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>> Today on "Life in Bloom,"

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we're exploring flowers that

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have been dried or preserved,

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including tips on drying flowers

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at home.

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Dried Hydrangeas arranged three

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ways with our friend Kim Carson,

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a lush wreath, and a cocktail

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with lavender bitters.

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I'm J Schwanke.

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Welcome to "Life in Bloom."

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While the fleeting nature

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of flowers is one of

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my favorite things about them,

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sometimes, it's nice to have

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them around for a longer spell.

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For years, people have toiled

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for ways to extend

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and preserve flower life

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with varying success,

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from heirloom methods

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of successfully drying blooms

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cut from your own yard

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to modern methods

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of preservation

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devised by scientists.

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Dried and preserved flowers

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have much beauty to offer,

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and enjoyment can sometimes

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be sustained indefinitely.

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Join me to learn more of

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the magic of flowers that

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have been dried or preserved.

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Here's a technique that I like

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to use for drying flowers.

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We want to make sure

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that our flowers are vibrant.

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We want to make sure

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that they're open.

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We can also even use

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some flowers that aren't

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in the best condition.

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are a little bit older

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and they're starting to expire,

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but we still want to save them

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and cherish that memory.

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This technique works great

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for flowers that are

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just beyond their prime,

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and then you'll have a fun

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dried flower that you can use.

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It's called a bundling

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technique.

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We'll take our flowers.

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they're all together in one

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bunch.

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I'm going to remove any leaves

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that might be in here, because

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I'm gonna bind them together

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where the stems are.

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We're gonna use our bind wire.

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to tie it around tightly.

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a neat little bundle.

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Let me show you again.

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We can use some of these

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beautiful roses like this.

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to remember, too, is if

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your flowers have a fragrance,

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they may still have a fragrance

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after they're dried.

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We can enhance it with essential

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oils after they're dry.

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Right now, we want to get them

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darker once they've dried.

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almost black once they're dried.

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with our bind wire

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and wrap it around there

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in a nice tight bundle.

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I love using the bind wire, but

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you can also use rubber bands.

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rubber band can be very helpful.

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Then we can tie that off.

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Now we've got a great way

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to hang it up in an area

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that's very dark and cool.

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the slower the drying process.

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they'll retain as much color

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that's very warm and very light,

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we won't retain near

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as much color.

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The reason that we hang them

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upside down and don't just

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leave them in a vase

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or laying on a table

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is that they'll become

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compressed if laid on a table,

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or if they're in a vase,

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they'll droop.

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upside down, and when

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they're hanging upside down,

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they'll dry in this position.

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when dried,

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they'll look like fresh flowers.

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in our cool, dark area,

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and we'll take a look at them

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in about a week.

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a week later, and you can see

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how our flowers are progressing.

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so you'll see that they're

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drying straight upright instead

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of wilting or tipping over.

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another week or two

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that they could benefit

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from hanging upside down

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in a cool, dry place.

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That's the best way to achieve

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the best color you can

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with your dried flowers.

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Today, I want to show you

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an easy way

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to make a dried bouquet.

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material from the garden

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and also some dried material

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that we bought

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at the craft store.

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on the inside of the bouquet.

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together, and it's going to make

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an easy hand-tied bouquet.

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We're starting with our tall,

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vertical pampas grass.

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We'll add our different types

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of millet and dried flowers.

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These have been color-enhanced

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so they're that wonderful

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minty-green color.

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adding our Hydrangeas.

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for our pheasant feathers.

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around the bouquet

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and set it off to the side

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so that I can curl some of

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the pheasant feathers.

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This is an easy technique,

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but you need to be careful.

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and the feather down

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the backside of a knife blade.

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light pressure,

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it's going to curl the feather.

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because it gives personality

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to some of the feathers, and you

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can use others straight.

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using bind wire.

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wrappings around

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so that I get a nice wide band.

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That'll be beautiful inside

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my glass vase.

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Then we simply cut it to length

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and drop it in the vase.

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Here's my "Bloom 365 Tip,"

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helping you enjoy flowers

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every day of the year.

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Sometimes, we have blooms

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left over or blooms that we can

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pick from our garden.

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Here's a way

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to save those blooms

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and create your own moment

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in time with flowers.

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I have a flower press,

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and inside here,

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we have newsprint.

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doesn't have newsprint on it

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to protect the flowers.

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This is some Astrantia that

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I pressed a couple weeks ago.

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of cardboard and then the paper.

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Paper on top and a few pieces of

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newsprint on top of that

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to help absorb the moisture.

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goes on top.

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Let's do it again down here.

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Our pansies have quite

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a bit of moisture,

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so we'll put some down there.

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in between.

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flowers directly on that paper.

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in between your blooms, too,

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so that they don't bleed

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into one another.

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and place that on top.

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our cardboard back on there.

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Then we line up our screws.

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We don't want to screw it down

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completely tight.

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our flower press and do one

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turn.

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That way, we're slowly

295
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tightening it up

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as the flowers dry inside.

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It's a wonderful way

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to save your flowers

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for a moment in time.

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Pampas grass is a common name

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which may refer to any of

302
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several similar-looking

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tall-growing species of grass.

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The botanical name is

305
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Cortaderia selloana.

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Pampas grass is a tall, feathery

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plant that produces fluffy

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plumes at its tips and is used

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as an ornamental addition

310
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in many landscapes.

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The grass often is used dry

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or fresh in vase arrangements,

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especially during fall.

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It takes

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a little time and effort

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to make the arrangements last

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and maintain their appearance.

