Episode 292: Lithops and other succulents with Tony Irons

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 Mars 202344min

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 Mars 202339min

I introduce this year's On The Ledge sowalong and talk to Joe Bagley about one of your favourite houseplants to grow from seed, the sensitive plant. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone....

3 Mars 202344min

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 Feb 202337min

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 Feb 202336min

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 Feb 202342min

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 Jan 202337min

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 Jan 202327min