Lights, wellies, action: When gardening is the reel thing

Fiann Ó Nualláin looks at ‘Dare to Be Wild’ and other environment-related films and documentaries. 

DARE To Be Wild is currently being screened in Irish cinemas — it is a film about Irish garden designer (and earth mother if ever there was one), Mary Reynolds and her journey to win gold at Chelsea back in 2002, but also about her spiritual and romantic life.

It’s not a doc, it’s a film with scripted actors and its uplifting story and cinematic charm is highly recommended to even non-gardening filmgoers.