WEBVTT 00:01.200 --> 00:08.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom" 00:03.400 --> 00:09.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% is brought to you by... 00:05.500 --> 00:11.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% Albertsons Companies, 00:08.000 --> 00:15.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% with additional support 00:09.366 --> 00:19.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% from the following companies. 00:11.966 --> 00:23.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% CalFlowers, 00:15.333 --> 00:25.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% Design Master Color Tool, 00:19.400 --> 00:29.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% Smithers-Oasis, 00:23.133 --> 00:30.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% Sunshine Bouquet. 00:25.466 --> 00:31.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 00:29.866 --> 00:33.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% >> On this episode of 00:30.733 --> 00:34.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% "Life in Bloom," I show you 00:31.833 --> 00:35.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% traditional ikebana flower 00:33.066 --> 00:36.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% arranging, 00:34.066 --> 00:38.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% we'll explore the art of bonsai, 00:35.800 --> 00:40.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% and go on location 00:36.633 --> 00:41.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% to learn the philosophy of a 00:38.000 --> 00:43.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Japanese flower-farming family. 00:40.133 --> 00:45.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Sake is the spirited twist 00:41.500 --> 00:55.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% to our cocktail, and we'll see 00:43.066 --> 00:56.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% how to create a tuna rose. 00:45.033 --> 00:58.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 00:55.033 --> 00:59.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 00:56.800 --> 00:59.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% I'm J Schwanke. 00:58.000 --> 00:59.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% Welcome to "Life in Bloom." 01:09.433 --> 01:11.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% People have long been fascinated 01:10.733 --> 01:14.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% with the art of Japanese 01:11.833 --> 01:15.200 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% flower design, whether it's 01:14.000 --> 01:17.200 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% the beauty of bonsai, 01:15.200 --> 01:19.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% a Zen garden, or the art 01:17.200 --> 01:19.033 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:70% of ikebana flower arranging. 01:19.266 --> 01:27.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 01:23.233 --> 01:28.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% There's something so captivating 01:24.900 --> 01:30.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% about these traditional methods. 01:27.133 --> 01:31.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% Sure, the flowers and trees 01:28.533 --> 01:32.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% themselves are beautiful, 01:30.233 --> 01:34.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% but it's the thought and care 01:31.433 --> 01:36.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% that goes into the projects 01:32.566 --> 01:38.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% that makes them so special. 01:34.833 --> 01:40.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% For example, the intention 01:36.700 --> 01:42.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% behind ikebana is to develop 01:38.800 --> 01:44.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% a closeness with nature 01:40.966 --> 01:53.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% and is about bringing nature 01:42.333 --> 01:54.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% and humanity together. 01:44.333 --> 01:55.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 01:53.000 --> 01:57.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% Today on "Life in Bloom," 01:54.266 --> 02:00.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% we'll show you what goes into 01:55.433 --> 02:05.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% growing and arranging within 01:57.466 --> 02:06.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% these wonderful traditions. 02:00.133 --> 02:08.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 02:05.366 --> 02:11.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% Today, I'm going to create a 02:06.533 --> 02:13.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% Japanese flower arrangement. 02:08.733 --> 02:15.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% Ikebana is the classic style, 02:11.100 --> 02:16.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% and it has very strict rules. 02:13.500 --> 02:18.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% I studied the Ikenobo school 02:15.100 --> 02:20.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% of floral design when I was 02:16.533 --> 02:21.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% 17 years old in Japan. 02:18.800 --> 02:23.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% I also collect ikebana 02:20.433 --> 02:24.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% and Japanese flower-arranging 02:21.900 --> 02:25.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% materials. 02:23.233 --> 02:28.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% Typically, an ikebana 02:24.866 --> 02:30.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% arrangement is created in 02:25.933 --> 02:31.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% a kenzan that looks like this. 02:28.533 --> 02:34.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% It's also called a needle pack 02:30.400 --> 02:35.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% because the needles are set 02:31.933 --> 02:36.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% in a heavy, weighted base. 02:34.166 --> 02:39.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% Today, in this free-form 02:35.700 --> 02:40.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% container, 02:36.800 --> 02:41.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% I have flower foam inside, 02:39.033 --> 02:43.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% and we're using that 02:40.200 --> 02:45.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% to make the strategic placements 02:41.733 --> 02:46.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% of our flowers. 02:43.233 --> 02:48.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% I've covered it with moss 02:45.166 --> 02:48.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% to give it a wonderful 02:46.233 --> 02:51.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% natural look. 02:48.100 --> 02:53.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% I found this book 02:48.900 --> 02:55.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% many years ago, and I love it. 02:51.433 --> 02:56.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% It's a great reference guide, 02:53.300 --> 02:58.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% "The Art of Arranging Flowers," 02:55.533 --> 02:59.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% and it's a well-used, 02:56.800 --> 03:01.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% well-loved book. 02:58.333 --> 03:02.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% As a second owner of it, 02:59.900 --> 03:03.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I enjoy just going through it 03:01.266 --> 03:04.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% and seeing the different types 03:02.466 --> 03:06.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% of arrangements 03:03.166 --> 03:08.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% that you can create. 03:04.866 --> 03:10.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% It's fascinating. 03:06.800 --> 03:11.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% Today, I'll demonstrate 03:08.666 --> 03:13.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% a modified version 03:10.066 --> 03:15.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% of this arrangement. 03:11.933 --> 03:16.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% We'll use a king protea 03:13.833 --> 03:19.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% and some pincushions. 03:15.633 --> 03:20.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% We'll also use an ornamental 03:16.733 --> 03:23.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% kale and other types of foliage. 03:19.800 --> 03:24.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% I found a wonderful stick 03:20.866 --> 03:25.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% that we'll also use inside this. 03:23.166 --> 03:26.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% The thing to remember 03:24.033 --> 03:29.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% about Japanese flower arranging 03:25.800 --> 03:31.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% is that it's a peaceful 03:26.866 --> 03:35.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% activity, and you should relax 03:29.366 --> 03:36.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% and enjoy the process. 03:31.933 --> 03:38.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 03:35.700 --> 03:39.