Hello, this is on the ledge and I'm Jane Perrone. This week we're going to be turning your plant photography from rank to rank in.

I'll be talking to three plant photographers who are going to offer up all their best tips for taking really good photos of your plants.

So whether you've got a snazzy DSLR or just your smartphone, we'll figure out how to get

the very best shots of your plants, whether just for your own records or to show off on

Instagram. And I've got a question about a philodendron pink princess that's

really letting down its name because quite frankly it's not very pink. Thanks to everyone who's been

splashing out on some on the ledge merchandise. Your merch should be winging its way to you now if you haven't received it already.

And when they do, please stick up a nice little picture of what you got and tell me what you

think.

I'd really love to hear your feedback about the merch if you have invested in some.

I really want to make sure that you're happy with it.

And if you have any suggestions for changes or additions to the range, then do let me know.

This week's episode is all about how to take better photos of your plants.

There might be many reasons for doing this.

You might be taking photos just as record keeping,

because after all, it's really interesting to see how your plants grow over the season.

And it's easy to forget how those tiny plants start out and how big they grow.

But you might also be wanting to share pictures of your charges with social media platforms

like Instagram and Facebook, or you might even be using your plants as inspiration for artwork,

crafts or some other kind of artistic activity. Whatever your reason, taking good house plant pictures is a skill that we can

all learn, but it doesn't necessarily come naturally. Despite how easy it is just a point and click

these days, I know a lot of my photographs end up looking well decidedly average. So I tap the brains of three plant photographers to find out some

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