On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts

Ooh, What's that plant? New houseplants catching my eye

I've been mooching around looking for the coolest new plants - here's my pick. Plus, whatever happened to the everfresh tree, and I answer a question about propagating su

My golden rules for defeating fungus gnats

Want to go toe-to-toe with your fungus gnat infestation? This advice will save you time - and your sanity. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-

My top seven flowering houseplants - enjoy my flowering houseplants week in full

Check out all seven of the plants I picked for flowering houseplant week in this compilation of all seven mini-episodes.  For full show notes visit https://www.janeperr

Gothic, graveolent and glorious: the carrion flower is my final choice for flowering houseplant week

Meet Stapelia hirsuta, the carrion flower: a striking South African succulent with spectacular flowers and a distinctly unpleasant smell. Perfect for Halloween! For all

The spiny succulent from Madagascar you need in your plant collection - day 6 of flowering plants week

Let me try to convince you why this spint Madagascan succulent deserves a spot on your sunniest windowsill. For all the plants featured this week, visit https://www.jan

Marvellous moth orchids - why Phalaenopsis deserve a mention in my top seven flowering plants

Moth orchids sell in their BILLIONS around the world every year - and there's a reason why. Find out how to grow these easygoing, beautiful epiphytes in day five of flowe

Bird of paradise - the sun-loving South African that brings the drama - flowering houseplants week day four

This flowering plant from South Africa is a real statement plant, but make sure you can give it tons of sun if you want it to thrive! For full show notes for all the pl

Primulina dryas - the misnamed flowering houseplant you must grow - flowering houseplants week day three

This flowering houseplant is, I believe, going to be a sleeper hit. Get this Gesneriad in your collection now, you won't regret it!  It's number three in my pick of my

Lipstick plant 'Mona Lisa' - this cascading plant will make you smile - flowering houseplants week day two

Every day for the next week I'll be picking my top seven flowering houseplants, explaining why i adore them and telling you how to grow one in your home. Day seven is goi

It's flowering houseplants week! My first pick is sexy AND reliable - what a combo! It's the flamingo flower

It's flowering houseplants week on On The Ledge! Every day for the next week I'll be picking my top seven flowering houseplants, explaining why i adore them and telling y

Root mealybugs: how to spot and prevent this hidden pest

Root mealybugs are the most underestimated houseplant pest of all - and you probably don't even know you have them. Here's my quick guide to dealing with these creatures.

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 bringi

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 v

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

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

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

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 t

Episode 322: Hop in the terrarium time machine… we're going back to the sixties!

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

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. T

Episode 320: Houseplants that give me the ick

I love houseplants, but I draw the line at these three. Find out which houseplants I really can't stand, and why! For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/