Crazy About Houseplants: Top picks & tips and the stories behind our obsession

As the surrounding world starts looking a little bleaker, we’ve decided to explore how to best turn our homes into verdant oases. RHS Digital Editor Jenny Laville chats with Gareth Richards about the best low-maintenance houseplants, fun climbers for indoors, and underrated care tips and tricks. Social historian Catherine Horwood regales us with the history of ever-changing houseplant trends. And finally, author and podcaster Alice Vincent reveals the role houseplants played in her own gardening journey. Presenters : Gareth Richards and Jenny Laville Contributors : Catherine Horwood and Alice Vincent Links: Picking the right houseplant Houseplants for different locations Houseplants for students Potted History: How Houseplants Took Over Our Homes Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival Rootbound: Rewilding a Life