My golden rules for defeating fungus gnats
Want to go toe-to-toe with your fungus gnat infestation? This advice will save you time - and your sanity. For full show notes visit https:/...
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On The Ledge
A podcast about indoor gardening, presented by Jane Perrone
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20 of 230 episodesMy top seven flowering houseplants - enjoy my flowering houseplants week in full
Check out all seven of the plants I picked for flowering houseplant week in this compilation of all seven mini-episodes. For full show notes...
Gothic, graveolent and glorious: the carrion flower is my final choice for flowering houseplant week
Meet Stapelia hirsuta , the carrion flower: a striking South African succulent with spectacular flowers and a distinctly unpleasant smell. P...
The spiny succulent from Madagascar you need in your plant collection - day 6 of flowering plants week
Let me try to convince you why this spint Madagascan succulent deserves a spot on your sunniest windowsill. For all the plants featured this...
Marvellous moth orchids - why Phalaenopsis deserve a mention in my top seven flowering plants
Moth orchids sell in their BILLIONS around the world every year - and there's a reason why. Find out how to grow these easygoing, beautiful...
Bird of paradise - the sun-loving South African that brings the drama - flowering houseplants week day four
This flowering plant from South Africa is a real statement plant, but make sure you can give it tons of sun if you want it to thrive! For fu...
Primulina dryas - the misnamed flowering houseplant you must grow - flowering houseplants week day three
This flowering houseplant is, I believe, going to be a sleeper hit. Get this Gesneriad in your collection now, you won't regret it! It's num...
My pick of the best flowering houseplants to grow this year - part two - the lipstick plant 'Mona Lisa'
Every day for the next week I'll be picking my top seven flowering houseplants, explaining why i adore them and telling you how to grow one...
My pick of the best flowering houseplants to grow this year - part one, the flamingo flower
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...
Root mealybugs: how to spot and prevent this hidden pest
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...
Bringing houseplants inside after summer? Remember the five Ps ...
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!...
What happens when you add animals to a terrarium?
Jane Perrone talks with Adam Critien aka @earthchampion about the joys and challenges of keeping plants and animals under glass, from simple...
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...
Episode 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...