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>> Fields of flowers are the

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focus of today's

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"Life in Bloom" --

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from the spectacular,

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world-famous fields in

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California to smaller fields to

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grow in your own garden,

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to hang on the wall,

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even on a field of flatbread.

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I'm J Schwanke.

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Welcome to "Life in Bloom."

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Who hasn't dreamt of roaming

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through fields of flowers as far

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as the eye can see?

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Hundreds of thousands of people

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have visited the

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Carlsbad Flower Fields in

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California to live out that

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particular dream.

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And we'll take you there in this

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episode.

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But we'll also take a look at

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ways to create our own fields of

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flowers -- literally and

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Why limit the imagination?

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Together, let's cultivate our

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own field of flower dreams, on

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today's "Life in Bloom."

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How large are the flower fields?

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>> We farm approximately 40 to

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45 acres here in the flower

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obviously development has come

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in and kind of crept up on all

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Fortunately, this land is

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The city of Carlsbad, through

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the landowner, us, the growers,

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and the city of Carlsbad, this

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is protected to continue to be

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the Flower Fields.

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So, we're very fortunate to have

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this location here.

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>> How many stems of flowers are

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>> You know, I couldn't even

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We pick about 5 million stems

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because we produce about

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500,000 bunches out of these

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flowers, your guess is as good

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So, what we're looking at today

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is probably a hundred years in

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name of Luther Gage moved to

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Carlsbad, and he was a traveler.

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through Europe, he had become

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familiar with the ranunculus and

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got some seeds.

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So, he came here to Carlsbad and

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planted the seeds and fell in

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love with his ranunculus crop.

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vegetable grower, and they were

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the Frazee family.

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young son, a teenage son, named

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Edwin, and Edwin loved these

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ranunculus crops that his

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Mr. Gage would teach him about

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selecting seed and growing the

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Edwin had to drop out of school

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after a while, and ranunculus

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The ranunculus didn't look back

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was more like a poppy, and you

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the ranunculus we're used to

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more of that poppy look.

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basically select a nice flower

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find fuller flowers.

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him maybe a flower with an extra

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this sort of selection, he

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red, some shades of yellow, and

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some shades of white.

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you're seeing today was thanks

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to selections that he made.

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many, many years in the making.

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What's different about these

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fields than most flower farmers

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is you get to see the color, and

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that's because most flower

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growers are growing the crop for

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a cut flower.

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we're planting these fields from

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flower before it's really open

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because it has to go through the

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process of the cold chain to the

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wholesaler to the retailer into

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the client's home.

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>> Why do you think the flower

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fields are so popular?

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people just get to come, walk

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around, and enjoy it, whether

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it's a bunch of schoolkids

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learning about it.

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in the community that come daily

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and do their power walking, and

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it's a beautiful thing.

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Not very many people get to see

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fields of flowers like this,

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especially in southern

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California.

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in Amsterdam or being, you know,

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in our very own backyard.

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>> Who could resist arranging

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with ranunculus after a visit to

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those fantastic fields?

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I had just the opportunity

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Los Angeles Flower Market.

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How about a flower field inside

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a glass?

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This cocktail's ingredients

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shaker filled with ice.

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lavender-infused vodka.

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elderflower liqueur.

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We'll shake this and then pour

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Here's a fun project using

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vintage flower pins, or more

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formally called "brooches."

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I found a deal on this

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collection online, but maybe you

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have your own collection,

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is looking to rehome a

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all the brooches.

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wire cutters and cut off those

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pins so that the pins would lay

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Then I laid them out on the

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background to see exactly where

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I'm using a shadow-box frame

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I painted the background so that

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it would match my ribbon.

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Then I started at the top,

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gluing the individual flower

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pins into place.

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I have this wonderful plastic

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rhinestone ribbon, and I split

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it so that I had single,

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individual strands.

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of time, but it's just like

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flower arranging.

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♪

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I also found some butterfly

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pins, and this beautiful bee pin

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was a gift from a friend just

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for this project.

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I'm using a low-temp glue gun

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because I don't want to burn my

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fingers.

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But, also, it makes some webs,

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and I try and take some of those

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webs off with a bamboo skewer as

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I'm working along.

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I'll remove as much as I can,

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but then I'll go back in with my

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heat gun.

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A blow dryer works great, too,

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set on high.

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The heat melts down those glue

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webs, and they completely

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disappear.

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It's a great trick for getting

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rid of glue webs when you're

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crafting.

