Hello and welcome to On the Ledge, Episode 309.

And this week, I am embracing Winsie. I'm discussing five houseplants that are whimsical enough to offer

a creative defiance against dullness.

Now I do hope you've had a fabulous week.

It only seems approximately five seconds since I was last recording the show. Just shows how quickly time passes when you are having fun.

Thank you to the following people who have joined my Patreon in the last week.

Jonathan became a superfan, Susan and Ed became legends, and Tam and Leslie became free members.

Quite a lot of these people are returnees. They've been my Patreon subscribers in the past,

and now that I'm up and running fully again,

they've come back, which is a really fabulous, because it means that they get access to

all the cool things on my Patreon. So thank you so much for joining me, you lovely bunch.

And just a reminder about the On the Ledge

Sew Along, my mission to get you all growing houseplants from seed. A top tip if you

are in the UK, the British Cactus and Succulent Society's seed scheme. You can order

seeds from there if you are a member of the BCSS. It doesn't cost much to join.

And you get access to all these different cactus and succulent seeds for about 50p a packet.

Such a bargain. I've just put my order in and I've got some really interesting seeds.

I've got some rebukia. I've got Ripsalis, Flokosa subspecies, Chukaminensee. I've got some rebukia. I've got ripsarist flocosa subspecies Chucuminense. I've got

Loforah Williamseye, the peyote cactus. Interesting. And two different types of Cal and Co. So,

do check that out if you are not already a member or if you are a member and you haven't checked the

BCSS website recently and there's a whole episode on sewing cacti and succulents in the show

archive that you can go and listen to. We'll have lots more OTL sew-along content on its way.

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