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Bees, Blooms & Bracelets

Season 2 Episode 201 | 26m 46s

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.

Aired: 03/17/24 | Expires: 03/17/26
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Tour private American gardens with experts and learn how to take care of your body.
Join a culinary pioneer for a dramatic dinner and see how he addresses lower back pain.
East and west coast gardens share similarities; a gardener learns to walk tall in both.
Desert garden chores of nearly 100 species take a physical toll; stretching offers relief.
A gardener spends her time planting heirloom crops and embraces fitness in her life.
Clipping large-scale topiaries leads to back pain easily relieved with a few simple turns.
A gardener plays with traditional design and finds relief with counter movement therapy.
We visit a vegetarian gardener as he makes a unique fitness plan in his produce paradise.
A spry 95-year-old walks through her garden and gets help keeping her sure-footedness.
Join the harvest at the largest American saffron farm as gardeners find back pain relief.
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Experience a designer’s magical garden rooms and see how she finds strength and balance.
Join a culinary pioneer for a dramatic dinner and see how he addresses lower back pain.
A culinary farm-to-table pioneer alleviates shoulder pain while harvesting fruit trees.
Sticks and saplings create stunning outdoor art; the artist gains ankle and leg strength.
A 40-acre farm produces flowers for arrangements; stretches provide relief from bending.
A ceramicist creates stunning vases and improves her posture in the garden and the studio.
Creating delicate miniature worlds causes wrist pain; self-message provides relief.
An artist incorporates nature into his work; shoulder pain is reduced with easy movements.
Tour a jazz pianist’s urban garden and see how overworked hands get relief with pebbles.
A photographer’s aches in the garden and behind the camera are relieved with stretches.