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This is a beautiful dupioni silk

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ribbon, and I'm just gonna make

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two loops and glue it where the

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streamers come together.

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Then we slip it into our frame,

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and we have a wonderful keepsake

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for years to come.

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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Sometimes, we can bring the

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field of flowers to our table,

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with an arrangement.

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The container we're using today

335
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is a wedding basket, and it was

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sent to me by a friend.

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She apologized because most of

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the silver plate had worn off.

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But what I did was grab some

340
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gold paint and painted over it,

341
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and I have a brand-new container

342
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that's repurposed.

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It's a simple way to repurpose

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and recycle a container.

345
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So, for our arrangement today,

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we're gonna use different types

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of flowers, and when I think

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about fields of flowers, I think

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about the greenhouses that were

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outside our home.

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And those greenhouses had roses

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and carnations and

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chrysanthemums that grew inside

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them.

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We had fields where we grew

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hydrangeas and other types of

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field flowers that we could use

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in arrangements.

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So, this arrangement is inspired

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by those fields of flowers.

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We're gonna make it in

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flower foam.

363
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So, I've soaked a piece of

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flower foam.

365
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And I'm gonna bevel the edge.

366
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I always do that, because

367
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beveling the edge makes it

368
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easier for us to insert flowers

369
00:14:00,966 --> 00:14:07,233
all the way around.

370
00:14:02,866 --> 00:14:09,633
It's a lot easier with those

371
00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:12,400
smooth surfaces than trying to

372
00:14:07,233 --> 00:14:13,766
go into a hard, fast right-angle

373
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corner.

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We're also gonna use some

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ninebark.

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This is from my local field of

377
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flowers, right out in the

378
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backyard.

379
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And it'll be a wonderful foliage

380
00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:27,600
to go with these other flowers.

381
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♪

382
00:14:25,566 --> 00:14:30,933
I grew up in a house next to our

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family's greenhouses.

384
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That meant I could run through

385
00:14:30,933 --> 00:14:37,166
the flowers every single day.

386
00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:38,800
We also had lots of land, about

387
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seven acres.

388
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And everywhere you looked, there

389
00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:44,433
were flowers.

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Even in the winter, I had the

391
00:14:42,233 --> 00:14:48,433
luxury of the hidden meadows

392
00:14:44,433 --> 00:14:50,200
inside the greenhouses.

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In the summer, the back lot,

394
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which you couldn't see from the

395
00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:55,800
street, was filled with flowers,

396
00:14:52,033 --> 00:14:58,100
too.

397
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So, this bouquet reveals the

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00:14:55,800 --> 00:15:04,466
memories of those secret flower

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fields around my house.

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♪

401
00:15:04,466 --> 00:15:10,300
Many of the flowers I'm using

402
00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:12,100
today, like the alstroemeria

403
00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:13,566
or the chrysanthemums or the

404
00:15:10,300 --> 00:15:15,066
mini carnations, have long

405
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laterals.

406
00:15:13,566 --> 00:15:17,333
What that means is, each

407
00:15:15,066 --> 00:15:20,400
individual flower has its own

408
00:15:16,833 --> 00:15:23,266
stem.

409
00:15:17,333 --> 00:15:26,400
So, cutting those apart allows

410
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me to place them individually.

411
00:15:23,266 --> 00:15:30,366
♪

412
00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:32,233
♪

413
00:15:28,333 --> 00:15:33,366
In this arrangement, I was able

414
00:15:30,366 --> 00:15:35,266
to group the specific flower

415
00:15:32,233 --> 00:15:37,300
types together.

416
00:15:33,366 --> 00:15:38,666
That way, when you're looking

417
00:15:35,266 --> 00:15:40,166
over the arrangement, it's like

418
00:15:37,300 --> 00:15:41,933
you're viewing a field of

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00:15:38,666 --> 00:15:44,966
flowers with different

420
00:15:40,166 --> 00:15:53,066
plantings.

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00:15:41,933 --> 00:16:01,166
♪

422
00:15:44,966 --> 00:16:08,000
♪

423
00:15:53,066 --> 00:16:15,333
♪

424
00:16:01,166 --> 00:16:20,900
♪

425
00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:22,800
♪

426
00:16:15,333 --> 00:16:24,733
♪

427
00:16:20,900 --> 00:16:27,966
Today, I'll show you how to use

428
00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:29,800
flatbread as a canvas to create

429
00:16:24,733 --> 00:16:30,266
your own field of flowers.

