Podcast Episodes

Episode 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…

13 hours ago

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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