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A look at leaf shine products, and how to clean your leaves
Episode 165
If your new plant has super-shiny leaves, it may have been treated with a leaf shine spray. I find out more about these products with Canadian garden…
5 years, 11 months ago
Plants and poses with Travis Cooper
Episode 164
My guest this week is Travis Cooper aka @plantsdecoop, creator of #PlantsNPoses on Instagram: we cover everything from plant purges and the best Anth…
5 years, 11 months ago
Behind the scenes at On The Ledge
Episode 163
http://I delve into the history of On The Ledge and explain how it all began, as well as how I put the show together today, plus we meet listener Arm…
5 years, 11 months ago
Episode 162: Codiaeum variegatum aka croton
Episode 162
Crotons (Codiaeum variegatum) have a bit of a reputation for being tricky - in this episode I suggest some ways of keeping yours happy; plus I answer…
5 years, 11 months ago
Tissue culture explained
Episode 161
I learn about the science of tissue culture and what it means for the houseplant industry with the help of Chris Reynolds, founder of tissue culture …
6 years ago
Episode 160: leaf botany part four - pigments
Episode 160
Professor Nox Makunga of Stellenbosch University in South Africa joins me to explain the pigments that give houseplant leaves their colours, I answer…
6 years ago
My Life in Plants with illustrator Katie Vaz
Episode 159
Illustrator Katie Vaz talks to me about her new book My Life in Plants and I answer a question about plants for a south-facing window.
For full show…
6 years ago
An A to Z of potting mix ingredients, part three
Episode 158
It's the final part of my run-through of the various things you can use to make up your houseplant potting mixes, including perlite and vermiculite; …
6 years ago
An A to Z of potting mix ingredients part two
Episode 157
In the second part of my potting mix ingredients A-Z I work through from C to L, plus I answer a question about watering citrus trees, and we hear fr…
6 years, 1 month ago
Legends of the Leaf campaign launch
Find out about my crowdfunding appeal on Unbound for forthcoming book Legends of the Leaf: The story behind 25 iconic houseplants and the secrets to …
6 years, 1 month ago