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>> Today on "Life in Bloom,"

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we're getting outside to the

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forest and sharing ways to

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experience a bit of its magic

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every day.

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We'll learn about the health and

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wellness trend of forest bathing

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and create arrangements,

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including versatile moss, and

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we'll discover the magical

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hellebores.

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I'm J Schwanke.

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Welcome to "Life in Bloom."

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There's something about the

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forest that evokes a bit of

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wonder and awe.

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Perhaps it's the unexpected

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things we find there.

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Moss is tenacious.

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Mushrooms, branches, bark, and

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stones.

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A variety of textures.

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The proper conditions

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encouraging life and growth on

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every kind of surface.

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Perhaps it's that unexpected pop

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of green or a delightful texture

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or the way the forest provides

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all different kinds of

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Today on "Life in Bloom," we'll

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explore the gifts of the forest

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and how to bring nature into

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your home so you can experience

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a bit of its magic every day.

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Have you heard of the concept of

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forest bathing?

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It's something people in Japan

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have been doing for years.

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They call it shinrin-yoku.

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And when I heard about it, I

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couldn't wait to give it a try.

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"Shinrin" in Japanese means

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"forest," and "yoku" means

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"bath."

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So shinrin-yoku means "bathing

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in the forest's atmosphere," or

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"taking in the forest through

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your senses."

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Forest bathing is simply being

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in nature and making that

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connection with all of our

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senses -- sights, sounds,

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smells, touch, and even taste.

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Take time to observe and enjoy

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Leave your devices at home.

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Unplugging from the modern world

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lets you de-stress and totally

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Feel the leaves crunching

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birds.

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Taste the fresh air.

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Watch the sunlight dance.

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Even a short time in nature can

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help you relax, rejuvenate,

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think more clearly, and restore

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Now I'm inspired to create an

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arrangement reminiscent of the

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Let's look at some of the

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I love this container because

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I've lined it with flower foam

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I've got a wasp nest I found in

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my own backyard once winter came

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a tree by a storm, so I picked

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Using live moss in arrangements

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containers in random patterns

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snowball bush set the stage for

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I love arranging flowers on a

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flowers that reach out of the

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arrangement and spill out.

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arrangement with smaller vases

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that match and coordinate.

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Candlelight creates ambiance,

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inside clear bubble bowls are

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safely nestled into moss-filled

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pots decorated with the textured

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The moss decoration on this cake

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Yes, you can drink your moss,

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Dried sea moss is the ingredient

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I'm so excited today because I

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here, and we are gonna play with

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marimo balls.

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>> So, we share a fascination

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for these marimo moss balls.

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>> And the reason that we have

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chemistry paraphernalia here is

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because you are a chemistry

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>> And the kids love you.

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nice thing about the

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Erlenmeyers, we can swirl them

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like this.

302
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So if you have enough space at

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the top, then we can have some

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space to swirl so you can move

305
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that ball around in there.

306
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>> He's -- He's due.

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Okay.

308
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>> And then you can just add

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some more after you are done

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swirling.

311
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>> So, now the other question

312
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that you --

313
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You made an observation that the

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sand in here looks like it's

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from where?

316
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>> Yes, it looks like it's from

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Iceland.

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So, all of the sand in Iceland

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is the ash from all the

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volcanoes there.

321
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And so it's all these black,

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sandy beaches that you walk

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through.

324
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My husband and I just got back

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from a trip there, which was

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very, very incredible.

327
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>> And they are native to

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Iceland.

329
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>> Yes! Yeah, which,

330
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unfortunately, we didn't see

331
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any.

332
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>> And so, this is how I

333
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experienced them.

334
00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:08,166
This was the first one I got.

335
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Then I got some more.

336
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I have this container, and it's

337
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a closed container.

338
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So, every two weeks, we want to

339
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change them, change their water.

340
00:16:13,566 --> 00:16:16,766
>> Mm-hmm.

341
00:16:14,633 --> 00:16:18,533
>> But they're --

342
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So, they're little -- they're

343
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little, tiny moss balls that

344
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look like --

345
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But they're not really moss,

346
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okay?

347
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They're algae.

348
00:16:22,100 --> 00:16:25,266
>> Yeah, but they're so cute.

