On The Ledge is a podcast all about indoor gardening - helping you to grow everything from Aloe vera to the ZZ plant. Presenter Jane Perrone has been nuts about houseplants since she was knee high to a Swiss cheese plant. She quizzes the experts, helps you find cool new stuff to grow and figures out how to fix your plant problems. For more information, email ontheledgepodcast@gmail.com or visit janeperrone.com.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 7 hours 5 minutes
episode 263: Legends of the Leaf illustrator Helen Entwisle
I chat to illustrator about our collaboration on book Legends of the Leaf, plus I answer a question about using ‘worm juice’ on houseplants. For full show notes visit Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant...
episode 262: Hear an extract of Legends of the Leaf
Hear an extract from my new book Legends of the Leaf, plus I answer a question about pruning cane begonias. For full show notes visit Sign up for The Plant Ledger, my email newsletter about the houseplant scene: Check out Legends of the Leaf, my...
episode 261: Not Another Jungle with Tony Le-Britton
This week I travel to Northampton to meet Tony Le-Britton and talk about his new book, Not Another Jungle, out April 6. For full show notes visit
episode 260: Repotting houseplants
Get the lowdown on repotting your houseplants, from spotting the signs to the nitty gritty of how to repot. Plus botanist Dr Scott Zona answers a question about plant lifespans. For full show notes, visit Thanks to for supporting this week’s...
episode 259: Succulentomania - illustrations from an eighteenth century botanical treasury
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 Thanks to for supporting this week’s show. Get $10...
episode 258: Q&A special
I answer a clutch of listener questions, covering everything from thrips to Homalomena, the shield plant. For full show notes visit Thanks to for supporting this week’s show. Get $10 off when yout spend $50 off now at with promo code...
episode 257: Introducing the sowalong 2023, plus the sensitive plant
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 Thanks to for supporting this week’s show. Get $10 off when yout...
episode 256: celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and their houseplants
Listeners from the LGBTQ+ community talk about ‘what houseplants mean to me’, plus I answer a question about Streptocarpus. For full show notes visit:
episode 255: A Deep Sea Dive into houseplants at RHS Wisley
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:
episode 254: An update on peat-free houseplants
I talk to the founders of , 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 visit Check out the rest of my sustainability series of...