Sleepy Seedlings: The Bedtime Podcast with Trees

What happens when a country decides to plant a forest not out in the wilderness, but right where people live? Between Bristol, Bath and the Mendips, a quiet experiment is beginning: 20 million trees,…

Some memorials are built in stone. Others are planted.

After the Berlin Wall fell, artist Ben Wagin created a living tribute on the very ground that once divided a city – a quiet space where trees, f…

In this episode of Sleepy Seedlings, we journey into the heart of Pando — a vast grove of quaking aspens in Utah that appears to be a forest of thousands, but is in fact one single, ancient being. Wi…

A rusting steamship floats quietly in the waters of Homebush Bay, just outside Sydney. Once used to carry coal and wartime supplies, the SS Ayrfield was long ago abandoned… but never dismantled. Over…

In a quiet town in Georgia, a white oak tree stands at the edge of a small rise, surrounded by stone posts and legend. According to local lore, this tree legally owns itself – a gift from a man who o…

In the misty hills of Meghalaya, some bridges are not built… they’re grown.

Root by root, guided by hand and time, these living structures carry people across rivers—changing, healing, growing stronge…

In this special episode of Sleepy Seedlings, we travel to the windswept hills of Northumberland, where a solitary sycamore once stood in a dip along Hadrian’s Wall. Known as the Sycamore Gap Tree, it…

What if a forest could become a library — its trees growing not just wood and bark, but stories waiting to be told? In this special episode of Sleepy Seedlings, we wander into the Future Library: a g…

Tonight on Sleepy Seedlings, we follow an old path edged by blossom and birdsong, where a quiet and often overlooked companion has stood for centuries — the Wayfaring Tree. Not a towering oak nor a m…

As spring deepens and the evenings stretch softly toward summer, this week’s episode invites you to rest beneath the ethereal bloom of the Foxglove Tree — Paulownia tomentosa. With its pale lavender …

This week on Sleepy Seedlings, we drift into the quiet world of jasmine—a delicate vine whose fragrance deepens as the day unwinds. From moonlit gardens in India to the shaded courtyards of Damascus,…

This week on Sleepy Seedlings, we drift into the soft, cascading world of wisteria—a plant whose trailing blossoms transform streets and gardens into dreamscapes of lilac and white. We’ll wander thro…

This week on Sleepy Seedlings, we rest beneath the soft, blushing branches of the Unconventional Judas Tree—Cercis siliquastrum. Known for its early spring blossoms that bloom before the leaves, this…

Take a barefoot walk through the spring dunes of Northern Europe in this peaceful episode of Sleepy Seedlings. As the sea hums softly in the distance and the grasses sway in the breeze, we spend time…

Tonight, we rest in the quiet embrace of the Myrtle Tree—an evergreen beloved by goddesses, poets, and lovers across the centuries. With her glossy green leaves and fragrant white blossoms, the myrtl…

In this soothing episode of Sleepy Seedlings, we journey to the dry forests of South America, where the mystical Palo Santo tree stands in quiet patience. Known as “holy wood”, its true gift is revea…

Drift into a world of warmth and wonder as we explore the cinnamon tree—an ancient gift of spice and scent, wrapped in myth and history. From the lush groves where its golden bark is carefully gather…

The crabapple tree may be small, but it holds a quiet kind of magic. From its delicate spring blossoms to its jewel-like autumn fruit, it has been a tree of love, mystery, and quiet resilience for ce…

Sunflowers stand tall, their golden faces turned toward the sky, following the light even as the winds blow. In this episode of Sleepy Seedlings, we wander through endless fields of sunflowers, explo…