This is on the letter.

This is on The Ledge podcast and I am your host, Jane Perrone.

I like to think of myself as the Sarah Koenig of houseplants, leaving no stone unturned in pursuit of information about why your cactus died. A few weeks back, I travelled to

South London and the home of Rob Bostakovitz, who lives in a Victorian terraced home, stuffed to the

gunwales with gorgeous houseplants. He gives me a tour and explains why companion planting really works for house plants. I've also been

thinking and planning for the sew-al and I've decided to break up some of the information into bite

size advice and drop it into a series of episodes to help you get your ducks in a row ready for

sewing over the next few weeks. So in next week's episode,

I'm going to be looking at where to buy your seed. I've got lots of suggestions, but if you do have any

good sources, then do let me know in the coming week so I can add that in. Thanks to Rebecca and

Cody for becoming ledge ends this week and to Beth and Jennifer, who've become crazy plant people.

They're all helping me reach my target of 100 patrons in time for my 100th episode.

That's just seven more to go.

And once I've reached that target, hopefully well before my 100th show, all of my patrons will be getting an

exclusive digital artwork. If you want more details of how to become a patron, just visit

janeperone.com where you'll find my show notes. But enough housekeeping, it's time to get on

with the show. You will recognise Rob Stackvitz's voice because he did have a little

cameo in the James Wong episode. And then we heard from him again in my live show from the

RHS Urban Garden Show with Alice Fowler. Rob is a garden designer and a master of horticulture,

so this guy really knows his stuff.

I was so intrigued by some of the stuff that Rob had to say that I knew I had to visit him at home

and see some of his plants in the flesh. After a very blustery walk from the tube station,

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