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>> Today on "Life in Bloom,"

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plants, blooming and otherwise,

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are the focus.

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We'll look at ways plants can

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improve the health of your home,

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we'll include a plant in a

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beautiful bouquet, and

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experience a bit of monstera

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madness.

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I'm J Schwanke.

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Welcome to "Life in Bloom."

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Plants are enjoying a new

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popularity not seen since the

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1970s.

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Have you added some plants to

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your home recently?

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I know the plant population in

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my home is on the rise.

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Blooming or not, I can't seem to

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resist adding more plants to the

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collection over the past couple

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of years, especially the

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monstera variety.

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I may have been known to nick a

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piece of foliage or two.

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Plants do come in handy when

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unexpected arrangements are

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required, especially when the

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garden is out of season.

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Let's take a closer look at

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these home companions and the

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contributions they make towards

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bettering our lives today on

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"Life in Bloom."

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Well, I enjoy the company and

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greenery of living with indoor

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plants.

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Did you know that those same

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plants can improve our health

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just by being in our home?

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A 1989 NASA experiment found

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that certain indoor plants can

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improve the air quality in a

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home by absorbing chemicals like

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benzene and formaldehyde from

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the air.

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The research found that a number

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of different houseplants could

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act as natural air filters --

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for example,

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Dracaena massangeana, also known

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as the corn plant, and the

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ever-popular pothos plant, and

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my personal favorite, the

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monstera.

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Why would NASA study plants

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instead of going high tech with

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machines and filters for

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outer-space travel?

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Plants provide a natural

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solution.

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They're simpler.

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Machines can break down, and

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filters create more garbage that

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they have to deal with.

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And they don't create oxygen the

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way plants do.

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Sometimes Mother Nature is the

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best solution, even when it

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comes to outer-space travel.

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Additionally, a study has shown

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that being in an environment

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with plants can help reduce

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stress and improve blood

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pressure and heart rate.

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And it doesn't even have to be

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an actual plant.

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Images of plants -- ferns,

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monstera leaves -- incorporated

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into our daily lives can provide

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the same health and wellness

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benefits.

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Here's some of my favorite tips

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for caring for your

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oxygen-making plant friends.

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Need to trim a brown or damaged

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leaf?

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Dip your scissor in water first.

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browning or discoloring of the

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Does your plant friend need

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water?

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Test with your finger.

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It's best to feel the soil, or

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even probe a little deeper.

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plant get bone dry or wilt, but

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if you do, it's best to soak the

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entire root ball.

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Place your plant's pot into a

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large bucket and fill it with

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water so the entire root ball

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can soak completely.

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the bucket and allow it to

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drain.

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home.

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Talk to your plant friends.

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They also like music.

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Research shows that peaceful

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music -- classical, jazz, or a

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similar genre -- are better for

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growth than heavy metal or acid

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rock.

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I'm often asked, "How many

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plants should I have in my

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home?"

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Research suggests one plant for

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every hundred square feet.

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And it's best to have plants

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that are potted in soil.

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They do a much better job than

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plants that aren't in soil.

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Plant friends clear toxins from

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the air and provide oxygen.

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Plants help us feel less sick.

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Plants boost your mood.

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It's known as horticulture

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therapy.

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With plants in our environment,

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we think better and smarter.

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Even pictures or images of

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plants can help reduce stress

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One of today's most popular

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trends in plants are air ferns.

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Air ferns have been around for a

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long time, and they got their

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name, air fern, because it was

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believed that they simply needed

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air to survive.

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tillandsia, but they can go for

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long periods of time with no

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moisture at all, which is why

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they got the name air fern.

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types of air fern.

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use in today's project.

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different sizes -- smaller ones,

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this.

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leaves, and notice it's sending

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out a bloom.

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actually bloom, just like that.

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I've created a nice little home

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for my air ferns here with some

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wet Spanish moss in a saucer.

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them all living until I'm ready

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for my next project.

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Little air ferns like this make

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perfect ornaments for your desk.

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easy-care plant around at all

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times.

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I liken them to the pet rocks

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when I was a kid, but now you

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can have a little pet plant that

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takes very little care.

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An ashtray like this and a few

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stones...along with a piece of

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wet moss...is a perfect home for

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an air fern.