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% When I was a teenager, 03:36.966 --> 03:40.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% my parents decided I should be 03:38.200 --> 03:42.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% classically trained 03:39.233 --> 03:43.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% in flower arranging, 03:40.866 --> 03:45.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% so they sent me to Japan 03:42.333 --> 03:46.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% to study at the Ikenobo School 03:43.733 --> 03:48.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% of Floral Design. 03:45.400 --> 03:50.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% This allowed me an opportunity 03:46.566 --> 03:51.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% as a young adult to learn 03:48.600 --> 03:52.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% classic Japanese flower 03:50.266 --> 03:54.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% arranging. 03:51.633 --> 03:56.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% That's carried through 03:52.366 --> 03:56.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% my entire career. 03:54.000 --> 03:59.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% I reference the rules 03:56.033 --> 04:00.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% and the methods 03:56.900 --> 04:01.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% that I learned all the time. 03:59.300 --> 04:04.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% Was a wonderful opportunity 04:00.900 --> 04:05.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% for me to learn more 04:01.933 --> 04:07.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% about flower arranging abroad. 04:04.300 --> 04:08.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% One of the things that I 04:05.066 --> 04:10.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% remember most about the class 04:07.266 --> 04:12.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% was that, one day, before 04:08.500 --> 04:12.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% we created an arrangement, 04:10.833 --> 04:16.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% we looked at the flowers 04:12.133 --> 04:18.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% and foliage 04:12.866 --> 04:20.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% and stems for an entire day, 04:16.033 --> 04:21.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% taking note of how they grew, 04:18.400 --> 04:23.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% which direction they grew, 04:20.333 --> 04:25.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% whether there were little bites 04:21.566 --> 04:27.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% by bugs, 04:23.100 --> 04:30.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% all sorts of natural things 04:25.600 --> 04:32.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% that occur in the flowers 04:27.733 --> 04:33.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% and plants themselves. 04:30.433 --> 04:35.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% It gave me a whole new awareness 04:32.800 --> 04:36.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% of how to look 04:33.500 --> 04:39.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% at each individual flower 04:35.133 --> 04:40.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% or piece of foliage before 04:36.866 --> 04:43.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% you place it in an arrangement. 04:39.466 --> 04:44.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% I think it's fair to say that, 04:40.866 --> 04:46.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% in the Japanese flower arts, 04:43.033 --> 04:48.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% each individual flower 04:44.833 --> 04:58.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% or stem of foliage 04:46.433 --> 05:07.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% is a masterpiece unto itself. 04:48.766 --> 05:16.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 04:58.033 --> 05:25.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 05:07.366 --> 05:35.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 05:16.600 --> 05:44.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 05:25.866 --> 05:46.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 05:35.133 --> 05:47.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 05:44.400 --> 05:48.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% In Japanese flower arranging, 05:46.400 --> 05:50.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% all flowers and foliage 05:47.566 --> 05:53.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% have meaning, 05:48.966 --> 05:55.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% which are personally interpreted 05:50.733 --> 05:56.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% by the flower artist. 05:53.533 --> 05:58.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% Heaven, earth, and man 05:55.533 --> 06:05.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% are frequent symbols 05:56.700 --> 06:05.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% in Japanese flower arranging. 05:58.700 --> 06:05.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 06:05.600 --> 06:08.233 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% So, today, I have my friend 06:06.866 --> 06:10.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% Dusty Brown here to tell us 06:08.233 --> 06:11.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% about the art of bonsai. 06:10.166 --> 06:12.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:50% Dusty, you and I met 06:11.166 --> 06:13.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% many years ago when we were 06:12.400 --> 06:14.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% shooting flowers for books 06:13.633 --> 06:16.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% that I used to do that people 06:14.966 --> 06:16.533 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:77.5% would look at in flower stores. 06:16.766 --> 06:19.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% >> Yes. 06:17.233 --> 06:20.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% >> You are still 06:18.000 --> 06:21.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% an accomplished photographer. 06:19.100 --> 06:23.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% That's your day job. 06:20.266 --> 06:25.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> That is my day job, yeah. 06:21.800 --> 06:28.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> Right. And so now you 06:23.300 --> 06:29.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% do bonsai to relax, 06:25.866 --> 06:30.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% as a passion, as a fun thing. 06:28.500 --> 06:32.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And so I wanted you to tell us a 06:29.766 --> 06:33.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% little bit, because I'm 06:30.633 --> 06:35.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% fascinated, but I know nothing, 06:32.833 --> 06:37.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% so... 06:33.566 --> 06:38.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> Yeah. Well, I got started 06:35.966 --> 06:39.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% probably 12 years ago. 06:37.566 --> 06:40.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% I think my oldest tree 06:38.233 --> 06:41.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% is about 12. 06:39.500 --> 06:42.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% I just fell in love with it 06:40.366 --> 06:44.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% after a while, and it is -- 06:41.433 --> 06:46.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% Like you said, it is relaxing. 06:42.866 --> 06:48.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% You come to appreciate the 06:44.633 --> 06:49.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% trees, and you have a vision of 06:46.700 --> 06:51.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% trees, so to say, 06:48.133 --> 06:52.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% when you get a small tree, 06:49.666 --> 06:53.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% and you watch it grow 06:51.066 --> 06:54.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% over a few years. 06:52.200 --> 06:55.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% That's the relaxing 06:53.433 --> 06:58.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% and fun part. 06:54.500 --> 07:00.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% The also relaxing and fun part 06:55.900 --> 07:01.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% is the putting it in a pot 06:58.633 --> 07:02.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% and doing what you want with it. 07:00.833 --> 07:03.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% There's nobody to tell you. 07:01.733 --> 07:05.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% The tree can't talk back to you. 07:02.933 --> 07:06.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 07:03.666 --> 07:07.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% Well, and it's classic. 07:05.633 --> 07:08.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% It's art. 07:06.266 --> 07:09.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% It's nature. 07:07.066 --> 07:11.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% All of those things go together. 07:08.533 --> 07:13.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% I think we're used to seeing 07:09.733 --> 07:14.