Episode 3
Mairi鈥檚 busy getting plants in the ground. She learns about natural dyeing and flower growing as a business.
Se neach-ealain agus g脿irnealair a th鈥檃nn a M脿iri NicGilliosa. Tha i air a bhi a鈥� fuireach ann a Le貌dhas airson coig bliadhnaichean.
Bho chionn bliadhna, ghluais I gu dachaigh 霉r air an eilean, sean taigh-sgoile le g脿rradh m貌r timcheall air, agus tha i deiseal airson t貌iseachadh air cruth-atharrachaidh a thoirt air an lios.
Tha i fiosrach agus tha t貌rr bheachdan aice airson a gh脿rradh, ach chaneil m貌ran e貌las aice air a bhi a鈥� cuir agus a鈥� f脿s ann an g脿rradh eileanach far a bheil an aimsir gu math eadar-e脿laichte bho 脿iticheaan nas fasgaich air tir-m貌r. Mar sin, tha i a鈥� tadhal air g脿irnealairean inntinneach eile a bheir brosnachadh agus cuideachadh dhith le na tha 鈥榮an amharc aice.
Anns an treas pr貌gram, tha lusan gu le貌r ri dhol dhan an talamh, agus tha M脿iri a鈥� tadhal air an t-eilean Sgitheanach. Tha i ag ionnsachadh mar a gheibh thu dath bho luibhean a tha a鈥� f脿s faisg ort agus a鈥� c猫ilidh air t猫 aig a bheil g脿rradh l脿n fhl霉raichean 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 turned her flower garden into a business.
In Gaelic with English subtitles
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