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Back to SearchEpisode 322: Hop in my Terrarium Time Machine… we're going back to the sixties!
Episode 322
Come with me to Broad Chalke in Wiltshire on a sunny summer's day in the early 1960s as we explore SIr Cecil Beaton's Winter Garden at his home Reddi…
10 hours ago
Episode 321: Peperomia variegation, a top-heavy Homalomena and a fern called Judy
Episode 321
it's a Q&A special! I answer listener questions about the Terrarium Time Machine and its ferny inhabitant, why the watermelon Peperomia sports silver…
1 week ago
Episode 320: Houseplants that give me the ick
Episode 320
I love houseplants, but I draw the line at these three. Find out which houseplants I really can't stand, and why!
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3 weeks ago
OTL reloaded - my top tips on how to give your houseplants a holiday outside this summer
This episode is a gem from the On The Ledge archive, first published during the Covid era as you'll see from the introduction.
Want to give your hous…
4 weeks ago
OTL reloaded: Aroids with Dr Peter Boyce
This episode is a gem from the On The Ledge archive, first published in 2021.
Aroid expert Peter Boyce joins me to discuss the newly-formed European …
1 month ago
OTL reloaded: Weird Plants by Chris Thorogood
I'm taking a break until July 17 but while I am gone, I am bringing you three gems from the On The Ledge archive. The first is episode 71, first publ…
1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 319: Under glass at London's Chelsea Physic Garden: a journey through 353 years of botanical history
Episode 319
Join Emily Hazell, the curator of the Chelsea Physic Garden, as she guides us through the rich history and diverse plant collections of this historic…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 318: How to use propagation to save your plants from disaster
Episode 318
If your plants are going through a rough patch, propagation can give them a new lease of life. Houseplant expert and hybridiser Lindsay Sisti (@allth…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 317: Anthurium Breeding Insights and more with Dr. Jeff Block
Episode 314
Explore the fascinating world of tropical plant breeding through the expert lens of Dr. Jeff Block, an anaesthesiologist and passionate anthurium…
2 months ago
Episode 316: Deadly nightshade - as a houseplant?!
Episode 316
Have you ever thought about growing deadly nightshade indoors? Me neither! But Kenny Moiane aka @ambientflora on Instagram is here to tell us all how…
2 months, 1 week ago