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>> On this episode of

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"Life in Bloom," I show you

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traditional ikebana flower

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arranging,

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we'll explore the art of bonsai,

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and go on location

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to learn the philosophy of a

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Japanese flower-farming family.

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Sake is the spirited twist

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to our cocktail, and we'll see

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how to create a tuna rose.

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I'm J Schwanke.

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Welcome to "Life in Bloom."

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People have long been fascinated

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with the art of Japanese

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flower design, whether it's

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the beauty of bonsai,

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a Zen garden, or the art

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of ikebana flower arranging.

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There's something so captivating

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about these traditional methods.

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Sure, the flowers and trees

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themselves are beautiful,

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but it's the thought and care

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that goes into the projects

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that makes them so special.

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For example, the intention

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behind ikebana is to develop

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a closeness with nature

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and is about bringing nature

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and humanity together.

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Today on "Life in Bloom,"

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we'll show you what goes into

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growing and arranging within

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these wonderful traditions.

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Today, I'm going to create a

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Japanese flower arrangement.

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Ikebana is the classic style,

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and it has very strict rules.

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I studied the Ikenobo school

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of floral design when I was

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17 years old in Japan.

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I also collect ikebana

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and Japanese flower-arranging

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materials.

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Typically, an ikebana

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arrangement is created in

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a kenzan that looks like this.

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It's also called a needle pack

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because the needles are set

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in a heavy, weighted base.

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Today, in this free-form

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container,

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I have flower foam inside,

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and we're using that

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to make the strategic placements

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of our flowers.

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I've covered it with moss

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to give it a wonderful

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natural look.

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I found this book

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many years ago, and I love it.

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"The Art of Arranging Flowers,"

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and it's a well-used,

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well-loved book.

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I enjoy just going through it

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and seeing the different types

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of arrangements

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that you can create.

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a modified version

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of this arrangement.

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and some pincushions.

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kale and other types of foliage.

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that we'll also use inside this.

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about Japanese flower arranging

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is that it's a peaceful

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activity, and you should relax

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When I was a teenager,

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my parents decided I should be

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so they sent me to Japan

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to study at the Ikenobo School

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of Floral Design.

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my entire career.

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and stems for an entire day,

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taking note of how they grew,

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which direction they grew,

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whether there were little bites

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which are personally interpreted

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So, today, I have my friend

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Dusty Brown here to tell us

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about the art of bonsai.

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Dusty, you and I met

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many years ago when we were

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shooting flowers for books

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that I used to do that people

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would look at in flower stores.

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an accomplished photographer.

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That's your day job.

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do bonsai to relax,

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as a passion, as a fun thing.

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probably 12 years ago.

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I just fell in love with it

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after a while, and it is --

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trees, and you have a vision of

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trees, so to say,

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when you get a small tree,

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and you watch it grow

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over a few years.

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There's nobody to tell you.

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All of those things go together.

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something like this 'cause this

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is kind of what we see.

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tree, and it has the little,

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you know, stone in it

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but then this is what I think of

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when I think of the art.

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the Chinese culture

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and find these mountainous trees

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so "bonsai" is "tree in pot."

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mistake if you want to, but it

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taught you something, so...

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experience.

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when you brought this one up.

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We can go to the store and buy

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this, and someone has done the

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work for you.

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>> But when you try something

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and you pull it out of nature

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and you have a vision for it

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and you're telling it to do

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what you want,

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it is more of an accomplishment.

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with bonsai wire.

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I left it on over winter

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is the growth that happened,

295
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and I kind of was cutting

296
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into it, but what

297
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I was training is this arm.

298
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This arm was coming up,

299
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and I trained it to go down.

300
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>> Okay, so you wound the wire

301
00:09:08,666 --> 00:09:11,600
around it to push it down into

302
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that spot.

303
00:09:11,033 --> 00:09:14,033
>> Exactly.

304
00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,333
Exactly. So that is part of

305
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the training and part of the fun

306
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and the patience of it.

307
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So in our crazy

308
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day-to-day world, these things

309
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slow you down a little bit

310
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because they have no --

311
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>> That is what I love about it.

312
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>> Yeah.

313
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>> So, now what's this little

314
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guy?

315
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>> This little guy is a Serissa,

316
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and it is exposed root Serissa.

317
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>> I love it.

318
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>> Right?

319
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>> So the idea is,

320
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is to see roots coming up.

321
00:09:34,866 --> 00:09:38,866
It needs a trim, and I thought

322
00:09:36,466 --> 00:09:41,000
maybe if you wanted,

323
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we could trim this up.

324
00:09:38,866 --> 00:09:43,066
So, first of all, I would...

325
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So, all these little, tiny roots

326
00:09:42,133 --> 00:09:50,266
here are just sucker roots,

327
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so we need to slowly get rid

328
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of those, and these two here,

329
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I feel, are not needed.

330
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>> Okay.

