As the surrounding world starts looking a little bleaker, we’ve decided to explore how to best turn our homes into verdant oases. RHS Digital Editor Jenny Laville chats with Gareth Richards about the best low-maintenance houseplants, fun climbers for indoors, and underrated care tips and tricks. Social historian Catherine Horwood regales us with the history of ever-changing houseplant trends. And finally, author and podcaster Alice Vincent reveals the role houseplants played in her own gardening journey.

Presenters: Gareth Richards and Jenny Laville

Contributors: Catherine Horwood and Alice Vincent

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Picking the right houseplant

Houseplants for different locations

Houseplants for students

Potted History: How Houseplants Took Over Our Homes

Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival

Rootbound: Rewilding a Life