Episode 53: begonias, carnivorous plants and more with Mike Clifford
On The Ledge
Jane Perrone
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2018
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Behind an unassuming bungalow near Poole in Dorset, Mike Clifford's garden may measure up to just 65ft long, but it's absolutely packed full of wonderful plants, both in greenhouses and outside.
Mike is a huge fan of all kinds of tropical plants, but he's got a particular penchant for big-leaved plants such as the tree dandelion (yes there is such a thing) and the tree fern. I was privileged to get a tour of Mike's garden and greenhouses, meeting everything from his huge American pitcher plants to his iridescent begonia species.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Jane Perrone, host of On the Ledge podcast. I met somebody yesterday who called me the Queen of Houseplants. |
| 0:29.8 | I'd prefer to think of myself as the directly elected representative of Houseplants, if you don't |
| 0:35.0 | mind. Although I do think house plant head honcho has a |
| 0:39.1 | certain ring to it. Well, here we are. We've arrived at episode 53. Thank you for sticking with me, |
| 0:45.4 | or perhaps you're a new listener, in which case, welcome. This is the podcast that keeps your |
| 0:51.2 | Alacasia's appy and your double Z plants zipping along. |
| 0:56.8 | This week I was at Gardner's World Live on Thursday yesterday talking about houseplants, my favourite topic. |
| 1:03.6 | There were lots of people there who had no idea what a podcast is, |
| 1:07.1 | but hopefully I've educated a few of them about that. |
| 1:10.9 | So if you're a new listener and you heard my talk at Garders World Live, |
| 1:15.0 | hello. |
| 1:16.0 | If you haven't heard me speak live, but you'd like to, |
| 1:18.4 | I'm going to be at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. |
| 1:22.2 | Yes, that literally is the sound of me flicking through my paper diary. |
| 1:26.2 | Old school. |
| 1:30.1 | On the afternoon of the 4th of July, |
| 1:35.8 | I've got two talks, one at 12 and one at 4, and I'd love to see you there. And it's not just me on the agenda. There's loads to do at Hampton Court from checking out the incredible show |
| 1:40.5 | gardens to mooching around the floral marquee. So if you can make it, I'd love to see you. |
| 1:47.0 | But if you live far, far away from London and indeed England and still want to meet up with |
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