Episode 195: bringing houseplants into prisons with The Glasshouse - plus a look at lucky bamboo

On The Ledge

Jane Perrone

Houseplants, Leisure, Gardening, Home & Garden, Plants

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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I find out more about a scheme helping women in prison to get growing houseplants, and I discuss the delights of lucky bamboo, aka Dracaena sanderiana. Plus I answer a question about cork for supporting aroids. For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/prison-glasshouse-lucky-bamboo

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0:58.7	Welcome to On the Ledge, established February 2017.
1:03.6	Whether you're listening to your first episode or your 195th, welcome to the show.
1:10.5	This week, I'm going to be finding out about a fantastic not-for-profit
1:15.7	organisation based in a women's prison that's bringing disused glass houses back to good use,
1:23.3	to grow houseplants of course. And I'll be answering her question about cork.
1:29.8	The tree bark, not the place in Ireland, although I love both.
1:35.7	And we'll be finding out about lucky bamboo.
1:39.9	What is it and how to look after it?
1:42.8	Spoiler alert.
1:46.4	It's not actually bamboo.
1:48.4	Shocking.
2:00.2	Thank you to Karen for becoming a legend and Caitlin for becoming a superfan.
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