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The flower can be white, cream,

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silver, pink, and even purple

320
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at certain stages of growth.

321
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Pampas grass has become

322
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increasingly famous on Instagram

323
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due to its large boho-style

324
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backdrop the photographers can't

325
00:11:34,766 --> 00:11:40,500
seem to get enough of.

326
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The plant provides texture

327
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to any flower arrangement.

328
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Many people have beautiful

329
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Hydrangea blooms in their yard.

330
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Hydrangeas can be dried

331
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and offer lots of opportunities

332
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for arranging and enjoying them

333
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after they've been dried.

334
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I've asked my flower friend

335
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Kim to join me, and, today,

336
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we'll create dried hydrangeas

337
00:12:00,133 --> 00:12:03,300
three ways.

338
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All of these are from my yard.

339
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And, so, what I did last year --

340
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So this is a year in the making,

341
00:12:06,633 --> 00:12:09,400
okay?

342
00:12:07,066 --> 00:12:10,466
So, I monitored these.

343
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These are my pinnacle

344
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Hydrangeas, and they were

345
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getting this wonderful green

346
00:12:11,666 --> 00:12:15,300
tone and then they started to

347
00:12:12,900 --> 00:12:16,833
get this rusty color, like this.

348
00:12:14,666 --> 00:12:18,033
>> Yeah.

349
00:12:15,300 --> 00:12:19,300
>> And I was watching them,

350
00:12:16,833 --> 00:12:19,633
and in one day, they

351
00:12:18,033 --> 00:12:20,566
went kind of brown like this.

352
00:12:19,300 --> 00:12:21,766
>> Yeah.

353
00:12:19,633 --> 00:12:22,666
That's so pretty, though, right?

354
00:12:20,566 --> 00:12:23,066
>> So I wished I would have

355
00:12:21,766 --> 00:12:23,800
cut them a day earlier.

356
00:12:22,666 --> 00:12:25,000
>> Yeah.

357
00:12:23,066 --> 00:12:26,366
>> But I cut them,

358
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and then what I did with these

359
00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:29,600
was, I hung them

360
00:12:26,366 --> 00:12:30,300
upside down in my garage because

361
00:12:27,900 --> 00:12:33,166
they were already papery-like.

362
00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:34,766
>> Right.

363
00:12:30,300 --> 00:12:36,233
>> Okay? And, so, these I

364
00:12:33,166 --> 00:12:37,400
took -- These two specifically,

365
00:12:34,766 --> 00:12:39,033
these two guys right here...

366
00:12:36,233 --> 00:12:40,633
>> Oh, that's pretty.

367
00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:41,500
>> ...I cut and put in a vase of

368
00:12:39,033 --> 00:12:42,333
water and let the water

369
00:12:40,633 --> 00:12:43,566
evaporate.

370
00:12:41,500 --> 00:12:45,400
>> Yes.

371
00:12:42,333 --> 00:12:46,733
>> And I cut them when they

372
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started to get a little papery.

373
00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:49,166
This one's a little papery.

374
00:12:46,733 --> 00:12:49,600
This one was not.

375
00:12:48,166 --> 00:12:50,933
So, see the difference?

376
00:12:49,166 --> 00:12:52,666
>> Yes.

377
00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:53,166
>> See how this one got a little

378
00:12:50,933 --> 00:12:54,800
tighter and this one got bigger?

379
00:12:52,666 --> 00:12:56,033
Okay.

380
00:12:53,166 --> 00:12:56,766
And, so, I have some pinnacle

381
00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:58,300
ones, like this guy.

382
00:12:56,033 --> 00:13:00,133
>> Mm-hmm.

383
00:12:56,766 --> 00:13:01,033
>> And I have some mophead

384
00:12:58,300 --> 00:13:03,133
ones, like this guy.

385
00:13:00,133 --> 00:13:04,766
>> Yeah.

386
00:13:01,033 --> 00:13:05,233
>> And I put these in one part

387
00:13:03,133 --> 00:13:05,933
glycerin to three parts water,

388
00:13:04,766 --> 00:13:07,533
okay?

389
00:13:05,233 --> 00:13:09,166
>> Mm-hmm.

390
00:13:05,933 --> 00:13:10,566
>> And then I let them sit in

391
00:13:07,533 --> 00:13:12,300
that, and they lose all their

392
00:13:09,166 --> 00:13:13,400
color, but they're soft.

393
00:13:10,566 --> 00:13:14,200
>> I was gonna say, the texture

394
00:13:12,300 --> 00:13:15,366
is completely different.

395
00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,100
>> They're soft.

396
00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:17,366
Yeah, they're just like a

397
00:13:15,366 --> 00:13:18,433
regular flower,

398
00:13:16,100 --> 00:13:20,400
but they don't have any color.

399
00:13:17,366 --> 00:13:21,066
>> Oh, they're beautiful.

400
00:13:18,433 --> 00:13:22,500
>> And this was as blue as this.

401
00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,400
>> Unbelievable.

402
00:13:21,066 --> 00:13:24,600
>> So the glycerin

403
00:13:22,500 --> 00:13:26,333
takes that away.

404
00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:27,233
And, so, if you want to

405
00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:28,233
glycerinize them, they will be

406
00:13:26,333 --> 00:13:28,566
more soft and supple, but

407
00:13:27,233 --> 00:13:29,300
they're gonna be this dried

408
00:13:28,233 --> 00:13:29,800
color.

409
00:13:28,566 --> 00:13:31,366
>> Yeah, yeah, yeah.

