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GardenFit

Season 1 · 13 episodes · Mar 21, 2022

  1. Episode 1

    Meet Renny Reynolds

    Mar 21, 2022

    Hortulus Farm's 30 acres in Wrightstown, Pa., features two dozen themed gardens; gardening on a grand scale causes grand aches; lifting and pruning adjustments.

  2. Episode 2

    Zen Garden

    Mar 28, 2022

    A Japanese garden in Roxbury, Conn., offers spiritual relaxation; using the principles of Yin and Yang to relieve knee discomfort.

  3. Episode 3

    Bringing African Farming Home

    Apr 4, 2022

    Soul 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.

  4. Episode 4

    Welcome to the Jungle

    Apr 11, 2022

    Touring a Miami tropical habitat surrounding an urban office building and private residence; a strength training routine enables a gardener to maintain his body.

  5. Episode 5

    Propagation on the Prairie

    Apr 18, 2022

    A 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.

  6. Episode 6

    Saffron Splendor

    Apr 25, 2022

    Harvest time at the largest saffron farm in North America; how gardeners get relief from back pain caused by harvesting at ground level.

  7. Episode 7

    Barefoot and Fancy Free at 95

    May 2, 2022

    A 95-year-old harvests vegetables and flowers daily in her garden in Peapack, N.J.

  8. Episode 8

    The Stable Vegetarian

    May 9, 2022

    A vegetarian gardener makes a life-long fitness plan at his vegetable and fruit paradise.

  9. Episode 9

    Thinking Outside the Boxwoods

    May 16, 2022

    A 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.

  10. Episode 10

    Clipped to Perfection

    May 23, 2022

    A 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.

  11. Episode 11

    Three Sisters and a Brother

    May 30, 2022

    A gardener in Carp Lake, Mich., plants three sister vegetables.

  12. Episode 12

    The Wild Wild West

    Jun 6, 2022

    Taking care of a desert garden that boasts nearly 100 species takes a physical toll; stretching offers relief.

  13. Episode 13

    One Vision -- Two Coasts

    Jun 13, 2022

    An English-style garden in Washington, Conn., and a Mediterranean-style desert garden overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara, Calif., have similarities.