On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts

Listeners from the LGBTQ+ community talk about 'what houseplants mean to me', plus I answer a question about Streptocarpus. For full show notes visit: https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/lgbtq-ho...

8 Feb 202337min

I visit the Houseplant Takeover exhibit at RHS garden Wisley in Surrey and answer a question about moth orchid flower stems. Plus we hear from listener Lynette. For full show notes visit: https://www...

8 Feb 202336min

I talk to the founders of Geb & Green, a new firm offering peat-free houseplants by mail order in the UK, and get an update on the campaign to end the use of peat in horticulture. For full show notes ...

3 Feb 202342min

I talk succulents with Andrea Galbreath of succulent gift and design company @justsuccit, and I'm joined by fern expert Peter Blake to answer a question about a staghorn fern. For full show notes visi...

27 Jan 202337min

Whether you're coping with wrongly-sized cachepots or containers with no drainage, I have a solution for you! Plus I answer a question about a sad avocado plant. For full show notes visit https://www....

20 Jan 202327min

I learn more about the incredible relationships between plants and mycorrhizal fungi with the help of plant community ecologist Dr Sarah Emery, and I answer a question about a frozen jade tree. For fu...

13 Jan 202333min

I dive deep into the world of Hoyas with Betsy Begonia of boutique online store HoyaMyGosh! and I tackle a Hoya-themed Q&A. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/hoyas-bet...

6 Jan 202350min

No new episode this week, but I revisit an episode from the On The Ledge archive, published back in 2017… I talk to people about their long-lived houseplants, from an Aspidistra to a cactus in a pickl...

30 Des 202230min