Following the day to day progress of plant growing from seed never gets old. Even better is watching the progress in a time lapse video. It’s like watching a symphony—mesmerizing. Check out this great video by Dave Le.

The gardening world mourns the loss of Fred Case, a teacher, botanist, and true plantsman. Case passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. He and his wife Roberta authored three books, including “Trilliums,” and many articles for magazines and scientific publications about native orchids, trilliums, insectivorous plants, wildflowers and gardening.

A full obituary can be found here.

Gardening is a healthy activity with many benefits. That said, you may not know that you are burning significant calories when you are out in the garden. Here is just a sampling of averages complied from various sources:

272 calories/hour – Gardening in General
306 calories/hour – Weeding
306 calories/hour – Pruning Trees or Shrubs
306 calories/ hour – Mowing with a power mower
340 calories/hour – Digging

Above calculations assume a body weight of 150 lbs.