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% something like this 'cause this 07:11.400 --> 07:15.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% is kind of what we see. 07:13.633 --> 07:16.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% >> Yeah, so if you go to -- 07:14.600 --> 07:17.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% If you do go to a store, you're 07:15.700 --> 07:18.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% gonna find something, like, 07:16.666 --> 07:20.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% similar to that. 07:17.200 --> 07:21.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> And so it's a little cypress 07:18.333 --> 07:22.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% tree, and it has the little, 07:20.400 --> 07:24.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% you know, stone in it 07:21.633 --> 07:26.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% and things like that, 07:22.666 --> 07:27.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% but then this is what I think of 07:24.766 --> 07:28.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% when I think of the art. 07:26.400 --> 07:30.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% >> Right, and I think back 07:27.666 --> 07:31.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% in the -- 07:28.833 --> 07:32.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% Originally, it started in 07:30.300 --> 07:33.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% the Chinese culture 07:31.500 --> 07:33.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% and then transformed 07:32.266 --> 07:35.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% into Japanese, 07:33.133 --> 07:37.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% and what they would do 07:33.900 --> 07:38.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% is hike into the mountains 07:35.200 --> 07:39.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% and find these mountainous trees 07:37.333 --> 07:42.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% and bring them back 07:38.100 --> 07:43.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% in these pots, 07:39.133 --> 07:44.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% so "bonsai" is "tree in pot." 07:42.366 --> 07:47.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 07:43.366 --> 07:49.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% And that's what this is. 07:44.700 --> 07:50.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% >> You can literally bonsai 07:47.566 --> 07:50.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% any kind of tree. 07:49.000 --> 07:52.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% >> And so you 07:50.133 --> 07:52.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% reclaimed this one. 07:50.933 --> 07:53.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% You took this one out of nature 07:52.266 --> 07:54.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% and started with it. 07:52.933 --> 07:57.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> I did. 07:53.666 --> 07:58.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% This was found in our yard. 07:54.800 --> 07:59.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% It is a Japanese maple, 07:57.433 --> 07:59.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% but I wanted 07:58.166 --> 08:00.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% to keep it nice and small. 07:59.433 --> 08:01.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 07:59.966 --> 08:03.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% >> But it is -- 08:00.900 --> 08:04.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% There's mistakes, 08:01.900 --> 08:05.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% and if you want me to, 08:03.066 --> 08:06.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% I'll point out the mistakes. 08:04.533 --> 08:08.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% >> Well, you can -- 08:05.866 --> 08:10.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% And I think that that's one 08:06.800 --> 08:11.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% of the things that we love 08:08.000 --> 08:12.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% is that I want people to try it. 08:10.566 --> 08:13.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Yeah. 08:11.433 --> 08:14.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> We don't have to be perfect. 08:12.400 --> 08:15.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 08:13.266 --> 08:16.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> I think that that's a really 08:14.400 --> 08:17.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% important part about it. 08:15.300 --> 08:18.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% So you can point out your 08:16.266 --> 08:19.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% mistake if you want to, but it 08:17.366 --> 08:20.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% taught you something, so... 08:18.433 --> 08:20.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> It did. 08:19.000 --> 08:21.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> ...it's your learning 08:20.000 --> 08:22.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% experience. 08:20.600 --> 08:23.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> So the best thing is, is like 08:21.666 --> 08:26.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% when you brought this one up. 08:22.900 --> 08:26.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% We can go to the store and buy 08:23.966 --> 08:27.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% this, and someone has done the 08:26.066 --> 08:28.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% work for you. 08:26.700 --> 08:29.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% You're just maintaining at this 08:27.833 --> 08:30.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% point. 08:28.333 --> 08:31.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% >> All right. 08:29.033 --> 08:33.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> But when you try something 08:30.266 --> 08:34.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% and you pull it out of nature 08:31.566 --> 08:35.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% and you have a vision for it 08:33.900 --> 08:37.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% and you're telling it to do 08:34.700 --> 08:38.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% what you want, 08:35.533 --> 08:40.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% it is more of an accomplishment. 08:37.333 --> 08:41.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% So, when I had this, 08:38.666 --> 08:42.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% it was just a small, little -- 08:40.066 --> 08:43.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I mean, it was only this big. 08:41.800 --> 08:44.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Really? 08:42.600 --> 08:45.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> And I said, "Oh, I have a 08:43.900 --> 08:47.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% vision for this." 08:44.900 --> 08:48.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 08:45.900 --> 08:49.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% >> You know, you can train 08:47.233 --> 08:50.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% trees and limbs 08:48.533 --> 08:52.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% with bonsai wire. 08:49.933 --> 08:53.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 08:50.666 --> 08:55.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> And it's very pliable 08:52.533 --> 08:57.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% and cuttable. 08:53.766 --> 08:58.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% So I trained it, and you can see 08:55.833 --> 08:59.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% I left it on over winter 08:57.433 --> 09:00.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% and then early spring, and this 08:58.833 --> 09:02.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% is the growth that happened, 08:59.866 --> 09:03.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% and I kind of was cutting 09:00.866 --> 09:05.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% into it, but what 09:02.066 --> 09:06.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% I was training is this arm. 09:03.666 --> 09:08.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% This arm was coming up, 09:05.466 --> 09:10.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% and I trained it to go down. 09:06.800 --> 09:11.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> Okay, so you wound the wire 09:08.666 --> 09:11.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% around it to push it down into 09:10.500 --> 09:12.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% that spot. 09:11.033 --> 09:14.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% >> Exactly. 09:11.600 --> 09:15.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% Exactly. So that is part of 09:12.733 --> 09:16.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% the training and part of the fun 09:14.033 --> 09:17.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% and the patience of it. 09:15.333 --> 09:18.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% So in our crazy 09:16.166 --> 09:20.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% day-to-day world, these things 09:17.633 --> 09:21.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% slow you down a little bit 09:18.766 --> 09:22.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% because they have no -- 09:20.600 --> 09:24.