349
00:16:23,366 --> 00:16:26,700
I mean, they look like moss

350
00:16:24,566 --> 00:16:28,133
balls, yeah.

351
00:16:25,266 --> 00:16:28,866
>> So, what I did was, I just a

352
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put a little bit of gravel down

353
00:16:28,133 --> 00:16:31,500
inside here.

354
00:16:28,866 --> 00:16:32,500
>> And what does that do?

355
00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,400
>> So, it's just pretty.

356
00:16:31,500 --> 00:16:34,433
>> Oh, okay.

357
00:16:32,500 --> 00:16:35,000
>> Right?

358
00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,866
[ Both laugh ]

359
00:16:34,433 --> 00:16:36,900
Thank you.

360
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It's just pretty.

361
00:16:35,866 --> 00:16:38,733
>> That's fine, that's fine.

362
00:16:36,900 --> 00:16:39,900
>> Okay.

363
00:16:37,766 --> 00:16:41,066
So, yeah.

364
00:16:38,733 --> 00:16:42,200
But these are all washed stones,

365
00:16:39,900 --> 00:16:43,400
too, so I ran them through the

366
00:16:41,066 --> 00:16:44,366
dishwasher just to make sure

367
00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,500
that they were completely clean

368
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'cause I didn't want any

369
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sediment or anything on them.

370
00:16:45,500 --> 00:16:48,766
>> Fair enough.

371
00:16:46,133 --> 00:16:52,366
>> And they're actually glass

372
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stones.

373
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So, they're sea glass.

374
00:16:52,366 --> 00:16:55,233
>> I mean, you definitely get

375
00:16:53,500 --> 00:16:55,933
the prettiness factor with those

376
00:16:54,733 --> 00:16:57,100
sea stones.

377
00:16:55,233 --> 00:16:57,966
>> Right, right.

378
00:16:55,933 --> 00:17:00,600
>> And it does look very nice.

379
00:16:57,100 --> 00:17:02,966
>> And you're very --

380
00:16:57,966 --> 00:17:04,700
Well, that's too much water.

381
00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:05,533
But you're, you know...

382
00:17:02,966 --> 00:17:06,166
You're used to seeing them like

383
00:17:04,700 --> 00:17:06,966
this, right?

384
00:17:05,533 --> 00:17:08,500
>> Yeah.

385
00:17:06,166 --> 00:17:10,666
>> So, let's see.

386
00:17:06,966 --> 00:17:12,433
This guy -- well...

387
00:17:08,500 --> 00:17:15,566
He'll fit in there.

388
00:17:10,666 --> 00:17:17,066
These were first discovered in

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00:17:12,433 --> 00:17:19,433
Lake Zell in Austria in 1820.

390
00:17:15,566 --> 00:17:20,433
>> Wow. Okay.

391
00:17:17,066 --> 00:17:21,633
But the name marimo is from --

392
00:17:19,433 --> 00:17:22,600
or "murimo."

393
00:17:20,433 --> 00:17:24,233
Both are correct.

394
00:17:21,633 --> 00:17:27,933
>> Okay.

395
00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:30,333
>> ...is from Japan.

396
00:17:24,233 --> 00:17:31,533
And "mari" means "bouncy play

397
00:17:27,933 --> 00:17:32,000
ball," and "mo" is a generic

398
00:17:30,333 --> 00:17:33,266
term for "plant."

399
00:17:31,533 --> 00:17:33,866
>> Okay.

400
00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:35,200
>> So "marimo" is "bouncy play

401
00:17:33,266 --> 00:17:36,000
ball plant."

402
00:17:33,866 --> 00:17:38,400
>> Yeah, and that's exactly what

403
00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:39,933
these things are.

404
00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:41,333
>> So, they do grow, so they'll

405
00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:42,166
get bigger.

406
00:17:39,933 --> 00:17:43,800
And they get their nutrients

407
00:17:41,333 --> 00:17:45,300
from the water.

408
00:17:42,166 --> 00:17:45,833
So, that's -- So, it's just the

409
00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,000
algae is growing, and I guess

410
00:17:45,300 --> 00:17:47,766
just --

411
00:17:45,833 --> 00:17:48,466
'Cause they really, truly are an

412
00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,300
algae, not a moss.

413
00:17:47,766 --> 00:17:52,000
>> Mm-hmm.