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an ashtray.

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So, let's create a special

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hanging terrarium today using

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our tillandsia.

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of river rocks.

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also provide drainage.

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will prevent our air ferns from

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sitting in water.

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of moss.

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source for our air ferns.

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unique.

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right length and place them

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inside so that the bottom of the

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stem is touching the moss.

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fern.

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that the moss will provide

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moisture, and the terrarium

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provides humidity, but the open

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front will prevent it from

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getting too moist inside.

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hanger.

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half of this great-looking rope.

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we'd like this beautiful

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terrarium with our air fern to

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terrarium, and the care is easy.

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occasionally to wet the moss and

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also our air fern.

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home or office, and it's a fun

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way to keep plants around all

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the time.

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Monstera deliciosa is also known

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as the Swiss cheese plant, so

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named for the holes that develop

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The holes in the leaves better

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withstand heavy rainfall and

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wind as the elements pass

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through the leaves.

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Monstera plants may grow as high

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The leaves are heart-shaped,

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large, leathery, and glossy.

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The plant is an epiphyte with

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as ropes in Peru and to make

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baskets in Mexico.

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habitat is difficult.

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Monstera deliciosa fruit tastes

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banana, and mango, among others,

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fruit salad plant.

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Are you familiar with a family

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of plants known as bromeliads?

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The pineapple is one of the most

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familiar bromeliads and the only

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its ability to accumulate water

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cup in the center of the plant.

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actually the bloom, but rather

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used to attract the attention of

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pollinators, insects,

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amphibians, or other

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invertebrates that might visit

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or take up residency inside the

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cup.

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Bromeliads are native to the

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Americas, but most prolific to

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South America, specifically the

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Andean highlands.

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One single variety of bromeliad

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is native to Africa.

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Bromeliads are native to the

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canopy in tropical rainforests,

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so they require bright and

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direct light.

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Bromeliads can range in size

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from the largest,

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Puya raimondii, to the smallest,

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Spanish moss.

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How about that?

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It's not moss at all, but a form

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of bromeliad.

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♪

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Water is added to the cup, and,

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ideally, you should empty the

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cup weekly and refill the fresh

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water.

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This reduces the build up of

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bacteria or the potential of

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aquatic eggs or insect larvae.

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♪

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Bromeliads are easy to grow, and

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a splash of color and unique

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texture and shape add a bit of

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tropical island to any location.

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♪

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♪

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♪

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A bromeliad is a wonderful

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addition to your home, office,

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or even outdoor living spaces,

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and will provide years of

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enjoyment.

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♪

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This is a fun table that works

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as a container as well.

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Let me show you how it works.

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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One of the things I love about a

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flower arrangement is having

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something to keep afterwards.

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It could be a plant that's

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incorporated as part of the

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arrangement.

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Plants that work well for this

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are succulents or tillandsias.

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A tillandsia is an epiphyte.

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They live on other flowers or

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plants, so it really just needs

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water to grow.

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I've had these for several

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years, and we're gonna add one

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of them to the flower

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arrangement today.

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First, we'll make the bouquet.

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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So, now, our arrangement is all

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set up to have our tillandsia

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come live in it.

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I love this fatsia leaf.

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It's a great grounding for that

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arrangement, and then this'll

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just fit in there.

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As I said, I've had these for a

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while, so on the back, sometimes

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they get little leaves that have

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died, and I'm just gonna peel

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those off.

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Tillandsias will also bloom

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sometimes, which is a really fun

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advantage too.

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So, a bloom may come up out of

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the center.

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They come in different sizes.

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These have actually just been

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living underneath my deck right

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now.

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They're right by the ferns, and

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when they get watered or it

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rains, they get watered, too.

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They're really durable plants,

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and it's fun to include them.

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After we've enjoyed the

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arrangement, then the tillandsia

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could live right inside this pot

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with no dirt.

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You simply could mist it every

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once in a while, and it'll be

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happy just living in the little

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terrazzo pot.

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To insert it into the

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arrangement, I'm just gonna take

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a bamboo skewer, and I'm just

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gonna push it into the base of

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this.

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Use the pointed end to get

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inside there.

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I'll cut it off so it's sharp.

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And now we stick it right into

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the bouquet.

