The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes

This episode of The Nature Garden Podcast covers garden safety tips from Tom Pattinson, Tom Cadwallander's observations of breeding eider ducks in Northumberland, a historical tale of cherry tree grafting at Annick Garden, and an inspiring story about pied flycatcher migration and nesting habits.

Tom Pattinson starts with the price of plants.

Autumn takes over the garden.

The Nature Garden opens with a one-off mid-winter special.

This episode celebrates spring with gardening tips from Tom Pattinson on early planting and lawn care, birdwatching insights from Tom Cadwallander on migrants and Costa Rican adventures, and safety warnings from John Knox and Dean Smith about poisonous daffodils.

The Nature Garden Podcast opens with Carl Steinson and the Lionheart Radio team winding down the week.

Tom Pattinson comes back from the Chelsea Flower Show with ideas for containers and small spaces.

It starts on Holy Island.

Carl Steinsen opens the Nature Garden week-ending show with the Lionheart Radio team.

The show settles into autumn with a reflective wander through the garden and the wider countryside.

Carl Steinsen opens with the week-ending Nature Garden show team from Lionheart Radio and a run of garden notes, birding, and beach reporting.

Carl Steinson opens The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes with Tom Pattinson on roses, Tom Cadwallander on nightjars, and Steve Lowe on curlews and hay meadows.

It opens with a Northumbrian garden walk and pretty much keeps that pace.

Tom Pattinson opens with January gardening advice for Northumberland, saying daytime temperatures are around minus one to plus six Celsius and outdoor seed sowing still needs about 8 to 10 Celsius for germination.

Spring arrives, and the show opens with pruning advice for shrubs and roses.

Chelsea gives the episode its bright centre.

Tom Pattinson explains why mid-autumn is “nature’s planting time,” with bare-root apples priced at about £20–£30 versus pot-grown trees at roughly £35–£50.

This episode of The Nature Garden Podcast covers gardening tips from Tom Pattinson, including peach thinning and new tomato varieties, and wildlife updates from Tom Cadwallander, featuring seabird conservation on Coquet Island and the rare sighting of a grey-headed lapwing in Northumberland.

Carl Steinson fronts a Nature Garden episode built around Tom Pattinson’s warning that garden work can send people to A&E, with ROSPA cited for accidents running into “thousands, nay tens of thousands” a year.

The Nature Garden episode “Ripening” moves between late-summer gardening and Northumberland bird migration, with Carl Steinson framing work from Lionheart Radio and the week-ending show team.

Autumn leaf colour is treated as “nature’s fireworks display” by Tom Pattinson, who explains chlorophyll loss, carotenoids, anthocyanin, and the separation layer that makes leaves fall.

Carl Steinson opens The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes with Tom Pattinson explaining “nature’s planting time” for bare-root apples, roses, and fruit trees, including why bare-rooted plants often cost £20 to £30 instead of £35 to £50.

Carl Steinson opens the Nature Garden Podcast with the week-ending team from Lionheart Radio and a canny wee wander through garden, lane, and coast.

The Nature Garden Podcast episode "Summertime" moves between raised-bed gardening, bird calls, butterfly monitoring, and community awards.

Carl Steinson opens The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes with Tom Pattinson on autumn leaf colour, Howick Hall Arboretum near Annick, and trees such as Cercidiphyllum, Claditsia, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, and the maples.

The Nature Garden Christmas gifting edition turns into a practical guide to presents for birders, gardeners, readers, and conservation-minded listeners.

This episode covers winter gardening with hedging, saving trees from deer, and a bird with a mighty beak, along with music and stories.

A gardening and nature podcast discussing autumn planting, wildlife sightings, and local history in Northumberland.

A gardening and nature podcast discussing autumn fruitfulness, wildlife sightings, and gardening tips.

A gardening and nature podcast discussing seasonal garden highlights, bird nesting, and coastal wildlife observations.

A gardening podcast exploring surprise finds in the garden, plant propagation, and wildlife observations in mid-spring.

This episode covers rhubarb gardening, walled garden rescue, and birdwatching benefits.

This episode covers composting, wildlife nests, and nature notes from Northumbria.

A gardening podcast discussing seedlings, greenhouse management, bird nests, and river conservation with nature enthusiasts.