In this episode you will learn - how Pelargoniums came to Europe in the 17th century - why Pelargoniums are easily grown and how you can succeed with them - how you can replicate your Pelargonium plants - what the Swedish Pelargonium Society can do for you In this episode I discuss historical facts and practical tips about Pelargoniums with Veronica Olsson, chairwomen of the Swedish Pelargonium Society. I also reveal a little suprise at the end of the episode.

In the next series of episodes, launching on March 24th, your hostess Judith takes you on a journey from your windowsill all the way to South Africa to learn about Pelargoniums. You can look forward to discover - The journey of Pelargoniums from South Africa to Europe in the 17th century - Tips on growing pelargoniums at home and using them in the kitchen - Their role for their native habitat in South Africa - Their medical use and how modern science supports their conservation in native...

In this episode you will learn - how you can easily grow nasturtium in your garden - how nasturtium can be used in the kitchen - which molecules nasturtium contains that can have a beneficial health effect - how nasturtium can be used as a medicinal plant In this episode I discuss some tips about nasturtium for your garden and kitchen with Mona Prestele, owner of Prestele's Trädgårdscafé in Northern Sweden.

In this second episode about the plant nasturtium you will discover - Why nasturtium has nothing to do with nasturtium officinale - Why nasturtium makes your nose twist - How nasturtium got its Latin name tropaeolum majus - How plants develop from an embryo in the seed. - What the endosperm in a seed is and why it’s important for plants and as a food source for humans. - How we look inside a plant using sections and what one can see there. My interview guest is botanist Melissa Roach...

We dedicate this episode to Elisabeth Christina Linné's observation of the flickering nasturtium flowers and explore the history and findings behind this phenomenon. In the interview with Annika Windahl Pontén you will discover - The discovery that Elisabeth Christina Linné made more than 250 years ago about nasturtium. - How and why that discovery influenced English Romantic poetry. - What such a discovery meant for a 19-year-old woman at that time. - How her discovery was explained first...

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