On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts

It's Diva Week! I'm bringing you expert advice on how to care for five demanding houseplants, broken down into bite-sized episodes every weekday. First up: Ficus lyrata, the fiddle leaf fig, with care tips from expert grower @planttrekker.

For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2020/5/15/episode-140-diva-week

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Want to know more about On The Ledge mascot Wolfie? Your wait is over. Plus I chat to orchid expert Dr Manos Kanellos to answer a Dendrobium question, we hear form listener Gabby and you can hear me pottering in my shed in a new soundscape.

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I talk to Philip Oostenbrink about his National Collection of Aspidistra cultivars and answer a question about watering snake plants, and we hear from listener Roos.

For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2020/5/1/episode-138-aspidistras

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Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants http://legendsoftheleafbook.com

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I chat to fellow houseplant podcaster Maria Failla about life under lockdown in New York and how her podcast Bloom & Grow Radio began, plus I answer a question about the begonia vine, Cissus discolor.

For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2020/4/24/episode-137-maria-failla-bloom-and-grow-radio

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Check out The Atlas of Deadly Plants, Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.

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I answer a question about buying houseplants from big box stores, we meet listener Lynne and we hear a song about plants from Mark Truesdell.

For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2020/4/22/midweek-bonus-5-i-love-my-plants

Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene: https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger

Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants http://legendsoftheleafbook.com

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Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone

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Join in #HouseplantHour on Twitter every Tuesday 9pm UK time (4pm ET): https://twitter.com/houseplanthour

Steve Hickman joins me to talk about a flowering houseplant that deserves more attention: Clivia miniata. And in Meet The Listener, we hear from Rose.

For full show notes visit www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2020/4/17/episode-136-clivias

I answer questions about crispy Norfolk Island pines, a shrivelled string of pearls and wayward avocado roots, plus we hear from listener Carlana.

For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/episode135-questions

I talk to Dean Murray of Biscuithead & the Biscuit Badgers about their track BCSS, a wonderful celebration of the obsession with cacti and succulents.

For full show notes, visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/bcss-song

Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene: https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger

Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants http://legendsoftheleafbook.com

Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge

Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone

Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/house...

Join in #HouseplantHour on Twitter every Tuesday 9pm UK time (4pm ET): https://twitter.com/houseplanthour

I discover a bid get an orchid flower emoji added to the suite of symbols we use on our phones. And I answer a question about polka dot Begonia cuttings. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/monstera-emoji

Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the UK houseplant scene: https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger

Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants http://legendsoftheleafbook.com

Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge

Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone

Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/house...

Join in #HouseplantHour on Twitter every Tuesday 9pm UK time (4pm ET): https://twitter.com/houseplanthour

A short but sweet update on all things On The Ledge, with a birdsong backing track. Plus we meet listener Pam. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2020/4/1/midweek-bonus-3-lets-hear-it-for-the-birds

Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene: https://www.janeperrone.com/ledger

Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants http://legendsoftheleafbook.com

Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge

Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone

Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/house...

Join in #HouseplantHour on Twitter every Tuesday 9pm UK time (4pm ET): https://twitter.com/houseplanthour