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and all things flour to all

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>> On this episode of

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"Life in Bloom,"

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we're looking at the influence

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of Dutch culture on flowers.

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We'll visit a second generation

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flower farm founded by

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Dutch immigrants.

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I'll create a hand-tied bouquet

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with flourish,

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arrange in Delft pottery,

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and explore the influence

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of flower paintings

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by Dutch masters.

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I'm J. Schwanke.

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Welcome to "Life in Bloom."

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Today, we're looking at

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what is often called the land

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of flowers, the Netherlands.

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I have always been fascinated

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with the dedication

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the Dutch have to flowers.

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Flowers and the Dutch

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have a partnership

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that is centuries old.

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In 1587,

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the University of Leiden asked

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for permission from the mayor

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to establish a hortus academicus

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behind the university building,

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and famous botanist

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Carolus Clusius

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arrived in 1593 as prefect.

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Clusius urged

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the Dutch East India Company

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to collect plants and specimens

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in the Dutch colonies.

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The original garden set up

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by Clusius was small

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a thousand different plants.

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planted during the past

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can still be admired today.

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The Dutch Golden Age

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began a relatively short

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but famous period

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known as tulip mania.

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Contract prices for some bulbs

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of the recently introduced

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and fashionable tulip reached

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extraordinarily high levels.

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The Netherlands is also home

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to the largest flower auction

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in the world,

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the Aalsmeer Flower Auction.

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Flowers from all over the world

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are traded there every day.

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Around 43 million flowers

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are sold on a daily basis.

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The Netherlands produces 1.7

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billion cut flowers per year,

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which represents roughly 60%

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of global trade.

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The tulip fields of Holland

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The region's humid, salty air,

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perfect aeration,

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prove to be a match made

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in heaven for growing tulips.

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Spring features freshly

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daffodils, hyacinth, and Crocus.

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connection flowers

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this episode of "Life in Bloom."

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What better way to celebrate

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to flowers than by visiting

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a second generation flower farm?

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Martin and Helene Meskers

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emigrated from the Netherlands

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to start their own flower farm,

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Tyler Meskers, and his young

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working with your family?

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has a lot of advantages

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if you can work together

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and all be on the same page.

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that we've been able to do it.

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together starting this business.

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>> So how do you think the Dutch

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has affected this business?

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coming from the bulb industry

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of Holland to the United States,

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it's been in our lifestyle

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to carry the Dutch tradition.

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the Dutch meals that we eat

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at home, that has been born

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since I was a kid.

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that's in our employees,

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it's in our family.

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to keep things a bit nicer

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and tidier or using robotics

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that is a big,

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big part of our business.

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flowers grown with a Dutch

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>> And, so, you're harvesting

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automation to help

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keep your employees healthy,

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to make their jobs easier,

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to increase production.

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been with us for many years.

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for more than 15 years.

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of our labor force here.

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employees have been with us

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before I was born, so very loyal

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crew.

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>> That's awesome.

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>> But we use our expertise

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from these employees of ours

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to help us grow the business.

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chance to automate, to use

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robotics, we are the first to

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not use our employees anymore.

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We just grow with our employees.

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robotics to harvest our crop

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a little bit better,

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we'll do that and expand the

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business so that we can use

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those employees elsewhere.

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it's in my genes.

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I like growing flowers.

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to people to give flowers.

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>> We think about those Dutch

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flowers and the Netherlands

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having such an influence on

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you to grow amazing flowers.

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it's part of let's go Dutch.

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It's perfect. It was perfect.

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opportunity for us.

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for letting us come here today.

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I think it's amazing

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that we got to see this.

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It's so nice. I've known you

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to come

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and see how you grow flowers

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and how you make them beautiful

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for everyone else.

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I appreciate it so much.

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It has become popular in recent

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that echo the style of the Dutch

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or Flemish master painters.

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floral still life paintings

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of flowers,

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and nobility across Europe.

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of lighting flowers was dark,

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fading to the shadow in a

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beautiful yet unnatural way.

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include vanitas,

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various symbolic objects

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to show the transience of life,

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the futility of pleasure,

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and the certainty of death.

