Annie Winter, gardener, and Cass share laughs, tangents, and heartfelt reflections in this Christmas Special recorded in The Winter Garden.

Can they cover everything they want to talk about? Most likely not! But along the way, you'll hear:

• How their friendship began (it started with a "no")
• Behind the scenes of starting a podcast and dealing with imposter syndrome
• Gardens where they felt the 'whoosh' this year
• Reflections on this season's incredible guest stories
• Listener stories that made them cry
• One lucky listener winning a $50 voucher from Kuranga Native Nursery

Stay until the end for a hilarious outtake!

About Annie's garden: Annie's garden opens in January 2026 for Global Gardens of Peace fundraising event. Read more in Garden's Illustrated, Galah magazine, The Design Files and Studio Home Unearthed.

Follow The Sentimental Gardener on Instagram and Substack: @the_sentimental_gardener
Follow Annie on Instagram: @annmaree.winter

And go to the website www.thesentimentalgardener.com for show notes and other stories.

The Sentimental Gardener is a gardening podcast (that's not really a gardening podcast) hosted by Cass Dowding.

Produced, recorded and edited by Cass Dowding. Mixed by Tom Dowding
Theme music by Hayden Schueler from @vereyagardening

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