It's such a great workout! I did 2-3 hours of work out in the garden (I lose track of time) pulling blackberries, digging new beds and transplanting trees. I'm sore in all the areas I want to work- my legs, core (obliques especially), and arms- triceps on fire! Another bonus- gardening helps you live a long life- did you know that an amazing percentage of those to live to over 100 have one thing in common? That's right- gardening! And some are still going at it. . This is my public service announcement for the benefits of gardening....that is all.

I'm a gardener, too -- can't wait for spring but I'm going to have to as we have so much snow out there and spring is months away. This is when we can start planning, though, and I get a lot of mental exercise from that. But the physical exercise is what I need! Have fun -- put in some extra time for me! For berries we removed six 4 x 4 boxes of red and golden raspberries last year, relocating some to a wild path -- just couldn't deal with them all and the Japanese Beetles were driving me crazy. We have a small orchard of apple trees with some pears, peaches, cherry, and mulberry trees mixed in, and an allée of 12 Asian pear trees in front of the house. I can't wait to see those in bloom again this spring. And blueberries -- we just put those in last year and that's what threw me over the edge for the raspberry dilemma. And yes, a few blackberries. Crazy! My goal this winter is to make a couple of garden maps with the names of everything, when planted, etc. I wish I had better technical drawing skills!

I'm a gardener, too -- can't wait for spring but I'm going to have to as we have so much snow out there and spring is months away. This is when we can start planning, though, and I get a lot of mental exercise from that. But the physical exercise is what I need! Have fun -- put in some extra time for me! For berries we removed six 4 x 4 boxes of red and golden raspberries last year, relocating some to a wild path -- just couldn't deal with them all and the Japanese Beetles were driving me crazy. We have a small orchard of apple trees with some pears, peaches, cherry, and mulberry trees mixed in, and an allée of 12 Asian pear trees in front of the house. I can't wait to see those in bloom again this spring. And blueberries -- we just put those in last year and that's what threw me over the edge for the raspberry dilemma. And yes, a few blackberries. Crazy! My goal this winter is to make a couple of garden maps with the names of everything, when planted, etc. I wish I had better technical drawing skills!

That's awesome- you must have a lot of space to have an allee of 12 Asian pears! Think of all that fruit in the fall! I'm adding a double rose arbor with seating and a dry creek bed this year (lots of exercise digging, toting river rock and gravel). I love gardening where I live in the Pacific Northwest because we can garden outside year round. The drawback is we don't get very hot, so I dream of growing sweet potato, melons, proper tomatoes, but it's not gonna happen around here. But then folks elsewhere want what we have- the grass is always greener on the other side.

ditto..I live in very rural North Minnesota..love gardening!!.most relaxing, workout worthy and nutritious project ever...AND!! it all gets into my fitness & nutrition log as points!!!..yay!!...win win situation.