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Objects included books,

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shells, timepieces, insects,

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and even skulls.

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The arrangements even had

302
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a visual hierarchy

303
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with the most expensive items

304
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at the top.

305
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I may or may not emulate

306
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the hierarchy.

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However, I'm happy to create

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a visually striking arrangement

309
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that we can light dramatically

310
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to further imitate

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the styles of the Dutch masters.

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♪♪

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♪♪

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A rose lily is a lily

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that resembles a rose

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in that it has multiple layers

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of petals.

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Rose lilies are Oriental hybrid

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lilies with lush double flowers.

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Rose lilies have no pollen,

321
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avoiding the potential

322
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for pollen stains.

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Rose lilies have a lovely,

324
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delicate fragrance

325
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which is not as strong

326
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as other Oriental lilies.

327
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This is due to the lack

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of pollen.

329
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Flowers typically last longer

330
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than most Oriental lilies.

331
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Rose lilies drink a lot of

332
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water.

333
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Be sure to check the water level

334
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in the vase frequently.

335
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Rose lilies typically will last

336
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12 to 14 days in a vase.

337
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The rose lily was developed

338
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from a spontaneous mutation

339
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in the form of a double

340
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flowering lily.

341
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Rose lilies are available as cut

342
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flowers and as potted flowers.

343
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♪♪

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The tradition with hand-tied

345
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bouquets is definitely

346
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a European tradition,

347
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but I'm most familiar with it

348
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from my travels to Amsterdam

349
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in the Netherlands.

350
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We always brought flowers

351
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to someone's home,

352
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and I love the fact

353
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that one of my Dutch friends

354
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said, "Oh, you're an American.

355
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You bring wine and help us drink

356
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half of it."

357
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I like to think of myself

358
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as the guy who always

359
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brings flowers,

360
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and this is a fun way to do so

361
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with a traditional

362
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hand-tied bouquet.

363
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We'll be making it

364
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in this armature.

365
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We'll tie it together

366
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and stand it up in this tray.

367
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Let me show you how it's done.

368
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We always want to make sure

369
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that we strip the stems

370
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of our flowers.

371
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So we're removing any extra

372
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foliage at the bottom

373
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that would hamper us

374
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from binding it together,

375
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and also from having

376
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a clean stem that can go

377
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through the armature.

378
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We'll add our orange juice

379
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tulips first.

380
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♪♪

381
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Then we'll add

382
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our French tulips.

383
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This variety

384
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is called Gudoshnik Double.

385
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♪♪

386
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As you know, I always like

387
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to add lilies last

388
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because they're fragile.

389
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So we'll slip two Original Love

390
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lilies down inside the middle

391
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of this bouquet.

392
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♪♪

393
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We'll bind it off

394
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and cut it flush at the bottom.

395
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That allows the stems

396
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to splay out, and then

397
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we can stand it up in the tray.

398
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♪♪

399
00:15:25,666 --> 00:15:30,033
It's a wonderful way to display

400
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a traditional hand-tied bouquet.

401
00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:39,466
♪♪

402
00:15:39,700 --> 00:15:44,266
Martin, I asked you to bring

403
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some artifacts

404
00:15:43,033 --> 00:15:47,266
that were traditionally

405
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Dutch artifacts, and you

406
00:15:45,833 --> 00:15:49,400
delivered such wonderful things.

407
00:15:47,266 --> 00:15:50,666
So I want to know more

408
00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,866
about what you brought.

409
00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:54,300
>> We went through our basement

410
00:15:50,666 --> 00:15:55,533
and dug up a few things

411
00:15:51,866 --> 00:15:56,700
that we stored away, and, yeah,

412
00:15:54,300 --> 00:15:58,533
be happy to tell you a little

413
00:15:55,533 --> 00:15:59,766
bit about some of the --

414
00:15:56,700 --> 00:16:00,233
>> Let's start with the shoes.

415
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That's what we think of.

416
00:15:59,766 --> 00:16:02,100
>> Yeah.

417
00:16:00,233 --> 00:16:03,533
>> We think of wooden shoes.

418
00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:05,266
These are mine.

419
00:16:02,100 --> 00:16:06,366
And these are my wife, Helene's.

