Midweek bonus 6: a botanical family quiz

I ask my family to decide which of these botanical terms are real, and which ones I have made up…

Jane PerroneOctober 27, 2021On The Ledge Comments

Episode 200: what's changed since February 2017

I reflect on what’s changed in my world and yours in the past four and a half years since On The Ledge launched in February 2017.

Jane PerroneOctober 22, 2021On The Ledge Comment

Episode 199: indoor bonsai with @bonsai_raff

Raffaella Warren-Barbieri joins me to talk about indoor bonsai, and what it’s like being a Gen Z plant aficionado. Plus I answer a question about giving new life to a couple of rescue bromeliads.

Plants and wellbeing, Foliage houseplantsJane PerroneOctober 15, 2021Ficus, bonsaiComment

Episode 198: Lechuza pon

I find out more about the soil-free growing medium Pon from Lechuza’s UK sales director Arvin Bhudia, and I answer a question about a succulent that’s growing something strange.

Jane PerroneOctober 8, 2021Pon, succulents Comments

Episode 197: tiny plants with Leslie Halleck

I talk to horticulturist Leslie Halleck about her new book Tiny Plants, and answer a question about a colourful Tradescantia.

Growing under glass, Flowering houseplantsJane PerroneOctober 1, 2021Tradescantia, sundews, carnivorous plants, GesneriadsComment

Episode 196: Chelsea Flower Show 2021

Has the horticultural institution that is the Chelsea Flower Show truly embraced the houseplant world? I visited on press day to take a look. And I answer a question about a stunted Ctenanthe.

Styling houseplantsJane PerroneSeptember 24, 2021chelsea flower showComment

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