414
00:17:48,466 --> 00:17:54,166
>> And so, they will get bigger.

415
00:17:50,300 --> 00:17:56,533
>> I do love having these in our

416
00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:57,766
home, because it is a living

417
00:17:54,166 --> 00:17:59,200
plant that, if I do forget to

418
00:17:56,533 --> 00:18:00,766
change the water every two

419
00:17:57,766 --> 00:18:02,266
weeks, they're pretty durable.

420
00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:03,600
>> They're pretty forgiving.

421
00:18:00,766 --> 00:18:04,666
>> Yeah, they continue to live,

422
00:18:02,266 --> 00:18:05,700
they continue to do their thing,

423
00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:07,233
and then, every once in a while,

424
00:18:04,666 --> 00:18:08,300
we change their water, and they

425
00:18:05,700 --> 00:18:09,300
still look great.

426
00:18:07,233 --> 00:18:12,200
>> See if I can get one more.

427
00:18:08,300 --> 00:18:13,533
>> That one might go in there.

428
00:18:09,300 --> 00:18:14,633
>> That one's gonna go in there.

429
00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,466
But then, you can put a

430
00:18:13,533 --> 00:18:17,466
tillandsia on top.

431
00:18:14,633 --> 00:18:18,433
>> Oh!

432
00:18:15,466 --> 00:18:19,500
>> And then that you just mist.

433
00:18:17,466 --> 00:18:19,933
>> Okay.

434
00:18:18,433 --> 00:18:21,366
So it's another easy thing I can

435
00:18:19,500 --> 00:18:22,233
do.

436
00:18:19,933 --> 00:18:23,500
>> Yeah, it's a cute little --

437
00:18:21,366 --> 00:18:24,066
It's a cute --

438
00:18:22,233 --> 00:18:25,433
Yes, it's a very decorative

439
00:18:23,500 --> 00:18:26,800
display.

440
00:18:24,066 --> 00:18:27,833
So, yeah, it's cute, though.

441
00:18:25,433 --> 00:18:28,600
I love it.

442
00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,433
I have a tradition with

443
00:18:27,833 --> 00:18:30,433
"Life in Bloom."

444
00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,033
>> Okay.

445
00:18:29,433 --> 00:18:34,800
>> We do flower crowns.

446
00:18:30,433 --> 00:18:37,400
>> Oh, yeah!

447
00:18:31,033 --> 00:18:38,233
>> But today, I have a foliage

448
00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:39,066
crown with a moss ball in it for

449
00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,666
you.

450
00:18:38,233 --> 00:18:40,166
>> Perfect!

451
00:18:39,066 --> 00:18:41,833
>> Right?

452
00:18:39,666 --> 00:18:43,733
>> Yes!

453
00:18:40,166 --> 00:18:44,066
>> So, this is for you for

454
00:18:41,833 --> 00:18:44,866
coming and playing marimos with

455
00:18:43,733 --> 00:18:45,933
me.

456
00:18:44,066 --> 00:18:46,700
>> Thank you.

457
00:18:44,866 --> 00:18:47,700
>> And I'm gonna send some home

458
00:18:45,933 --> 00:18:48,366
with you.

459
00:18:46,700 --> 00:18:49,366
>> Oh, yay!

460
00:18:47,700 --> 00:18:50,366
Thank you!

461
00:18:48,366 --> 00:18:51,433
I'm really excited to bring

462
00:18:49,366 --> 00:18:52,566
these to my students in my

463
00:18:50,366 --> 00:18:53,566
classroom just for them to kind

464
00:18:51,433 --> 00:18:55,566
of look and play with.

465
00:18:52,566 --> 00:19:05,266
>> I think that's a wonderful

466
00:18:53,566 --> 00:19:06,900
idea.

467
00:18:55,566 --> 00:19:08,600
♪

468
00:19:05,266 --> 00:19:10,400
We can use fresh moss to create

469
00:19:06,900 --> 00:19:11,966
decorative objects for our home.

470
00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:13,866
Here's some simple tips to show

471
00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:15,533
you how to make these fun,

472
00:19:11,966 --> 00:19:17,133
decorative accessories.

473
00:19:13,866 --> 00:19:18,700
We'll start with moss.