420
00:16:03,533 --> 00:16:07,800
>> Wow. How come the Dutch have

421
00:16:05,266 --> 00:16:09,200
wooden shoes?

422
00:16:06,366 --> 00:16:11,266
>> They're warm.

423
00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:12,233
>> Oh, okay.

424
00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:13,333
>> And it's generations ago.

425
00:16:11,266 --> 00:16:14,233
I think they just made them

426
00:16:12,233 --> 00:16:14,733
out of wood.

427
00:16:13,333 --> 00:16:16,466
>> They're waterproof.

428
00:16:14,233 --> 00:16:18,300
>> Waterproof?

429
00:16:14,733 --> 00:16:20,033
But you also, you --

430
00:16:16,466 --> 00:16:21,933
When you wear them as a kid,

431
00:16:18,300 --> 00:16:22,766
your calluses kind of start

432
00:16:20,033 --> 00:16:24,200
to come on.

433
00:16:21,933 --> 00:16:25,100
>> Sure.

434
00:16:22,766 --> 00:16:26,000
>> So it's -- Yeah.

435
00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,900
Traditionally.

436
00:16:25,100 --> 00:16:28,433
>> So we were talking about

437
00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:30,566
kids.

438
00:16:26,900 --> 00:16:32,766
What's this? Why would this

439
00:16:28,433 --> 00:16:34,500
little guy be important to kids?

440
00:16:30,566 --> 00:16:35,733
>> This is my mother-in-law's

441
00:16:32,766 --> 00:16:36,766
cookie trommel,

442
00:16:34,500 --> 00:16:38,066
where they put cookies in,

443
00:16:35,733 --> 00:16:39,033
and my mother-in-law

444
00:16:36,766 --> 00:16:40,800
always had -- sorry.

445
00:16:38,066 --> 00:16:42,466
>> Yeah, yeah.

446
00:16:39,033 --> 00:16:44,400
>> Up in the in the cupboard,

447
00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:45,733
up high so kids couldn't reach

448
00:16:42,466 --> 00:16:47,333
in, and then, when we would be

449
00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:48,700
over for coffee -- because

450
00:16:45,733 --> 00:16:49,133
that's a traditional Dutch thing

451
00:16:47,333 --> 00:16:50,900
is to drink coffee, come on

452
00:16:48,700 --> 00:16:52,466
over.

453
00:16:49,133 --> 00:16:53,900
She would make the coffee and

454
00:16:50,900 --> 00:16:55,333
pour it for us, and she would

455
00:16:52,466 --> 00:16:56,233
open it up.

456
00:16:53,900 --> 00:16:58,366
And then, every one of them

457
00:16:55,333 --> 00:16:59,400
could have one cookie,

458
00:16:56,233 --> 00:17:01,366
either a stroopwafel...

459
00:16:58,366 --> 00:17:02,333
>> Okay.

460
00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:04,100
>> ...or a coffee wafel.

461
00:17:01,366 --> 00:17:04,966
And you get one cookie

462
00:17:02,333 --> 00:17:06,233
for each cup of coffee.

463
00:17:04,100 --> 00:17:07,600
And then she would

464
00:17:04,966 --> 00:17:08,966
close it up again,

465
00:17:06,233 --> 00:17:09,700
put it back in the cupboard.

466
00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:10,666
That's tradition.

467
00:17:08,966 --> 00:17:11,733
>> And I love

468
00:17:09,700 --> 00:17:12,133
that you still have hers.

469
00:17:10,666 --> 00:17:12,966
I think that's great that you

470
00:17:11,733 --> 00:17:14,833
use it.

471
00:17:12,133 --> 00:17:16,766
>> Yeah.

472
00:17:12,966 --> 00:17:18,166
>> Okay, so then, Delft.

473
00:17:14,833 --> 00:17:20,766
Delft is that traditional

474
00:17:16,766 --> 00:17:21,933
Dutch earthenware.

475
00:17:18,166 --> 00:17:23,400
>> Right. Generations.

476
00:17:20,766 --> 00:17:25,233
We've seen it at our

477
00:17:21,933 --> 00:17:26,533
grandparents' and our parents'.

