants healthy, but how do we know how much humidity our plants need? Kevin Espiritu and Jonathan Jarry join me to explore the misty world of humidifiers. Plus we hear from listener Teagen in Meet The Listener.

Houseplant science, Houseplant care basicsJane PerroneJanuary 29, 2021humidity, misting Comments

Episode 170: sowalong and plant chat

It’s time to sow some seeds and shoot the breeze about houseplant trends in this episode; plus I answer a question about two very similar-looking variegated houseplants: one rather rarer than the other.

PropagationJane PerroneJanuary 22, 2021Ficus, otlsowalong Comments

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