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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 home Reddish House.

Want to see images of the Winter Garden at Reddish House? Start here. For images of how it looks today, check out this page, where you'll also see photographs of some of Beaton's famous friends at Reddish.
Cecil Beaton produced some of the most iconic photography of the twentieth century. Learn more about his work here.
Read more about Reddish House at Gardenista.
Architectural Digest really did visit Reddish House in the 1960s!

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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 sports silvery marks and more. Timestamps 3:08 Judy, the fern ...

31 Jul 30min

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 https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/houseplant-ick Supp...

17 Jul 28min

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 your houseplants a staycation outside? Here are my top tips ...

10 Jul 36min

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 European Aroid Society, exciting new developments in the wor...

3 Jul 56min

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, first published way back in 2018, all about some of the odder...

26 Jun 43min

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 historic London garden, including the tropical corridor, pe...

19 Jun 51min

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 Sisti (@alltheplantbabies) talks me through her plant renovation...

12 Jun 59min