478
00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:27,800
And now we have it.

479
00:17:25,233 --> 00:17:29,466
[ Laughter ]

480
00:17:26,533 --> 00:17:31,533
It's just a traditional thing.

481
00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:33,566
It's typical Dutch.

482
00:17:29,466 --> 00:17:34,966
>> Awesome. So, then you brought

483
00:17:31,533 --> 00:17:36,200
specific flower things.

484
00:17:33,566 --> 00:17:37,566
I love that because I'm a big

485
00:17:34,966 --> 00:17:38,566
collector of different types

486
00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:39,500
of flower things.

487
00:17:37,566 --> 00:17:41,266
And now you got my mind

488
00:17:38,566 --> 00:17:43,066
thinking, I'm going to have

489
00:17:39,500 --> 00:17:45,100
to find some of these things.

490
00:17:41,266 --> 00:17:47,466
So let's start with this one.

491
00:17:43,066 --> 00:17:48,966
>> Yeah. This is a typical bulb

492
00:17:45,100 --> 00:17:51,000
crate primarily for --

493
00:17:47,466 --> 00:17:53,000
These are lily bulbs.

494
00:17:48,966 --> 00:17:55,033
But they were primarily used for

495
00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:56,966
tulips and hyacinths.

496
00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:58,700
Tulips, you probably put about

497
00:17:55,033 --> 00:18:02,400
500 tulip bulbs in here.

498
00:17:56,966 --> 00:18:04,300
And then you stack them up

499
00:17:58,700 --> 00:18:05,766
and have ventilation or open

500
00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:08,033
the door so that they stay dry.

501
00:18:04,300 --> 00:18:09,466
>> So wire was not for

502
00:18:05,766 --> 00:18:10,366
shaking off dirt, like a screen.

503
00:18:08,033 --> 00:18:11,600
It's for air ventilation

504
00:18:09,466 --> 00:18:12,800
to get them to dry.

505
00:18:10,366 --> 00:18:14,466
>> Right, to keep them dry.

506
00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:16,833
>> And if you didn't keep them

507
00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:18,600
dry, you'd have rotten bulbs.

508
00:18:14,466 --> 00:18:19,966
So, now, this is a lily bulb.

509
00:18:16,833 --> 00:18:20,633
So this is what these lily bulbs

510
00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,500
look like back here.

511
00:18:19,966 --> 00:18:23,866
>> Yep.

512
00:18:20,633 --> 00:18:25,666
>> And this is what they do.

513
00:18:22,500 --> 00:18:26,733
>> You know, after plant it,

514
00:18:23,866 --> 00:18:27,433
maybe about 6 to 8 weeks later,

515
00:18:25,666 --> 00:18:28,600
they become this stage.

516
00:18:26,733 --> 00:18:29,933
And you can see

517
00:18:27,433 --> 00:18:31,866
this is the bulb.

518
00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:33,600
And you can see how the lilies

519
00:18:29,933 --> 00:18:34,633
make stem roots.

520
00:18:31,866 --> 00:18:35,700
>> Stem roots.

521
00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,533
That's fascinating.

522
00:18:34,633 --> 00:18:38,500
I mean, that's just really

523
00:18:35,700 --> 00:18:39,766
beautiful.

524
00:18:36,533 --> 00:18:41,066
>> Fairly typical of lilies

525
00:18:38,500 --> 00:18:43,333
or specific to lilies

526
00:18:39,766 --> 00:18:45,000
that they make stem roots.

527
00:18:41,066 --> 00:18:46,333
They do have bottom roots,

528
00:18:43,333 --> 00:18:48,266
as well, but but when they first

529
00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:50,933
start growing, they develop

530
00:18:46,333 --> 00:18:51,933
their stem roots first.

531
00:18:48,266 --> 00:18:52,833
>> Okay. So, then, this guy --

532
00:18:50,933 --> 00:18:53,900
this guy over here,

533
00:18:51,933 --> 00:18:55,466
this is my favorite.

534
00:18:52,833 --> 00:18:56,700
This is my favorite, this is

535
00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:58,566
the coolest thing I've seen.

