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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 a chiad phrògram, se àm an earraich a th’ann agus tha dùbhlan neo dhà mu choinneamh Mhàiri ‘sa ghàrradh. Tha i’g ionnsachadh mar a chuireas tu siogal is corca, mu oidhirp ath-bheòthachadh a thoirt air craobhan dùthchasach agus a’ tadhal air fear a tha min-eòlach air compost a dhèanamh.

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 challenge 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.

It’s spring and Mairi has a few challenges to overcome in her garden before she can think about planting. She visits composting expert Donald Urquhart, learns how to sow traditional grains and finds out how endangered native Hebridean woodland is being preserved.

In Gaelic with English subtitles