410
00:13:29,300 --> 00:13:32,666
>> This was

411
00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:35,100
one of the glycerinized ones,

412
00:13:31,366 --> 00:13:35,600
and I wanted to color it,

413
00:13:32,666 --> 00:13:36,633
so I used some translucent paint

414
00:13:35,100 --> 00:13:37,733
and I sprayed it

415
00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:39,500
with a little bit of blue and

416
00:13:36,633 --> 00:13:40,200
a little bit of purple.

417
00:13:37,733 --> 00:13:40,900
And then I get a nice little

418
00:13:39,500 --> 00:13:41,700
tonality like that.

419
00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,600
>> That's beautiful.

420
00:13:40,900 --> 00:13:43,333
>> So, you've got some

421
00:13:41,700 --> 00:13:44,333
different things like that.

422
00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,133
Our first thing that

423
00:13:43,333 --> 00:13:48,433
we're gonna do is, we're going

424
00:13:44,333 --> 00:13:50,100
to make an arrangement.

425
00:13:45,133 --> 00:13:50,900
So, what's your favorite memory

426
00:13:48,433 --> 00:13:51,900
of Hydrangeas?

427
00:13:50,100 --> 00:13:53,633
>> When I was watching

428
00:13:50,900 --> 00:13:54,666
"It's a Wonderful Life."

429
00:13:51,900 --> 00:13:57,700
Just for me, watching

430
00:13:53,633 --> 00:13:58,300
"It's a Wonderful Life"

431
00:13:54,666 --> 00:13:59,166
and learning of that shrub,

432
00:13:57,700 --> 00:14:00,166
that bush.

433
00:13:58,300 --> 00:14:01,266
It's bush, right?

434
00:13:59,166 --> 00:14:03,333
>> Right.

435
00:14:00,166 --> 00:14:04,000
>> I mean, how can you not

436
00:14:01,266 --> 00:14:04,966
love -- How can you not love

437
00:14:03,333 --> 00:14:05,533
Hydrangeas?

438
00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,900
I don't understand.

439
00:14:04,966 --> 00:14:08,300
>> Right.

440
00:14:05,533 --> 00:14:10,633
>> This was the first year I

441
00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:13,133
think I did it the right way,

442
00:14:08,300 --> 00:14:16,166
because I always hung it upside

443
00:14:10,633 --> 00:14:16,700
down, and they all turned this,

444
00:14:13,133 --> 00:14:18,066
but it was real crispy and lost

445
00:14:16,166 --> 00:14:18,966
its shape.

446
00:14:16,700 --> 00:14:19,833
>> So, you took it like this and

447
00:14:18,066 --> 00:14:20,933
hung it upside down.

448
00:14:18,966 --> 00:14:22,200
>> Yeah, I did it.

449
00:14:19,833 --> 00:14:23,766
And it's -- I didn't know

450
00:14:20,933 --> 00:14:25,633
that it could retain the color

451
00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:27,433
until I watched your show.

452
00:14:23,766 --> 00:14:28,766
And then I ended up,

453
00:14:25,633 --> 00:14:29,700
this year, putting it in a vase

454
00:14:27,433 --> 00:14:30,733
and then just let the water

455
00:14:28,766 --> 00:14:32,066
evaporate, right?

456
00:14:29,700 --> 00:14:32,566
>> Correct. Correct.

457
00:14:30,733 --> 00:14:33,600
>> And then it retained its

458
00:14:32,066 --> 00:14:34,666
colors.

459
00:14:32,566 --> 00:14:35,000
>> So, I used a little bit

460
00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:36,100
of pampas grass in here with

461
00:14:34,666 --> 00:14:38,933
that.

462
00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:39,933
>> Yeah, that's pretty, too.

463
00:14:36,100 --> 00:14:40,633
>> Isn't that fun?

464
00:14:38,933 --> 00:14:42,200
Now we're going to build a

465
00:14:39,933 --> 00:14:43,366
garland.

466
00:14:40,633 --> 00:14:44,500
In a garland, inside it,

467
00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:45,033
you have to have something

468
00:14:43,366 --> 00:14:47,066
that gives it the stability.

469
00:14:44,500 --> 00:14:49,100
>> Mm-hmm.

470
00:14:45,033 --> 00:14:50,266
>> And that's this wire.

471
00:14:47,066 --> 00:14:51,800
And this is how long our

472
00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:53,066
garland's gonna be, okay?

473
00:14:50,266 --> 00:14:54,466
>> Oh, wow!

474
00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:55,866
>> But I have to be able

475
00:14:53,066 --> 00:14:56,500
to get around it

476
00:14:54,466 --> 00:14:57,900
to wrap it with the bind wire.

477
00:14:55,866 --> 00:15:01,100
>> Mm-hmm.

478
00:14:56,500 --> 00:15:02,133
>> So, what I do with this end

479
00:14:57,900 --> 00:15:02,466
is, I just curl it back so that

480
00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:03,300
it gives me a little bit of

481
00:15:02,133 --> 00:15:04,800
room.

482
00:15:02,466 --> 00:15:05,566
>> Yeah.

483
00:15:03,300 --> 00:15:06,366
>> Then -- So, let's see.

484
00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:07,366
I'm gonna grab a couple

485
00:15:05,566 --> 00:15:08,700
of these guys.

486
00:15:06,366 --> 00:15:09,333
And I'll let you --

487
00:15:07,366 --> 00:15:11,400
You're gonna be able to feed

488
00:15:08,700 --> 00:15:13,800
them to me.