536
00:18:55,466 --> 00:19:01,200
>> This is an old-fashioned one.

537
00:18:56,700 --> 00:19:02,466
So, bulbs are graded

538
00:18:58,566 --> 00:19:05,566
by circumference in size.

539
00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:07,300
And they are -- this is

540
00:19:02,466 --> 00:19:08,933
a nine-centimeter circumference.

541
00:19:05,566 --> 00:19:09,900
Most commercial bulbs are what

542
00:19:07,300 --> 00:19:11,833
we would call 12 centimeters

543
00:19:08,933 --> 00:19:12,733
and up.

544
00:19:09,900 --> 00:19:13,866
Most of the time, the nines

545
00:19:11,833 --> 00:19:14,400
are planting stock

546
00:19:12,733 --> 00:19:16,433
and planted back again.

547
00:19:13,866 --> 00:19:18,166
>> Okay.

548
00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:19,333
>> So this is just

549
00:19:16,433 --> 00:19:20,333
one of them with a size nine,

550
00:19:18,166 --> 00:19:21,533
but then you would stack them up

551
00:19:19,333 --> 00:19:22,500
on top of each other

552
00:19:20,333 --> 00:19:23,466
and you'd shake them

553
00:19:21,533 --> 00:19:24,500
or it would be shaken.

554
00:19:22,500 --> 00:19:25,100
And then the big ones stayed

555
00:19:23,466 --> 00:19:26,666
on top and the little ones

556
00:19:24,500 --> 00:19:28,533
fell through,

557
00:19:25,100 --> 00:19:30,266
all the different sizes.

558
00:19:26,666 --> 00:19:31,100
Then, when that tray was done,

559
00:19:28,533 --> 00:19:32,133
they empty them by size.

560
00:19:30,266 --> 00:19:34,400
>> Wow.

561
00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:36,066
>> And, so, now you told me

562
00:19:32,133 --> 00:19:36,900
that today people who can find

563
00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,500
these use them for decoration

564
00:19:36,066 --> 00:19:39,500
in their home.

565
00:19:36,900 --> 00:19:41,333
>> Right.

566
00:19:37,500 --> 00:19:42,400
>> And you hang it on the wall,

567
00:19:39,500 --> 00:19:43,466
and then you can put a flower

568
00:19:41,333 --> 00:19:44,033
arrangement in it, right?

569
00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,000
>> That's one way to do it.

570
00:19:43,466 --> 00:19:46,000
Yeah.

571
00:19:44,033 --> 00:19:46,966
>> So it would sit in there

572
00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,466
like that right.

573
00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:49,666
>> Right. Yeah.

574
00:19:46,966 --> 00:19:51,066
>> Wow.

575
00:19:48,466 --> 00:19:52,266
I mean, I love --

576
00:19:49,666 --> 00:19:53,300
So I love flower artifacts.

577
00:19:51,066 --> 00:19:54,500
So now I'm on a search.

578
00:19:52,266 --> 00:19:55,866
>> Go look for one of those.

579
00:19:53,300 --> 00:19:56,833
>> Yeah. Now I'm on a search.

580
00:19:54,500 --> 00:19:57,733
You got me going.

581
00:19:55,866 --> 00:19:58,166
Martin, thank you so much

582
00:19:56,833 --> 00:19:59,000
for sharing these with us.

583
00:19:57,733 --> 00:20:00,666
I love it,

584
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I think it's wonderful

585
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and it helps us learn more

586
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about going Dutch.

587
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>> There you go.

588
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♪♪

589
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>> With our Dutch theme,

590
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I want to arrange flowers

591
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in traditional Delftware,

592
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or Delft pottery,

593
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as we have here.

594
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It's also known as Delft Blue,

595
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or as Delf, is a general term

596
00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:23,000
now used for Dutch tin-glazed

597
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earthenware.

598
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Most of it

599
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is blue-and-white pottery,

600
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and the city of Delft

601
00:20:25,366 --> 00:20:30,366
in the Netherlands was

602
00:20:26,733 --> 00:20:32,266
the major center of production.