430
00:16:27,966 --> 00:16:32,166
So, I did my flatbread the easy

431
00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,766
way.

432
00:16:30,266 --> 00:16:35,300
I used a packaged mix, and I got

433
00:16:32,166 --> 00:16:37,033
it all laid out in my pan.

434
00:16:33,766 --> 00:16:40,933
And now we simply need to

435
00:16:35,300 --> 00:16:43,033
decorate with our vegetables.

436
00:16:37,033 --> 00:16:46,800
We'll use chive as stems and

437
00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:50,866
grasses.

438
00:16:43,033 --> 00:16:53,600
♪

439
00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:54,900
♪

440
00:16:50,866 --> 00:16:58,666
We'll use scallions as fatter

441
00:16:53,600 --> 00:17:00,866
leaves.

442
00:16:54,900 --> 00:17:02,300
♪

443
00:16:58,666 --> 00:17:03,866
♪

444
00:17:00,866 --> 00:17:05,433
And we can even place a whole

445
00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:07,866
scallion on as a stem for one of

446
00:17:03,866 --> 00:17:11,100
our flowers.

447
00:17:05,433 --> 00:17:13,533
We can use a whole onion to

448
00:17:07,866 --> 00:17:18,833
create a rosette shape.

449
00:17:11,100 --> 00:17:24,466
♪

450
00:17:13,533 --> 00:17:29,000
♪

451
00:17:18,833 --> 00:17:30,866
♪

452
00:17:24,466 --> 00:17:33,233
We can use a pepper

453
00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:40,833
as a flower.

454
00:17:30,866 --> 00:17:42,466
♪

455
00:17:33,233 --> 00:17:44,300
♪

456
00:17:40,833 --> 00:17:46,700
♪

457
00:17:42,466 --> 00:17:48,766
We can use a black olive as the

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00:17:44,300 --> 00:17:50,133
center of our flower.

459
00:17:46,700 --> 00:17:51,166
♪

460
00:17:48,766 --> 00:17:53,266
♪

461
00:17:50,133 --> 00:17:55,033
Put some mushrooms growing along

462
00:17:51,166 --> 00:18:00,733
the bottom.

463
00:17:53,266 --> 00:18:04,166
♪

464
00:17:55,033 --> 00:18:06,400
Then we can take our tomato.

465
00:18:00,733 --> 00:18:09,166
We're gonna make a ribbon by

466
00:18:04,166 --> 00:18:09,800
peeling it.

467
00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:15,233
♪

468
00:18:09,166 --> 00:18:16,066
♪

469
00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:18,633
We can take our ribbon...

470
00:18:15,233 --> 00:18:20,833
and we'll coil it into a

471
00:18:16,066 --> 00:18:29,466
rosette.

472
00:18:18,633 --> 00:18:31,900
♪

473
00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:32,933
♪

474
00:18:29,466 --> 00:18:37,333
♪

475
00:18:31,900 --> 00:18:39,833
You can also use little

476
00:18:32,933 --> 00:18:42,100
tomatoes, then split them in

477
00:18:37,333 --> 00:18:44,500
half...

478
00:18:39,833 --> 00:18:46,700
and put an olive in the center

479
00:18:42,100 --> 00:18:48,833
as a bud that's just starting to

480
00:18:44,500 --> 00:18:50,366
open.

481
00:18:46,700 --> 00:18:53,566
We can also make pebbles out of

482
00:18:48,833 --> 00:19:00,800
our peppers.

483
00:18:50,366 --> 00:19:08,133
♪

484
00:18:53,566 --> 00:19:12,766
♪

485
00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:15,100
♪

486
00:19:08,133 --> 00:19:16,966
♪

487
00:19:12,766 --> 00:19:19,433
Use olives to make a little

488
00:19:15,100 --> 00:19:21,300
black-eyed Susan.

489
00:19:16,966 --> 00:19:23,133
♪

490
00:19:19,433 --> 00:19:25,733
We can also use fresh stems of

491
00:19:21,300 --> 00:19:27,200
basil and add them right into

492
00:19:23,133 --> 00:19:29,066
our field of flowers.

493
00:19:25,733 --> 00:19:30,266
You might clean up your

494
00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:31,833
vegetables more, but all of this

495
00:19:29,066 --> 00:19:32,966
is organic produce.

496
00:19:30,266 --> 00:19:34,000
So, I left the skin on the

497
00:19:31,833 --> 00:19:35,400
outside of my onions and the

498
00:19:32,966 --> 00:19:36,900
roots on the bottom of my

499
00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:38,466
scallions.

