On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts

As the Latin name suggests, in its native Brazil this tiny Peperomia grows by creeping around on the ground and along tree bark. That said, it grows brilliantly as a trailing pot plant, and is so dimi...

5 Okt 20185min

The flame violet holds its own among any variegated plant you can name, and yet for some reason they are not as popular as they should be! These members of the Gesneriad clan grow in central America w...

4 Okt 20187min

String of hearts, hearts entangled, chain of hearts … there are so many common names for this popular trailing plant. It's simple to grow, widely available and endlessly fascinating.  See full show no...

3 Okt 20188min

This plant grows in the Himalayan region and is an epiphyte, dangling from trees like green furry tinsel.  Mine hasn't flowered yet, but I am looking forward to the clusters of starry white flowers th...

2 Okt 20186min

It's trailing plants week! We're looking at seven iconic trailing plants across the week, in bite-sized daily mini-episodes. First up: string of pearls, aka Senecio rowleyanus. See full show notes for...

1 Okt 20186min

You've gathered an awesome collection of houseplants, learning how to care for each and every one (with a few casualties along the way!) but what next? Propagation - the art and science of making more...

28 Sep 201839min

Phalaenopsis orchids are the most ubiquitous of flowering houseplants: love them or hate them, you can't escape their good qualities, from their ability to survive in the home to the long-lasting flow...

21 Sep 201852min

Darryl Cheng - timelapse photographer extraordinaire, Instagram maven and houseplant doctor - is my guest this week. We discuss everything from why instructions to grow a plant in 'bright indirect lig...

14 Sep 20181h