Celebrating Houseplants with Jane Perrone

In this Dig It podcast we celebrate indoor gardening as we chat with top gardening journalist Jane Perrone about her lifelong passion for growing houseplants and how this has developed into one of the most popular gardening podcasts - On the Ledge.

Jane provides great advice on growing indoor plants from keeping them healthy, selecting plants for the home, stories from Jane’s On the Ledge podcast, trends on what we are purchasing at the Garden Centre and the best ways of displaying your potted favourites, plus we get a sneak peek into Jane’s forthcoming new book, Legends of the Leaf which profiles 25 iconic houseplants, charting their history and provides tips to help them thrive in your home.

Dig It hosts Peter Brown and Chris Day talk about their houseplant favourites, a look at which houseplants are good for air purification, plus we discuss David Domoney’s latest book, My House Plant Changed My Life There’s also a competition to win one of two signed copies of David’s book too - click here

Plants mentioned: Adiantum (maidenhair fern), Ananas (Pineapple), Tillandsia (Air plants), Cacti, Ficus robusta, Crassula argentea (Money Plant), African Violets, Poinsettia, Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily), Streptocarpus (Cape Primrose), Draceana (Dragon tree), Calathea, Maranta, Cocos nucifera (Coconut palm), Chlorophytum (Spider plant), Stephanotis, Monstera ‘Thai Constellation’, (Jane’s desert island plant, Variegated Swiss Cheese), Jasminium polyanthum, Gardenia (Cape Gardenia), Cissus antarctica (Kangaroo vine), Ficus robusta (Rubber plant), Sansevieria (Mother-in-laws Tongue), Medinilla magnifica (Rose Grape), Venus Fly Trap, Phalaenopsis (Moth Orchid), Philodendron ‘Pink Princess’, Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry Saxifraga), Hedera (English Ivy). Herbs: Basil, Chives, Mint and Rosemary for cooler, well-lit windowsill.

Products mentioned: Baby Bio houseplant feed (available in store), Abbeybrook Cacti, Houseplant Compost, watering cans foliar houseplant feeds such as SB Plant Invigorator and Bug Killer (available in store), leaf shine wipes, specific plant feeds such as Streptocarpus, Citrus, Cacti and Orchids, mist sprayers, self-watering pots, expanded clay granules and obelisks.

Books: Legends of the Leaf by Jane Perrone, Tom’s Weeds by Mea Allan (Faber), The Houseplant Expert by Dr David Hessayon (Transworld), Success with Houseplants (Readers Digest), Potted History by Catherine Horwood (Pimpernel Press) and My House Plant Changed My Life by David Domoney (Dorling Kindersley).

Jane’s Perrone's podcast On the Ledge

Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for providing the music.

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