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A sowalong update - plus what's inside your seeds
Episode 264
I update you on the seed-sowing exploits of both me and a bunch of listeners, plus I talk about the botanical terms of the different parts of a seed,…
2 years, 11 months ago
Legends of the Leaf illustrator Helen Entwisle
Episode 263
I chat to illustrator Helen Entwisle about our collaboration on book Legends of the Leaf, plus I answer a question about using 'worm juice' on housep…
2 years, 11 months ago
Hear an extract of Legends of the Leaf
Episode 262
Hear an extract from my new book Legends of the Leaf, plus I answer a question about pruning cane begonias.
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2 years, 11 months ago
Not Another Jungle with Tony Le-Britton
Episode 261
This week I travel to Northampton to meet Tony Le-Britton and talk about his new book, Not Another Jungle, out April 6.
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3 years ago
Repotting houseplants
Episode 260
Get the lowdown on repotting your houseplants, from spotting the signs to the nitty gritty of how to repot. Plus botanist Dr Scott Zona answers a que…
3 years ago
Succulentomania - illustrations from an eighteenth century botanical treasury
Episode 259
I talk to author Caroline Ball about her new book exploring a groundbreaking eighteenth century work whose illustrations of succulents are still much…
3 years ago
Q&A special
Episode 258
I answer a clutch of listener questions, covering everything from thrips to Homalomena, the shield plant.
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3 years ago
Introducing the sowalong 2023, plus the sensitive plant
Episode 257
I introduce this year's On The Ledge sowalong and talk to Joe Bagley about one of your favourite houseplants to grow from seed, the sensitive plant.
…3 years, 1 month ago
celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and their houseplants
Episode 256
Listeners from the LGBTQ+ community talk about 'what houseplants mean to me', plus I answer a question about Streptocarpus.
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3 years, 1 month ago
A Deep Sea Dive into houseplants at RHS Wisley
Episode 255
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 listen…
3 years, 1 month ago