No Place Like Home Mr Bloom's Nursery

There is a place

Not far from here

I'm sure you know it

It's ever so near

Come down the path

And you will see

A little gate

To Mr Bloom's Nursery!

Hello!

# This is my allotment

# There's such a lot to see

# With my Compostarium

# There is no place I'd rather be

# Have you been here before or not?

# Let me show you what I've got

# A spade, a fork and my wheelbarrow

# Cabbage, runner beans Tomatoes and a marrow

# A watering can A trowel, some seeds

# Radish, lettuce A couple of weeds

# With my veg and plants

# I can sing and dance

# See them sprout Watch them grow

# Pop along and say hello

# There's so much they can teach us all

# We'll laugh and learn We'll have a ball

# It's such a special place to be

# In my veggie nursery. #

Hello, there, tiddlers!

KIDS: Hello!

Hello! Now, who do we have?

We've got Natasha, we've got Zach and we've got Katie.

Now, today, we are going to be planting these pepper plants.

They come from a country called Mexico.

-Mexico?

-Have you heard of Mexico?

-Yes.

-Have you, Katie?

-No.

Have you not? Oh, well, I'll tell you, tiddlers.

It can get very warm in Mexico,

and in fact, you can get these brilliant hats!

They're called sombreros, and they help keep the sun off you.

But hang about. Is it very warm in my nursery at the moment?

KIDS: No!

No, it's not, is it?

And if these pepper plants are from Mexico, where it's really warm,

they might not like it in England.

They might want to grow back to Mexico, where it's warmer.

How do you think we can make these pepper plants feel more at home,

here in my nursery?

We could put them in a greenhouse.

That's right, Katie!

We could put them in a greenhouse,

because greenhouses make things warmer, don't they?

Yeah.

There's a great name for a little greenhouse.

-Do you know what it is?

-What?

It's called a cloche.

-A cloche?

-Yeah.

-Have you not heard of that word before?

-No.

Do you want to say it, Natasha?

-Cloche.

-Cloche.

Yeah, brilliant! That was great!

WHISTLE

Oh, sounds like Compo's been listening in!

Katie, why don't you go and see what he wants?

Hey, what have we got here?

We could stick these into the ground,

and then get that rope and the pegs and stick it in to make a tent.

A tent. Just like a cloche!

Hey, good thinking, Compo! Thanks!

We've got everything we need, haven't we?

So, are you tiddlers ready to make this cloche?

KIDS: Yeah!

I'm going to dig a hole here, and then I'm going to need your help.

Can you give this plant a tickle, like that? Give it a tickle.

That's right. Then, can you see the roots?

-Yeah!

-Yeah. So, we put that in.

-And then we pat it down.

We pat it down, we firm down the soil.

Let's see your hands, tiddlers.

Let's see your hands, Natasha. Show me your hands, ughhh!

We've got mucky hands!

So, now's the next thing.

There's your stick, there's a stick for you,

there's a stick for you, Tasha, stick for me.

Put them in the corners. You put yours there.

Down, down, with the stick! You pull that, Natasha.

That's it, pull it tight. That's it.

All right, fab. Let's wrap it round, wrap it round, wrap it round.

-Right, so now we need our netting, don't we?

-Yeah.

I'm going to peg it up here.

So, can you peg it onto this bamboo cane here, Katie?

There you go.

-And we'll put it up there?

-Yeah.

-Up there.

Yay! Good job!

You can see through it.

-Can we see through it?

-There's little holes.

That's important, because it lets the sun shine through.

But it keeps the cold out.

Now that is top work there, tiddlers.

That'll keep those pepper plants nice and warm in there.

And I can take the cloche off when the weather gets warmer!

They'll feel right at home.

WHISTLE

Eh? What's that, Compo?

Woah! Hey, look!

It's one of those fancy hats I mentioned earlier on, you remember?

-Yeah.

-A sombrero!

I've already got a hat, haven't I? What could we do with this one?

-We could put it on top of the cloche.

-Where could we put it, Natasha?

-Up there?

-Yeah.

All right, let's try it on.

Woo-hoo!

Ha-ha! Those little Mexican pepper plants

are feeling right at home now. They've got a hat!

Double helpings for you, today, Compo.

Come on, I think it's feeding time. Let's go!