603
00:20:28,833 --> 00:20:33,233
Delftware is one of the types

604
00:20:30,366 --> 00:20:35,366
of tin-glazed earthenware

605
00:20:32,266 --> 00:20:37,066
in which a white glaze

606
00:20:33,233 --> 00:20:39,733
is applied, usually decorated

607
00:20:35,366 --> 00:20:41,833
with metal oxides,

608
00:20:37,066 --> 00:20:43,300
in particular the cobalt oxide

609
00:20:39,733 --> 00:20:44,500
that gives the usual blue

610
00:20:41,833 --> 00:20:45,766
and can withstand high-firing

611
00:20:43,300 --> 00:20:47,933
temperatures,

612
00:20:44,500 --> 00:20:49,500
allowing it to be applied

613
00:20:45,766 --> 00:20:51,600
under the glaze.

614
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Delftware includes pottery

615
00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:55,166
objects of all descriptions,

616
00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:56,766
such as plates, vases,

617
00:20:53,500 --> 00:20:58,033
figurines, and other ornamental

618
00:20:55,166 --> 00:20:59,800
forms and tiles.

619
00:20:56,766 --> 00:21:00,966
The style originated

620
00:20:58,033 --> 00:21:02,133
around 1600,

621
00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:05,500
and the most highly regarded

622
00:21:00,966 --> 00:21:06,700
period of production

623
00:21:02,133 --> 00:21:07,600
is about 1640 to 1740,

624
00:21:05,500 --> 00:21:09,866
but Delftware continues to be

625
00:21:06,700 --> 00:21:11,700
produced.

626
00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:13,466
In the 17th and 18th century,

627
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the manufacture of Delftware

628
00:21:11,700 --> 00:21:16,166
was a major industry,

629
00:21:13,466 --> 00:21:18,666
with product exported

630
00:21:14,633 --> 00:21:19,500
all over Europe.

631
00:21:16,166 --> 00:21:21,666
The centuries-old craftsmanship

632
00:21:18,666 --> 00:21:23,100
has been passed on

633
00:21:19,500 --> 00:21:25,500
from generation to generation,

634
00:21:21,666 --> 00:21:26,800
and the craftsmen still create

635
00:21:23,100 --> 00:21:30,933
pieces to enjoy to this day.

636
00:21:25,500 --> 00:21:32,333
Now let's arrange some beautiful

637
00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:33,666
flowers in this Delftware.

638
00:21:30,933 --> 00:21:34,900
The arrangement we'll be making

639
00:21:32,333 --> 00:21:36,633
has an arch in it.

640
00:21:33,666 --> 00:21:38,033
I'm bending these bunches

641
00:21:34,900 --> 00:21:40,266
of curly willow tips

642
00:21:36,633 --> 00:21:41,533
so that they have a wonderful

643
00:21:38,033 --> 00:21:43,000
circular arch angle.

644
00:21:40,266 --> 00:21:44,566
Just bending them down because

645
00:21:41,533 --> 00:21:45,666
they're fresh and pliable

646
00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:48,166
will be enough.

647
00:21:44,566 --> 00:21:50,566
I'll place one bunch

648
00:21:45,666 --> 00:21:51,700
in each side and then

649
00:21:48,166 --> 00:21:54,533
interweave them together.

650
00:21:50,566 --> 00:21:55,800
It makes a perfect arch

651
00:21:51,700 --> 00:21:57,533
between the two vases.

652
00:21:54,533 --> 00:21:59,466
We'll start by adding these

653
00:21:55,800 --> 00:22:00,400
beautiful La Courtine

654
00:21:57,533 --> 00:22:01,300
Parrot French tulips.

655
00:21:59,466 --> 00:22:03,866
We're placing them down

656
00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,866
into the water and then

657
00:22:01,300 --> 00:22:03,866
weaving them up into the arch.

658
00:22:04,100 --> 00:22:06,900
Here's our Bloom 365

659
00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,900
Tip of the Week.

660
00:22:06,900 --> 00:22:09,600
We've got a wonderful

661
00:22:07,900 --> 00:22:11,400
opportunity to use some flower

662
00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:11,400
heads at the top of the arch.