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> That is what I love about it. 09:21.733 --> 09:25.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Yeah. 09:22.533 --> 09:27.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> So, now what's this little 09:24.133 --> 09:29.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:10% guy? 09:25.166 --> 09:30.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> This little guy is a Serissa, 09:27.100 --> 09:31.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% and it is exposed root Serissa. 09:29.800 --> 09:32.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% >> I love it. 09:30.800 --> 09:34.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right? 09:31.433 --> 09:36.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% >> So the idea is, 09:32.200 --> 09:37.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% is to see roots coming up. 09:34.866 --> 09:38.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% It needs a trim, and I thought 09:36.466 --> 09:41.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% maybe if you wanted, 09:37.600 --> 09:42.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% we could trim this up. 09:38.866 --> 09:43.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% So, first of all, I would... 09:41.000 --> 09:45.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% So, all these little, tiny roots 09:42.133 --> 09:50.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% here are just sucker roots, 09:43.066 --> 09:52.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% so we need to slowly get rid 09:45.266 --> 09:52.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% of those, and these two here, 09:50.266 --> 09:53.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% I feel, are not needed. 09:52.066 --> 09:56.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 09:52.833 --> 09:58.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% >> And they're going to do 09:53.666 --> 09:59.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% no help to the tree. 09:56.633 --> 10:01.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> And I love how interesting 09:58.433 --> 10:02.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% this is right here, too, 09:59.466 --> 10:03.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% just that whole part. 10:01.366 --> 10:04.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> So all of these little tiny 10:02.566 --> 10:05.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% guys in here. 10:03.700 --> 10:07.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 10:04.400 --> 10:09.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% >> They don't need -- 10:05.200 --> 10:10.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% They're kind of distracting 10:07.100 --> 10:12.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% to the eye, right? 10:09.433 --> 10:13.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% So something like this, 10:10.966 --> 10:13.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% there's a little cut right here. 10:12.066 --> 10:15.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% See how this little branch is 10:13.066 --> 10:16.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% coming off here? 10:13.766 --> 10:17.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Uh-huh. 10:15.300 --> 10:18.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% >> Another trick is, 10:16.200 --> 10:19.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% is that I've cut this. 10:17.533 --> 10:20.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Mm-hmm. 10:18.333 --> 10:21.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> And this is coming this way, 10:19.533 --> 10:22.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% so obviously this is going 10:20.566 --> 10:23.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% to come this way, 10:21.166 --> 10:25.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% but even when we get 10:22.066 --> 10:26.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% as intricate as clipping 10:23.933 --> 10:28.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% some of these little flowers -- 10:25.766 --> 10:29.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% So if I wanted a growth 10:26.766 --> 10:30.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% to come this way... 10:28.366 --> 10:31.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> So, oh, now that way, 10:29.766 --> 10:31.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% and then now 10:30.466 --> 10:32.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% it'll come this way. 10:31.166 --> 10:33.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> Now it'll come off. 10:31.800 --> 10:34.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% The whole idea of this 10:32.766 --> 10:36.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% is training these. 10:33.933 --> 10:39.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 10:34.700 --> 10:41.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> So training them is getting 10:36.800 --> 10:42.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% to a point where this is 10:39.500 --> 10:43.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% a happy spot for this trunk. 10:41.133 --> 10:44.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% This is how I see this tree 10:42.366 --> 10:45.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% living the rest of its life. 10:43.866 --> 10:46.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% >> Wow. 10:44.766 --> 10:48.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> I don't need this to get huge 10:45.533 --> 10:49.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% and take over, 10:46.666 --> 10:50.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% so this easy draining is perfect 10:48.933 --> 10:51.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% for something like that. 10:49.566 --> 10:52.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> And so pruning, super 10:50.400 --> 10:53.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% important 'cause it's gonna get 10:51.733 --> 10:55.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% crazy. 10:52.200 --> 10:56.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> Especially something like 10:53.600 --> 10:58.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% this, which sits indoors, it's 10:55.066 --> 10:59.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% easy to -- 10:56.066 --> 11:00.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% You know, you can sit, let it -- 10:58.600 --> 11:02.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% This is a slow grower, 10:59.666 --> 11:03.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% so you can let it grow 11:00.533 --> 11:04.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% for a month, 2 months, and just 11:02.600 --> 11:05.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% come in and just start... 11:03.833 --> 11:06.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% >> You're just taking out 11:04.700 --> 11:07.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% the little ends. 11:05.433 --> 11:09.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> Just taking out the ends, 11:06.600 --> 11:12.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% and you can get as intricate 11:07.633 --> 11:13.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% and crazy as you want, 11:09.733 --> 11:14.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% and pretty soon you may look at 11:12.033 --> 11:15.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% it and go, "Oh, I went too far," 11:13.300 --> 11:16.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% but guess what. 11:14.200 --> 11:16.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% In a month, 11:15.033 --> 11:17.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% it'll be bushy again. 11:16.166 --> 11:18.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% >> It'll grow again. 11:16.933 --> 11:20.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> Might take a couple months 11:17.766 --> 11:21.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% but... 11:18.766 --> 11:22.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% >> I love that you made me 11:20.533 --> 11:23.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% feel empowered... 11:21.400 --> 11:24.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% >> Oh, good. 11:22.066 --> 11:26.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% >> ...that I could do this. 11:23.333 --> 11:27.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% I mean, and I think that that's 11:24.733 --> 11:28.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% the important part is, I want 11:26.066 --> 11:29.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% people who watch to understand 11:27.933 --> 11:30.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% that it's something 11:28.866 --> 11:32.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% simple that you can try. 11:29.800 --> 11:33.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% I think, in today's day and age, 11:30.933 --> 11:34.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% we try and be too perfect... 11:32.233 --> 11:36.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Yeah. 11:33.033 --> 11:37.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> ...with stuff, and I think, 11:34.566 --> 11:38.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% you know, relaxing, meditating, 11:36.133 --> 11:39.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% you know, getting out with your 11:37.166 --> 11:40.