Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIt's flowering houseplants week! My first pick is sexy AND reliable - what a combo! It's the flamingo flower
Episode 323
It's flowering houseplants week on On The Ledge! Every day for the next week I'll be picking my top seven flowering houseplants, explaining why i ado…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Root mealybugs: how to spot and prevent this hidden pest
Episode 329
Root mealybugs are the most underestimated houseplant pest of all - and you probably don't even know you have them. Here's my quick guide to dealing …
1 month ago
Bringing houseplants inside after summer? Remember the five Ps ...
Episode 323
If some of your houseplants have been outside this summer it's time to start think about bringing them in. Feeling overwhelmed? I can help! Check out…
1 month, 1 week ago
What happens when you add animals to a terrarium?
Episode 327
Jane Perrone talks with Adam Critien aka @earthchampion about the joys and challenges of keeping plants and animals under glass, from simple terrariu…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 326: Planning your dream greenhouse
Episode 326
Want to create your ultimate greenhouse without breaking the bank or making mistakes that harm your plants? Professional plant geek Leslie Halleck jo…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 325: Five things I'd do today to help your houseplants
Episode 325
Five tips to kickstart the back to school vibe in your houseplant collection. The main theme is a reset: it's time to look honestly at our collection…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 324: A letter to my 12-year-old houseplant self
Episode 324
'Dear Jane ... it's Jane here, your own good self checking in from four decades in the future.'
If you could talk to yourself when you first started …
2 months ago
Episode 323: So you've been given a miniature rose... here's how to save it!
How do you keep these tricksy plants alive indoors? With 100million+ mini roses sold every year, I am out to help save a few from the trash… and to t…
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 322: Hop in the 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…
2 months, 2 weeks 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…
2 months, 3 weeks ago