Episode 259: Succulentomania - illustrations from an eighteenth century botanical treasury
I talk to author Caroline Ball about her new book exploring a groundbreaking eighteenth century work whose illustrations of succulents are still much loved today. For full show notes visit https://www...
16 Maalis 202344min
Episode 258: Q&A special
I answer a clutch of listener questions, covering everything from thrips to Homalomena, the shield plant. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/listener-questions-258 Than...
10 Maalis 202339min
Episode 256: celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and their houseplants
Listeners from the LGBTQ+ community talk about 'what houseplants mean to me', plus I answer a question about Streptocarpus. For full show notes visit: https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/lgbtq-ho...
8 Helmi 202337min
Episode 255: A Deep Sea Dive into houseplants at RHS Wisley
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 listener Lynette. For full show notes visit: https://www...
8 Helmi 202336min
Episode 254: an update on peat-free houseplants
I talk to the founders of Geb & Green, a new firm offering peat-free houseplants by mail order in the UK, and get an update on the campaign to end the use of peat in horticulture. For full show notes ...
3 Helmi 202342min
Epsiode 253: succulents and staghorn ferns
I talk succulents with Andrea Galbreath of succulent gift and design company @justsuccit, and I'm joined by fern expert Peter Blake to answer a question about a staghorn fern. For full show notes visi...
27 Tammi 202337min
Episode 252: houseplant pot hacks
Whether you're coping with wrongly-sized cachepots or containers with no drainage, I have a solution for you! Plus I answer a question about a sad avocado plant. For full show notes visit https://www....
20 Tammi 202327min