# Grass and weeds and leaves from trees

# Thistles that prickle and petals that tickle

# Brown stuff, green stuff Sticky stuff, icky stuff

# Crunchy bits, munchy bits Snappy bits, sappy bits

# Yesterday's yums Chopping board crumbs

# It's not fussy what's in its tum

-# My awesome Compostarium! #

-TING!

ALL: It's full! Hooray!

Oh, hang about, tiddlers. Here goes Compo!

Right then, tiddlers. Are you ready to meet the veggies?

KIDS: Yeah!

Yeah? Let's go.

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# They grow here in my nursery

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# Now who've we got today? Let's see

-# There's Margaret the cabbage

-Peep-oh!

-# Raymond the squash

-I love cuddles, you know

# And Sebastian's a singing aubergine

# La-la-la-la mi-mi-mi-mi-mi

Nice!

# Meet the veggies

# We're the veggies

# They grow here in my nursery Meet the veggies

# We're the veggies

# And that's not all Oh, no, sirree

-# There's Colin the runner bean

-I'm speedy

# The Wee MacGregors Oh, so cheeky!

# And I'm a beautiful fennel called Joan

# Hello, my dear Haven't you grown

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# Oh, they grow here in my nursery

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# And we love Mr Bloom

# That's me! #

Oh, look! Here they come. Hide!

I can see you three!

See! Three! That rhymes!

Good afternoon, Mr Bloom!

We're trying to see how many things we can make rhyme.

Oh, like silly billies, for example?

ALL LAUGH

-Oh, do you want to play?

-Oh, yeah, go on, then!

OK. What words rhyme with...

Bean!

-Hey, I've got one. Aubergine! That rhymes with bean.

-Yeah!

Hey, speaking of aubergines, where is Sebastian? He'd love this game.

Sebastian? Sad Bean.

Sebastian's sad? Why is he sad?

Well, he's writing a poem, Mr Bloom,

but he can't think of the last line.

Sebastian, unable to finish a poem? Well, I'll eat my wellingtons!

Pray, puree, match-day, oh, no, no, no!

Takeaway. Argh! I will never finish my poem!

Oh, tiddlers, hold me!

-Ah! Oh, that is so good!

-Do you want to talk about it, Sebastian?

I got a postcard from my Maman at home, and it made me homesick.

Homesick? Oh, Worried Bean!

Does Sebastian need to take some medicine?

Mr Bloom, I don't ever want to get homesick.

Don't worry, veggies.

You can't catch homesickness, can you, tiddlers?

KIDS: No.

Why don't you tell the veggies what homesickness is all about?

-It's like when you're upset.

-That's right.

It's when you're away from home, and you miss it.

That is right. Oh, how I would love to be in a little cafe,

in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.

Just like the postcard from my Maman. It would make me so happy!

It does sound nice, Sebastian.

Ah, but there is still work for this aubergine to do.

I must finish my poem. Excuse me, Mr Bloom, tiddlers.

"I love my home with all my heart."

"Though it is far away."

"I wish that I could be there now..."

Oh!

Oh, poor Sebastian. He's very homesick, isn't he, tiddlers?

I wonder what his home's like?

If only we could help Sebastian feel more at home, eh?

-And remind him of what it's like to be there.

-French Bean!

You're not a French bean, Colin, you're a runner bean!

-No, French Bean!

-Oh, I see what you mean. Look, tiddlers.

That is the postcard that Sebastian's mum sent over,

so that could give us some clues as to what France is like.

Tiddlers, what can we see on this postcard?

There's a cafe.

Oh, yeah! There's the cafe.

Can you see that, Natasha?

Can you see a big tower?

-Yeah.

-Do you know what that's called?

-Is it the Eiffel Tower?

-That's right!

It's the Eiffel Tower. Can you see the Eiffel Tower, Natasha?

-There it is.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, the Eiffel Tower's very, very big.

Does anybody know who this is?

This is a mime artist, and he's a sort of street performer.

Can you see his funny black hat?

You know what that's called Natasha? It's called a beret.

Hey, wait a minute. Look, we can't take Sebastian home, right?

But we can make him feel at home, can't we?

By making the nursery feel just like France.

It's just like those pepper plants we made feel at home outside!

We could make the Eiffel Tower.

That's a good idea, Zack!