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% trees, getting out with nature 11:38.533 --> 11:42.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% is fun. 11:39.300 --> 11:45.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% So, we have a tradition here 11:40.800 --> 11:46.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% at "Life in Bloom." 11:42.166 --> 11:47.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% I have a flower crown for you. 11:45.300 --> 11:47.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% It's got a lot 11:46.033 --> 11:48.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% of deciduous material in it. 11:47.033 --> 11:49.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% >> Oh, nice. 11:47.600 --> 11:49.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> How about that? All right? 11:48.633 --> 11:52.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% So this is for you... 11:49.333 --> 11:53.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% >> Wonderful. 11:49.800 --> 11:53.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% >> ...to wear. 11:52.200 --> 11:54.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% And look -- I made it the right 11:53.333 --> 11:55.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% size. 11:53.933 --> 11:56.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% I think you look great. 11:54.900 --> 11:57.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% That's awesome. 11:55.800 --> 11:57.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% Thanks so much. 11:56.433 --> 11:58.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% I appreciate it, man. 11:57.066 --> 11:59.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% >> You're welcome. 11:57.933 --> 11:59.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% Thank you. 11:58.600 --> 11:59.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% >> Thanks for coming. 12:00.200 --> 12:06.566 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 12:05.166 --> 12:08.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% My enthusiasm for Japanese 12:06.566 --> 12:09.733 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% flower design even spills over 12:08.333 --> 12:09.733 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:42.5% into the kitchen. 12:09.966 --> 12:15.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% Let's learn how to make 12:10.766 --> 12:17.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% the perfect tuna rose. 12:14.366 --> 12:19.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% We start with a sushi-grade 12:15.600 --> 12:22.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% piece of ahi tuna 12:17.033 --> 12:24.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% and, of course, clean hands. 12:19.733 --> 12:34.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% I use a sharp knife to cut thin, 12:22.100 --> 12:36.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% uniform slices of tuna. 12:24.166 --> 12:37.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 12:34.166 --> 12:42.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 12:36.200 --> 12:44.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% Spiral a strip of tuna 12:37.933 --> 12:46.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% to form the center of the rose. 12:42.566 --> 12:48.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% Add more strips in concentric 12:44.533 --> 12:58.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% circles around the center 12:46.733 --> 13:08.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% to form a rose. 12:48.733 --> 13:12.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 12:58.733 --> 13:13.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 13:08.800 --> 13:14.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 13:12.266 --> 13:17.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% Prepare the setting of 13:13.233 --> 13:18.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% your tuna rose 13:14.933 --> 13:20.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% by adding a bed of cabbage, 13:17.000 --> 13:30.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% an asparagus stem, 13:18.633 --> 13:40.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% and even basil leaves. 13:20.633 --> 13:50.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 13:30.633 --> 13:50.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ 13:40.633 --> 13:50.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 13:50.700 --> 14:05.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 14:00.700 --> 14:06.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 14:05.166 --> 14:08.466 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% For "Flower Cocktail Hour," 14:06.866 --> 14:12.266 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% we're making a ginger-orange 14:08.466 --> 14:12.266 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:77.5% cocktail with bourbon and sake. 14:12.500 --> 14:20.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% We'll start with some shaved 14:14.400 --> 14:22.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% fresh ginger. 14:16.400 --> 14:24.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:20.000 --> 14:29.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% We'll add 2 ounces of rye 14:22.533 --> 14:33.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% whiskey... 14:24.533 --> 14:34.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:29.566 --> 14:39.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% ...an ounce of sake, 14:33.433 --> 14:43.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% a jigger of fresh orange 14:34.766 --> 14:45.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% juice... 14:39.166 --> 14:55.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% and a dash of simple syrup. 14:43.900 --> 14:57.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% Then we'll add our ice. 14:45.900 --> 15:02.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:55.900 --> 15:03.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% We'll shake... 14:57.366 --> 15:05.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% [ Ice rattling ] 15:02.200 --> 15:12.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% ...and pour into a martini 15:03.300 --> 15:13.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% glass. 15:05.300 --> 15:15.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:12.433 --> 15:19.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% And then we'll finish with 15:13.600 --> 15:20.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% ginger beer... 15:15.600 --> 15:21.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:19.500 --> 15:22.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% ...and garnish with an orange 15:20.500 --> 15:24.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% peel. 15:21.233 --> 15:25.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% The ginger-orange cocktail 15:22.766 --> 15:25.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% with bourbon and sake. 15:24.266 --> 15:25.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:17.5% Cheers. 15:25.700 --> 15:35.066 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:2.5% ♪ 15:35.300 --> 15:39.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Here's another interesting 15:36.233 --> 15:41.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% connection the Japanese have 15:37.766 --> 15:44.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% with flowers in the USA. 15:39.900 --> 15:46.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% The selling of cut flowers only 15:41.600 --> 15:48.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% goes back to around the 1880s. 15:44.933 --> 15:49.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% Japanese immigrants were among 15:46.733 --> 15:51.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% the first to commercially 15:48.166 --> 15:53.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% produce a variety of garden 15:49.666 --> 15:55.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% plants and flowers 15:51.066 --> 15:58.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% such as camellias, wisteria, 15:53.566 --> 15:59.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% azaleas, and lily bulbs 15:55.633 --> 16:00.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% imported from Japan. 15:58.033 --> 16:02.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% In 1906, 15:59.433 --> 16:03.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% the Japanese flower growers 16:00.733 --> 16:06.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% organized the California 16:02.000 --> 16:08.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Flower Growers Association 16:03.766 --> 16:10.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% with 42 charter members 16:06.266 --> 16:12.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% which also included Chinese 16:08.100 --> 16:14.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% and Italian growers. 16:10.400 --> 16:15.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% While World War II caused major 16:12.000 --> 16:16.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% setbacks for Japanese growers, 16:14.366 --> 16:18.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% many eventually 16:15.333 --> 16:20.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% reestablished their businesses 16:16.766 --> 16:21.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% after the war along 16:18.233 --> 16:23.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% with newcomers to the country. 16:20.233 --> 16:24.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% Among those were the 16:21.433 --> 16:27.