663
00:22:11,633 --> 00:22:15,233
However,

664
00:22:12,066 --> 00:22:16,566
the tulips aren't long enough.

665
00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:18,700
But the great part about tulips

666
00:22:15,233 --> 00:22:20,700
is they can survive for 12

667
00:22:16,566 --> 00:22:21,600
to 18 hours without water,

668
00:22:18,700 --> 00:22:22,700
so we can use them for our event

669
00:22:20,700 --> 00:22:25,000
and then place them back

670
00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:26,400
in water after

671
00:22:22,700 --> 00:22:27,600
we've had them in the display.

672
00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,666
We can add our foliage.

673
00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:31,200
I've used lily grass,

674
00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:32,500
foxtail fern

675
00:22:28,666 --> 00:22:33,633
and variegated aspidistra.

676
00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:37,266
We're using accents of those

677
00:22:32,500 --> 00:22:39,333
so that it doesn't distract

678
00:22:33,633 --> 00:22:41,366
from the flowers.

679
00:22:37,266 --> 00:22:42,533
Next, we'll add these yellow

680
00:22:39,333 --> 00:22:43,933
Pomponette French tulips.

681
00:22:41,366 --> 00:22:45,300
They look like roses.

682
00:22:42,533 --> 00:22:46,266
They're so big and open

683
00:22:43,933 --> 00:22:47,666
and voluptuous.

684
00:22:45,300 --> 00:22:49,466
Look at this wonderful

685
00:22:46,266 --> 00:22:50,866
yellow one that has a red

686
00:22:47,666 --> 00:22:52,533
striation through the center.

687
00:22:49,466 --> 00:22:53,400
I want to use it in an area

688
00:22:50,866 --> 00:22:55,833
where it will catch our eye.

689
00:22:52,533 --> 00:22:57,000
It's wonderful to have

690
00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:58,133
that little splash of red color.

691
00:22:55,833 --> 00:23:02,466
I'm going to add a beautiful

692
00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:04,066
yellow lily.

693
00:22:58,133 --> 00:23:05,366
It's called Conca d'Or.

694
00:23:02,466 --> 00:23:08,933
This is a beautiful arch

695
00:23:04,066 --> 00:23:08,933
with beautiful flowers

696
00:23:05,366 --> 00:23:08,933
created in our Delftware.

697
00:23:09,166 --> 00:23:11,666
Now it's my favorite part

698
00:23:10,766 --> 00:23:13,900
of the show.

699
00:23:11,666 --> 00:23:13,900
Flowers from you, the viewers.

700
00:23:14,133 --> 00:23:19,933
Today I have arrangements to

701
00:23:15,366 --> 00:23:21,966
share from viewer Patrick Dolan,

702
00:23:17,433 --> 00:23:21,966
who watches the show on KPJK

703
00:23:19,933 --> 00:23:21,966
in the San Francisco Bay area.

704
00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,000
Patrick writes, "Here

705
00:23:23,366 --> 00:23:26,633
are a few of my bouquets.

706
00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,266
I enjoy growing them and having

707
00:23:26,633 --> 00:23:31,300
bouquets from early spring

708
00:23:28,266 --> 00:23:31,300
through late fall."

709
00:23:31,533 --> 00:23:36,500
Patrick, I'm over the moon

710
00:23:32,900 --> 00:23:38,766
for these Schwankes.

711
00:23:35,266 --> 00:23:41,500
I see that Patrick loves

712
00:23:36,500 --> 00:23:42,866
pretty flowers as much as I do.

713
00:23:38,766 --> 00:23:44,800
I can't get enough.

714
00:23:41,500 --> 00:23:46,500
And those parrot tulips,

715
00:23:42,866 --> 00:23:47,566
Patrick -- I need to find

716
00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:50,733
a chair and sit down.

717
00:23:46,500 --> 00:23:51,866
Thanks, my friend,

718
00:23:47,566 --> 00:23:53,166
for sharing these.

719
00:23:50,733 --> 00:23:55,133
I love to see pictures

720
00:23:51,866 --> 00:23:56,633
of your flower arrangements

721
00:23:53,166 --> 00:23:57,966
inspired by "Life in Bloom."

