Episode 4

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 ceathramh prògram, se àm buain a th’ann, tha Màiri a’ tadhal air gàrradh mòr ann a Lodainn an Ear far am b’àbhaist dhith a bhi’g obair, air Gregor a tha a’ cumail seileanan agus air a caraid Joanne a tha a’ fàs tòrr anns an dà pholytunnel aice.

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 experience for her. We follow her through the growing season 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 summer and Mairi is harvesting her home grown produce. She visits a Victorian walled garden in East Lothian where seasonal blooms are grown, meets enthusiastic beekeeper Gregor and visits friend Joanne who has two flourishing polytunnels.

In Gaelic with English subtitles