Episode 5

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 phrògram mu dheireadh, tha Màiri a’ feuchainn ri dath a thoirt às a fhraoich, agus a’ togail a bhuntata. Tha i a’ tadhal air Seumas MacIomhair a tha gu math fiosrach mu dahlias agus air gàrradh-sgoile Uibhist a’ Tuath, lios a tha làn ghlasraich.

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 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 tries out natural dyeing with local heather, and harvests the last of her tatties. She visits accomplished dahlia grower James Maciver and travels to Uist to Sgoil Uibhist a Tuath’s thriving school garden.

In Gaelic with English subtitles