489
00:15:09,333 --> 00:15:15,700
>> Okay, okay, okay.

490
00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:18,366
>> And so I trim off

491
00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:20,533
their big stems.

492
00:15:15,700 --> 00:15:20,533
We gather them up

493
00:15:18,366 --> 00:15:20,533
and lay them on this.

494
00:15:20,766 --> 00:15:23,566
♪

495
00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:29,600
And then I use --

496
00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:31,733
The stems are laying here.

497
00:15:28,666 --> 00:15:33,600
>> Right.

498
00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:35,333
>> And I just got to get in

499
00:15:31,733 --> 00:15:36,233
there and grab them --

500
00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:37,133
grab those stems like that.

501
00:15:35,333 --> 00:15:37,633
>> Yeah. Secure them, right?

502
00:15:36,233 --> 00:15:38,700
You're scaring them.

503
00:15:37,133 --> 00:15:39,833
>> Right.

504
00:15:37,633 --> 00:15:41,066
>> So then a couple more.

505
00:15:38,700 --> 00:15:41,966
>> Yeah. There's some more.

506
00:15:39,833 --> 00:15:42,766
>> Keep them coming.

507
00:15:41,066 --> 00:15:43,700
>> [ Laughs ]

508
00:15:41,966 --> 00:15:45,500
>> Perfect.

509
00:15:42,766 --> 00:15:46,866
Oh, see? You're the best.

510
00:15:43,700 --> 00:15:47,500
You're the best sous-chef --

511
00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:49,400
flower sous-chef I've had.

512
00:15:46,866 --> 00:15:50,633
>> [ Laughs ]

513
00:15:47,500 --> 00:15:51,400
>> That's awesome.

514
00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,566
So, then, just making sure

515
00:15:50,633 --> 00:15:53,400
you're always going

516
00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,633
in the same direction.

517
00:15:52,566 --> 00:15:56,566
'Cause if you don't go

518
00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:57,800
in the same direction,

519
00:15:54,633 --> 00:15:59,833
it'll unwind on you.

520
00:15:56,566 --> 00:16:02,033
You got to keep winding this

521
00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:02,566
around in the same direction,

522
00:15:59,833 --> 00:16:04,333
which it's not any big trick.

523
00:16:02,033 --> 00:16:05,333
But see,

524
00:16:02,566 --> 00:16:07,633
with this coiled up, then --

525
00:16:04,333 --> 00:16:07,633
>> You can just keep --

526
00:16:05,333 --> 00:16:07,633
>> I can get my hand around it.

527
00:16:07,866 --> 00:16:10,466
♪

528
00:16:10,700 --> 00:16:14,033
>> You know, it's weird, because

529
00:16:11,733 --> 00:16:15,233
this is so -- it feels --

530
00:16:12,966 --> 00:16:16,400
I'm always so delicate,

531
00:16:14,033 --> 00:16:17,633
like, when I'm, you know,

532
00:16:15,233 --> 00:16:18,100
trying to get the dust

533
00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,866
off of them and everything.

534
00:16:17,633 --> 00:16:19,866
>> Right.

535
00:16:18,100 --> 00:16:21,133
>> But they're not

536
00:16:18,866 --> 00:16:22,433
I don't think as delicate

537
00:16:19,866 --> 00:16:23,566
as I thought.

538
00:16:21,133 --> 00:16:24,266
>> Blow dryer.

539
00:16:22,433 --> 00:16:25,133
>> Oh, good idea.

540
00:16:23,566 --> 00:16:26,033
>> Blow dryer to get

541
00:16:24,266 --> 00:16:26,666
the dust off.

542
00:16:25,133 --> 00:16:28,600
>> Good idea.

543
00:16:26,033 --> 00:16:29,233
>> Yeah.

544
00:16:26,666 --> 00:16:31,433
Super easy.

545
00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:32,133
Because we have

546
00:16:29,233 --> 00:16:33,700
a wire in there, too...

547
00:16:31,433 --> 00:16:35,666
>> Yes.

548
00:16:32,133 --> 00:16:36,966
>> ...we can form it.

549
00:16:33,700 --> 00:16:39,566
So say we wanted to run it down

550
00:16:35,666 --> 00:16:39,966
a table

551
00:16:36,966 --> 00:16:40,666
and serpentine it a little bit.

552
00:16:39,566 --> 00:16:41,200
>> Oh, man.

553
00:16:39,966 --> 00:16:42,466
>> Or something like that.

554
00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:45,733
>> Just a beautiful

555
00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:47,366
arrangement, wouldn't it?

556
00:16:42,466 --> 00:16:48,633
>> Yeah.

557
00:16:45,733 --> 00:16:49,000
So, Kim, these are

558
00:16:47,366 --> 00:16:49,433
our panicle hydrangeas.

559
00:16:48,633 --> 00:16:50,033
>> Yeah.

560
00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,633
>> Alright?

561
00:16:49,433 --> 00:16:51,600
>> 'Cause they go

562
00:16:50,033 --> 00:16:51,900
like that, right?

563
00:16:50,633 --> 00:16:53,366
>> Yeah. They go like a point,

564
00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,966
right?

565
00:16:51,900 --> 00:16:56,233
And so we are

566
00:16:53,366 --> 00:16:56,766
making a wreath with those.

567
00:16:54,966 --> 00:16:57,433
>> Oh, isn't that beautiful?

568
00:16:56,233 --> 00:16:58,900
>> Okay?

569
00:16:56,766 --> 00:16:59,300
>> Oh, man.

