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Se neach-ealain agus gàirnealair a th’ann a Màiri NicGilliosa. Tha i air a bhi a’ fuireach ann a Leòdhas airson coig bliadhnaichean.

Bho chionn bliadhna, ghluais I gu dachaigh ùr air an eilean, sean taigh-sgoile le gàrradh mòr timcheall air, agus tha i deiseal airson tòiseachadh air cruth-atharrachaidh a thoirt air an lios.

Tha i fiosrach agus tha tòrr bheachdan aice airson a ghàrradh, ach chaneil mòran eòlas aice air a bhi a’ cuir agus a’ fàs ann an gàrradh eileanach far a bheil an aimsir gu math eadar-eàlaichte bho àiticheaan nas fasgaich air tir-mòr. Mar sin, tha i a’ tadhal air gàirnealairean inntinneach eile a bheir brosnachadh agus cuideachadh dhith le na tha ‘san amharc aice.
Anns an treas prògram, tha lusan gu leòr ri dhol dhan an talamh, agus tha Màiri a’ tadhal air an t-eilean Sgitheanach. Tha i ag ionnsachadh mar a gheibh thu dath bho luibhean a tha a’ fàs faisg ort agus a’ cèilidh air tè aig a bheil gàrradh làn fhlùraichean airson an reic.

Visual artist and horticulturalist Mairi Gillies moved to the island of Lewis five years ago. A year after purchasing a new home on the island, a former school and schoolhouse, Mairi is ready to develop her garden - a large space in need of some TLC. Although Mairi is an experienced grower, gardening on a Hebridean island with its unique weather challenges is a new eperience for her.

We follow her through the growing season as as she seeks advice and inspiration from other passionate gardeners and creates a unique growing space on a limited budget, while keeping her carbon footprint as low as possible.

Mairi’s busy getting plants in the ground. She travels to Skye to learn about extracting dyes from local plants aided by experts Kirsty and Simon, and visits Nicola McBride who’s turned her flower garden into a business.

In Gaelic with English subtitles