Episode 326: Planning your dream greenhouse
Want to create your ultimate greenhouse without breaking the bank or making mistakes that harm your plants? Professional plant geek Leslie H...
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20 of 218 episodesEpisode 325: Five things I'd do today to help your houseplants
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 c...
Episode 324: A letter to my 12-year-old houseplant self
'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...
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…...
Episode 322: Hop in the terrarium time machine… we're going back to the sixties!
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 h...
Episode 321: Peperomia variegation, a top-heavy Homalomena and a fern called Judy
it's a Q&A special! I answer listener questions about the Terrarium Time Machine and its ferny inhabitant, why the watermelon Peperomia spor...
Episode 320: Houseplants that give me the ick
I love houseplants, but I draw the line at these three. Find out which houseplants I really can't stand, and why! For full show notes visit...
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...
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...
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, f...
Episode 319: Under glass at London's Chelsea Physic Garden: a journey through 353 years of botanical history
Join Emily Hazell, the curator of the Chelsea Physic Garden, as she guides us through the rich history and diverse plant collections of this...
Episode 318: How to use propagation to save your plants from disaster
If your plants are going through a rough patch, propagation can give them a new lease of life. Houseplant expert and hybridiser Lindsay Sist...
Episode 317: Anthurium Breeding Insights and more with Dr. Jeff Block
Explore the fascinating world of tropical plant breeding through the expert lens of Dr. Jeff Block, an anaesthesiologist and passionate anth...
Episode 316: Deadly nightshade - as a houseplant?!
Have you ever thought about growing deadly nightshade indoors? Me neither! But Kenny Moiane aka @ambientflora on Instagram is here to tell u...
Episode 315: The houseplants that stole the show at Chelsea 2026
I visit Houseplant Studios at the Chelsea Flower Show and chat to some of the designers behind the plants. For full show notes visit https:/...
Episode 314: Becoming a fulfilled plant person with Sydney Plant Guy
Sydney Plant Guy aka Jan Gettmann joins me to talk about how to get the most out of houseplants - without the overwhelm, the excessive plant...
Episode 313: Getting our hands dirty with terrariums - goo and begonias under glass with The Begonia Ladies
I'm joined by The Begonia Ladies aka Ash (@begoni.ash on Insta) and Nina (@begonia_lady on Insta) to talk terrarium goo and begonias under g...
Episode 312: My houseplant hot takes - and they get increasingly unhinged
One houseplant podcaster (that's me!) pours the hottest of houseplant tea, in five perfectly portioned hot takes. And yes, they may well get...
Episode 311: Teeny Tiny Terrarium Plants - I choose my top five
Need teeny tiny plants for your terrarium? I've got you. I pick my top five plants that will fit into the smallest of glass containers. For...
Episode 310: OTL sowalong - pollinating and growing Anthuriums from seed with The Plant Parlour
Gemma Haigh aka The Plant Parlour joins me to share her tips on how to pollinate and grow Anthuriums from seed, in the latest instalment of...