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Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors

Dec 31, 2020

In this New Year’s Eve podcast, Ellen and C.L. raise a glass to toast a better year ahead. Hear about small in-home greenhouse/terrariums, learn about “pencil cactus,” and listen to our answer for Quinn, who wants to fertilize his Ohio lawn in the winter.

:30  What’s For Dinner: Celebratory Cocktails...


Dec 24, 2020

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 photosynthizing.

:30     Insider Information:     All about hoyas
8:34     Eat/Drink/Grow:   Knowing or learning what your garden style...


Dec 17, 2020

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.

29 Plant Noob: Are some seeds available to home gardeners GMO?...


Dec 10, 2020

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.

:28   True or False: Healthy soil has a high percentage of organic matter in it.

4:55  Eat/Drink/Grow:  The Christmas Rose –...


Dec 3, 2020

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.

:32  What’s For Dinner: Cookies!

5:31  Eat/Drink/Grow: Ferns as...