From mistletoe to Norway spruce and cyclamen to Christmas cactus,Jane Perrone finds out how to gain your Christmas plant-filled (and preferably poinsettia-free) This week’s show has a festive feel as Jane Perrone joins Bedfordshire Wildlife Trust’s living landscapes manager Laura Downton on a hunt for nature’s very own chandelier, the European mistletoe. Plus a panel of experts discuss their favourite Christmas plants, and find out which tree is the best and propose tips for what to do with all that foliage once the festivities are over. Our guests this week are horticulturist,writer and houseplant addict Tovah Martin, whose latest book is The Indestructible Houseplant; Isabelle Palmer, or founder of small space gardening experts and author of The Balcony Gardener; and David Hurrion,associate editor of Gardeners’ World magazine.[br]Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com