474
00:19:15,533 --> 00:19:20,000
The moss is typically dry, so

475
00:19:17,133 --> 00:19:23,766
what I do is, I wet it, and I

476
00:19:18,700 --> 00:19:25,533
squeeze it out.

477
00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:28,500
That makes it much more pliable.

478
00:19:23,766 --> 00:19:30,800
Then, we can take styrofoam

479
00:19:25,533 --> 00:19:32,766
objects, like eggs or spheres,

480
00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:35,066
and cover them with moss.

481
00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:36,966
Yesterday, I built a little

482
00:19:32,766 --> 00:19:38,233
sculpture using my spheres and

483
00:19:35,066 --> 00:19:39,833
my eggs to create a little

484
00:19:36,966 --> 00:19:42,133
rabbit.

485
00:19:38,233 --> 00:19:44,133
I stuck the pieces together with

486
00:19:39,833 --> 00:19:45,800
toothpicks, and then I used this

487
00:19:42,133 --> 00:19:48,966
same technique to create our

488
00:19:44,133 --> 00:19:51,866
little moss bunny.

489
00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:54,866
We use the wet moss, and we find

490
00:19:48,966 --> 00:19:56,833
a piece that's gonna be about

491
00:19:51,866 --> 00:19:59,100
the right size to cover up the

492
00:19:54,866 --> 00:20:00,766
whole sphere.

493
00:19:56,833 --> 00:20:02,833
Just kind of mold it into shape

494
00:19:59,100 --> 00:20:04,433
to make sure it's gonna cover

495
00:20:00,766 --> 00:20:07,533
everything.

496
00:20:02,833 --> 00:20:10,400
Then, we use our craft-covered

497
00:20:04,433 --> 00:20:11,866
wire, and we'll bring it around

498
00:20:07,533 --> 00:20:13,300
and twist it into place.

499
00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:17,066
That'll ensure that it's gonna

500
00:20:11,866 --> 00:20:19,266
stay in place while we do the

501
00:20:13,300 --> 00:20:22,466
rest of the wrapping.

502
00:20:17,066 --> 00:20:24,666
So, then, we start to wrap it

503
00:20:19,266 --> 00:20:26,633
around, making sure that it's

504
00:20:22,466 --> 00:20:28,166
nice and tight and holding the

505
00:20:24,666 --> 00:20:31,033
moss in place.

506
00:20:26,633 --> 00:20:33,866
If we have an area like this

507
00:20:28,166 --> 00:20:35,600
that's not completely covered,

508
00:20:31,033 --> 00:20:39,233
we can grab a piece of moss,

509
00:20:33,866 --> 00:20:42,233
place it on top, and keep

510
00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:46,000
wrapping.

511
00:20:39,233 --> 00:20:47,633
It's a very forgiving method.

512
00:20:42,233 --> 00:20:49,633
It's a great way for us to

513
00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:58,566
create fun decorations for our

514
00:20:47,633 --> 00:21:01,766
home.

515
00:20:49,633 --> 00:21:06,433
♪

516
00:20:58,566 --> 00:21:10,100
To secure this in place, we'll

517
00:21:01,766 --> 00:21:12,100
make a loop...

518
00:21:06,433 --> 00:21:16,966
and then wrap it around...

519
00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:19,333
and twist that together.

520
00:21:12,100 --> 00:21:22,533
♪

521
00:21:16,966 --> 00:21:24,000
Then, we can use our scissors to

522
00:21:19,333 --> 00:21:25,366
trim it up.

523
00:21:22,533 --> 00:21:26,800
This was especially important

524
00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:29,466
for our little bunny rabbit

525
00:21:25,366 --> 00:21:36,166
because it allowed us to give

526
00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:37,300
him a specific shape and form.

527
00:21:29,466 --> 00:21:38,633
♪

528
00:21:36,166 --> 00:21:40,766
The great part about these

529
00:21:37,300 --> 00:21:42,200
accessories is that they're foam

530
00:21:38,633 --> 00:21:43,500
on the inside, so we can cut

531
00:21:40,766 --> 00:21:44,500
permanent botanical flowers and

532
00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,833
place them directly into the

533
00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:47,033
objects.

534
00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:48,800
It's great for our bunny and for

535
00:21:45,833 --> 00:21:51,366
these eggs.

536
00:21:47,033 --> 00:21:52,766
These also dry, and they're

537
00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:54,433
long-lasting.

538
00:21:51,366 --> 00:21:56,100
Be sure that you protect any

539
00:21:52,766 --> 00:22:00,233
fine finishes, because right

540
00:21:54,433 --> 00:22:05,400
now, they're still wet, but they

541
00:21:56,100 --> 00:22:07,166
will dry.

542
00:22:00,233 --> 00:22:09,466
♪

543
00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:11,433
Sometimes moss will lose its

544
00:22:07,166 --> 00:22:13,166
color as it dries out, but we

545
00:22:09,466 --> 00:22:14,766
can make moss look fresh again

546
00:22:11,433 --> 00:22:16,100
by using food coloring and

547
00:22:13,166 --> 00:22:18,933
rubbing alcohol.

548
00:22:14,766 --> 00:22:23,966
Fill a sprayer with rubbing

549
00:22:16,100 --> 00:22:28,400
alcohol and put in eight drops

550
00:22:18,933 --> 00:22:30,900
of yellow and one drop of green.

551
00:22:23,966 --> 00:22:32,900
Then mist...

552
00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:42,900
your moss to give it a fresh

553
00:22:30,900 --> 00:22:52,333
look again.

554
00:22:32,900 --> 00:22:54,100
♪

555
00:22:42,900 --> 00:22:55,966
♪

556
00:22:52,333 --> 00:22:57,966
Hellebore, also known as the

557
00:22:54,100 --> 00:22:59,433
Christmas rose, was first

558
00:22:55,966 --> 00:23:01,400
referenced in the 18th century

559
00:22:57,966 --> 00:23:02,600
because of its resemblance to a

560
00:22:59,433 --> 00:23:04,133
single-petal rose.

561
00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:05,800
The botanical name is

562
00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:07,933
hellebores.

563
00:23:04,133 --> 00:23:09,066
Hellebores are not related to

564
00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:12,633
the rose at all but are actually

565
00:23:07,933 --> 00:23:14,366
a member of the buttercup

566
00:23:09,066 --> 00:23:16,833
family.

567
00:23:12,633 --> 00:23:18,700
The foliage of hellebores is

568
00:23:14,366 --> 00:23:20,533
evergreen, and there is no need

569
00:23:16,833 --> 00:23:22,300
to trim them back in the winter.

570
00:23:18,700 --> 00:23:25,866
They may even bloom when covered

571
00:23:20,533 --> 00:23:27,333
with snow when the temperatures

572
00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:28,766
are right.

573
00:23:25,866 --> 00:23:30,433
While the black roots are

574
00:23:27,333 --> 00:23:33,466
considered poisonous, the

575
00:23:28,766 --> 00:23:35,000
flowers and stems are safe to

576
00:23:30,433 --> 00:23:36,966
handle.

577
00:23:33,466 --> 00:23:38,700
Hellebores are tough,

578
00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:40,100
low-maintenance flowers that

579
00:23:36,966 --> 00:23:42,100
prefer dappled shade.

580
00:23:38,700 --> 00:23:48,500
They're even deer- and

581
00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:49,966
rabbit-resistant.

582
00:23:42,100 --> 00:23:51,333
♪

583
00:23:48,500 --> 00:23:55,700
We hope we've inspired you to

584
00:23:49,966 --> 00:23:57,000
experience the gifts of the

585
00:23:51,333 --> 00:23:58,000
forest in your everyday life.

586
00:23:55,700 --> 00:24:00,166
For "Life in Bloom," I'm

587
00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,166
J Schwanke.

588
00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,166
See you next time.

589
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♪

590
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>> Kind of bring it up slowly.

591
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>> All right.

592
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>> [ Indistinct talking ]

593
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[ Laughter ]

594
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>> Ah.

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♪

596
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>> All right.

597
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Everybody ready?

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>> Ready.

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>> Action.

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♪

601
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♪

602
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>> It tastes like Christmas.

603
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[ Laughter ]

604
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I know that's weird, but it

605
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tastes like Christmas.

606
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>> Can we do that one more time?

607
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>> "J Schwanke's Life In Bloom"

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is filmed in Grand Rapids,

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Michigan.

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>> "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

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