Not Another Jungle: Comprehensive Care for Extraordinary Houseplants

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Tony Le-Britton is a self-taught grower and prolific houseplant collector of some of the world's rarest plants.

So it was a real combination between obviously what is looking really good at the time, I wanted to show a really wide variety of plant, not just our aroids, we've got orchids through the book, we've got beautiful begonia, we've got cacti and succulents as well. com/products/not-another-jungle-comprehensive-care-for-extraordinary-houseplants 7168931135532 Not Another Jungle: Comprehensive Care for Extraordinary Houseplants 16.And it can cause things like fungal problems on the leaf if the water is not drying off,” says Tony. And in this week's show, I visit Tony Le-Britton to find out about his new book, Not another Jungle. This episode is sponsored by Plant Grow, producers of award winning organic fertilisers made with zero chemicals.

What is it about, this is what's fascinating about houseplants, though, is that for one person, something could just spark off this incredible reaction in away, you're absolutely fascinated. Then dive into this book and be taken through detailed chapters on light, water, humidity, fertilisation, variety, propagation and pests and diseases. I was really, you know, I wasn't, I was expecting the gorgeous photographs, and the lovely aroids and all of that, but I'm really pleased that you've got, like, some serious, you know, a diagram. Contributions from On The Ledge listeners help to pay for all the things that have made the show possible over the last few years: equipment, travel expenses, editing, admin support and transcription.Tony Le-Britton is a self-taught grower and prolific houseplant collector of some of the world’s rarest plants. You may remember Tony from Episode 191, where I interviewed him about his rare plant collection, including some wonderful aroids.

From beginner-friendly guides to in-depth botanical studies, our houseplant books make the perfect gift for anyone seeking to deepen their connection with the plant world.

More from Tony Le-Britton shortly but now I'm going to talk a little about my book, Legends Of The Leaf. People think that you read a care label on a plant that says, ‘Water every seven days’, or ‘Water every seven to 10 days’. No matter what fertilizers, watering regime, substrate mix, or wizardry you employ, you can’t grow plants to their full potential without sufficient light,” Tony says.

So congratulations, Tony and I'm sure you'll get a fabulous response from people who do go out and invest in a copy. Wonder at the natural world with Not Another Jungle and create and care for your own incredible collection of happy, healthy houseplants. Unauthorised use of this material without written permission from this site’s owner is strictly prohibited. Well, not many, certainly when it's growing in its native coastal climbs in North and South Carolina, in the United States. But let me tell you, as I've been doing every week in the run up to the launch of my book, another fact from Legends Of The Leaf, this week's fact concerns Dionaea muscipula, the venus flytrap.Maybe it's just that, you know, Kew's got a lot of plants, you've got a lot of plants, but maybe on a scale that when you can keep particular, yeah, you're gonna take particular care of it. So throughout the book, it's really about bringing together science and helping people understand why we do these things, not just telling people to do something, but really getting an understanding for your plants.