570
00:16:57,433 --> 00:17:00,533
>> So, it's just a wire-wreath

571
00:16:58,900 --> 00:17:01,266
form.

572
00:16:59,300 --> 00:17:02,633
You can get this online.

573
00:17:00,533 --> 00:17:03,366
>> Yeah.

574
00:17:01,266 --> 00:17:05,833
>> Okay? Or at a craft store.

575
00:17:02,633 --> 00:17:06,833
And then we're gonna use

576
00:17:03,366 --> 00:17:07,933
cable ties to put this together.

577
00:17:05,833 --> 00:17:09,433
>> Wow. Easy.

578
00:17:06,833 --> 00:17:10,833
>> Okay, to try

579
00:17:07,933 --> 00:17:12,300
and make it a little easier.

580
00:17:09,433 --> 00:17:13,333
So then what we do is we lay

581
00:17:10,833 --> 00:17:15,300
those on here.

582
00:17:12,300 --> 00:17:16,633
And I generally try

583
00:17:13,333 --> 00:17:17,433
and lay three together.

584
00:17:15,300 --> 00:17:18,166
So, then, you want to keep it

585
00:17:16,633 --> 00:17:19,900
in place.

586
00:17:17,433 --> 00:17:20,966
>> Yeah.

587
00:17:18,166 --> 00:17:21,933
>> And you want to keep it

588
00:17:19,900 --> 00:17:23,333
tight when you go in there.

589
00:17:20,966 --> 00:17:25,100
And then tighten up

590
00:17:21,933 --> 00:17:26,266
as much as you can.

591
00:17:23,333 --> 00:17:28,033
Then I come back and I cut this.

592
00:17:25,100 --> 00:17:29,566
And I cut these,

593
00:17:26,266 --> 00:17:30,633
but I leave them longer.

594
00:17:28,033 --> 00:17:31,100
Don't cut them real short.

595
00:17:29,566 --> 00:17:31,766
>> Is that to support the

596
00:17:30,633 --> 00:17:33,000
flowers?

597
00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:33,633
>> 'Cause then

598
00:17:31,766 --> 00:17:35,200
they won't slide out of there.

599
00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,200
>> Okay.

600
00:17:33,633 --> 00:17:35,200
>> Okay?

601
00:17:35,433 --> 00:17:42,833
♪

602
00:17:43,066 --> 00:17:44,933
You can hang it

603
00:17:43,733 --> 00:17:46,100
on your front door.

604
00:17:44,500 --> 00:17:47,166
>> Sure.

605
00:17:44,933 --> 00:17:48,300
>> If you hang it on your front

606
00:17:46,100 --> 00:17:48,600
door, you're probably gonna

607
00:17:47,166 --> 00:17:49,733
shorten the base life a little

608
00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:50,833
bit.

609
00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:53,900
>> Mm-hmm. Because of the sun?

610
00:17:49,733 --> 00:17:54,833
>> Because of the sun and the

611
00:17:50,833 --> 00:17:56,000
wind and the elements.

612
00:17:53,900 --> 00:17:56,633
What do you think?

613
00:17:54,833 --> 00:17:57,833
>> I love it.

614
00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,400
I love it.

615
00:17:56,633 --> 00:17:59,400
>> Isn't that fabulous?

616
00:17:57,833 --> 00:17:59,400
>> It's fabulous.

617
00:17:59,633 --> 00:18:04,533
♪

618
00:18:04,766 --> 00:18:07,233
>> Now that we've completed

619
00:18:05,700 --> 00:18:08,333
our garland,

620
00:18:06,233 --> 00:18:09,166
we've completed our wreath,

621
00:18:07,233 --> 00:18:09,733
we've got our arrangement in,

622
00:18:08,333 --> 00:18:10,966
let's have a cocktail.

623
00:18:09,166 --> 00:18:10,966
>> I'm ready.

624
00:18:09,733 --> 00:18:10,966
>> Okay. Alright.

625
00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:21,566
Many years ago, I was introduced

626
00:18:18,233 --> 00:18:23,000
to preserved flowers,

627
00:18:20,233 --> 00:18:25,833
which are different from dried

628
00:18:21,566 --> 00:18:27,466
flowers.

629
00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:30,000
These are all real flowers

630
00:18:25,833 --> 00:18:32,366
that have had a preservation

631
00:18:27,466 --> 00:18:33,433
technique that makes them feel

632
00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:35,866
and look like fresh flowers,

633
00:18:32,366 --> 00:18:37,633
yet they're preserved, and

634
00:18:33,433 --> 00:18:40,733
they'll last for a year or more.

635
00:18:35,866 --> 00:18:44,000
They have color that's been

636
00:18:37,633 --> 00:18:45,466
enhanced on the inside, and

637
00:18:40,733 --> 00:18:47,100
they feel like a real flower.

638
00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:48,500
So, we're going to use these

639
00:18:45,466 --> 00:18:50,233
preserved flowers today

640
00:18:47,100 --> 00:18:51,233
to create something

641
00:18:48,500 --> 00:18:52,366
inside this bowl.

642
00:18:50,233 --> 00:18:54,366
It's gonna be an arrangement

643
00:18:51,233 --> 00:18:55,566
that we would set on a coffee

644
00:18:52,366 --> 00:18:58,300
table and look down on.

645
00:18:54,366 --> 00:18:59,833
So everything is gonna

646
00:18:55,566 --> 00:19:04,400
take place inside the perimeter

647
00:18:58,300 --> 00:19:05,900
of our glass space.

