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It's flowering houseplants week! My first pick is sexy AND reliable - what a combo! It's the flamingo flower Oct 02, 2026

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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 you how to grow one in your home. Day seven is going to surprise you!

Today's houseplant is the flamingo flower, Anthurium andreanum - it's sexy, it's from South America and you need one in your home this autumn! Hear why this aroid epiphyte is one of my absolute favourites.

For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/flowering-houseplants-week

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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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Root mealybugs: how to spot and prevent this hidden pest Sep 25, 2026

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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.

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Bringing houseplants inside after summer? Remember the five Ps ... Sep 18, 2026

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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.

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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.

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What happens when you add animals to a terrarium? Sep 10, 2026

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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

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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.

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Episode 326: Planning your dream greenhouse Sep 04, 2026

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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.

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Episode 325: Five things I'd do today to help your houseplants Aug 31, 2026

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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

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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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Episode 324: A letter to my 12-year-old houseplant self Aug 21, 2026

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'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

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Episode 323: So you've been given a miniature rose... here's how to save it! Aug 14, 2026

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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

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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

Episode 322: Hop in the terrarium time machine… we're going back to the sixties! Aug 07, 2026

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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!

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