On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts

I recently visited the Netherlands as a guest of The Joy of Plants; last week's episode covered my trip to the Flora Holland show, and this week I'm talking about the plants I saw at the three nurseri...

23 Nov 201839min

I recently visited the Netherlands as a guest of The Joy of Plants; it was an informative and fun trip, and a brilliant opportunity to understand the fascinating world of Dutch ornamental plant produc...

16 Nov 201827min

Houseplants are all weird and wonderful, but there are some that outdo the rest for their ability to surprise us. Dr Chris Thorogood is a botanist at Oxford Botanic Garden with a clever sideline in pa...

9 Nov 201841min

I normally record On The ledge in my pyjamas with an unwashed face and a mug of tea at ten o'clock at night, so last Friday it was rather a novelty to be at the RHS halls in London, fully dressed and ...

2 Nov 20181h 7min

If you've listened to episode after episode of me talking about my plants, and have wondered exactly what my plant collection looks like, now is your chance. (I did do a kitchen houseplant tour back i...

19 Okt 201834min

It's the time of year when we do the houseplant shuffle - that desperate effort to get all the houseplants safely inside before they are ripped apart by winter winds or rendered crinkly with an overni...

12 Okt 201830min

The first challenge with this plant is mastering its Latin name! The genus Epiphyllum belongs to the forest or orchid cacti, named for their orchid-like stems. Anguliger means 'angle bearing' and if y...

9 Okt 20186min

Sedum morganianum was a bit of a botanical mystery until ten years ago. No one really knew where it grew in the wild, although it was believed to live in Veracruz in Mexico. Then a couple of botanists...

8 Okt 20187min