500
00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:39,566
That's fiber, and it's all

501
00:19:36,900 --> 00:19:41,433
edible because everything's

502
00:19:38,466 --> 00:19:43,266
organic.

503
00:19:39,566 --> 00:19:46,300
So, now we're ready to go into

504
00:19:41,433 --> 00:19:49,466
the oven and bake it for 35 to

505
00:19:43,266 --> 00:19:51,133
40 minutes.

506
00:19:46,300 --> 00:19:52,466
♪

507
00:19:49,466 --> 00:19:53,700
♪

508
00:19:51,133 --> 00:19:54,600
I love how everything got more

509
00:19:52,466 --> 00:19:54,600
texture and dimension as we

510
00:19:53,700 --> 00:19:54,600
baked it.

511
00:19:54,833 --> 00:19:57,900
It's a wonderful way to turn

512
00:19:56,400 --> 00:20:00,033
your flatbread into a

513
00:19:57,900 --> 00:20:00,033
field of flowers.

514
00:20:00,266 --> 00:20:09,066
♪

515
00:20:05,633 --> 00:20:10,733
Almost anyone I meet is

516
00:20:07,133 --> 00:20:12,033
transfixed with the idea that I

517
00:20:09,066 --> 00:20:13,866
must have these incredible

518
00:20:10,733 --> 00:20:15,666
gardens at my home.

519
00:20:12,033 --> 00:20:17,333
While I've curated some pretty

520
00:20:13,866 --> 00:20:19,233
incredible plants and flowers

521
00:20:15,666 --> 00:20:20,266
for my gardens, the gardens

522
00:20:17,333 --> 00:20:21,200
themselves might not live up to

523
00:20:19,233 --> 00:20:22,966
those dreams.

524
00:20:20,266 --> 00:20:24,833
Here's why.

525
00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:26,900
I'm constantly cutting the

526
00:20:22,966 --> 00:20:28,533
blooms and greens to create

527
00:20:24,833 --> 00:20:30,633
beautiful arrangements to enjoy

528
00:20:26,900 --> 00:20:32,133
inside my home.

529
00:20:28,533 --> 00:20:35,033
That being said, here are some

530
00:20:30,633 --> 00:20:35,033
of my favorite flowers and

531
00:20:32,133 --> 00:20:35,033
plants for a cutting garden.

532
00:20:35,266 --> 00:20:39,933
I live tiger lilies, and these

533
00:20:37,500 --> 00:20:41,300
little guys are getting ready to

534
00:20:39,933 --> 00:20:42,800
bloom real soon.

535
00:20:41,300 --> 00:20:44,866
Tiger lilies is the lily that my

536
00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,866
grandmother was named after.

537
00:20:45,100 --> 00:20:50,733
She was definitely a tiger.

538
00:20:46,966 --> 00:20:52,733
These are great additions to

539
00:20:48,933 --> 00:20:54,166
your flower arrangements,

540
00:20:50,733 --> 00:20:55,233
whether it's a tiger lily or

541
00:20:52,733 --> 00:20:57,300
an Asiatic lily or an

542
00:20:54,166 --> 00:20:59,366
Oriental lily.

543
00:20:55,233 --> 00:21:01,566
Any of the lilies work great for

544
00:20:57,300 --> 00:21:01,566
flower arranging.

545
00:20:59,366 --> 00:21:01,566
♪

546
00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:05,666
Lilac -- nothing compares to the

547
00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:07,933
scent of fresh lilacs.

548
00:21:05,666 --> 00:21:09,133
And remember to leave the leaves

549
00:21:07,933 --> 00:21:09,133
on the stem when cutting.

550
00:21:09,366 --> 00:21:15,866
The leaves aid in hydration.

551
00:21:11,766 --> 00:21:17,900
This means the leaves help

552
00:21:14,066 --> 00:21:18,600
create photosynthesis that

553
00:21:15,866 --> 00:21:20,000
stimulates water uptake to the

554
00:21:17,900 --> 00:21:22,033
flower.

555
00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:22,033
Leave the leaves when it comes

556
00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,033
to lilac.

557
00:21:22,266 --> 00:21:26,166
Hydrangea -- everyone loves

558
00:21:24,900 --> 00:21:29,266
hydrangea.

559
00:21:26,166 --> 00:21:31,333
Whether pink, blue, lavender, or

560
00:21:29,266 --> 00:21:34,033
white, these big, voluptuous

561
00:21:31,333 --> 00:21:36,866
flowers help fill a bouquet with

562
00:21:34,033 --> 00:21:38,900
color and texture.