331
00:09:52,833 --> 00:09:58,433
>> And they're going to do

332
00:09:53,666 --> 00:09:59,466
no help to the tree.

333
00:09:56,633 --> 00:10:01,366
>> And I love how interesting

334
00:09:58,433 --> 00:10:02,566
this is right here, too,

335
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just that whole part.

336
00:10:01,366 --> 00:10:04,400
>> So all of these little tiny

337
00:10:02,566 --> 00:10:05,200
guys in here.

338
00:10:03,700 --> 00:10:07,100
>> Okay.

339
00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:09,433
>> They don't need --

340
00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:10,966
They're kind of distracting

341
00:10:07,100 --> 00:10:12,066
to the eye, right?

342
00:10:09,433 --> 00:10:13,066
So something like this,

343
00:10:10,966 --> 00:10:13,766
there's a little cut right here.

344
00:10:12,066 --> 00:10:15,300
See how this little branch is

345
00:10:13,066 --> 00:10:16,200
coming off here?

346
00:10:13,766 --> 00:10:17,533
>> Uh-huh.

347
00:10:15,300 --> 00:10:18,333
>> Another trick is,

348
00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,533
is that I've cut this.

349
00:10:17,533 --> 00:10:20,566
>> Mm-hmm.

350
00:10:18,333 --> 00:10:21,166
>> And this is coming this way,

351
00:10:19,533 --> 00:10:22,066
so obviously this is going

352
00:10:20,566 --> 00:10:23,933
to come this way,

353
00:10:21,166 --> 00:10:25,766
but even when we get

354
00:10:22,066 --> 00:10:26,766
as intricate as clipping

355
00:10:23,933 --> 00:10:28,366
some of these little flowers --

356
00:10:25,766 --> 00:10:29,766
So if I wanted a growth

357
00:10:26,766 --> 00:10:30,466
to come this way...

358
00:10:28,366 --> 00:10:31,166
>> So, oh, now that way,

359
00:10:29,766 --> 00:10:31,800
and then now

360
00:10:30,466 --> 00:10:32,766
it'll come this way.

361
00:10:31,166 --> 00:10:33,933
>> Now it'll come off.

362
00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,700
The whole idea of this

363
00:10:32,766 --> 00:10:36,800
is training these.

364
00:10:33,933 --> 00:10:39,500
>> Okay.

365
00:10:34,700 --> 00:10:41,133
>> So training them is getting

366
00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:42,366
to a point where this is

367
00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:43,866
a happy spot for this trunk.

368
00:10:41,133 --> 00:10:44,766
This is how I see this tree

369
00:10:42,366 --> 00:10:45,533
living the rest of its life.

370
00:10:43,866 --> 00:10:46,666
>> Wow.

371
00:10:44,766 --> 00:10:48,933
>> I don't need this to get huge

372
00:10:45,533 --> 00:10:49,566
and take over,

373
00:10:46,666 --> 00:10:50,400
so this easy draining is perfect

374
00:10:48,933 --> 00:10:51,733
for something like that.

375
00:10:49,566 --> 00:10:52,200
>> And so pruning, super

376
00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,600
important 'cause it's gonna get

377
00:10:51,733 --> 00:10:55,066
crazy.

378
00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:56,066
>> Especially something like

379
00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:58,600
this, which sits indoors, it's

380
00:10:55,066 --> 00:10:59,666
easy to --

381
00:10:56,066 --> 00:11:00,533
You know, you can sit, let it --

382
00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:02,600
This is a slow grower,

383
00:10:59,666 --> 00:11:03,833
so you can let it grow

384
00:11:00,533 --> 00:11:04,700
for a month, 2 months, and just

385
00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,433
come in and just start...

386
00:11:03,833 --> 00:11:06,600
>> You're just taking out

387
00:11:04,700 --> 00:11:07,633
the little ends.

388
00:11:05,433 --> 00:11:09,733
>> Just taking out the ends,

389
00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:12,033
and you can get as intricate

390
00:11:07,633 --> 00:11:13,300
and crazy as you want,

391
00:11:09,733 --> 00:11:14,200
and pretty soon you may look at

392
00:11:12,033 --> 00:11:15,033
it and go, "Oh, I went too far,"

393
00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:16,166
but guess what.

394
00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,933
In a month,

395
00:11:15,033 --> 00:11:17,766
it'll be bushy again.

396
00:11:16,166 --> 00:11:18,766
>> It'll grow again.

397
00:11:16,933 --> 00:11:20,533
>> Might take a couple months

398
00:11:17,766 --> 00:11:21,400
but...

399
00:11:18,766 --> 00:11:22,066
>> I love that you made me

400
00:11:20,533 --> 00:11:23,333
feel empowered...

401
00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,733
>> Oh, good.

402
00:11:22,066 --> 00:11:26,066
>> ...that I could do this.