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% Kitayama Brothers, 16:23.166 --> 16:28.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% growers of cut flowers 16:24.800 --> 16:30.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% who, by the late 1950s, 16:27.000 --> 16:31.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% had 40 acres of flowers 16:28.633 --> 16:32.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% under glass. 16:30.433 --> 16:34.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% My friends, 16:31.066 --> 16:37.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% the Kitayama Brothers, 16:32.300 --> 16:39.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% are still growing flowers today, 16:34.733 --> 16:40.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% including stem gardenias, 16:37.500 --> 16:40.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% one of my very favorite 16:39.066 --> 16:40.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% cut flowers of all time. 16:41.133 --> 16:51.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 16:46.533 --> 16:53.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 16:51.966 --> 16:54.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% >> We grow in about a million 16:53.166 --> 16:55.600 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% square feet of greenhouse 16:54.300 --> 16:56.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% and about 30 acres of outdoor 16:55.600 --> 16:56.500 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:17.5% fields. 16:56.733 --> 16:59.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> I know we grow 100 different 16:57.833 --> 17:00.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% varieties of gerberas. 16:58.866 --> 17:02.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> We do? 16:59.800 --> 17:02.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% All right. 17:00.833 --> 17:03.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> Well, because we also 17:02.000 --> 17:05.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% replant. 17:02.666 --> 17:06.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% We try to bring 17:03.333 --> 17:07.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% on the newest varieties. 17:05.066 --> 17:08.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> We did a quick calculation 17:06.300 --> 17:09.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% of how much we produce here 17:07.800 --> 17:11.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% at Kitayama's, 17:08.800 --> 17:12.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% and we think it's about 17:09.666 --> 17:13.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% 30 million blooms a year. 17:11.533 --> 17:13.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% >> Wow. 17:12.566 --> 17:15.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% >> We've been lucky. 17:13.266 --> 17:16.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% We've been fortunate. 17:13.933 --> 17:17.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% We were fortunate that, 17:15.300 --> 17:18.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% once upon a time, we were the 17:16.300 --> 17:18.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% biggest carnation growers in the 17:17.300 --> 17:19.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% country. 17:18.033 --> 17:21.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Mm-hmm. 17:18.700 --> 17:22.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> I grew up in Colorado 17:19.733 --> 17:24.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% because we went there 17:21.100 --> 17:25.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% to grow a million square feet 17:22.433 --> 17:26.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% of carnations, as you know. 17:24.533 --> 17:27.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% But then -- 17:25.466 --> 17:29.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> We shipped them on the bus 17:26.600 --> 17:29.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% to Fremont, Nebraska. 17:27.833 --> 17:30.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> We sold them to the 17:29.066 --> 17:31.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% Schwankes. 17:29.733 --> 17:33.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Yeah. 17:30.866 --> 17:33.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% >> And then when that 17:31.766 --> 17:34.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% market kind of went away... 17:33.200 --> 17:37.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Mm-hmm. 17:33.933 --> 17:38.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% >> ...then we transitioned 17:34.833 --> 17:39.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% into roses, and at one time, 17:37.066 --> 17:39.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% find out we were the biggest 17:38.066 --> 17:40.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% rose growers in the 17:39.066 --> 17:41.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% United States. 17:39.500 --> 17:41.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> Did you grow roses in 17:40.566 --> 17:42.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% Colorado? 17:41.100 --> 17:43.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> We did. 17:41.666 --> 17:44.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 17:42.166 --> 17:46.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> But a big transition for us 17:43.500 --> 17:47.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% was to go from, I say, 17:44.666 --> 17:48.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% ground roses into hydroponic 17:46.400 --> 17:49.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% roses because that was -- 17:47.366 --> 17:50.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% >> Oh, sure, sure. 17:48.133 --> 17:51.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% >> That was gonna be -- 17:49.666 --> 17:52.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% It did. 17:50.366 --> 17:53.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% It created a bigger rose, 17:51.633 --> 17:55.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% a stronger rose. 17:52.700 --> 17:57.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 17:53.500 --> 17:57.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> And that was a good business 17:55.933 --> 17:58.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% for us for a while. 17:57.000 --> 17:59.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% >> Yep. 17:57.633 --> 18:00.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> But now we realize, 17:58.300 --> 18:01.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% okay, what's next? 17:59.633 --> 18:03.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 18:00.366 --> 18:05.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> And what we grow now, 18:01.066 --> 18:06.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% we grow a lot of gerberas, 18:03.033 --> 18:08.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% lilies, lisianthus, snaps. 18:05.200 --> 18:09.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% We grow about 20 different 18:06.266 --> 18:11.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% crops, but I believe, 18:08.166 --> 18:12.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% 5 years from now, 18:09.700 --> 18:13.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% probably 50% or 70% 18:11.200 --> 18:16.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% of that will be transitioned 18:12.666 --> 18:18.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% to something new. 18:13.666 --> 18:21.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 18:16.633 --> 18:22.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% >> My grandfather started 18:18.833 --> 18:24.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% growing flowers in Washington 18:21.133 --> 18:25.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% and moving over 18:22.233 --> 18:27.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% and setting up the greenhouses, 18:24.066 --> 18:28.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% going through the -- evolving, 18:25.766 --> 18:29.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% getting along, working together. 18:27.633 --> 18:31.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> Let's talk about the stick 18:28.500 --> 18:32.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% story because the stick story 18:29.333 --> 18:33.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% is important to you. 18:31.233 --> 18:34.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> It's part of our culture in 18:32.366 --> 18:35.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% the -- 18:33.100 --> 18:35.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> I think it's part of your 18:34.033 --> 18:37.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% culture, and I think that that's 18:35.066 --> 18:38.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% a really cool thing. 18:35.766 --> 18:41.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% >> It's good. 18:37.033 --> 18:43.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% >> Every Kitayama, 18:38.133 --> 18:46.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% no matter what generation, 18:41.100 --> 18:47.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% knows this story, and it comes 18:43.966 --> 18:49.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% from basically our grandmother. 18:46.600 --> 18:50.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Mm-hmm. 18:47.833 --> 18:51.