Gardening for Kids with Madi

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.

Gardening for Kids with Madi
GenreChildren's television series
Created byPhillip Tanner
Written byPhillip Tanner
Directed byPhillip Tanner
StarringMadison de Sousa
Country of originAustralia
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producer(s)Phillip Tanner
Producer(s)Jason Critelli
CinematographyJohn Brock
Phillip Tanner
Editor(s)Enzo Tedeschi
Christopher Mill
Hayley Lake
Michael O'Rourke
Baylon Davies
Running time5 minutes
Production company(s)Nickelodeon Productions
Total Perception
DistributorMTV Networks
Release
Original networkNick Jr. (Australia)
Original release16 September 2006[1] –
2008
Chronology
Preceded byCooking for Kids with Luis
Related showsAll for Kids

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[3] and Discovery Kids in Asia.

Awards

The program received two nominations at the 2007 ASTRA Awards, winning the ASTRA for Most Outstanding Children's Program.[4] Madi was nominated as Most Outstanding Television Presenter.[5] Editor Enzo Tedeschi received an Australian Screen Editors nomination in 2008 for his work on the show,[6] in the "Best Editing in a Non-Drama Television Programme" category.[7]

References
  1. "Total Perception Works". Total Perception. Archived from the original on 9 May 2007.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. "Nick Jr. Gardening for Kids with Madi". nickjr.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
  3. "TVOKids Schedule - August 2005". TVOKids.com. TVOKids. Archived from the original on 29 November 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  4. "Nickelodeon dominates ASTRA Awards". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. "2006 ASTRA nominees". TV Tonight.
  6. "Men's Group, Rogue nominated for Australian Screen Editors Awards". Inside Film Magazine.
  7. "Australian Screen Editors Awards 2008". Australian Screen Editors.
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