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by Jane Perrone
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.
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- 2 days ago35 min
Episode 328: bringing houseplants inside after summer? Remember the five Ps ...
If some of your houseplants have been outside this summer it's time to start think about bringing them in. Feeling overwhelmed? I can help! Check out my five Ps of bringing plants inside after summer. Want to hear this podcast ad-free? Sign up for my Patreon now to unlock ad-free episodes, bonus episodes and much more! For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/bringing-houseplants-inside 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. Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Follow Jane Perrone on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans
- 1 weeks ago52 min
What happens when you add animals to a terrarium?
Jane Perrone talks with Adam Critien aka @earthchampion about the joys and challenges of keeping plants and animals under glass, from simple terrariums to more advanced vivariums and paludariums. Where do you start? What can go wrong? And why do animals add such interest when kept under glass with plants? Plus Adam talks about the award-winning show garden he built with Alina Hibbert at this year's RHS Malvern Show - Back to Grandma's House. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/animals-terrariums Want to unlock bonus content and listen or watch ad-free? Join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge - patrons at the Ledge and Superfan tier can watch Adam and I talking about dart frogs here: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge/posts/extra-leaf-135-169038860/ This week's guest Adam Critien aka @earthchampion on Instagram and @earthchampionecosystems on YouTube keeps houseplants plus fish, dart frogs & a tortoise. He is probably best known for co-creating the multi-award winning RHS Malvern show garden Back to Grandma's House with Alina Hibbert, which we discuss in this episode. Find out more about Adam on his website. 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. Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Follow Jane Perrone on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans
- 2 weeks ago41 min
Episode 326: Planning your dream greenhouse
Want to create your ultimate greenhouse without breaking the bank or making mistakes that harm your plants? Professional plant geek Leslie Halleck joins me to talk about her new book Home Greenhouse Revival: find out how to choose, site, and manage a greenhouse so it actually grows what you want, rather than becoming an expensive garden ornament or storage space. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/planning-dream-greenhouse Want to unlock bonus content and listen or watch ad-free? Join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge - patrons at the Ledge and Superfan tier can watch an extra chunk of horticulture chat with Leslie Halleck here: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge/posts/extra-leaf-134-168504922/ Check out Leslie's book Home Greenhouse Revival here. 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. Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Follow Jane Perrone on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans
- 2 weeks ago24 min
Episode 325: Five things I'd do today to help your houseplants
Five tips to kickstart the back to school vibe in your houseplant collection. The main theme is a reset: it's time to look honestly at our collections and decide what is worth keeping and what is not. New mantra - quality not quantity! For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/houseplant-tips Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge - 30% off annual and monthly memberships until 8am BST on September 4 2026! 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. Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Follow Jane Perrone on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans
- Aug 21, 20269 min
Episode 324: A letter to my 12-year-old houseplant self
'Dear Jane ... it's Jane here, your own good self checking in from four decades in the future.' If you could talk to yourself when you first started growing houseplants, what would you say? For full show notes visit http://janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/begonia-ladies-terrarium-goo Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge 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. Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Follow Jane Perrone on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans
- Aug 14, 202630 min
Episode 323: So you've been given a miniature rose... here's how to save it!
How do you keep these tricksy plants alive indoors? With 100million+ mini roses sold every year, I am out to help save a few from the trash… and to tell you what plants to grow instead. For full show notes visit http://janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/miniature-roses Want to enter my giveaway for Scott Zona's online houseplant course? Patreon members go here: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge/posts/enter-now-for-to-166655730 And non-Patreon members visit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcBe8aviMe6/ Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge 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. Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Follow Jane Perrone on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans
- Aug 7, 202617 min
Episode 322:
Come with me to Broad Chalke in Wiltshire on a sunny summer's day in the early 1960s as we explore SIr Cecil Beaton's Winter Garden at his home Reddish House. Want to see images of the Winter Garden at Reddish House? Start here. For images of how it looks today, check out this page, where you'll also see photographs of some of Beaton's famous friends at Reddish. Cecil Beaton produced some of the most iconic photography of the twentieth century. Learn more about his work here. Read more about Reddish House at Gardenista. Architectural Digest really did visit Reddish House in the 1960s! More on the Terrarium Time Machine If you missed our trip to Loddiges Nursery in London in the 1820s, you can listen here. I answer some commonly asked questions about the Terrarium Time Machine here. For full show notes visit http://janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/begonia-ladies-terrarium-goo Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge 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. Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Follow Jane Perrone on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans
- Jul 31, 202630 min
Episode 321: Peperomia variegation, a top-heavy Homalomena and a fern called Judy
it's a Q&A special! I answer listener questions about the Terrarium Time Machine and its ferny inhabitant, why the watermelon Peperomia sports silvery marks and more. Timestamps 3:08 Judy, the fern icon 6:11 watermelon Peperomia variegation 14:58 Maggie needs more light 22:06 Norman the Dracaena and filtered water For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/your-questions-answered Want to ask me a question? Email ontheledgepodcast@gmail.com. The more information you can include, the better - pictures of your plant, details of your location and how long you have had the plant are always useful to help solve your issue! Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge 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. Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Follow Jane Perrone on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans
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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.
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