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% >> There were four brothers 18:49.566 --> 18:54.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% who were 18:50.366 --> 18:55.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% the original Kitayama Brothers. 18:51.633 --> 18:58.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% There was Tom, Ray, Kee and Ted, 18:54.666 --> 19:00.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% and when they moved 18:55.466 --> 19:03.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% to California after World War II 18:58.166 --> 19:04.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% when they started their own 19:00.200 --> 19:07.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% greenhouse, Grandma told them, 19:03.333 --> 19:08.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% "You must stick together 19:04.900 --> 19:10.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% because individually, as one 19:07.200 --> 19:13.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% stick, you will be easily 19:08.400 --> 19:14.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% broken, but together, 19:10.833 --> 19:16.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% bound together as four sticks, 19:13.266 --> 19:17.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% you'll be very strong 19:14.466 --> 19:17.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% and difficult to break." 19:16.033 --> 19:20.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% So that's the story 19:17.100 --> 19:20.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% that we hear. 19:17.933 --> 19:21.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% That's why we work together. 19:20.166 --> 19:22.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> Yeah, that's right. 19:20.933 --> 19:24.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> Now, I'm not saying 19:21.800 --> 19:24.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% we don't have our differences. 19:22.833 --> 19:27.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% We do, but at the end 19:24.066 --> 19:29.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% of the day, we know 19:24.933 --> 19:30.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% that we will stick together. 19:27.033 --> 19:32.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> There's 89 family members 19:29.066 --> 19:35.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% in the Kitayama family, 19:30.700 --> 19:36.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% and there's probably, I want to 19:32.566 --> 19:37.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% guess, about 40 grandchildren 19:35.133 --> 19:39.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% coming up that don't know 19:36.200 --> 19:41.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% what they want to do, 19:37.500 --> 19:45.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% and they are very bright. 19:39.033 --> 19:47.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> Our job is to build 19:41.566 --> 19:48.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% a very vibrant, profitable, 19:45.533 --> 19:49.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% growing, interesting company 19:47.666 --> 19:50.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% so that the next generation 19:48.866 --> 19:51.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% is going to say, 19:49.466 --> 19:52.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% "I want to do that." 19:50.500 --> 19:53.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 19:51.566 --> 19:54.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% "I want to continue the 19:52.700 --> 19:56.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% success." 19:53.300 --> 19:58.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> That is part of our 19:54.400 --> 19:59.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% motivation. 19:56.366 --> 20:00.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% We want people to say, 19:58.266 --> 20:04.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% "We want to join you." 19:59.400 --> 20:06.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% We feel very fortunate. 20:00.766 --> 20:08.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% We were given this business 20:04.466 --> 20:09.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% by our parents and our uncles, 20:06.700 --> 20:15.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% and we want to carry on that 20:08.033 --> 20:21.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% tradition of growing the finest 20:09.500 --> 20:22.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% flowers in the United States. 20:15.166 --> 20:23.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 20:21.333 --> 20:25.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> Fuji chrysanthemums 20:22.566 --> 20:26.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% are native 20:23.366 --> 20:28.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% to Northeastern Europe and Asia. 20:25.333 --> 20:30.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% Fuji mums are known for 20:26.500 --> 20:32.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% their size and bright colors. 20:28.766 --> 20:34.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% They can last 14 to 21 days 20:30.666 --> 20:36.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% in a bouquet. 20:32.566 --> 20:39.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% Fuji mums are also known 20:34.400 --> 20:42.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% as spider mums because 20:36.166 --> 20:43.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% of their long spidery petals. 20:39.400 --> 20:46.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% Fuji mums are standard mums, 20:42.333 --> 20:48.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% which means each stem 20:43.833 --> 20:50.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% has a single large bloom. 20:46.933 --> 20:54.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% Fuji mums are late bloomers, 20:48.766 --> 20:56.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% typically flowering in October 20:50.533 --> 20:57.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% through November. 20:54.933 --> 20:59.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% It's believed that Fuji 20:56.533 --> 21:01.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% mums bring laughter 20:57.900 --> 21:03.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% and happiness into the home. 20:59.766 --> 21:05.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% White fuji mums are a popular 21:01.466 --> 21:07.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% choice for bridal bouquets 21:03.433 --> 21:09.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% as they mean purity and truth. 21:05.600 --> 21:11.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% However, this meaning does not 21:07.066 --> 21:13.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% translate to European countries 21:09.866 --> 21:21.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% where Fuji mums are used 21:11.233 --> 21:22.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% in graveside bouquets. 21:13.233 --> 21:24.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 21:21.766 --> 21:25.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Designing and constructing 21:22.900 --> 21:27.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% your own Zen garden 21:24.333 --> 21:30.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% is in and of itself 21:25.400 --> 21:31.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% an enjoyable process, 21:27.433 --> 21:33.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% and that's only the beginning. 21:30.733 --> 21:36.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Zen gardens are also known 21:31.933 --> 21:37.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% as Japanese rock gardens 21:33.433 --> 21:40.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% or dry landscape gardens. 21:36.066 --> 21:42.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% Typically, they don't 21:37.366 --> 21:43.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% feature plants or flowers, 21:40.166 --> 21:44.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% but this is "Life in Bloom," 21:42.066 --> 21:47.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% so we'll make sure that we 21:43.133 --> 21:48.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% include some succulents 21:44.366 --> 21:50.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% and maybe a few flowers. 21:47.000 --> 21:52.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% Gravel or sand are frequently 21:48.433 --> 21:54.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% used and then raked. 21:50.966 --> 21:55.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% The raking can represent 21:52.066 --> 21:57.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% ripples in the water. 21:54.300 --> 21:59.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% The rocks that are used 21:55.533 --> 22:00.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% are thought to symbolize islands 21:57.166 --> 22:02.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% or mountains. 21:59.466 --> 22:06.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Toiling in your Zen garden 22:00.966 --> 22:08.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% is considered by many to be 22:02.333 --> 22:10.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% a daily meditation practice. 22:06.166 --> 22:11.