James Wong

Often called the nation's favourite botanist, James Wong is a plant scientist, RHS ambassador and internationally bestselling author of Grow Your Own Drugs and Homegrown Revolution. He has presented multiple TV programmes, was named one of The Sunday Times' twenty most influential people in horticulture, and grows over 500 houseplants in his tiny London flat.

Ethnobotanist, broadcaster, best-selling author. Youngest winner of RHS Hampton Court Flower Show.

Course

Indoor Gardening Masterclass

Join leading ethnobotanist and garden designer James Wong for an in-depth masterclass that will teach you not only how to keep your houseplants happy, but how to take your gardening to a whole new level. In this course James will show you how to care for every type of indoor plant - from ferns, cacti and succulents to orchids, air plants and many more - as well as share his expert tips and tricks for sourcing, propagating and creating indoor habitats, from Bornean rainforest canopies to Amazonian rivers. Learn how to create flourishing indoor ecosystems through hands-on projects, including terrariums, living walls, aquascaping, kokedama and paludariums, and discover the magic of gardening indoors - no matter the size of your space.

28 Lessons

Included with membership

Lesson plan — 28 lessons

01 Introduction

01 Meet James

02 Plant care and fundamentals

02 Plant care - light
03 Plant care - water
04 Plant care - growing media
05 Plant care - pests
06 Ferns
07 Cacti & succulents
08 Orchids
09 Carnivorous plants
10 Air plants

03 Indoor gardening projects

11 Indoor gardens
12 A planted table
13 Terrariums - part 1
14 Terrariums - part 2
15 Growing on branches - part 1
16 Growing on branches - part 2
17 Miniature living wall
18 Growing on rocks
19 Aquascaping - part 1
20 Aquascaping - part 2
21 Growing on ceramics
22 Kokedama
23 Wall-mounted plants
24 Paludariums
25 Fantasy plants

04 Propagating and sourcing

26 Growing plants in water
27 Propagating edible houseplants
28 Sourcing

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