403
00:11:23,333 --> 00:11:27,933
I mean, and I think that that's

404
00:11:24,733 --> 00:11:28,866
the important part is, I want

405
00:11:26,066 --> 00:11:29,800
people who watch to understand

406
00:11:27,933 --> 00:11:30,933
that it's something

407
00:11:28,866 --> 00:11:32,233
simple that you can try.

408
00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,033
I think, in today's day and age,

409
00:11:30,933 --> 00:11:34,566
we try and be too perfect...

410
00:11:32,233 --> 00:11:36,133
>> Yeah.

411
00:11:33,033 --> 00:11:37,166
>> ...with stuff, and I think,

412
00:11:34,566 --> 00:11:38,533
you know, relaxing, meditating,

413
00:11:36,133 --> 00:11:39,300
you know, getting out with your

414
00:11:37,166 --> 00:11:40,800
trees, getting out with nature

415
00:11:38,533 --> 00:11:42,166
is fun.

416
00:11:39,300 --> 00:11:45,300
So, we have a tradition here

417
00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:46,033
at "Life in Bloom."

418
00:11:42,166 --> 00:11:47,033
I have a flower crown for you.

419
00:11:45,300 --> 00:11:47,600
It's got a lot

420
00:11:46,033 --> 00:11:48,633
of deciduous material in it.

421
00:11:47,033 --> 00:11:49,333
>> Oh, nice.

422
00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,800
>> How about that? All right?

423
00:11:48,633 --> 00:11:52,200
So this is for you...

424
00:11:49,333 --> 00:11:53,333
>> Wonderful.

425
00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,933
>> ...to wear.

426
00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,900
And look -- I made it the right

427
00:11:53,333 --> 00:11:55,800
size.

428
00:11:53,933 --> 00:11:56,433
I think you look great.

429
00:11:54,900 --> 00:11:57,066
That's awesome.

430
00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:57,933
Thanks so much.

431
00:11:56,433 --> 00:11:58,600
I appreciate it, man.

432
00:11:57,066 --> 00:11:59,900
>> You're welcome.

433
00:11:57,933 --> 00:11:59,900
Thank you.

434
00:11:58,600 --> 00:11:59,900
>> Thanks for coming.

435
00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:06,566
♪

436
00:12:05,166 --> 00:12:08,333
My enthusiasm for Japanese

437
00:12:06,566 --> 00:12:09,733
flower design even spills over

438
00:12:08,333 --> 00:12:09,733
into the kitchen.

439
00:12:09,966 --> 00:12:15,600
Let's learn how to make

440
00:12:10,766 --> 00:12:17,033
the perfect tuna rose.

441
00:12:14,366 --> 00:12:19,733
We start with a sushi-grade

442
00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:22,100
piece of ahi tuna

443
00:12:17,033 --> 00:12:24,166
and, of course, clean hands.

444
00:12:19,733 --> 00:12:34,166
I use a sharp knife to cut thin,

445
00:12:22,100 --> 00:12:36,200
uniform slices of tuna.

446
00:12:24,166 --> 00:12:37,933
♪

447
00:12:34,166 --> 00:12:42,566
♪

448
00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:44,533
Spiral a strip of tuna

449
00:12:37,933 --> 00:12:46,733
to form the center of the rose.

450
00:12:42,566 --> 00:12:48,733
Add more strips in concentric

451
00:12:44,533 --> 00:12:58,733
circles around the center

452
00:12:46,733 --> 00:13:08,800
to form a rose.

453
00:12:48,733 --> 00:13:12,266
♪

454
00:12:58,733 --> 00:13:13,233
♪

455
00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:14,933
♪

456
00:13:12,266 --> 00:13:17,000
Prepare the setting of

457
00:13:13,233 --> 00:13:18,633
your tuna rose

458
00:13:14,933 --> 00:13:20,633
by adding a bed of cabbage,

459
00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:30,633
an asparagus stem,

460
00:13:18,633 --> 00:13:40,633
and even basil leaves.

461
00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:50,466
♪

462
00:13:30,633 --> 00:13:50,466
♪

463
00:13:40,633 --> 00:13:50,466
♪

464
00:13:50,700 --> 00:14:05,166
♪

465
00:14:00,700 --> 00:14:06,866
♪

466
00:14:05,166 --> 00:14:08,466
For "Flower Cocktail Hour,"

467
00:14:06,866 --> 00:14:12,266
we're making a ginger-orange

468
00:14:08,466 --> 00:14:12,266
cocktail with bourbon and sake.

469
00:14:12,500 --> 00:14:20,000
We'll start with some shaved

470
00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:22,533
fresh ginger.

471
00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:24,533
♪

472
00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:29,566
We'll add 2 ounces of rye

473
00:14:22,533 --> 00:14:33,433
whiskey...

474
00:14:24,533 --> 00:14:34,766
♪

475
00:14:29,566 --> 00:14:39,166
...an ounce of sake,

476
00:14:33,433 --> 00:14:43,900
a jigger of fresh orange

477
00:14:34,766 --> 00:14:45,900
juice...