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% I think it's fun because you can 22:08.300 --> 22:14.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% change your mind. 22:10.133 --> 22:17.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% You may set something up 22:11.566 --> 22:19.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% a certain way and then decide, 22:14.766 --> 22:20.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% "I'd like it better this way." 22:17.933 --> 22:24.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% It's a great opportunity 22:19.033 --> 22:27.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% for us to do something 22:20.900 --> 22:28.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% that's meditative and relaxing 22:24.066 --> 22:30.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% and isn't a huge undertaking. 22:27.300 --> 22:32.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% Classic Zen gardens 22:28.433 --> 22:34.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% were intended to imitate 22:30.833 --> 22:35.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% the essence of nature, 22:32.366 --> 22:36.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% not its actual appearance, 22:34.666 --> 22:39.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% and to serve as an aid 22:35.700 --> 22:40.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% to meditation 22:36.800 --> 22:41.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% about the true meaning of life. 22:39.033 --> 22:43.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% My Zen garden wouldn't be 22:40.166 --> 22:45.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% complete if it didn't 22:41.566 --> 22:46.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% have flowers or plants. 22:43.833 --> 22:49.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% While I've used rocks, 22:45.300 --> 22:51.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% I'll also incorporate two 22:46.600 --> 22:54.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% beautiful succulents, 22:49.800 --> 22:55.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% and craspedia 22:51.166 --> 22:58.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% almost seems like flower orbs 22:54.366 --> 22:59.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% that could be nestled right down 22:55.666 --> 23:01.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% inside the garden. 22:58.366 --> 23:02.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Carefully raking sand or gravel 22:59.966 --> 23:06.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% with precision 23:01.133 --> 23:07.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% around the placed rocks are 23:02.700 --> 23:09.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% the main parts of a Zen garden. 23:06.166 --> 23:13.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% Sand raked into round 23:07.466 --> 23:14.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% or spiraled or rippled patterns 23:09.666 --> 23:16.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% represents the sea. 23:13.133 --> 23:18.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% Many kits come with 23:14.433 --> 23:20.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% a bamboo drawing pencil, 23:16.800 --> 23:22.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% which allows you to creatively 23:18.466 --> 23:24.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% draw your own patterns 23:20.233 --> 23:26.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% in the sand. 23:22.600 --> 23:28.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Upright or vertical stones 23:24.133 --> 23:30.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% can be used to represent trees 23:26.666 --> 23:31.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% while flat, horizontal stones 23:28.466 --> 23:33.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% represent water. 23:30.600 --> 23:35.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% The best part about a Zen 23:31.766 --> 23:37.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% garden -- it's your own little 23:33.833 --> 23:45.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% garden where you can create 23:35.933 --> 23:48.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% your own life in bloom. 23:37.933 --> 23:50.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 23:45.200 --> 23:51.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 23:48.766 --> 23:53.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% As you've seen today, 23:50.233 --> 23:55.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% there's a lot of joy to be found 23:51.533 --> 23:56.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% in the processes and traditions 23:53.233 --> 23:57.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% of the Japanese flower arts. 23:55.400 --> 24:00.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% For "Life in Bloom," 23:56.633 --> 24:00.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% I'm J Schwanke. 23:57.766 --> 24:00.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:45% See you next time. 24:00.400 --> 24:02.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:22.5% [ Gasps ] 24:01.000 --> 24:04.933 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% So you steam the ground, then. 24:02.533 --> 24:05.933 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% >> Well, we don't use... 24:04.933 --> 24:06.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% >> One of my favorite smells 24:05.933 --> 24:07.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:42.5% in the greenhouse 24:06.633 --> 24:08.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% is always the cooked dirt. 24:07.400 --> 24:09.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:50% I used to love that. 24:08.400 --> 24:09.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% >> So you can tell that 24:09.400 --> 24:11.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:22.5% we steam. 24:09.966 --> 24:13.200 align:start position:10% line:10% size:47.5% You have the aroma. 24:11.800 --> 24:13.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% >> So you seal this up. 24:13.200 --> 24:15.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:32.5% This big tube 24:13.833 --> 24:15.700 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% sends steam in there. 24:15.033 --> 24:16.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:17.5% >> Yes. 24:15.700 --> 24:17.666 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% >> How hot does it get? 24:16.533 --> 24:18.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% >> Ooh, good question. 24:17.666 --> 24:19.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:32.5% I don't know. 24:18.333 --> 24:20.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% What is the temperature? 24:19.333 --> 24:21.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% >> What does the temperature 24:20.100 --> 24:21.733 align:start position:10% line:10% size:37.5% get to be, Jim? 24:21.000 --> 24:23.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% >> Well, you're probably looking 24:21.733 --> 24:25.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:42.5% about a high 200, 24:23.400 --> 24:26.566 align:start position:10% line:10% size:40% in the low 300s. 24:25.100 --> 24:27.666 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% >> Okay, and then that's how you 24:26.566 --> 24:28.266 align:start position:10% line:10% size:50% sanitize the soil... 24:27.666 --> 24:29.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:35% >> Yes, right, 24:28.266 --> 24:29.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:47.5% sterilize the soil. 24:29.000 --> 24:31.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% >> ...to start to go again. 24:29.833 --> 24:32.566 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% >> Basically, you just cook it 24:31.333 --> 24:33.700 align:start position:10% line:10% size:37.5% for 3, 4 hours. 24:32.566 --> 24:34.733 align:start position:10% line:10% size:22.5% >> Right. 24:33.700 --> 24:35.433 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% >> Does it smell, then? 24:34.733 --> 24:36.466 align:start position:10% line:10% size:20% >> Yeah. 24:35.433 --> 24:37.200 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% >> Does it smell like -- 24:36.466 --> 24:38.200 align:start position:10% line:10% size:42.5% Yeah, yeah, yeah. 24:37.200 --> 24:39.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% That smell, I love that smell. 24:38.200 --> 24:39.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% That's one of my favorite smells 24:39.166 --> 24:40.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% from being a little kid 24:39.866 --> 24:41.733 align:start position:10% line:10% size:42.5% was when we would 24:40.633 --> 24:43.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% cook dirt in the greenhouses. 24:41.733 --> 24:44.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:30% I love that. 24:43.400 --> 24:46.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom" 24:44.800 --> 24:48.066 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% is filmed in Grand Rapids, 24:46.000 --> 24:50.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:22.5% Michigan. 24:48.066 --> 24:52.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% >> "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom" 24:50.400 --> 24:55.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% is brought to you by... 24:52.500 --> 24:56.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% Albertsons Companies, 24:55.100 --> 24:58.966 align:start 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