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It's a fun way to include a

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living plant inside an

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arrangement and have a keepsake

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afterwards.

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♪

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I'm creating a cocktail today

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with an unusual ingredient.

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It's a liqueur that's made with

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artichokes.

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It's a dark brown color, and it

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has a bitter flavor.

431
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I've really become accustomed

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and now love bitter-flavored

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liqueurs.

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It's a wonderful apéritif, and

435
00:17:57,833 --> 00:18:04,433
we can garnish it with fresh

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herbs.

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♪

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We'll fill a highball or Collins

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glass with ice.

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Then we'll add 2 ounces of the

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artichoke liqueur.

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We'll top it with lemon soda.

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♪

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♪

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And garnish it with fresh basil.

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This is a wonderful apéritif,

447
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and it's so simple.

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I love it.

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♪

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Green plants, along with green

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flowers, can make for an

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interesting arrangement with

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different shapes and textures.

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Many years ago, I learned how to

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weave palm leaves into a

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nautilus-shell form, and this is

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a perfect opportunity to share

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that craft.

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Let me show you how to do it,

460
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and then we'll add these

461
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woven-foliage accents to a

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00:19:02,300 --> 00:19:07,866
lovely arrangement that includes

463
00:19:04,366 --> 00:19:09,333
green flowers.

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So, for this project, we'll be

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using teepee foliage. [teppy]

466
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Many people call it "tee-pee,"

467
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but the correct pronunciation is

468
00:19:12,466 --> 00:19:16,500
"teppy."

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And it's a palm frond.

470
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You might be used to seeing this

471
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on Palm Sunday, things like

472
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that.

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But today, we're gonna create

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this fun nautilus shell by

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weaving the teepee foliage to

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create an element that we can

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use in our flower arrangement.

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It's best, when you do this, to

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sit down.

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I place the palm frond between

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my knees.

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That way, I can hold it with the

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back side facing me.

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I start at the top and grab

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three of the fronds, weaving

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them into a French braid.

487
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It's the same way that you would

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French braid hair, bringing in

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an additional frond each time,

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working your way all the way

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down the stem.

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♪

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♪

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♪

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When you get to this point, then

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we pull that back into the stem

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itself.

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We'll attach it with a piece of

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decorative wire.

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I like to use decorative wire

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because then, when it dries,

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you'll still be able to see that

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wire, and it becomes a

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decorative element.

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So, I chose lime green.

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Goes with our container today.

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♪

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I've created several of them

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today.

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You'll notice that each one has

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a different shape based on the

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palm frond itself.

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00:20:54,766 --> 00:21:00,800
And they'll all look great

514
00:20:56,333 --> 00:21:02,433
inside the arrangement.

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00:20:58,766 --> 00:21:04,433
Another fun thing that we can do

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with the teepee foliage is

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00:21:02,433 --> 00:21:08,466
manipulate it using a scissors.

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Many times, you might see it in

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an arrangement where people have

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00:21:08,466 --> 00:21:13,700
cut it off so that it forms a

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perfect pyramid.

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00:21:12,300 --> 00:21:17,733
That's something that we used to

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do in my family's flower shop

524
00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:22,233
all the time for arrangements.

525
00:21:17,733 --> 00:21:28,666
But we can take it and make it

526
00:21:19,500 --> 00:21:31,900
even more interesting.

527
00:21:22,233 --> 00:21:34,433
By cutting it at an angle...

528
00:21:28,666 --> 00:21:35,500
we've created two triangles and

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00:21:31,900 --> 00:21:38,100
left a little bit at the top.

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00:21:34,433 --> 00:21:41,066
It almost looks like a little

531
00:21:35,500 --> 00:21:45,500
pineapple.

532
00:21:38,100 --> 00:21:47,200
It's a fun way for us to

533
00:21:41,066 --> 00:21:48,266
manipulate the foliage...and

534
00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:50,066
create interesting shapes for

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00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:51,466
our arrangement.

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00:21:48,266 --> 00:21:53,333
I'm gonna use all green flowers

537
00:21:50,066 --> 00:21:54,866
today, and we'll use some other

538
00:21:51,466 --> 00:21:56,733
flowers that can actually dry.