648
00:18:59,833 --> 00:19:07,300
Let me show you how it's done.

649
00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,866
We'll start first with a hanging

650
00:19:05,900 --> 00:19:09,533
amaranthus.

651
00:19:07,300 --> 00:19:13,633
And you'll notice

652
00:19:07,866 --> 00:19:15,633
how I'm spiraling this around

653
00:19:09,533 --> 00:19:16,800
the inside of the container.

654
00:19:13,633 --> 00:19:18,700
Then I'm using pampas grass.

655
00:19:15,633 --> 00:19:20,266
I'm taking the pampas grass

656
00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:21,900
and gently bending it,

657
00:19:18,700 --> 00:19:22,733
and I'm actually breaking

658
00:19:20,266 --> 00:19:24,300
a little bit of the stem

659
00:19:21,900 --> 00:19:24,300
so that I can get it

660
00:19:22,733 --> 00:19:24,300
to make a nice curve.

661
00:19:24,533 --> 00:19:27,766
♪

662
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:34,933
We'll also gently curve

663
00:19:28,966 --> 00:19:36,333
our foxtail fern

664
00:19:30,733 --> 00:19:38,433
and wrap that around inside.

665
00:19:34,933 --> 00:19:40,266
Then we'll add our dark,

666
00:19:36,333 --> 00:19:41,666
tropical, vertical leaves.

667
00:19:38,433 --> 00:19:42,333
I'll also slip some in the side

668
00:19:40,266 --> 00:19:43,900
so that we can see them

669
00:19:41,666 --> 00:19:43,900
through the outside

670
00:19:42,333 --> 00:19:43,900
of the glass container.

671
00:19:44,133 --> 00:19:49,966
♪

672
00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:56,033
♪

673
00:19:56,266 --> 00:20:00,733
Now we can add our flowers.

674
00:19:58,033 --> 00:20:02,133
I love that these are preserved

675
00:19:59,700 --> 00:20:03,700
carnations.

676
00:20:00,733 --> 00:20:03,700
They look just like fresh

677
00:20:02,133 --> 00:20:03,700
white carnations.

678
00:20:03,933 --> 00:20:06,866
♪

679
00:20:07,100 --> 00:20:10,366
We'll accent with our

680
00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:10,366
peach-colored rice flower.

681
00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:18,866
♪

682
00:20:19,100 --> 00:20:25,066
Then we can add our roses

683
00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:26,633
and our small button pom poms.

684
00:20:24,033 --> 00:20:28,200
Those look great 'cause

685
00:20:25,066 --> 00:20:28,200
they're like little cushions

686
00:20:26,633 --> 00:20:28,200
throughout the arrangement.

687
00:20:28,433 --> 00:20:31,933
♪

688
00:20:32,166 --> 00:20:36,966
We'll finish up with our pieces

689
00:20:34,033 --> 00:20:38,166
of maidenhair fern.

690
00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:39,900
They're gonna be on the edge

691
00:20:36,966 --> 00:20:41,466
and kind of go over

692
00:20:38,166 --> 00:20:43,000
the lip of the container.

693
00:20:39,900 --> 00:20:43,000
That helps draw our eye

694
00:20:41,466 --> 00:20:43,000
inside the vase.

695
00:20:43,233 --> 00:20:46,133
♪

696
00:20:46,366 --> 00:20:51,200
This is a wonderful way

697
00:20:47,366 --> 00:20:52,533
to use preserved flowers.

698
00:20:49,933 --> 00:20:54,100
It's a great way to create

699
00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,100
a little secret garden

700
00:20:52,533 --> 00:20:54,100
for our life in bloom.

701
00:21:01,533 --> 00:21:04,800
Kim, it was fun

702
00:21:03,166 --> 00:21:05,566
making stuff.

703
00:21:03,766 --> 00:21:06,533
>> [ Laughs ] It was fun.

704
00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,100
>> But now we need

705
00:21:05,566 --> 00:21:08,166
"Flower Cocktail Hour."

706
00:21:06,533 --> 00:21:08,766
>> For sure, for sure.

707
00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:10,066
>> So, I was trying

708
00:21:08,166 --> 00:21:11,066
to figure out something

709
00:21:08,766 --> 00:21:13,033
that would go in the dried vein.

710
00:21:10,066 --> 00:21:14,766
And lavender is one of

711
00:21:11,066 --> 00:21:15,733
the things that we dry so much.

712
00:21:13,033 --> 00:21:16,500
And so I made lavender

713
00:21:14,766 --> 00:21:17,400
bitters...

714
00:21:15,733 --> 00:21:18,066
>> Yum.

715
00:21:16,500 --> 00:21:19,266
>> ...so that we could use that

716
00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:20,100
in today's drink.

717
00:21:18,066 --> 00:21:20,833
It's called the Lavender Blanc

718
00:21:19,266 --> 00:21:22,200
is the name of the drink

719
00:21:20,100 --> 00:21:23,000
that we're gonna have.

720
00:21:20,833 --> 00:21:24,366
But the lavender bitters

721
00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,533
is really fun.

722
00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,866
So, you start with

723
00:21:24,366 --> 00:21:30,066
dried lavender,

724
00:21:25,533 --> 00:21:31,833
and then you do the zest from

725
00:21:26,866 --> 00:21:32,900
an orange, and you do cloves,

726
00:21:30,066 --> 00:21:33,700
and you do ginger,

727
00:21:31,833 --> 00:21:35,400
and you do honey.

728
00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:39,500
>> Oh, man.

