Episode 255: A Deep Sea Dive into houseplants at RHS Wisley

On The Ledge

Jane Perrone

Houseplants, Leisure, Gardening, Home & Garden, Plants

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

I visit the Houseplant Takeover exhibit at RHS garden Wisley in Surrey and answer a question about moth orchid flower stems. Plus we hear from listener Lynette.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to On the Ledge podcast, the podcast where houseplants take over.
0:24.1	Yeah, in this episode, they actually literally do take over.
0:27.5	It's the name of the exhibit.
0:31.3	Welcome to the show.
0:32.6	My name is Jane Perrone.
0:34.2	I am podcast host, Extraordinaire.
0:40.9	In this week's show, I visit the flagship garden of the Royal Horticultural Society, that's RHS Wisley in Surrey in England, and experience their
0:49.5	house plant takeover exhibit, which has a maritime theme.
0:54.6	Cue a very bad sailor impression.
0:57.5	Plus, I answer a question about a befuddled phallinopsis orchid, and we hear from listener
1:05.4	Lynette.
1:09.5	Now, people, I don't know why you're doing this to a perimenopausal podcast host, but seriously, the people who have so far submitted their voice and text thoughts for the LGBTQ episode coming up on February the 27th.
1:29.4	Well, it's been emotional already.
1:33.4	Some wonderful, wonderful responses, but I need more.
1:37.3	So if you haven't got around to doing this yet,
1:39.9	get your brave pants on and give it a go.
1:43.3	It's just amazing to hear your thoughts on the subject
1:46.7	what houseplants mean to me. So I'd love to hear from anyone in the LGBTQIA community with their
1:54.5	thoughts. Just drop me a line at on the ledge podcast at gmail.com. And I fully expected to be an emotional wreck for that episode because
2:03.6	you've sent some lovely things so far, so thank you. And a heads up. No episode next week,
2:10.0	February the 17th, 2023. Taking a week off, I may be celebrating a birthday. Legends of the Leaf, my forthcoming book in which I profile 25 iconic houseplants and tell
2:23.6	you all about their backstories and subsequently how you should care for them, well, it's just
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