563
00:21:36,866 --> 00:21:39,700
Yarrow -- a hardy late-summer

564
00:21:38,900 --> 00:21:41,733
bloomer.

565
00:21:39,700 --> 00:21:43,900
These golden flowers can be

566
00:21:41,733 --> 00:21:46,033
dried and used for both fresh

567
00:21:43,900 --> 00:21:48,033
and preserved bouquets.

568
00:21:46,033 --> 00:21:49,766
Peonies are a great addition to

569
00:21:48,033 --> 00:21:51,633
a cutting garden, and I do

570
00:21:49,766 --> 00:21:51,633
different types of peonies.

571
00:21:51,866 --> 00:21:56,866
I have tree peonies.

572
00:21:53,300 --> 00:21:58,700
I have single blooms.

573
00:21:54,866 --> 00:22:00,633
And I also have the doubles.

574
00:21:56,866 --> 00:22:02,400
But I love that there's a

575
00:21:58,700 --> 00:22:03,766
gradation in open blooms.

576
00:22:00,633 --> 00:22:04,800
Tree peonies come first.

577
00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,866
Singles are next.

578
00:22:03,766 --> 00:22:07,800
And then I have these larger

579
00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:09,066
ones.

580
00:22:05,866 --> 00:22:09,066
Peonies are a perfect option for

581
00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:09,066
a cutting garden.

582
00:22:09,300 --> 00:22:12,500
Zinnia.

583
00:22:10,066 --> 00:22:15,033
Zinnias are pollinator magnets.

584
00:22:12,500 --> 00:22:16,866
And there's a seemingly unending

585
00:22:15,033 --> 00:22:18,333
range of colors, shapes, and

586
00:22:16,866 --> 00:22:18,333
sizes.

587
00:22:18,566 --> 00:22:23,166
They're easy to grow, and here's

588
00:22:20,733 --> 00:22:25,500
a secret.

589
00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:25,500
The more flowers you cut, the

590
00:22:23,166 --> 00:22:25,500
more the plant makes.

591
00:22:25,733 --> 00:22:29,766
Dahlia.

592
00:22:26,666 --> 00:22:32,433
These mesmerizing blooms come in

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small to extra large, called

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"dinner-plate dahlias."

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Cut early in the morning, this

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is another plant that will make

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more flowers after you harvest.

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Iris.

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Bearded iris, swamp iris, mini

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or maxi, many varieties bloom

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several times, and the unique

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and interesting colors include

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peach, brown, black, and

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variegated.

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Allium.

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Many say it's a Dr. Seuss flower

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because of the perfect ball of

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blooms atop a single, slender

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stem.

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Allium add a fantastical flair

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to your cutting garden.

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Dianthus, or carnations, one of

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my favorite flowers.

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A cutting garden isn't complete

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without a few carnations.

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Long-lasting and fragrant,

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they're a classic.

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The joy I've acquired by

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planting flowers and plants

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suitable for cutting and

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arranging is incredible.

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And I hope that you'll

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experiment with your own garden

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and carve out a space for a

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cutting area so you can

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experience the joy of arranging

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flowers from your very own

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garden.

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♪

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I hope you've enjoyed our visit

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to the Flower Fields and that

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you're inspired to create your

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own version to enjoy whether in

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flowers, artwork, food, or

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beverages.

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For "Life in Bloom," I'm

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J Schwanke.

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>> Mr. Frazee told a lot of

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stories about how neighbors in

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this area would come and walk

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the fields, and he didn't really

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care because, again, the crop

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was just growing and dying back.

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Unfortunately, as usually

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happens in situations like that,

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too many of the neighbors

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started coming and taking

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advantage of the field, picking

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flowers, and so, he would tell

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some really great stories of

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while he was in his fields

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working, his wife would sit off

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in her little beach chair and

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read her book or take care of

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bills.

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And if there just got to be too

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many people coming and taking

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advantage, she would just turn

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the sprinklers on.

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So, that was their old way of

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security, of keeping people out.

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♪

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♪

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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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is brought to you by...

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Albertsons Companies...

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with additional support from the

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following...

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CalFlowers...

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Sunshine Bouquet.

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♪

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Closed-caption funding provided

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by Holland America Flowers.

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♪

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For everything flowers, recipes,

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projects, and more information,

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visit ubloom.com.

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