478
00:14:39,166 --> 00:14:55,900
and a dash of simple syrup.

479
00:14:43,900 --> 00:14:57,366
Then we'll add our ice.

480
00:14:45,900 --> 00:15:02,200
♪

481
00:14:55,900 --> 00:15:03,300
We'll shake...

482
00:14:57,366 --> 00:15:05,300
[ Ice rattling ]

483
00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:12,433
...and pour into a martini

484
00:15:03,300 --> 00:15:13,600
glass.

485
00:15:05,300 --> 00:15:15,600
♪

486
00:15:12,433 --> 00:15:19,500
And then we'll finish with

487
00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:20,500
ginger beer...

488
00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:21,233
♪

489
00:15:19,500 --> 00:15:22,766
...and garnish with an orange

490
00:15:20,500 --> 00:15:24,266
peel.

491
00:15:21,233 --> 00:15:25,466
The ginger-orange cocktail

492
00:15:22,766 --> 00:15:25,466
with bourbon and sake.

493
00:15:24,266 --> 00:15:25,466
Cheers.

494
00:15:25,700 --> 00:15:35,066
♪

495
00:15:35,300 --> 00:15:39,900
Here's another interesting

496
00:15:36,233 --> 00:15:41,600
connection the Japanese have

497
00:15:37,766 --> 00:15:44,933
with flowers in the USA.

498
00:15:39,900 --> 00:15:46,733
The selling of cut flowers only

499
00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:48,166
goes back to around the 1880s.

500
00:15:44,933 --> 00:15:49,666
Japanese immigrants were among

501
00:15:46,733 --> 00:15:51,066
the first to commercially

502
00:15:48,166 --> 00:15:53,566
produce a variety of garden

503
00:15:49,666 --> 00:15:55,633
plants and flowers

504
00:15:51,066 --> 00:15:58,033
such as camellias, wisteria,

505
00:15:53,566 --> 00:15:59,433
azaleas, and lily bulbs

506
00:15:55,633 --> 00:16:00,733
imported from Japan.

507
00:15:58,033 --> 00:16:02,000
In 1906,

508
00:15:59,433 --> 00:16:03,766
the Japanese flower growers

509
00:16:00,733 --> 00:16:06,266
organized the California

510
00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:08,100
Flower Growers Association

511
00:16:03,766 --> 00:16:10,400
with 42 charter members

512
00:16:06,266 --> 00:16:12,000
which also included Chinese

513
00:16:08,100 --> 00:16:14,366
and Italian growers.

514
00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:15,333
While World War II caused major

515
00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:16,766
setbacks for Japanese growers,

516
00:16:14,366 --> 00:16:18,233
many eventually

517
00:16:15,333 --> 00:16:20,233
reestablished their businesses

518
00:16:16,766 --> 00:16:21,433
after the war along

519
00:16:18,233 --> 00:16:23,166
with newcomers to the country.

520
00:16:20,233 --> 00:16:24,800
Among those were the

521
00:16:21,433 --> 00:16:27,000
Kitayama Brothers,

522
00:16:23,166 --> 00:16:28,633
growers of cut flowers

523
00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:30,433
who, by the late 1950s,

524
00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:31,066
had 40 acres of flowers

525
00:16:28,633 --> 00:16:32,300
under glass.

526
00:16:30,433 --> 00:16:34,733
My friends,

527
00:16:31,066 --> 00:16:37,500
the Kitayama Brothers,

528
00:16:32,300 --> 00:16:39,066
are still growing flowers today,

529
00:16:34,733 --> 00:16:40,900
including stem gardenias,

530
00:16:37,500 --> 00:16:40,900
one of my very favorite

531
00:16:39,066 --> 00:16:40,900
cut flowers of all time.

532
00:16:41,133 --> 00:16:51,966
♪

533
00:16:46,533 --> 00:16:53,166
♪

534
00:16:51,966 --> 00:16:54,300
>> We grow in about a million

535
00:16:53,166 --> 00:16:55,600
square feet of greenhouse

536
00:16:54,300 --> 00:16:56,500
and about 30 acres of outdoor

537
00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:56,500
fields.

538
00:16:56,733 --> 00:16:59,800
>> I know we grow 100 different

539
00:16:57,833 --> 00:17:00,833
varieties of gerberas.

540
00:16:58,866 --> 00:17:02,000
>> We do?

541
00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,666
All right.

542
00:17:00,833 --> 00:17:03,333
>> Well, because we also

543
00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:05,066
replant.

544
00:17:02,666 --> 00:17:06,300
We try to bring

545
00:17:03,333 --> 00:17:07,800
on the newest varieties.

546
00:17:05,066 --> 00:17:08,800
>> We did a quick calculation

547
00:17:06,300 --> 00:17:09,666
of how much we produce here

548
00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:11,533
at Kitayama's,

549
00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:12,566
and we think it's about

550
00:17:09,666 --> 00:17:13,266
30 million blooms a year.

