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GARDENFIT

Tuesday, December 24th

6:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
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A Symphony of Native Plant

Cynthia Meyers is a renowned flautist and principal piccolo player in the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She hears the sounds of nature in symphonies. Using native plants, she makes havens for birds, bees and butterflies in her garden retreat. She focuses on untamed environments, turning a grass front yard into a flower garden. Her shoulder and knee pain are eased through better body alignment.

Tuesday, December 31st

6:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
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Staging from the Outside In

Designer and entrepreneur Meridith Baer's passion for gardening and love of potted plants led to her creation of the real estate practice of "home staging." We'll see how she transformed her "forever home," moving 250 truckloads of dirt to create a tiered garden oasis with fruit trees and peaceful seating areas. Meridith learns to resolve hip pain through stretches and exercises.

Tuesday, January 7th

6:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
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Plants and All That Jazz

Leslie Martin, an accomplished jazz musician and classical pianist, is also an avid gardener. His quarter-acre plot in the heart of New Orleans features English cottage-style gardening and Japanese traditional accents. He built waterfalls and bridges, and planted trees to create a rhythmic perimeter around his property. His overworked hands were relieved with pebble massages and stretches.

Tuesday, January 14th

6:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
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Framing Mother Nature

Marion Brenner, an award-winning photographer of gardens and architecture, believes the best photographs make you feel you're in that space. We get to discover how her photography style informs her enchanting gardens, which are filled with unique plants and create a picture-perfect color feast for the eyes. Her chest tightness is relieved, and posture improved with a warmup and cooldown series.

Tuesday, January 21st

6:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
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Garden Rooms with a View

Bunny Williams, a legend in home and garden design, brings her style principle outdoors by creating garden rooms and walkways that flow naturally, just as a well-designed home. We encounter a parterre, formal gardens and spectacular mixed borders in the garden rooms surrounding her house. With a special "kickstand" technique, she learns how to bend in her garden for strong hips and good balance.

Tuesday, January 28th

6:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
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Recipes On Fire

Culinary inventor and chef James Gop invented Dinner Theater, creating dramatic open-fire cooking experiences that turn foraged food into imaginatively presented meals that reflect nature's bounty. He takes us on a journey beyond the dinner plate, providing a new-found appreciation for our environment with a focus on sustainability. James' lower back pain is reduced by using his hips correctly.

Saturday, February 1st

9:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
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Bees, Blooms & Bracelets

Jewelry designer Nicholas Varney's gardens, apple orchards and ponds provide inspiration for his unique creations. He reconstructs colors found in nature, employing gemstones, exotic woods, pearls and other natural materials with precious stones to create an organic aesthetic rarely seen in fine jewelry. His back pain when weeding is addressed with body positioning and stretches.

Saturday, February 8th

9:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
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A Vase for Every Flower

Frances Palmer, renowned ceramicist, avid gardener and photographer, selects flowers from her extensive cutting gardens to pair with her creations of functional vessels made of white porcelain, terracotta, stoneware and earthenware. She captures these stunning compositions with photography for her socials. Long hours in the garden and studio create posture issues, which she learns how to correct.

Saturday, February 15th

9:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
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Edible Classroom

Alice Waters created the farm-to-table movement and pioneered California cuisine. Her restaurant, Chez Panisse, is famous for changing how food is sourced, prepared and presented. She also founded the Edible Schoolyard Project, bringing education to kids through school gardens and kitchens. Alice learns a simple routine to restore shoulder movement and reduce stress while harvesting fruit trees.

Saturday, February 22nd

9:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
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Sticks and Stones

Environmental artist Patrick Dougherty is known for his life-sized sculptures built using only sticks and saplings and exhibited around the world. We visit one of these, along with his home, surrounded by stick fences, stone archways, paths and walls all of which he built himself. Patrick is given a series of movements to increase flexibility in the ankle and restore function to the lower legs.