539
00:21:53,333 --> 00:21:58,333
The great part about the

540
00:21:54,866 --> 00:21:59,666
nautilus-shell shapes is these

541
00:21:56,733 --> 00:22:00,866
will dry just like this.

542
00:21:58,333 --> 00:22:01,533
We could paint them later on,

543
00:21:59,666 --> 00:22:02,833
use them in a permanent

544
00:22:00,866 --> 00:22:04,300
arrangement.

545
00:22:01,533 --> 00:22:07,100
We've got lots of fun things

546
00:22:02,833 --> 00:22:07,766
that can happen with these woven

547
00:22:04,300 --> 00:22:09,066
palm fronds.

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00:22:07,100 --> 00:22:15,066
We'll start with

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00:22:07,766 --> 00:22:16,300
bells-of-Ireland.

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00:22:09,066 --> 00:22:19,033
♪

551
00:22:15,066 --> 00:22:22,466
We're creating an arrangement

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00:22:16,300 --> 00:22:24,133
that has a very strong line.

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00:22:19,033 --> 00:22:25,000
♪

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00:22:22,466 --> 00:22:31,666
So we'll use the bells to that

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00:22:24,133 --> 00:22:33,866
advantage.

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00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:35,966
♪

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00:22:31,666 --> 00:22:37,566
Our trimmed pieces of teepee

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00:22:33,866 --> 00:22:39,033
will look great as accents

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00:22:35,966 --> 00:22:46,566
coming out from the

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00:22:37,566 --> 00:22:54,100
bells-of-Ireland.

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00:22:39,033 --> 00:22:56,166
♪

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00:22:46,566 --> 00:22:57,966
♪

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00:22:54,100 --> 00:22:59,833
We'll use green Banksia protea.

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00:22:56,166 --> 00:23:01,000
They're green, but yet they'll

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00:22:57,966 --> 00:23:02,600
dry, and they provide wonderful

566
00:22:59,833 --> 00:23:04,000
texture.

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00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,866
Ornamental kale has become a

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00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:07,100
popular item for floral

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00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:08,433
arrangements.

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00:23:04,866 --> 00:23:10,833
In this case, I can reflex the

571
00:23:07,100 --> 00:23:12,400
kale itself so that it almost

572
00:23:08,433 --> 00:23:14,600
looks like a green rose.

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00:23:10,833 --> 00:23:15,900
We're adding some aspidistra

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00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:17,600
leaves, and in some cases,

575
00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:19,866
folding them over and poking the

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00:23:15,900 --> 00:23:21,366
stem through so that we can fill

577
00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:22,733
in and cover our foam using the

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00:23:19,866 --> 00:23:25,566
aspidistra leaf.

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00:23:21,366 --> 00:23:27,733
And, finally, for a little added

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00:23:22,733 --> 00:23:29,766
texture, some miniature myrtle.

581
00:23:25,566 --> 00:23:31,800
I love having all these textures

582
00:23:27,733 --> 00:23:33,900
together, and best of all, the

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nautilus shape that we created

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becomes a great addition to the

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entire arrangement.

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Thanks for joining me today on

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our journey through the world of

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plants, learning about their

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attributes and creative ways to

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combine them with flowers.

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I know plants improve my home.

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Hopefully, you'll invite them

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into your home, too.

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For "Life in Bloom,"

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I'm J Schwanke.

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Well, I don't know why I don't

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have a fern pillow, but, you

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know, I would have gotten a

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monstera one if I could have.

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I know, I know.

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You would like that better.

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I wonder why you have little

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leaves sometimes, and then

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sometimes you have great, big

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leaves.

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There's that.

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And sometimes there's leaves

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without holes in them, so I

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don't know what that's all

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about.

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[ Laughs ]

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"He's talking to plants now."

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[ Laughter ]

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>> He's been lonely.

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[ Laughs ] That's good.

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>> Sometimes Mother Nature is

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the best solution, even when it

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comes to outer-space travel.

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[ Man speaking indistinctly ]

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That was pretty good.

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It was pretty close.

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>> Yeah.

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>> [ Laughs ]

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"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

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is filmed in Grand Rapids,

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Michigan.

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>> "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

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is brought to you by...

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Albertsons Companies...

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with additional support from the

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♪

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Closed-caption funding provided

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by Holland America Flowers.

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♪

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