551
00:17:11,533 --> 00:17:13,933
>> Wow.

552
00:17:12,566 --> 00:17:15,300
>> We've been lucky.

553
00:17:13,266 --> 00:17:16,300
We've been fortunate.

554
00:17:13,933 --> 00:17:17,300
We were fortunate that,

555
00:17:15,300 --> 00:17:18,033
once upon a time, we were the

556
00:17:16,300 --> 00:17:18,700
biggest carnation growers in the

557
00:17:17,300 --> 00:17:19,733
country.

558
00:17:18,033 --> 00:17:21,100
>> Mm-hmm.

559
00:17:18,700 --> 00:17:22,433
>> I grew up in Colorado

560
00:17:19,733 --> 00:17:24,533
because we went there

561
00:17:21,100 --> 00:17:25,466
to grow a million square feet

562
00:17:22,433 --> 00:17:26,600
of carnations, as you know.

563
00:17:24,533 --> 00:17:27,833
But then --

564
00:17:25,466 --> 00:17:29,066
>> We shipped them on the bus

565
00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,733
to Fremont, Nebraska.

566
00:17:27,833 --> 00:17:30,866
>> We sold them to the

567
00:17:29,066 --> 00:17:31,766
Schwankes.

568
00:17:29,733 --> 00:17:33,200
>> Yeah.

569
00:17:30,866 --> 00:17:33,933
>> And then when that

570
00:17:31,766 --> 00:17:34,833
market kind of went away...

571
00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:37,066
>> Mm-hmm.

572
00:17:33,933 --> 00:17:38,066
>> ...then we transitioned

573
00:17:34,833 --> 00:17:39,066
into roses, and at one time,

574
00:17:37,066 --> 00:17:39,500
find out we were the biggest

575
00:17:38,066 --> 00:17:40,566
rose growers in the

576
00:17:39,066 --> 00:17:41,100
United States.

577
00:17:39,500 --> 00:17:41,666
>> Did you grow roses in

578
00:17:40,566 --> 00:17:42,166
Colorado?

579
00:17:41,100 --> 00:17:43,500
>> We did.

580
00:17:41,666 --> 00:17:44,666
>> Okay.

581
00:17:42,166 --> 00:17:46,400
>> But a big transition for us

582
00:17:43,500 --> 00:17:47,366
was to go from, I say,

583
00:17:44,666 --> 00:17:48,133
ground roses into hydroponic

584
00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,666
roses because that was --

585
00:17:47,366 --> 00:17:50,366
>> Oh, sure, sure.

586
00:17:48,133 --> 00:17:51,633
>> That was gonna be --

587
00:17:49,666 --> 00:17:52,700
It did.

588
00:17:50,366 --> 00:17:53,500
It created a bigger rose,

589
00:17:51,633 --> 00:17:55,933
a stronger rose.

590
00:17:52,700 --> 00:17:57,000
>> Right.

591
00:17:53,500 --> 00:17:57,633
>> And that was a good business

592
00:17:55,933 --> 00:17:58,300
for us for a while.

593
00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,633
>> Yep.

594
00:17:57,633 --> 00:18:00,366
>> But now we realize,

595
00:17:58,300 --> 00:18:01,066
okay, what's next?

596
00:17:59,633 --> 00:18:03,033
>> Right.

597
00:18:00,366 --> 00:18:05,200
>> And what we grow now,

598
00:18:01,066 --> 00:18:06,266
we grow a lot of gerberas,

599
00:18:03,033 --> 00:18:08,166
lilies, lisianthus, snaps.

600
00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:09,700
We grow about 20 different

601
00:18:06,266 --> 00:18:11,200
crops, but I believe,

602
00:18:08,166 --> 00:18:12,666
5 years from now,

603
00:18:09,700 --> 00:18:13,666
probably 50% or 70%

604
00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:16,633
of that will be transitioned

605
00:18:12,666 --> 00:18:18,833
to something new.

606
00:18:13,666 --> 00:18:21,133
>> Right.

607
00:18:16,633 --> 00:18:22,233
>> My grandfather started

608
00:18:18,833 --> 00:18:24,066
growing flowers in Washington

609
00:18:21,133 --> 00:18:25,766
and moving over

610
00:18:22,233 --> 00:18:27,633
and setting up the greenhouses,

611
00:18:24,066 --> 00:18:28,500
going through the -- evolving,

612
00:18:25,766 --> 00:18:29,333
getting along, working together.

613
00:18:27,633 --> 00:18:31,233
>> Let's talk about the stick

614
00:18:28,500 --> 00:18:32,366
story because the stick story

615
00:18:29,333 --> 00:18:33,100
is important to you.

616
00:18:31,233 --> 00:18:34,033
>> It's part of our culture in

617
00:18:32,366 --> 00:18:35,066
the --

618
00:18:33,100 --> 00:18:35,766
>> I think it's part of your

619
00:18:34,033 --> 00:18:37,033
culture, and I think that that's

620
00:18:35,066 --> 00:18:38,133
a really cool thing.