729
00:21:33,700 --> 00:21:41,766
>> And then you place it all

730
00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:44,400
in a container

731
00:21:39,500 --> 00:21:45,533
and let it infuse with

732
00:21:41,766 --> 00:21:45,900
vodka for about two weeks.

733
00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:47,500
>> Oh, that sounds so good.

734
00:21:45,533 --> 00:21:49,066
>> Right?

735
00:21:45,900 --> 00:21:49,066
And so then you strain it off,

736
00:21:47,500 --> 00:21:49,066
and then you have bitters.

737
00:21:49,300 --> 00:21:51,266
♪

738
00:21:51,500 --> 00:21:56,433
We are going to use --

739
00:21:54,866 --> 00:21:57,733
We're making a drink for two,

740
00:21:56,133 --> 00:21:59,000
okay?

741
00:21:56,433 --> 00:22:00,333
So, we have an ice-fill thing.

742
00:21:57,733 --> 00:22:02,866
So, we have two jiggers

743
00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:04,300
of dry vermouth.

744
00:22:00,333 --> 00:22:07,633
>> Okay.

745
00:22:02,866 --> 00:22:10,600
>> And then we're gonna have

746
00:22:04,300 --> 00:22:11,300
a white-wine aperitif --

747
00:22:07,633 --> 00:22:13,333
2 ounces of that.

748
00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:14,066
We're going

749
00:22:11,300 --> 00:22:15,200
to add our lavender bitters.

750
00:22:13,333 --> 00:22:17,900
>> And how much are you

751
00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:18,900
adding of those, do you think?

752
00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:19,866
>> About a tablespoon per one.

753
00:22:17,900 --> 00:22:21,766
>> Okay.

754
00:22:18,900 --> 00:22:21,766
>> Okay?

755
00:22:19,866 --> 00:22:21,766
And then we're gonna shake that.

756
00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,566
♪

757
00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:32,266
And we have our little rocks

758
00:22:25,833 --> 00:22:33,300
glasses.

759
00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:37,500
>> [ Chuckles ]

760
00:22:32,266 --> 00:22:39,000
>> And then we're gonna finish

761
00:22:33,300 --> 00:22:39,800
it with tonic water.

762
00:22:37,500 --> 00:22:41,200
>> You do that so well.

763
00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,033
[ Laughs ]

764
00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:44,900
No experience, right?

765
00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:46,766
>> Years and years

766
00:22:42,033 --> 00:22:49,333
of practice, right, right?

767
00:22:44,900 --> 00:22:50,833
Then we're gonna garnish it

768
00:22:46,766 --> 00:22:51,700
with some fresh lavender

769
00:22:49,333 --> 00:22:52,600
that I just picked this morning

770
00:22:50,833 --> 00:22:53,533
in the garden.

771
00:22:51,700 --> 00:22:54,000
>> That is so cool.

772
00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:55,100
>> Isn't that pretty?

773
00:22:53,533 --> 00:22:57,000
>> Yes.

774
00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:59,866
>> Okay, now, before it's

775
00:22:55,100 --> 00:23:00,600
"Flower Cocktail Hour,"

776
00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:01,500
it is flower crown time.

777
00:22:59,866 --> 00:23:02,533
>> Oh, man!

778
00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,166
>> Right, right?

779
00:23:01,500 --> 00:23:04,733
>> Yeah, yeah, yeah.

780
00:23:02,533 --> 00:23:05,833
[ Laughs ]

781
00:23:03,166 --> 00:23:06,566
>> So let's see.

782
00:23:04,733 --> 00:23:08,066
>> You look beautiful!

783
00:23:05,833 --> 00:23:09,200
>> [ Laughs ]

784
00:23:06,566 --> 00:23:10,000
>> You look beautiful.

785
00:23:08,066 --> 00:23:10,866
>> There we go, there we go.

786
00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,366
>> Right, right, right?

787
00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,966
>> It's perfect, right?

788
00:23:10,866 --> 00:23:14,500
>> It's perfect.

789
00:23:11,366 --> 00:23:15,633
>> Okay. So, cheers...

790
00:23:13,966 --> 00:23:16,633
>> Cheers.

791
00:23:14,500 --> 00:23:17,300
>> ...to the best hydrangea

792
00:23:15,633 --> 00:23:18,400
helper I have ever had.

793
00:23:16,633 --> 00:23:20,300
>> [ Laughs ]

794
00:23:17,300 --> 00:23:20,300
>> I think that's awesome.

795
00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:20,300
>> And the best teacher as well.

796
00:23:20,533 --> 00:23:22,366
>> Awesome.

797
00:23:26,700 --> 00:23:29,166
Now it's time to share

798
00:23:27,566 --> 00:23:30,766
some flower fan mail.

799
00:23:29,166 --> 00:23:32,400
Today, I have two beautiful

800
00:23:30,766 --> 00:23:33,700
bouquets to share with you

801
00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,466
from a viewer known

802
00:23:33,700 --> 00:23:37,166
as Swamp Gardener.

803
00:23:35,466 --> 00:23:38,566
Kind of mysterious,

804
00:23:37,166 --> 00:23:40,066
but I love it.

805
00:23:38,566 --> 00:23:41,300
I love this combination

806
00:23:40,066 --> 00:23:43,000
of cosmos

807
00:23:41,300 --> 00:23:45,400
and a beautiful, hand-painted

808
00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,400
container with a covered bridge.

