Synopsis
GARDENFIT takes a new approach to gardening, based on the premise that gardening should be joyful, not painful. It’s a first-of-its-kind fusion of stunning garden tours and common-sense self-care, teaching viewers how to take care of their bodies while taking care of their gardens.
Episodes
1E1Meet Renny ReynoldsHortulus Farm's 30 acres in Wrightstown, Pa., features two dozen themed gardens; gardening on a grand scale causes grand aches; lifting and pruning adjustments.2E2Zen GardenA Japanese garden in Roxbury, Conn., offers spiritual relaxation; using the principles of Yin and Yang to relieve knee discomfort.3E3Bringing African Farming HomeSoul Fire Farm in Petersburg, N.Y., focuses on food sovereignty and African traditional techniques that respect the land; a gardener eases foot and lower back pain by paying attention to range of motion.4E4Welcome to the JungleTouring a Miami tropical habitat surrounding an urban office building and private residence; a strength training routine enables a gardener to maintain his body.5E5Propagation on the PrairieA five-acre prairie-style garden in Fort Collins, Colo., features boulders, native plants and more than 200 trees and shrubs; simple exercises alleviate wrist and leg pain caused by propagation and planting.6E6Saffron SplendorHarvest time at the largest saffron farm in North America; how gardeners get relief from back pain caused by harvesting at ground level.7E7Barefoot and Fancy Free at 95A 95-year-old harvests vegetables and flowers daily in her garden in Peapack, N.J.8E8The Stable VegetarianA vegetarian gardener makes a life-long fitness plan at his vegetable and fruit paradise.9E9Thinking Outside the BoxwoodsA garden in Middleburg, Va., features a combination of botanical rooms, including English borders, formal gardens and a French parterre; how counter movements relieve rotational pain.10E10Clipped to PerfectionA topiary forest in Richmond, Mass., surrounded by hedge gardens, potted plant combinations and stumpery; relieving back pain caused by clipping with simple turns and a new daily habit.11E11Three Sisters and a BrotherA gardener in Carp Lake, Mich., plants three sister vegetables.12E12The Wild Wild WestTaking care of a desert garden that boasts nearly 100 species takes a physical toll; stretching offers relief.13E13One Vision -- Two CoastsAn English-style garden in Washington, Conn., and a Mediterranean-style desert garden overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara, Calif., have similarities.
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