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BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

What To Do Now - Houseplants To The Rescue

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Immediate Media

Nature, Science, Leisure, Home & Garden

4.4647 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

When there’s hardly any green outside and it’s too early to start sowing seeds and growing plants, why not look to the refreshing shape, colour and stature of house plants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:20.0

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0:27.2

Hello and welcome to the award-winning BBC Gardner's World magazine podcast.

0:29.5

Join our new What's Do Now series.

0:36.4

These friendly, bite-sized podcasts offer advice on what you can be doing in the garden throughout autumn and winter.

0:46.8

When there's hardly any green outside and it's too early to start sewing seeds and growing plants, why not look to the refreshing shape, colour and stature of houseplants?

0:52.1

Hello, I'm Claire from the magazine, and while I'm not by any means the most successful of house plant owners,

0:58.1

I do look to houseplants for a reassuring fix of colour and life during the colder months.

1:03.7

I've had varying degrees of success when keeping houseplants over the years.

1:08.0

Currently, I have a Tredskantia nanook,

1:10.7

its vibrant, pink, green and white-striped

1:13.2

trailing foliage has been happily in my bathroom for a number of years. A Krasala Ovata,

1:18.8

commonly known as the Jade Plant, Money Plant or Money Tree, many aloeviras, an orchid,

1:24.6

and the classic spider plant. And I'd love to add to my collection, if you're new

1:29.7

or not too confident about keeping houseplants, try varieties that are easy to care for and

1:34.5

choose plants that are right for your home. The first thing to consider is finding the right

1:39.8

place for your indoor plant. Most easy to look after house plants prefer to be in bright but

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