621
00:18:35,766 --> 00:18:41,100
>> It's good.

622
00:18:37,033 --> 00:18:43,966
>> Every Kitayama,

623
00:18:38,133 --> 00:18:46,600
no matter what generation,

624
00:18:41,100 --> 00:18:47,833
knows this story, and it comes

625
00:18:43,966 --> 00:18:49,566
from basically our grandmother.

626
00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:50,366
>> Mm-hmm.

627
00:18:47,833 --> 00:18:51,633
>> There were four brothers

628
00:18:49,566 --> 00:18:54,666
who were

629
00:18:50,366 --> 00:18:55,466
the original Kitayama Brothers.

630
00:18:51,633 --> 00:18:58,166
There was Tom, Ray, Kee and Ted,

631
00:18:54,666 --> 00:19:00,200
and when they moved

632
00:18:55,466 --> 00:19:03,333
to California after World War II

633
00:18:58,166 --> 00:19:04,900
when they started their own

634
00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:07,200
greenhouse, Grandma told them,

635
00:19:03,333 --> 00:19:08,400
"You must stick together

636
00:19:04,900 --> 00:19:10,833
because individually, as one

637
00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:13,266
stick, you will be easily

638
00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:14,466
broken, but together,

639
00:19:10,833 --> 00:19:16,033
bound together as four sticks,

640
00:19:13,266 --> 00:19:17,100
you'll be very strong

641
00:19:14,466 --> 00:19:17,933
and difficult to break."

642
00:19:16,033 --> 00:19:20,166
So that's the story

643
00:19:17,100 --> 00:19:20,933
that we hear.

644
00:19:17,933 --> 00:19:21,800
That's why we work together.

645
00:19:20,166 --> 00:19:22,833
>> Yeah, that's right.

646
00:19:20,933 --> 00:19:24,066
>> Now, I'm not saying

647
00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,933
we don't have our differences.

648
00:19:22,833 --> 00:19:27,033
We do, but at the end

649
00:19:24,066 --> 00:19:29,066
of the day, we know

650
00:19:24,933 --> 00:19:30,700
that we will stick together.

651
00:19:27,033 --> 00:19:32,566
>> There's 89 family members

652
00:19:29,066 --> 00:19:35,133
in the Kitayama family,

653
00:19:30,700 --> 00:19:36,200
and there's probably, I want to

654
00:19:32,566 --> 00:19:37,500
guess, about 40 grandchildren

655
00:19:35,133 --> 00:19:39,033
coming up that don't know

656
00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:41,566
what they want to do,

657
00:19:37,500 --> 00:19:45,533
and they are very bright.

658
00:19:39,033 --> 00:19:47,666
>> Our job is to build

659
00:19:41,566 --> 00:19:48,866
a very vibrant, profitable,

660
00:19:45,533 --> 00:19:49,466
growing, interesting company

661
00:19:47,666 --> 00:19:50,500
so that the next generation

662
00:19:48,866 --> 00:19:51,566
is going to say,

663
00:19:49,466 --> 00:19:52,700
"I want to do that."

664
00:19:50,500 --> 00:19:53,300
>> Right.

665
00:19:51,566 --> 00:19:54,400
"I want to continue the

666
00:19:52,700 --> 00:19:56,366
success."

667
00:19:53,300 --> 00:19:58,266
>> That is part of our

668
00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:59,400
motivation.

669
00:19:56,366 --> 00:20:00,766
We want people to say,

670
00:19:58,266 --> 00:20:04,466
"We want to join you."

671
00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:06,700
We feel very fortunate.

672
00:20:00,766 --> 00:20:08,033
We were given this business

673
00:20:04,466 --> 00:20:09,500
by our parents and our uncles,

674
00:20:06,700 --> 00:20:15,166
and we want to carry on that

675
00:20:08,033 --> 00:20:21,333
tradition of growing the finest

676
00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:22,566
flowers in the United States.

677
00:20:15,166 --> 00:20:23,366
♪

678
00:20:21,333 --> 00:20:25,333
>> Fuji chrysanthemums

679
00:20:22,566 --> 00:20:26,500
are native

680
00:20:23,366 --> 00:20:28,766
to Northeastern Europe and Asia.

681
00:20:25,333 --> 00:20:30,666
Fuji mums are known for

682
00:20:26,500 --> 00:20:32,566
their size and bright colors.

683
00:20:28,766 --> 00:20:34,400
They can last 14 to 21 days

684
00:20:30,666 --> 00:20:36,166
in a bouquet.

685
00:20:32,566 --> 00:20:39,400
Fuji mums are also known

686
00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:42,333
as spider mums because

687
00:20:36,166 --> 00:20:43,833
of their long spidery petals.

