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Tha Màiri NicGilliosa air ais anns a’ ghàrradh. Tha obair gu leòr roimhpe anns an lios agus bi i a’ tadhal air iomadh gàirnealair inntinneach a bheir fiosrachadh agus brosnachadh dhi.

’S ann à Dùn Èideann a tha Màiri agus ged a tha i gu math eòlach air a bhi a’ fàs rudan air tir-mòr, b’e an uiridh a chiad bhliadhna aice a’ cur agus a’ fàs anns a’ ghàrradh ùr aice ann a Leòdhas. Tha pìos talamh glè mhòr timcheall air an dachaigh aice, agus chunnaic sinn i a’ toirt cruth-atharrachaidh air anns a chiad sreath an uiridh.

Tha Màiri a’ cumail oirre a’ toirt piseach air an lios. Anns a’ chiad phrògram ‘san t-sreath ùr, tha i air atharraichean a dhèanamh anns a’ ghàrradh, agus air tòiseachadh a’ cur anns an àite ùr a th’aice airson a bhi a’ fàs rudan a-staigh.

Tha i a’ tadhal air Murchadh Dòmhnallach a th’air gàrradh miorbhailleach a chruthachadh ann an Leòdhas, agus air Louise Galloway a th’ag obair anns na taighean glainne rannsachaidh ann an Lios Luibheach Rìoghail Dhùn Èidinn.

Mairi’s back at work in her island garden, embracing the joys and challenges of growing in the Hebrides and learning from other passionate growers along the way.

It’s Mairi Gillies’s second year growing in her garden on the island of Lewis. We follow her as she further develops the garden and seeks advice and inspiration from other enthusiastic growers.

Although Mairi is an experienced horticulturalist, gardening on a Hebridean island with its unique weather challenges was a new experience for her. Last year, we saw her start to develop the garden, a large space surrounding her new home which was in need of some TLC. Mairi has a limited budget, and aims to keep her carbon footprint as low as possible.

Mairi has made some changes in the garden and she introduces her new indoor growing space. She visits island gardener Murdo Macdonald who has created a beautiful and productive garden from scratch, and former colleague Louise Galloway who gives her a tour of the research glasshouses at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh.

In Gaelic with English subtitles.