Intro and Theme tune: Princess of the Ocean by Carl Cape Band featuring Steve Deegan, Carl Cape and Jamie Robb (fiddle).
Carl Stiansen: Hello and welcome to the Nature Garden Podcast, with me, Carl Stiansen, and the Weekending Show Team from Lionheart Radio.
Thanks for joining us on a canny wee wander down the garden path and country lane… with the birds and the bees, and the Christmas flowers and trees..
In this episode, we thought a little homespun guide to some of the gifts our contributors are thinking about this year might help to make things merry and bright…
So here are the chaps: The ‘Two Toms’ and Steve Lowe with some wonderful ideas, that don’t have to cost a fortune, but may help to save the planet and ourselves… so a very warm welcome to you to our Christmas gifting edition!
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Carl Stiansen: And we turn first to Tom Cadwallender to start the Nature Garden bauble rolling, with the first part of his gift suggestions…
Tom Cadwallender: audio
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Carl Stiansen: Tom Pattinson’s also here with some exciting ideas for your gardening both outside and indoors…
Tom Pattinson: audio
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Here’s Tom Cadwallender with the second part of his gifting guide…
Tom Cadwallender: audio
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Carl Stiansen: And, yes, in this tinsel-tastic festive edition of the show, we’re looking at some ideas for underneath the Christmas tree and here’s Tom Pattinson with part two of his gift ideas…
Tom Pattinson: audio
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Carl Stiansen: I’m delighted to say that Steve Lowe from the Creswell Pele Tower has joined the radio and podcast party, and here’s his ideas for presents this Christmas.
Steve Lowe: audio
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And so to the sound of wor blackbird, and the Carl Cape Band and Auld Lang Syne, here’s Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden…
Tom Pattinson: audio: Jobs for the Week
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Carl Stiansen: You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson; and birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology…. and Steve Lowe from the Cresswell Pele Tower. Don’t forget, you can listen back to all of our previous programmes via the Nature Garden Podcast.
I’m Carl Stiansen, thanks for listening, and enjoy your gardening and time outdoors with nature, and we all wish you a Merry Christmas. And here to play us out: a tune from our very own Carl Cape Band: It Must Be Christmas Time… bye for now.