809
00:23:45,633 --> 00:23:50,000
And then there's an elegant,

810
00:23:46,933 --> 00:23:51,033
tapered vase with an

811
00:23:48,300 --> 00:23:53,133
umbrella-like structure of

812
00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:54,366
garden flowers

813
00:23:51,033 --> 00:23:55,433
that includes zinnias.

814
00:23:53,133 --> 00:23:57,233
Thanks, Swamp Gardener.

815
00:23:54,366 --> 00:23:58,766
I love to see pictures

816
00:23:55,433 --> 00:24:00,366
of your flower arrangements.

817
00:23:57,233 --> 00:24:00,366
We call them Schwankes after

818
00:23:58,766 --> 00:24:00,366
a viewer's nickname.

819
00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:05,500
Send them to j@ubloom.com --

820
00:24:04,066 --> 00:24:08,233
the letter "J," "@,"

821
00:24:05,500 --> 00:24:09,966
the letter "U," bloom.com.

822
00:24:08,233 --> 00:24:12,000
And watch for more Schwankes

823
00:24:09,966 --> 00:24:12,000
on upcoming shows.

824
00:24:12,233 --> 00:24:15,500
Extending

825
00:24:12,900 --> 00:24:16,933
our enjoyment of flowers

826
00:24:14,300 --> 00:24:18,433
by drying or preserving them

827
00:24:15,500 --> 00:24:19,866
to have in our home

828
00:24:16,933 --> 00:24:21,033
can give us a lift for weeks

829
00:24:18,433 --> 00:24:22,233
and even months,

830
00:24:19,866 --> 00:24:22,966
especially if there are times

831
00:24:21,033 --> 00:24:24,300
when we can't have fresh flowers

832
00:24:22,233 --> 00:24:26,433
around.

833
00:24:22,966 --> 00:24:26,433
For "Life in Bloom,"

834
00:24:24,300 --> 00:24:26,433
I'm J Schwanke.

835
00:24:26,666 --> 00:24:29,433
>> Oh, wow.

836
00:24:27,466 --> 00:24:31,333
>> And that's where the flowers

837
00:24:29,433 --> 00:24:32,433
go, so that I will also recall

838
00:24:31,333 --> 00:24:33,400
and take care of them.

839
00:24:32,433 --> 00:24:35,433
>> Do you ever walk by your

840
00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,200
flowers on the counter and say,

841
00:24:35,433 --> 00:24:36,633
"Thank you for giving me so

842
00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:37,166
much beauty?"

843
00:24:36,633 --> 00:24:37,933
>> Oh, absolutely.

844
00:24:37,166 --> 00:24:38,400
I talk to them all the time.

845
00:24:37,933 --> 00:24:39,000
>> "Oh, my God.

846
00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:39,600
You're so beautiful."

847
00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,133
>> Yeah, yeah, yeah.

848
00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:40,966
>> Me too, me too.

849
00:24:40,133 --> 00:24:42,133
>> I talk to them all the time,

850
00:24:40,966 --> 00:24:42,700
because it's just like,

851
00:24:42,133 --> 00:24:43,800
"Oh, hey.

852
00:24:42,700 --> 00:24:45,100
How's it going today?

853
00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,466
How are you feeling today?"

854
00:24:45,100 --> 00:24:47,233
I want to check in on everybody.

855
00:24:46,466 --> 00:24:48,266
>> And I touch them.

856
00:24:47,233 --> 00:24:49,933
I like to touch and just

857
00:24:48,266 --> 00:24:50,533
let them know that I'm here,

858
00:24:49,933 --> 00:24:51,600
like, "Oh, my gosh,

859
00:24:50,533 --> 00:24:51,966
you're so beautiful."

860
00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:52,900
>> Yeah.

861
00:24:51,966 --> 00:24:53,900
>> "Thank you for giving me

862
00:24:52,900 --> 00:24:55,266
beauty today."

863
00:24:53,900 --> 00:24:55,966
It even smells good.

864
00:24:55,266 --> 00:24:57,133
>> Yeah.

865
00:24:55,966 --> 00:24:57,700
>> And it tastes better.

866
00:24:57,133 --> 00:24:58,366
>> Right.

867
00:24:57,700 --> 00:24:59,800
>> It's lavender.

868
00:24:58,366 --> 00:25:00,400
It has that lavender flavor.

869
00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:01,866
>> Mmm.

870
00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,866
>> It's very refreshing.

871
00:25:01,866 --> 00:25:03,866
>> It's better than smelling

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the lavender.

873
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[ Laughing ]

874
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>> Drinking the lavender

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is the best part.

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"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

877
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is filmed in Grand Rapids,

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Michigan.

879
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>> Visit J's web site,

880
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ubloom.com, for flower projects

881
00:25:17,700 --> 00:25:21,666
and crafts, complete recipes,

882
00:25:19,966 --> 00:25:24,266
behind-the-scenes videos,

883
00:25:21,666 --> 00:25:25,166
J's blog, flower cocktails,

884
00:25:24,266 --> 00:25:25,166
and more.

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♪

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"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

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is brought to you by the

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following...

889
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>> That flower feeling.

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♪

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At home.

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♪

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At work.

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♪

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Or anytime.

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♪

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CalFlowers is a proud sponsor of

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"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom,"

899
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where flowers and wellness go

900
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hand-in-hand.

901
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>> We have fresh in all our

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stores, from soups and steaks

903
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and all things flour to all

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things flowering.

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Custom fresh arrangements

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designed by our in-store

907
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florists at

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Albertsons Companies.

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♪

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Closed-caption funding provided

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by Holland America Flowers.

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