You’ve gathered an awesome collection of houseplants, learning how to care for each and every one (with a few casualties along the way!) but what next? Propagation - the art and science of making more plants from the ones you already have - is a great way of getting to know your plants better, bulking up your collection and providing gifts for friends and family.
I interview Rose Ray and Caro Langton of green interiors firm Ro Co about their new book Root, Nurture, Grow. From leaf cuttings to air layering, it covers the tips and techniques that will help you improve your cuttings hit rate.
We begin with a bit of a distraction - talking about our dogs Huxley and Wolfie - and the wonderful charity that is The Cinnamon Trust - before getting onto discussing the book. I find out why they decided to focus on propagation for their subject matter, why they love grafting cacti, and which little-known propagation techniques we should all be adopting.
For full show notes visit janeperrone.com.
Episode 247: choosing a greenhouse
Episode 246: Jade Murray talks about her new book, plus a wick watering Q&A
Episode 245: houseplant botany with Dr Scott Zona
Episode 244: visiting the National Collection of Hoyas
Episode 243: root mealybugs
Episode 242: a look at Pilea - beyond the Chinese money plant
Episode 241: the paintbrush plant, Haemanthus albiflos
Episode 240: slipper orchids, and why you need to join an orchid society
Episode 239: what to do with a dead houseplant
Episode 238: Dendrobium orchids and more with Kevin Wigley
Episode 237: Aeoniums
Episode 236: Three houseplants for cold rooms
Episode 235: Mangave
Episode 234: Flowering houseplants
Episode 233: leaf botany part seven - photosynthesis explained
Episode 232: talking cacti at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Episode 231: Growing Marantas and Alocasias in California
Episode 230: Big Cactus Rescue
Episode 229: are these houseplants extinct indoors?
Episode 228: Houseplant books with Maria Failla
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