On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts

Jane Perrone talks with Adam Critien aka @earthchampion about the joys and challenges of keeping plants and animals under glass, from simple terrariums to more advanced vivariums and paludariums. Where do you start? What can go wrong? And why do animals add such interest when kept under glass with plants? Plus Adam talks about the award-winning show garden he built with Alina Hibbert at this year's RHS Malvern Show - Back to Grandma's House.
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This week's guest
Adam Critien aka @earthchampion on Instagram and @earthchampionecosystems on YouTube keeps houseplants plus fish, dart frogs & a tortoise. He is probably best known for co-creating the multi-award winning RHS Malvern show garden Back to Grandma's House with Alina Hibbert, which we discuss in this episode. Find out more about Adam on his website.
Check out The Atlas of Deadly Plants, Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.
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Want to create your ultimate greenhouse without breaking the bank or making mistakes that harm your plants? Professional plant geek Leslie Halleck joins me to talk about her new book Home Greenhouse Revival: find out how to choose, site, and manage a greenhouse so it actually grows what you want, rather than becoming an expensive garden ornament or storage space.
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Check out The Atlas of Deadly Plants, Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.
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Five tips to kickstart the back to school vibe in your houseplant collection. The main theme is a reset: it's time to look honestly at our collections and decide what is worth keeping and what is not. New mantra - quality not quantity!
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Check out The Atlas of Deadly Plants, Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.
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'Dear Jane ... it's Jane here, your own good self checking in from four decades in the future.'
If you could talk to yourself when you first started growing houseplants, what would you say?
For full show notes visit http://janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/begonia-ladies-terrarium-goo
Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge 
Check out The Atlas of Deadly Plants, Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.
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How do you keep these tricksy plants alive indoors? With 100million+ mini roses sold every year, I am out to help save a few from the trash… and to tell you what plants to grow instead. 
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Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge 
Check out The Atlas of Deadly Plants, Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.
Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone
Follow Jane Perrone on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.l.perrone 
Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans