WEBVTT 00:01.233 --> 00:06.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% >> "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom" 00:03.866 --> 00:09.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% is brought to you by... 00:06.033 --> 00:11.266 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% Albertsons Companies... 00:09.366 --> 00:13.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% with additional support from the 00:11.266 --> 00:17.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:30% following... 00:13.633 --> 00:22.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:32.5% CalFlowers... 00:17.966 --> 00:26.666 align:start position:10% line:10% size:35% Dollar Tree... 00:22.966 --> 00:29.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:42.5% Sunshine Bouquet. 00:26.666 --> 00:29.533 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:2.5% ♪ 00:30.266 --> 00:33.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 00:31.166 --> 00:34.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> Fields of flowers are the 00:32.400 --> 00:35.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% focus of today's 00:33.200 --> 00:36.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% "Life in Bloom" -- 00:34.700 --> 00:38.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% from the spectacular, 00:35.800 --> 00:39.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% world-famous fields in 00:36.966 --> 00:41.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% California to smaller fields to 00:38.533 --> 00:45.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% grow in your own garden, 00:39.766 --> 00:45.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% to hang on the wall, 00:41.800 --> 00:45.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% even on a field of flatbread. 00:45.333 --> 00:50.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 00:47.900 --> 00:56.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 00:50.966 --> 00:56.966 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:2.5% ♪ 00:57.200 --> 01:00.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% I'm J Schwanke. 00:58.866 --> 01:00.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% Welcome to "Life in Bloom." 01:05.166 --> 01:08.933 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% Who hasn't dreamt of roaming 01:06.900 --> 01:11.433 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% through fields of flowers as far 01:08.933 --> 01:11.433 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:47.5% as the eye can see? 01:11.666 --> 01:15.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Hundreds of thousands of people 01:13.200 --> 01:16.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% have visited the 01:14.166 --> 01:18.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% Carlsbad Flower Fields in 01:15.500 --> 01:20.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% California to live out that 01:16.933 --> 01:21.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% particular dream. 01:18.166 --> 01:23.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And we'll take you there in this 01:20.266 --> 01:25.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% episode. 01:21.000 --> 01:27.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% But we'll also take a look at 01:23.066 --> 01:28.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% ways to create our own fields of 01:25.333 --> 01:30.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% flowers -- literally and 01:27.100 --> 01:33.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% figuratively. 01:28.900 --> 01:36.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Why limit the imagination? 01:30.766 --> 01:38.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 01:33.733 --> 01:41.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 01:36.733 --> 01:43.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% Together, let's cultivate our 01:38.900 --> 01:43.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% own field of flower dreams, on 01:41.133 --> 01:43.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% today's "Life in Bloom." 01:45.866 --> 01:55.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 01:51.300 --> 01:56.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% How large are the flower fields? 01:53.766 --> 01:57.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> We farm approximately 40 to 01:55.333 --> 01:58.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% 45 acres here in the flower 01:56.766 --> 02:00.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% fields. 01:57.300 --> 02:02.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% We're a little limited because 01:58.900 --> 02:03.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% obviously development has come 02:00.533 --> 02:05.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% in and kind of crept up on all 02:02.100 --> 02:05.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% sides. 02:03.433 --> 02:07.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% Fortunately, this land is 02:05.066 --> 02:08.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% protected. 02:05.866 --> 02:10.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% The city of Carlsbad, through 02:07.366 --> 02:12.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% the landowner, us, the growers, 02:08.966 --> 02:13.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% and the city of Carlsbad, this 02:10.533 --> 02:14.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% is protected to continue to be 02:12.100 --> 02:15.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% the Flower Fields. 02:13.100 --> 02:15.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% So, we're very fortunate to have 02:14.733 --> 02:15.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% this location here. 02:15.933 --> 02:19.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% >> How many stems of flowers are 02:18.033 --> 02:21.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:35% we looking at? 02:19.166 --> 02:23.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% >> You know, I couldn't even 02:21.333 --> 02:25.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% answer that question. 02:23.000 --> 02:26.266 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% We pick about 5 million stems 02:25.300 --> 02:27.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% because we produce about 02:26.266 --> 02:28.266 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% 500,000 bunches out of these 02:27.366 --> 02:28.266 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:35% flower fields. 02:28.500 --> 02:33.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% We don't even touch 10% of what 02:30.066 --> 02:34.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% is here in the fields. 02:31.300 --> 02:36.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% So, to calculate what's actually 02:33.000 --> 02:37.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% out here, in terms of stems of 02:34.600 --> 02:38.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% flowers, your guess is as good 02:36.200 --> 02:40.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% as mine. 02:37.400 --> 02:42.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 02:38.533 --> 02:42.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% So, what we're looking at today 02:40.366 --> 02:44.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% is probably a hundred years in 02:42.166 --> 02:46.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% the making. 02:42.966 --> 02:48.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% In the early '20s, a man by the 02:44.833 --> 02:49.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% name of Luther Gage moved to 02:46.500 --> 02:50.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% Carlsbad, and he was a traveler. 02:48.400 --> 02:52.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% He loved plants. 02:49.400 --> 02:53.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% He loved flowers. 02:50.466 --> 02:55.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And in his travels through Asia, 02:52.233 --> 02:56.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% through Europe, he had become 02:53.866 --> 02:58.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% familiar with the ranunculus and 02:55.633 --> 03:00.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% got some seeds. 02:56.700 --> 03:02.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% So, he came here to Carlsbad and 02:58.666 --> 03:03.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% planted the seeds and fell in 03:00.566 --> 03:05.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% love with his ranunculus crop. 03:02.433 --> 03:06.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% His next-door neighbor was a 03:03.866 --> 03:07.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% vegetable grower, and they were 03:05.433 --> 03:09.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% the Frazee family. 03:06.433 --> 03:11.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% And the Frazee family had a 03:07.833 --> 03:12.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% young son, a teenage son, named 03:09.433 --> 03:14.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% Edwin, and Edwin loved these 03:11.133 --> 03:16.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% ranunculus crops that his 03:12.666 --> 03:17.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% neighbor, Mr. Gage, was growing. 03:14.566 --> 03:19.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% And so, he would go over, and 03:16.200 --> 03:20.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% Mr. Gage would teach him about 03:17.900 --> 03:22.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% selecting seed and growing the 03:19.600 --> 03:23.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% ranunculus. 03:20.366 --> 03:25.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Edwin had to drop out of school 03:22.033 --> 03:26.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% and take over his father's farm 03:23.733 --> 03:28.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% after a while, and ranunculus 03:25.333 --> 03:29.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% became his signature crop. 03:26.766 --> 03:31.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% The ranunculus didn't look back 03:28.666 --> 03:32.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% then as they do now. 03:29.966 --> 03:33.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And, really, what the ranunculus 03:31.333 --> 03:35.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% looked a little bit more like 03:32.600 --> 03:36.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% was more like a poppy, and you 03:33.933 --> 03:37.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% can kind of see in this flower. 03:35.300 --> 03:38.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% This doesn't really look like 03:36.566 --> 03:40.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% the ranunculus we're used to 03:37.800 --> 03:42.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% coming out of this field. 03:38.900 --> 03:43.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% There's less petals, kind of 03:40.600 --> 03:45.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% more of that poppy look. 03:42.066 --> 03:47.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% So, over the years, what 03:43.566 --> 03:48.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Mr. Frazee would do is he would 03:45.400 --> 03:50.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% basically select a nice flower 03:47.200 --> 03:51.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% and grab seeds from there. 03:48.800 --> 03:53.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% And little by little, he would 03:50.433 --> 03:55.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% find fuller flowers. 03:51.600 --> 03:56.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% Mother Nature would provide to 03:53.233 --> 03:57.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% him maybe a flower with an extra 03:55.400 --> 03:59.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% layer of petals. 03:56.633 --> 04:01.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% And so, over the years, through 03:57.600 --> 04:02.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% this sort of selection, he 03:59.400 --> 04:03.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% produced a much fuller 04:01.066 --> 04:04.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% ranunculus. 04:02.000 --> 04:05.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% So, the other thing that 04:03.233 --> 04:07.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Mr. Frazee had to work with was 04:04.800 --> 04:08.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% less color. 04:05.500 --> 04:09.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% There were just some shades of 04:07.000 --> 04:11.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% red, some shades of yellow, and 04:08.533 --> 04:12.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% some shades of white. 04:09.666 --> 04:13.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% Again, through selection, he 04:11.200 --> 04:15.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% created color. 04:12.066 --> 04:16.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% So, a lot of the colors that 04:13.600 --> 04:18.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% you're seeing today was thanks 04:15.233 --> 04:21.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% to selections that he made. 04:16.700 --> 04:23.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% So, you're really seeing many, 04:18.333 --> 04:25.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% many, many years in the making. 04:21.800 --> 04:27.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% What's different about these 04:23.666 --> 04:29.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% fields than most flower farmers 04:25.733 --> 04:31.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% is you get to see the color, and 04:27.833 --> 04:32.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% that's because most flower 04:29.600 --> 04:34.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% growers are growing the crop for 04:31.700 --> 04:35.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% a cut flower. 04:32.733 --> 04:36.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% Our ranunculus fields are a 04:34.333 --> 04:38.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% little different. 04:35.400 --> 04:40.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% Our crop are the bulbs. 04:36.800 --> 04:40.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% And so, what we're doing is 04:38.400 --> 04:42.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% we're planting these fields from 04:40.233 --> 04:44.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% seeds. 04:40.766 --> 04:45.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% We're letting the flowers bloom. 04:42.600 --> 04:46.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% They're dying back, and we're 04:44.133 --> 04:48.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% digging up the bulbs. 04:45.300 --> 04:50.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Most flower growers would cut a 04:46.900 --> 04:51.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% flower before it's really open 04:48.500 --> 04:53.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% because it has to go through the 04:50.166 --> 04:55.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% process of the cold chain to the 04:51.800 --> 04:56.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% wholesaler to the retailer into 04:53.433 --> 04:57.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% the client's home. 04:55.200 --> 04:59.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% Here, we're not so worried about 04:56.933 --> 05:02.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% that. 04:57.400 --> 05:03.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% It's the bulb that is the crop. 04:59.100 --> 05:04.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 05:02.200 --> 05:06.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> Why do you think the flower 05:03.700 --> 05:06.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% fields are so popular? 05:04.866 --> 05:08.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> People love coming to be part 05:06.466 --> 05:09.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% of it. 05:06.933 --> 05:11.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And here, part of the community, 05:08.366 --> 05:12.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% people just get to come, walk 05:09.666 --> 05:12.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% around, and enjoy it, whether 05:11.000 --> 05:14.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% it's a bunch of schoolkids 05:12.066 --> 05:15.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% learning about it. 05:12.900 --> 05:17.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% We have a ton of neighbors here 05:14.166 --> 05:18.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% in the community that come daily 05:15.500 --> 05:19.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% and do their power walking, and 05:17.033 --> 05:21.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% it's a beautiful thing. 05:18.200 --> 05:22.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Not very many people get to see 05:19.733 --> 05:22.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% fields of flowers like this, 05:21.133 --> 05:24.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% especially in southern 05:22.300 --> 05:25.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% California. 05:22.966 --> 05:26.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% You kind of picture that being 05:24.300 --> 05:27.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% in Amsterdam or being, you know, 05:25.700 --> 05:30.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% so far away. 05:26.366 --> 05:33.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And here we get to have it right 05:27.766 --> 05:36.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% in our very own backyard. 05:30.300 --> 05:37.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 05:33.300 --> 05:39.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 05:36.333 --> 05:41.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> Who could resist arranging 05:37.966 --> 05:42.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% with ranunculus after a visit to 05:39.733 --> 05:42.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% those fantastic fields? 05:41.066 --> 05:45.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% I had just the opportunity 05:42.266 --> 05:45.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% inside the 05:42.833 --> 05:45.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% Los Angeles Flower Market. 05:45.900 --> 05:57.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 05:47.833 --> 06:07.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 05:57.833 --> 06:17.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 06:07.833 --> 06:27.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 06:17.833 --> 06:37.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 06:27.833 --> 06:47.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 06:37.833 --> 06:57.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 06:47.833 --> 07:07.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 06:57.833 --> 07:17.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 07:07.833 --> 07:27.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 07:17.833 --> 07:37.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 07:27.833 --> 07:47.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 07:37.833 --> 07:57.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 07:47.833 --> 07:57.866 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:2.5% ♪ 08:00.333 --> 08:07.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 08:02.266 --> 08:08.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 08:06.066 --> 08:10.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% How about a flower field inside 08:07.766 --> 08:12.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% a glass? 08:08.366 --> 08:15.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% This cocktail's ingredients 08:10.400 --> 08:17.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% include elderflower, lavender, 08:12.600 --> 08:18.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% and rose. 08:15.233 --> 08:19.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% We'll start this cocktail with a 08:17.033 --> 08:21.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% shaker filled with ice. 08:18.500 --> 08:23.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% We'll add 2 ounces of 08:19.833 --> 08:25.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% lavender-infused vodka. 08:21.700 --> 08:28.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% Then, we'll add 2 ounces of 08:23.866 --> 08:29.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% elderflower liqueur. 08:25.733 --> 08:31.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 08:28.100 --> 08:32.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 08:29.700 --> 08:34.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% We use an ounce of rose 08:31.166 --> 08:36.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% simple syrup... 08:32.466 --> 08:41.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% and half of a freshly squeezed 08:34.933 --> 08:47.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% lemon. 08:36.266 --> 08:49.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 08:41.300 --> 08:51.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 08:47.233 --> 08:52.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% We'll shake this and then pour 08:49.633 --> 08:55.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% it into a glass with 08:51.333 --> 08:59.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% flower-filled ice cubes. 08:52.866 --> 09:03.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 08:55.566 --> 09:04.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 08:59.866 --> 09:06.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 09:03.300 --> 09:10.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% We'll finish it with tonic 09:04.400 --> 09:14.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% water. 09:06.666 --> 09:20.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 09:10.500 --> 09:23.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 09:14.800 --> 09:24.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 09:20.900 --> 09:24.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% It's aromatic, slightly sweet, 09:23.900 --> 09:24.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:37.5% and refreshing. 09:30.600 --> 09:37.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 09:32.533 --> 09:39.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 09:35.566 --> 09:40.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Here's a fun project using 09:37.400 --> 09:42.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% vintage flower pins, or more 09:39.433 --> 09:44.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% formally called "brooches." 09:40.733 --> 09:45.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% I found a deal on this 09:42.200 --> 09:47.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% collection online, but maybe you 09:44.200 --> 09:48.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% have your own collection, 09:45.833 --> 09:49.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% or perhaps you know someone who 09:47.200 --> 09:51.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% is looking to rehome a 09:48.233 --> 09:52.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% collection. 09:49.433 --> 09:53.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% There are pins on the back of 09:51.100 --> 09:55.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% all the brooches. 09:52.166 --> 09:56.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% So, what I did was I used a 09:53.600 --> 09:58.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% wire cutters and cut off those 09:55.133 --> 10:00.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% pins so that the pins would lay 09:56.733 --> 10:01.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% flat. 09:58.266 --> 10:03.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 10:00.966 --> 10:05.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% Then I laid them out on the 10:01.833 --> 10:07.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% background to see exactly where 10:03.933 --> 10:08.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% I wanted them to go. 10:05.633 --> 10:09.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% I'm using a shadow-box frame 10:07.300 --> 10:10.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% because of the dimension of the 10:08.433 --> 10:13.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% pins. 10:09.466 --> 10:15.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% I painted the background so that 10:10.800 --> 10:16.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% it would match my ribbon. 10:13.600 --> 10:19.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Then I started at the top, 10:15.200 --> 10:24.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% gluing the individual flower 10:16.933 --> 10:34.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% pins into place. 10:19.333 --> 10:34.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ 10:24.000 --> 10:34.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 10:34.166 --> 10:39.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I have this wonderful plastic 10:36.033 --> 10:41.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% rhinestone ribbon, and I split 10:38.000 --> 10:43.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% it so that I had single, 10:39.633 --> 10:45.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% individual strands. 10:41.800 --> 10:50.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% It's gluable, and it's plastic, 10:43.500 --> 10:55.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% and it's never gonna tarnish. 10:45.133 --> 11:05.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% So, it's great for this process. 10:50.300 --> 11:05.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ 10:55.133 --> 11:05.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 11:05.733 --> 11:17.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 11:14.233 --> 11:18.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% The process takes a little bit 11:15.800 --> 11:19.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% of time, but it's just like 11:17.233 --> 11:22.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% flower arranging. 11:18.233 --> 11:25.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% It can be very relaxing, and 11:19.700 --> 11:31.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% it's fun to craft with flowers. 11:22.033 --> 11:41.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 11:25.066 --> 11:41.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ 11:31.833 --> 11:41.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 11:42.866 --> 11:47.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% I also found some butterfly 11:44.533 --> 11:50.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% pins, and this beautiful bee pin 11:46.533 --> 11:51.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% was a gift from a friend just 11:47.500 --> 11:53.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% for this project. 11:50.133 --> 11:55.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I'm using a low-temp glue gun 11:51.866 --> 11:57.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% because I don't want to burn my 11:53.700 --> 11:59.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% fingers. 11:55.133 --> 12:01.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% But, also, it makes some webs, 11:57.100 --> 12:03.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% and I try and take some of those 11:59.200 --> 12:05.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% webs off with a bamboo skewer as 12:01.700 --> 12:06.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% I'm working along. 12:03.133 --> 12:07.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I'll remove as much as I can, 12:05.266 --> 12:09.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% but then I'll go back in with my 12:06.300 --> 12:10.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% heat gun. 12:07.266 --> 12:12.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% A blow dryer works great, too, 12:09.700 --> 12:14.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% set on high. 12:10.966 --> 12:15.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% The heat melts down those glue 12:12.733 --> 12:16.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% webs, and they completely 12:14.066 --> 12:17.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% disappear. 12:15.400 --> 12:19.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% It's a great trick for getting 12:16.600 --> 12:21.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% rid of glue webs when you're 12:17.733 --> 12:24.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% crafting. 12:19.300 --> 12:26.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% This is a beautiful dupioni silk 12:21.733 --> 12:28.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% ribbon, and I'm just gonna make 12:24.133 --> 12:30.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% two loops and glue it where the 12:26.500 --> 12:33.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% streamers come together. 12:28.500 --> 12:35.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Then we slip it into our frame, 12:30.766 --> 12:37.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% and we have a wonderful keepsake 12:33.066 --> 12:38.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% for years to come. 12:35.066 --> 12:38.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ 12:37.066 --> 12:38.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 12:45.833 --> 12:50.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 12:48.400 --> 12:52.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 12:49.100 --> 12:54.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% Sometimes, we can bring the 12:50.933 --> 12:56.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% field of flowers to our table, 12:52.900 --> 12:58.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% with an arrangement. 12:54.333 --> 12:59.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% The container we're using today 12:56.633 --> 13:01.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% is a wedding basket, and it was 12:58.066 --> 13:04.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% sent to me by a friend. 12:59.166 --> 13:05.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% She apologized because most of 13:01.700 --> 13:07.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% the silver plate had worn off. 13:04.166 --> 13:09.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% But what I did was grab some 13:05.900 --> 13:11.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% gold paint and painted over it, 13:07.766 --> 13:13.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% and I have a brand-new container 13:09.700 --> 13:15.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% that's repurposed. 13:11.200 --> 13:17.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% It's a simple way to repurpose 13:13.533 --> 13:18.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% and recycle a container. 13:15.433 --> 13:20.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% So, for our arrangement today, 13:17.133 --> 13:22.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% we're gonna use different types 13:18.866 --> 13:24.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% of flowers, and when I think 13:20.500 --> 13:26.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% about fields of flowers, I think 13:22.300 --> 13:29.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% about the greenhouses that were 13:24.033 --> 13:31.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% outside our home. 13:26.000 --> 13:33.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% And those greenhouses had roses 13:29.233 --> 13:34.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% and carnations and 13:31.466 --> 13:36.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% chrysanthemums that grew inside 13:33.366 --> 13:38.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% them. 13:34.800 --> 13:40.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% We had fields where we grew 13:36.433 --> 13:41.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% hydrangeas and other types of 13:38.200 --> 13:43.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% field flowers that we could use 13:40.066 --> 13:45.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% in arrangements. 13:41.133 --> 13:46.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% So, this arrangement is inspired 13:43.400 --> 13:49.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% by those fields of flowers. 13:45.366 --> 13:51.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% We're gonna make it in 13:46.666 --> 13:52.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% flower foam. 13:49.400 --> 13:54.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% So, I've soaked a piece of 13:51.466 --> 13:56.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% flower foam. 13:52.600 --> 13:58.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% And I'm gonna bevel the edge. 13:54.033 --> 14:00.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% I always do that, because 13:56.166 --> 14:02.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% beveling the edge makes it 13:58.366 --> 14:05.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% easier for us to insert flowers 14:00.966 --> 14:07.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% all the way around. 14:02.866 --> 14:09.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% It's a lot easier with those 14:05.000 --> 14:12.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% smooth surfaces than trying to 14:07.233 --> 14:13.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% go into a hard, fast right-angle 14:09.633 --> 14:14.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% corner. 14:12.400 --> 14:16.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% We're also gonna use some 14:13.766 --> 14:17.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% ninebark. 14:14.400 --> 14:18.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% This is from my local field of 14:16.000 --> 14:21.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% flowers, right out in the 14:17.366 --> 14:23.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% backyard. 14:18.900 --> 14:25.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And it'll be a wonderful foliage 14:21.100 --> 14:27.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% to go with these other flowers. 14:23.233 --> 14:29.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:25.566 --> 14:30.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% I grew up in a house next to our 14:27.600 --> 14:32.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% family's greenhouses. 14:29.033 --> 14:35.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% That meant I could run through 14:30.933 --> 14:37.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% the flowers every single day. 14:32.800 --> 14:38.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% We also had lots of land, about 14:35.033 --> 14:40.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% seven acres. 14:37.166 --> 14:42.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And everywhere you looked, there 14:38.800 --> 14:44.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% were flowers. 14:40.000 --> 14:46.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% Even in the winter, I had the 14:42.233 --> 14:48.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% luxury of the hidden meadows 14:44.433 --> 14:50.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% inside the greenhouses. 14:46.800 --> 14:52.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% In the summer, the back lot, 14:48.433 --> 14:53.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% which you couldn't see from the 14:50.200 --> 14:55.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% street, was filled with flowers, 14:52.033 --> 14:58.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:10% too. 14:53.700 --> 14:59.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% So, this bouquet reveals the 14:55.800 --> 15:04.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% memories of those secret flower 14:58.100 --> 15:06.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% fields around my house. 14:59.900 --> 15:08.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:04.466 --> 15:10.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% Many of the flowers I'm using 15:06.500 --> 15:12.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% today, like the alstroemeria 15:08.400 --> 15:13.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% or the chrysanthemums or the 15:10.300 --> 15:15.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% mini carnations, have long 15:12.100 --> 15:16.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% laterals. 15:13.566 --> 15:17.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% What that means is, each 15:15.066 --> 15:20.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% individual flower has its own 15:16.833 --> 15:23.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% stem. 15:17.333 --> 15:26.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% So, cutting those apart allows 15:20.400 --> 15:28.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% me to place them individually. 15:23.266 --> 15:30.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:26.400 --> 15:32.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:28.333 --> 15:33.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% In this arrangement, I was able 15:30.366 --> 15:35.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% to group the specific flower 15:32.233 --> 15:37.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% types together. 15:33.366 --> 15:38.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% That way, when you're looking 15:35.266 --> 15:40.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% over the arrangement, it's like 15:37.300 --> 15:41.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% you're viewing a field of 15:38.666 --> 15:44.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% flowers with different 15:40.166 --> 15:53.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% plantings. 15:41.933 --> 16:01.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:44.966 --> 16:08.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:53.066 --> 16:15.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 16:01.166 --> 16:20.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 16:08.000 --> 16:22.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 16:15.333 --> 16:24.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 16:20.900 --> 16:27.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Today, I'll show you how to use 16:22.800 --> 16:29.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% flatbread as a canvas to create 16:24.733 --> 16:30.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% your own field of flowers. 16:27.966 --> 16:32.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% So, I did my flatbread the easy 16:29.800 --> 16:33.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:10% way. 16:30.266 --> 16:35.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% I used a packaged mix, and I got 16:32.166 --> 16:37.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% it all laid out in my pan. 16:33.766 --> 16:40.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% And now we simply need to 16:35.300 --> 16:43.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% decorate with our vegetables. 16:37.033 --> 16:46.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% We'll use chive as stems and 16:40.933 --> 16:50.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% grasses. 16:43.033 --> 16:53.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 16:46.800 --> 16:54.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 16:50.866 --> 16:58.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% We'll use scallions as fatter 16:53.600 --> 17:00.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% leaves. 16:54.900 --> 17:02.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 16:58.666 --> 17:03.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 17:00.866 --> 17:05.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% And we can even place a whole 17:02.300 --> 17:07.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% scallion on as a stem for one of 17:03.866 --> 17:11.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% our flowers. 17:05.433 --> 17:13.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% We can use a whole onion to 17:07.866 --> 17:18.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% create a rosette shape. 17:11.100 --> 17:24.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 17:13.533 --> 17:29.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 17:18.833 --> 17:30.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 17:24.466 --> 17:33.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% We can use a pepper 17:29.000 --> 17:40.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% as a flower. 17:30.866 --> 17:42.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 17:33.233 --> 17:44.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 17:40.833 --> 17:46.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 17:42.466 --> 17:48.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% We can use a black olive as the 17:44.300 --> 17:50.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% center of our flower. 17:46.700 --> 17:51.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 17:48.766 --> 17:53.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 17:50.133 --> 17:55.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% Put some mushrooms growing along 17:51.166 --> 18:00.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% the bottom. 17:53.266 --> 18:04.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 17:55.033 --> 18:06.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% Then we can take our tomato. 18:00.733 --> 18:09.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% We're gonna make a ribbon by 18:04.166 --> 18:09.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% peeling it. 18:06.400 --> 18:15.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 18:09.166 --> 18:16.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 18:09.800 --> 18:18.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% We can take our ribbon... 18:15.233 --> 18:20.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% and we'll coil it into a 18:16.066 --> 18:29.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% rosette. 18:18.633 --> 18:31.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 18:20.833 --> 18:32.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 18:29.466 --> 18:37.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 18:31.900 --> 18:39.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% You can also use little 18:32.933 --> 18:42.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% tomatoes, then split them in 18:37.333 --> 18:44.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% half... 18:39.833 --> 18:46.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% and put an olive in the center 18:42.100 --> 18:48.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% as a bud that's just starting to 18:44.500 --> 18:50.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% open. 18:46.700 --> 18:53.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% We can also make pebbles out of 18:48.833 --> 19:00.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% our peppers. 18:50.366 --> 19:08.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 18:53.566 --> 19:12.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 19:00.800 --> 19:15.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 19:08.133 --> 19:16.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 19:12.766 --> 19:19.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% Use olives to make a little 19:15.100 --> 19:21.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% black-eyed Susan. 19:16.966 --> 19:23.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 19:19.433 --> 19:25.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% We can also use fresh stems of 19:21.300 --> 19:27.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% basil and add them right into 19:23.133 --> 19:29.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% our field of flowers. 19:25.733 --> 19:30.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% You might clean up your 19:27.200 --> 19:31.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% vegetables more, but all of this 19:29.066 --> 19:32.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% is organic produce. 19:30.266 --> 19:34.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% So, I left the skin on the 19:31.833 --> 19:35.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% outside of my onions and the 19:32.966 --> 19:36.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% roots on the bottom of my 19:34.000 --> 19:38.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% scallions. 19:35.400 --> 19:39.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% That's fiber, and it's all 19:36.900 --> 19:41.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% edible because everything's 19:38.466 --> 19:43.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% organic. 19:39.566 --> 19:46.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% So, now we're ready to go into 19:41.433 --> 19:49.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% the oven and bake it for 35 to 19:43.266 --> 19:51.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% 40 minutes. 19:46.300 --> 19:52.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 19:49.466 --> 19:53.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 19:51.133 --> 19:54.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% I love how everything got more 19:52.466 --> 19:54.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% texture and dimension as we 19:53.700 --> 19:54.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:22.5% baked it. 19:54.833 --> 19:57.900 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% It's a wonderful way to turn 19:56.400 --> 20:00.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% your flatbread into a 19:57.900 --> 20:00.033 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:42.5% field of flowers. 20:00.266 --> 20:09.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 20:05.633 --> 20:10.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% Almost anyone I meet is 20:07.133 --> 20:12.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% transfixed with the idea that I 20:09.066 --> 20:13.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% must have these incredible 20:10.733 --> 20:15.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% gardens at my home. 20:12.033 --> 20:17.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% While I've curated some pretty 20:13.866 --> 20:19.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% incredible plants and flowers 20:15.666 --> 20:20.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% for my gardens, the gardens 20:17.333 --> 20:21.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% themselves might not live up to 20:19.233 --> 20:22.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% those dreams. 20:20.266 --> 20:24.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% Here's why. 20:21.200 --> 20:26.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% I'm constantly cutting the 20:22.966 --> 20:28.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% blooms and greens to create 20:24.833 --> 20:30.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% beautiful arrangements to enjoy 20:26.900 --> 20:32.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% inside my home. 20:28.533 --> 20:35.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% That being said, here are some 20:30.633 --> 20:35.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% of my favorite flowers and 20:32.133 --> 20:35.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% plants for a cutting garden. 20:35.266 --> 20:39.933 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% I live tiger lilies, and these 20:37.500 --> 20:41.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% little guys are getting ready to 20:39.933 --> 20:42.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:40% bloom real soon. 20:41.300 --> 20:44.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% Tiger lilies is the lily that my 20:42.800 --> 20:44.866 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:70% grandmother was named after. 20:45.100 --> 20:50.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% She was definitely a tiger. 20:46.966 --> 20:52.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% These are great additions to 20:48.933 --> 20:54.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% your flower arrangements, 20:50.733 --> 20:55.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% whether it's a tiger lily or 20:52.733 --> 20:57.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% an Asiatic lily or an 20:54.166 --> 20:59.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% Oriental lily. 20:55.233 --> 21:01.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% Any of the lilies work great for 20:57.300 --> 21:01.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% flower arranging. 20:59.366 --> 21:01.566 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 21:01.800 --> 21:05.666 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% Lilac -- nothing compares to the 21:04.000 --> 21:07.933 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% scent of fresh lilacs. 21:05.666 --> 21:09.133 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% And remember to leave the leaves 21:07.933 --> 21:09.133 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:62.5% on the stem when cutting. 21:09.366 --> 21:15.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% The leaves aid in hydration. 21:11.766 --> 21:17.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% This means the leaves help 21:14.066 --> 21:18.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% create photosynthesis that 21:15.866 --> 21:20.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% stimulates water uptake to the 21:17.900 --> 21:22.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% flower. 21:18.600 --> 21:22.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Leave the leaves when it comes 21:20.000 --> 21:22.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:22.5% to lilac. 21:22.266 --> 21:26.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% Hydrangea -- everyone loves 21:24.900 --> 21:29.266 align:start position:10% line:10% size:25% hydrangea. 21:26.166 --> 21:31.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% Whether pink, blue, lavender, or 21:29.266 --> 21:34.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% white, these big, voluptuous 21:31.333 --> 21:36.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% flowers help fill a bouquet with 21:34.033 --> 21:38.900 align:start position:10% line:10% size:45% color and texture. 21:36.866 --> 21:39.700 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% Yarrow -- a hardy late-summer 21:38.900 --> 21:41.733 align:start position:10% line:10% size:20% bloomer. 21:39.700 --> 21:43.900 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% These golden flowers can be 21:41.733 --> 21:46.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% dried and used for both fresh 21:43.900 --> 21:48.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% and preserved bouquets. 21:46.033 --> 21:49.766 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% Peonies are a great addition to 21:48.033 --> 21:51.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% a cutting garden, and I do 21:49.766 --> 21:51.633 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:67.5% different types of peonies. 21:51.866 --> 21:56.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% I have tree peonies. 21:53.300 --> 21:58.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% I have single blooms. 21:54.866 --> 22:00.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% And I also have the doubles. 21:56.866 --> 22:02.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% But I love that there's a 21:58.700 --> 22:03.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% gradation in open blooms. 22:00.633 --> 22:04.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% Tree peonies come first. 22:02.400 --> 22:05.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% Singles are next. 22:03.766 --> 22:07.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% And then I have these larger 22:04.800 --> 22:09.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% ones. 22:05.866 --> 22:09.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Peonies are a perfect option for 22:07.800 --> 22:09.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:42.5% a cutting garden. 22:09.300 --> 22:12.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:17.5% Zinnia. 22:10.066 --> 22:15.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% Zinnias are pollinator magnets. 22:12.500 --> 22:16.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% And there's a seemingly unending 22:15.033 --> 22:18.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% range of colors, shapes, and 22:16.866 --> 22:18.333 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:15% sizes. 22:18.566 --> 22:23.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% They're easy to grow, and here's 22:20.733 --> 22:25.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% a secret. 22:21.600 --> 22:25.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% The more flowers you cut, the 22:23.166 --> 22:25.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% more the plant makes. 22:25.733 --> 22:29.766 align:start position:10% line:10% size:17.5% Dahlia. 22:26.666 --> 22:32.433 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% These mesmerizing blooms come in 22:29.766 --> 22:34.233 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% small to extra large, called 22:32.433 --> 22:34.233 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:57.5% "dinner-plate dahlias." 22:34.466 --> 22:41.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% Cut early in the morning, this 22:36.566 --> 22:41.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% is another plant that will make 22:38.800 --> 22:41.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% more flowers after you harvest. 22:42.133 --> 22:46.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:12.5% Iris. 22:44.000 --> 22:48.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% Bearded iris, swamp iris, mini 22:46.300 --> 22:50.733 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% or maxi, many varieties bloom 22:48.500 --> 22:53.233 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% several times, and the unique 22:50.733 --> 22:55.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% and interesting colors include 22:53.233 --> 22:58.700 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% peach, brown, black, and 22:55.300 --> 22:59.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:27.5% variegated. 22:58.700 --> 23:01.433 align:start position:10% line:10% size:17.5% Allium. 22:59.366 --> 23:03.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% Many say it's a Dr. Seuss flower 23:01.433 --> 23:05.200 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% because of the perfect ball of 23:03.333 --> 23:06.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% blooms atop a single, slender 23:05.200 --> 23:06.300 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:12.5% stem. 23:06.533 --> 23:11.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Allium add a fantastical flair 23:08.900 --> 23:11.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% to your cutting garden. 23:11.900 --> 23:17.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% Dianthus, or carnations, one of 23:14.866 --> 23:17.100 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:50% my favorite flowers. 23:17.333 --> 23:22.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% A cutting garden isn't complete 23:19.133 --> 23:23.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% without a few carnations. 23:20.666 --> 23:25.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Long-lasting and fragrant, 23:22.133 --> 23:27.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% they're a classic. 23:23.866 --> 23:29.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% The joy I've acquired by 23:25.666 --> 23:31.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% planting flowers and plants 23:27.666 --> 23:32.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% suitable for cutting and 23:29.500 --> 23:33.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% arranging is incredible. 23:31.300 --> 23:35.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% And I hope that you'll 23:32.433 --> 23:36.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% experiment with your own garden 23:33.900 --> 23:38.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% and carve out a space for a 23:35.233 --> 23:40.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% cutting area so you can 23:36.866 --> 23:43.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% experience the joy of arranging 23:38.966 --> 23:43.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% flowers from your very own 23:40.800 --> 23:43.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:17.5% garden. 23:45.266 --> 23:49.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 23:46.266 --> 23:51.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% I hope you've enjoyed our visit 23:47.700 --> 23:52.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% to the Flower Fields and that 23:49.400 --> 23:54.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% you're inspired to create your 23:51.133 --> 23:56.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% own version to enjoy whether in 23:52.933 --> 23:57.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% flowers, artwork, food, or 23:54.466 --> 24:00.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% beverages. 23:56.266 --> 24:00.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% For "Life in Bloom," I'm 23:57.466 --> 24:00.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:27.5% J Schwanke. 24:00.366 --> 24:03.700 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% >> Mr. Frazee told a lot of 24:01.933 --> 24:05.433 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% stories about how neighbors in 24:03.700 --> 24:07.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% this area would come and walk 24:05.433 --> 24:09.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% the fields, and he didn't really 24:07.300 --> 24:10.900 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% care because, again, the crop 24:09.033 --> 24:12.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% was just growing and dying back. 24:10.900 --> 24:14.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% Unfortunately, as usually 24:12.300 --> 24:15.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% happens in situations like that, 24:14.000 --> 24:16.733 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% too many of the neighbors 24:15.366 --> 24:18.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% started coming and taking 24:16.733 --> 24:19.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% advantage of the field, picking 24:18.366 --> 24:21.266 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% flowers, and so, he would tell 24:19.866 --> 24:22.600 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% some really great stories of 24:21.266 --> 24:24.133 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% while he was in his fields 24:22.600 --> 24:25.566 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% working, his wife would sit off 24:24.133 --> 24:27.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% in her little beach chair and 24:25.566 --> 24:28.133 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% read her book or take care of 24:27.033 --> 24:29.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:15% bills. 24:28.133 --> 24:30.766 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% And if there just got to be too 24:29.500 --> 24:32.200 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% many people coming and taking 24:30.766 --> 24:33.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% advantage, she would just turn 24:32.200 --> 24:34.566 align:start position:10% line:10% size:45% the sprinklers on. 24:33.166 --> 24:36.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% So, that was their old way of 24:34.566 --> 24:38.066 align:start position:10% line:10% 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