688
00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:46,933
Fuji mums are standard mums,

689
00:20:42,333 --> 00:20:48,766
which means each stem

690
00:20:43,833 --> 00:20:50,533
has a single large bloom.

691
00:20:46,933 --> 00:20:54,933
Fuji mums are late bloomers,

692
00:20:48,766 --> 00:20:56,533
typically flowering in October

693
00:20:50,533 --> 00:20:57,900
through November.

694
00:20:54,933 --> 00:20:59,766
It's believed that Fuji

695
00:20:56,533 --> 00:21:01,466
mums bring laughter

696
00:20:57,900 --> 00:21:03,433
and happiness into the home.

697
00:20:59,766 --> 00:21:05,600
White fuji mums are a popular

698
00:21:01,466 --> 00:21:07,066
choice for bridal bouquets

699
00:21:03,433 --> 00:21:09,866
as they mean purity and truth.

700
00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:11,233
However, this meaning does not

701
00:21:07,066 --> 00:21:13,233
translate to European countries

702
00:21:09,866 --> 00:21:21,766
where Fuji mums are used

703
00:21:11,233 --> 00:21:22,900
in graveside bouquets.

704
00:21:13,233 --> 00:21:24,333
♪

705
00:21:21,766 --> 00:21:25,400
Designing and constructing

706
00:21:22,900 --> 00:21:27,433
your own Zen garden

707
00:21:24,333 --> 00:21:30,733
is in and of itself

708
00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:31,933
an enjoyable process,

709
00:21:27,433 --> 00:21:33,433
and that's only the beginning.

710
00:21:30,733 --> 00:21:36,066
Zen gardens are also known

711
00:21:31,933 --> 00:21:37,366
as Japanese rock gardens

712
00:21:33,433 --> 00:21:40,166
or dry landscape gardens.

713
00:21:36,066 --> 00:21:42,066
Typically, they don't

714
00:21:37,366 --> 00:21:43,133
feature plants or flowers,

715
00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:44,366
but this is "Life in Bloom,"

716
00:21:42,066 --> 00:21:47,000
so we'll make sure that we

717
00:21:43,133 --> 00:21:48,433
include some succulents

718
00:21:44,366 --> 00:21:50,966
and maybe a few flowers.

719
00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:52,066
Gravel or sand are frequently

720
00:21:48,433 --> 00:21:54,300
used and then raked.

721
00:21:50,966 --> 00:21:55,533
The raking can represent

722
00:21:52,066 --> 00:21:57,166
ripples in the water.

723
00:21:54,300 --> 00:21:59,466
The rocks that are used

724
00:21:55,533 --> 00:22:00,966
are thought to symbolize islands

725
00:21:57,166 --> 00:22:02,333
or mountains.

726
00:21:59,466 --> 00:22:06,166
Toiling in your Zen garden

727
00:22:00,966 --> 00:22:08,300
is considered by many to be

728
00:22:02,333 --> 00:22:10,133
a daily meditation practice.

729
00:22:06,166 --> 00:22:11,566
I think it's fun because you can

730
00:22:08,300 --> 00:22:14,766
change your mind.

731
00:22:10,133 --> 00:22:17,933
You may set something up

732
00:22:11,566 --> 00:22:19,033
a certain way and then decide,

733
00:22:14,766 --> 00:22:20,900
"I'd like it better this way."

734
00:22:17,933 --> 00:22:24,066
It's a great opportunity

735
00:22:19,033 --> 00:22:27,300
for us to do something

736
00:22:20,900 --> 00:22:28,433
that's meditative and relaxing

737
00:22:24,066 --> 00:22:30,833
and isn't a huge undertaking.

738
00:22:27,300 --> 00:22:32,366
Classic Zen gardens

739
00:22:28,433 --> 00:22:34,666
were intended to imitate

740
00:22:30,833 --> 00:22:35,700
the essence of nature,

741
00:22:32,366 --> 00:22:36,800
not its actual appearance,

742
00:22:34,666 --> 00:22:39,033
and to serve as an aid

743
00:22:35,700 --> 00:22:40,166
to meditation

744
00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:41,566
about the true meaning of life.

745
00:22:39,033 --> 00:22:43,833
My Zen garden wouldn't be

746
00:22:40,166 --> 00:22:45,300
complete if it didn't

747
00:22:41,566 --> 00:22:46,600
have flowers or plants.

748
00:22:43,833 --> 00:22:49,800
While I've used rocks,

749
00:22:45,300 --> 00:22:51,166
I'll also incorporate two

750
00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:54,366
beautiful succulents,

751
00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:55,666
and craspedia

752
00:22:51,166 --> 00:22:58,366
almost seems like flower orbs

753
00:22:54,366 --> 00:22:59,966
that could be nestled right down

754
00:22:55,666 --> 00:23:01,133
inside the garden.

