Dec 24, 2020 | podcast
Ep 167 – Hear about an easy and elegant houseplant as Ellen and C.L. talk about Hoyas. Learn about determining your garden style, and discover how plants without leaves might still be photosynthesizing.
Dec 17, 2020 | podcast
Ep 166 – Looking for an amazing houseplant that flowers all year? Worried that the seeds you buy might be GMO’s? Could you use a good book to read this winter? All of these topics and using shredding paper in the garden, in this episode.
Dec 10, 2020 | podcast
Ep 165 – Ellen and C.L. explain that yes, it is possible to have too much compost in the soil. We discuss the lovely Helleborus niger, aka the Christmas rose, and answer a question about spider plants.
Dec 3, 2020 | podcast
Ep 164 – Hear about some savory/sweet cookies, learn about ferns that make attractive houseplants, discover the meeting of the term “entire margins,” and find out if you should clear out your vegetable garden…all in this week’s episode of Plantrama.
Nov 26, 2020 | podcast
Ep 163 – Discover spice rubs, a hot “Curio” houseplant, and hear what to do with the bulbs and other plants you haven’t yet placed into the ground.
Nov 19, 2020 | podcast
Ep 162 – In this episode we consider how drought and snow effect plants, creating a plant-filled Zoom Room, and spring bulbs that come up before spring.
Nov 12, 2020 | podcast
Ep 161 – Hear Ellen and C.L. discuss fertilizers for houseplants, the amazing avocado, and cranberries, wild and cultivated.
Nov 5, 2020 | podcast
Ep 160 – Learn about eating juniper berries, bodacious begonias, pots for orchids and keeping cats away from plants.
Oct 29, 2020 | podcast
Ep 159 – In this episode Ellen and C.L. discuss the herb that gets no respect, parsley. We also talk about planning garden trips for the spring, what evergreens will grow in containers on a balcony, and providing supports for indoor plants.
Oct 22, 2020 | podcast
Ep 158 – C.L. and Ellen explain that succulents are easy to propagate, and talk about why we should care about the life cycle of insects. The episode ends with a discussion about collecting rainwater for houseplants.