Gardening for Kids with Madi

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Gardening for Kids with Madi
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Genre Children's television series
Created by Phillip Tanner
Written by George Dodd
Lyndon Barnett
Fiona Campbell
Leone Carey
Directed by Daniel Burns
Rami Fischler
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Jason Critelli
Cinematography John Brock
Nate Martin
Editor(s) Christopher Mill
Hayley Lake
Michael O'Rourke
Baylon Davies
Running time 5 minutes
Production company(s) Nickelodeon Productions
Total Perception[1]
Distributor MTV Networks
Release
Original network Nick Jr. (Australia)
Original release 2006 –
2008
Chronology
Preceded by Cooking for Kids with Luis
Related shows All for Kids

Gardening for Kids with Madi (aired under the title Madi's Garden on Discovery Kids Asia) is an Australian children's television series directed towards preschoolers. It first aired in 2006 on both Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon in Australia.

Plot

A young gardener named Madi encourages viewers to garden.

Episodes

Twenty episodes were produced, making up one season.[2]

List

  • Tools for the Garden - Madi shows viewers the essential tools of gardening.
  • Grow Your Own Salad - Madi shows viewers how to plant a vegetable patch.
  • Rock Garden for a Rock Concert - Madi builds a rock garden for a blue-tongued lizard.
  • At the Nursery - Madi visits a "gardener's paradise," the nursery.
  • Making Compost - Madi explains what compost is, and how it benefits gardens.
  • Working Bee - Madi's friends Aisling and Niamh need her help making a garden.
  • Big Ideas for a Little Garden - Madi helps create a garden small enough for an apartment.
  • Botanic Gardens Adventure - Madi and her cousin Naomi visit the Botanic Gardens.
  • Sandpit for Conor - Madi's friend Conor wants to recreate the beach in his backyard.
  • Off to the Show - Madi and Naomi visit a fair to find the perfect plant.
  • Native Plants - Madi visits a native plant nursery, where she finds a rare Wollomi Pine.
  • Cubby with Dad and Cam - Madi's brother and father join her in making a cubby.
  • Worm Farm - Madi creates her own "worm farm" and gets new earthworm pets.
  • Herbs Herbs Herbs - Madi buys a variety of herbs and shows viewers how to plant them.
  • The Great Glass Pyramid - Madi takes Naomi to a greenhouse to see exotic orchids.
  • Garden for the School Yard - Madi convinces her class to help create a new school garden.
  • Rabbit Hutch for Starsky - Madi builds a portable hutch for her pet rabbit, Starsky.
  • Flower Market - Madi visits the flower market early in the morning.
  • A Visit to the Orchard - Madi goes to a fruit orchard to pick persimmons.
  • Bird Bath - Madi gets a birdbath for her friend Rachel, whose yard is home to many birds.

Broadcast

The series was originally broadcast on Nick Jr. Australia in its country of origin. The series aired on TVOntario in Canada and Discovery Kids in Asia.[3]

Awards

The program received two nominations at the 2007 ASTRA Awards, winning the ASTRA for Most Outstanding Children's Program. Madi was nominated as Most Outstanding Television Presenter.[4]

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