The Sleepy History of the English Landscape Garden

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Slumber Studios

Fiction, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Alternative Health, Stories For Kids, Drama

4.5 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: cheerful garden birdsong 🐦‍⬛ Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, relax in an English landscape garden, and learn how these beautifully designed spaces became popular in the 18th century. 😴 Includes mentions of: Science & Nature, History, British History, Work, Architecture, Spring. Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. Tonight's Sponsors Shopify. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at ⁠shopify.com/getsleepy⁠. Support Us Get Sleepy’s Premium Feed: ⁠getsleepy.com/support/⁠ Get Sleepy Merchandise: ⁠getsleepy.com/store⁠ Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: ⁠podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-sleepy/id1487513861⁠ Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: ⁠getsleepy.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/getsleepypod/⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/getsleepypod/⁠ Twitter: ⁠twitter.com/getsleepypod⁠ Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: ⁠deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/⁠ Slumber: ⁠slumber.fm/getsleepy/⁠ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here: ⁠Get Sleepy FAQs⁠ About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps! Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Get your 7-day free trial: ⁠getsleepy.com/support⁠. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! ⁠getsleepy.com/contact-us/⁠. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at ⁠slumberstudios.com⁠. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios and is made possible thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and premium members.
0:09.4	If you'd like to listen ad-free and access weekly bonus episodes, extra long stories and our entire back catalogue, you can try out premium free for seven days by following the link in the episode notes.
0:24.1	Now, a quick word from our sponsors.
0:28.7	Hey, it's Tom.
0:30.7	I'm excited to share with you the newest show from Sumber Studios.
0:35.8	It's called Sleepy History, and it's exactly what it sounds like. Intriguing
0:41.5	stories, people, mysteries and events from history, delivered in a supremely calming
0:48.6	atmosphere. Explore the legend of El Dorado, see what life was like for the Roman gladiators, uncover the myths and mysteries of Stonehenge. You'll find interesting but relaxing episodes like these on Sleepy History and the same great production quality you've come to know and love from Get Sleepy.
1:13.2	So check it out and perhaps you'll have another new way to get a good night's rest.
1:19.1	Just search Sleepy History in your preferred podcast player.
1:26.4	Welcome to Get Sleepy, when we listen to Get Sleepy, where we listen, we relax and we get sleepy.
1:37.9	As always, I'm your host, Thomas. I'm so glad you've joined me for tonight's Sleepy Tale,
1:47.0	as we explore the beauty of an English landscape garden.
1:54.0	It's a style that was made fashionable in 18th century England,
2:00.0	organic and informal, like a painting brought to life.
2:07.6	We'll learn about the history of this type of design as we imagine ourselves in just such a garden.
2:18.2	Thank you to Joe for writing this one. Thank you to Joe for writing this one.
2:22.1	Visiting gardens like those described in tonight's story,
2:26.2	is one of those classic British days out,
2:29.5	especially on a nice sunny day.
2:32.3	So it was fun to record it and learn a bit of history about English
2:36.8	landscape gardens for myself.
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