Episode 89: OTL houseplant sowalong part three
This week is an On The Ledge sowalong extravaganza! We're now getting to the nitty gritty - the actual seed sowing bit - so my dog Wolfie and I are off to my potting shed to see what's sprouting there...
29 Mar 201938min
Episode 88: African violets with Annie Rieck plus #OTLsowalong part two
African violets have been loved and nurtured by generations of houseplant growers, but they've got a reputation as plants that our grandparents love to grow: cute, maybe, but not cool. That's changing...
21 Mar 201953min
Episode 87: conservatory love with Ruth Kassinger, plus #OTLsowalong part one
Do you remember that one key moment when you realised you wanted - or needed - to be surrounded by plants? In popular science writer Ruth Kassinger's book Paradise Under Glass: The Education of an Ind...
15 Mar 201952min
Episode 86: houseplant styling with Rob Stacewicz
Rob Stacewicz's London home is stuffed with gorgeous houseplants, but most of them are planted in groups. He gives me a tour, and explains why planting more than one specimen in the same container rea...
8 Mar 201944min
Episode 85: forest cacti part two - propagation, plus Rhipsalis, Lepismium and Hatiora
Forest cactus expert Mark Preston returns to talk about propagation, plus Hatiora, Lepismium and Rhipsalis. And I answer a question about getting hold of that must-have plant, Christia obcordata aka t...
1 Mar 201930min
Episode 84: Forest cacti part one: Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving cacti
I am joined by epiphytic cactus expert Mark Preston to talk about how to take care of Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving cacti, aka Schlumbergera and Rhipsalidopsis. And I answer a question about baby...
22 Feb 201933min
Episode 83: Scott Cain of @BoysWithPlants and @Tropicaloco
I talk to Scott Cain of Instagram accounts @tropicaloco and @boyswithplants about his houseplant collection, his new book and what it's like keeping a whole forest of foliage plants alive on an Austra...
7 Feb 201943min
Episode 82: growing hoyas (aka the wax plant)
Hoyas are shooting up the popularity charts, and so they should: these climbing and trailing vines have lovely foliage and flowers that are otherworldy and sometimes heavenly scented. Doug Chamberlain...
1 Feb 201942min