755
00:22:58,366 --> 00:23:02,700
Carefully raking sand or gravel

756
00:22:59,966 --> 00:23:06,166
with precision

757
00:23:01,133 --> 00:23:07,466
around the placed rocks are

758
00:23:02,700 --> 00:23:09,666
the main parts of a Zen garden.

759
00:23:06,166 --> 00:23:13,133
Sand raked into round

760
00:23:07,466 --> 00:23:14,433
or spiraled or rippled patterns

761
00:23:09,666 --> 00:23:16,800
represents the sea.

762
00:23:13,133 --> 00:23:18,466
Many kits come with

763
00:23:14,433 --> 00:23:20,233
a bamboo drawing pencil,

764
00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:22,600
which allows you to creatively

765
00:23:18,466 --> 00:23:24,133
draw your own patterns

766
00:23:20,233 --> 00:23:26,666
in the sand.

767
00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:28,466
Upright or vertical stones

768
00:23:24,133 --> 00:23:30,600
can be used to represent trees

769
00:23:26,666 --> 00:23:31,766
while flat, horizontal stones

770
00:23:28,466 --> 00:23:33,833
represent water.

771
00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:35,933
The best part about a Zen

772
00:23:31,766 --> 00:23:37,933
garden -- it's your own little

773
00:23:33,833 --> 00:23:45,200
garden where you can create

774
00:23:35,933 --> 00:23:48,766
your own life in bloom.

775
00:23:37,933 --> 00:23:50,233
♪

776
00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:51,533
♪

777
00:23:48,766 --> 00:23:53,233
As you've seen today,

778
00:23:50,233 --> 00:23:55,400
there's a lot of joy to be found

779
00:23:51,533 --> 00:23:56,633
in the processes and traditions

780
00:23:53,233 --> 00:23:57,766
of the Japanese flower arts.

781
00:23:55,400 --> 00:24:00,166
For "Life in Bloom,"

782
00:23:56,633 --> 00:24:00,166
I'm J Schwanke.

783
00:23:57,766 --> 00:24:00,166
See you next time.

784
00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,533
[ Gasps ]

785
00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,933
So you steam the ground, then.

786
00:24:02,533 --> 00:24:05,933
>> Well, we don't use...

787
00:24:04,933 --> 00:24:06,633
>> One of my favorite smells

788
00:24:05,933 --> 00:24:07,400
in the greenhouse

789
00:24:06,633 --> 00:24:08,400
is always the cooked dirt.

790
00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:09,400
I used to love that.

791
00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:09,966
>> So you can tell that

792
00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,800
we steam.

793
00:24:09,966 --> 00:24:13,200
You have the aroma.

794
00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,833
>> So you seal this up.

795
00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,033
This big tube

796
00:24:13,833 --> 00:24:15,700
sends steam in there.

797
00:24:15,033 --> 00:24:16,533
>> Yes.

798
00:24:15,700 --> 00:24:17,666
>> How hot does it get?

799
00:24:16,533 --> 00:24:18,333
>> Ooh, good question.

800
00:24:17,666 --> 00:24:19,333
I don't know.

801
00:24:18,333 --> 00:24:20,100
What is the temperature?

802
00:24:19,333 --> 00:24:21,000
>> What does the temperature

803
00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:21,733
get to be, Jim?

804
00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,400
>> Well, you're probably looking

805
00:24:21,733 --> 00:24:25,100
about a high 200,

806
00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:26,566
in the low 300s.

807
00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:27,666
>> Okay, and then that's how you

808
00:24:26,566 --> 00:24:28,266
sanitize the soil...

809
00:24:27,666 --> 00:24:29,000
>> Yes, right,

810
00:24:28,266 --> 00:24:29,833
sterilize the soil.

811
00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,333
>> ...to start to go again.

812
00:24:29,833 --> 00:24:32,566
>> Basically, you just cook it

813
00:24:31,333 --> 00:24:33,700
for 3, 4 hours.

814
00:24:32,566 --> 00:24:34,733
>> Right.

815
00:24:33,700 --> 00:24:35,433
>> Does it smell, then?

816
00:24:34,733 --> 00:24:36,466
>> Yeah.

817
00:24:35,433 --> 00:24:37,200
>> Does it smell like --

818
00:24:36,466 --> 00:24:38,200
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

819
00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:39,166
That smell, I love that smell.

820
00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:39,866
That's one of my favorite smells

821
00:24:39,166 --> 00:24:40,633
from being a little kid

822
00:24:39,866 --> 00:24:41,733
was when we would

823
00:24:40,633 --> 00:24:43,400
cook dirt in the greenhouses.

824
00:24:41,733 --> 00:24:44,800
I love that.

825
00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:46,000
"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

826
00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:48,066
is filmed in Grand Rapids,

827
00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:50,400
Michigan.

828
00:24:48,066 --> 00:24:52,500
>> "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

829
00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:55,100
is brought to you by...

830
00:24:52,500 --> 00:24:56,366
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831
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832
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833
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838
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839
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840
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841
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842
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