That's a really good idea! Sebastian would love that, Mr Bloom.

-Can we help?

-But of course you can!

There's going to be loads to do, so Zack and Natasha,

you come with me, and Katie, you stay there. I'll be right back.

Shall we look through the dressing up costume? What have we got?

-A crocodile.

-Natasha, is that good for a waitress?

-No.

And that makes four.

Oh, look! OK, so we've got that for Joan.

-Now we need the mime artist.

-Mime Bean!

-She knows what she's doing, doesn't she?

-Is that the beret, Natasha?

-Yeah.

-Yeah!

Does that look like a handkerchief to you?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah!

-Thank you, Zack!

-Brilliant!

Katie's doing absolutely marvellous work, she is!

The blue one first.

-What are they doing, Tom?

-They're building the Eiffel Tower.

The Trifle Tower? I can't see any trifle.

-The yellow one next.

-The sunny yellow one.

-No, not trifle, Barbara, Eiffel!

-Oh!

-Hey!

-Now then, that's taking shape, isn't it?

So, where's the trifle then?

There isn't any!

Oh. Pity!

All this talk of trifle, I'm hungry now!

Oh, tiddlers, this is looking great!

Right, do you want to come over here,

and we'll check everything's ready.

OK, Natasha, can you hold this? What have we got? Oh, the waiter!

-Waiter all ready?

-Ready!

-OK, and next, the mime artist.

-Ready Bean!

Sssh, Colin!

-Mime artists don't speak.

-Oh. Sorry Bean!

Oh, what's that? The cafe!

-Yeah. Is the cafe ready?

-Yeah.

WHISTLE

Hey, I think Compo's got something for us.

Do you want to go and see what it is, Katie?

Oh, look!

Some fresh croissants for the cafe! Put them on the table.

OK, and then there's one last thing. Oh, look here. What's that?

The Eiffel Tower! Is the Eiffel Tower ready?

Yes, it's ready!

Mmm mmm mmm!

Oh, no! He's a mime artist, but Colin needs to speak!

Sebastian's coming!

"I wish that I could be there now..."

Oh la la, but I am there right now!

In Paris!

Bonjour! Erm, oui!

Katie, Zach, would you take a seat in the cafe?

Sebastian, would you like a drink, monsieur?

-A drink?

-Yes, oui!

We have a fine selection of bottled mineral water!

Oh, Mr Bloom! Tiddlers!

It is just like my little cafe at home in France!

Well, Sebastian, you haven't seen anything yet.

Because we give you...

..the Eiffel Tower!

Oh, me, oh, my, the Eiffel Tower! It is just like home!

Just like where I used to write my poems!

"I love my home with all my heart"

"Though it is far away"

"I wish that I could be there now..."

"It would make my day!"

ALL: Hooray!

Oh, well done, Sebastian. You finally finished your poem!

Well, I felt so at home that the last line came just like that!

SIREN

Oh, Sebastian, look. You've got a message on the Compo-cam.

Sebastian, hello!

Ma mere? Oh, everybody, this is my mother!

Oh, mother!

Oh, wow! You can tell she's your mummy!

Bonjour!

Sebastian, my dear little aubergine! So lovely to see you!

But wait, where are you? Are you home, in France?

No, mother. I am with Mr Bloom in his nursery.

My friends have dressed the place up

to make me feel at home, that is all!

-Now, mother, I have a song for you!

-Oh, fantastique!

Oh, Sebastian, tres bien, tres bien!

# Plants from different places Need to feel at home to grow

# It's terrible to be homesick

# I'm from France, I should know!

# So when I felt at home the poem got done

# So I think I deserve to sing and dance, and have some fun!

# La la-la la-la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la-la

# La-la-la la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la

# We've had a busy day

# How the time flies

# So now you veggies must be bedded down

# For the night. #

Come on, Margaret,

Colin,

Raymond,

Joan and Sebastian.

Settle down, you cheeky wee McGregors.

It's time for bed.

Oh, Natasha, may I have a cuddle, please?

Oh, thank you!

You built a marvellous Eiffel Tower!

Thank you, Margaret.

# Night-night, veggies

# Sleep tight, veggies

# And listen to my gentle tune

# Night-night, veggies

# Sleep tight, veggies

# We'll see you again soon. #

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