722
00:23:55,133 --> 00:23:59,800
We call them Schwankes,

723
00:23:56,633 --> 00:24:02,433
inspired by viewers Brad

724
00:23:57,966 --> 00:24:02,433
and Kelly's nickname.

725
00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:02,433
Send them to J@uBloom.com.

726
00:24:02,666 --> 00:24:06,800
That's the letter J

727
00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:08,033
at the letter U, bloom.com.

728
00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:11,166
And watch for more Schwankes

729
00:24:08,033 --> 00:24:11,166
on upcoming shows.

730
00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:17,000
I hope you've enjoyed our look

731
00:24:12,966 --> 00:24:18,600
at the connection between

732
00:24:13,933 --> 00:24:19,766
flowers and the Netherlands.

733
00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:21,133
While we all love flowers,

734
00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:22,900
the accomplishments the Dutch

735
00:24:19,766 --> 00:24:24,700
have made with flowers

736
00:24:21,133 --> 00:24:26,700
demonstrate a special aptitude

737
00:24:22,900 --> 00:24:27,900
and affection for flowers that

738
00:24:24,700 --> 00:24:31,333
benefits us all.

739
00:24:26,700 --> 00:24:31,333
For "Life in Bloom,"

740
00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:31,333
I'm J Schwanke.

741
00:24:31,566 --> 00:24:36,166
I had heard a story

742
00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,266
about a tulip vodka,

743
00:24:36,166 --> 00:24:38,233
and I called

744
00:24:37,266 --> 00:24:39,533
my local liquor store, and they

745
00:24:38,233 --> 00:24:41,600
said, "We can't get it."

746
00:24:39,533 --> 00:24:42,900
And you talk to your friend

747
00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,133
who went through duty free

748
00:24:42,900 --> 00:24:44,733
at Schiphol Airport...

749
00:24:44,133 --> 00:24:46,133
>> Yeah.

750
00:24:44,733 --> 00:24:48,500
>> ...and asked for the tulip

751
00:24:46,133 --> 00:24:49,566
vodka, and here it is.

752
00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:50,866
So I thought we should have

753
00:24:49,566 --> 00:24:52,600
a taste test, right?

754
00:24:50,866 --> 00:24:52,600
>> I agree. Cheers.

755
00:24:55,900 --> 00:24:59,900
Mm.

756
00:24:57,700 --> 00:25:00,900
[ Laughter ]

757
00:24:59,900 --> 00:25:01,633
>> It's vodka.

758
00:25:00,900 --> 00:25:02,366
>> Whoo.

759
00:25:01,633 --> 00:25:04,300
>> It is vodka.

760
00:25:02,366 --> 00:25:05,200
I get a little hint at the end.

761
00:25:04,300 --> 00:25:06,233
I get, like,

762
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,166
a little hint of that smell

763
00:25:06,233 --> 00:25:09,766
that you talked about.

764
00:25:07,166 --> 00:25:11,600
About what a tulip smells like.

765
00:25:09,766 --> 00:25:12,833
>> It definitely...by now.

766
00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:13,666
>> There's something there.

767
00:25:12,833 --> 00:25:15,066
>> There's something.

768
00:25:13,666 --> 00:25:16,200
"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

769
00:25:15,066 --> 00:25:17,100
is filmed in Grand Rapids,

770
00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:17,100
Michigan.

771
00:25:18,266 --> 00:25:22,300
>> Visit J's website,

772
00:25:19,833 --> 00:25:24,566
uBloom.com, for flower projects

773
00:25:22,300 --> 00:25:26,266
and crafts, complete recipes,

774
00:25:24,566 --> 00:25:28,866
behind-the-scenes videos,

775
00:25:26,266 --> 00:25:29,900
J's blog, flower cocktails,

776
00:25:28,866 --> 00:25:33,766
and more.

777
00:25:29,900 --> 00:25:35,766
♪♪

778
00:25:33,766 --> 00:25:37,033
"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

779
00:25:35,766 --> 00:25:39,100
is brought to you by the

780
00:25:37,033 --> 00:25:39,100
following...

781
00:25:39,333 --> 00:25:47,133
>> That flower feeling.

782
00:25:40,966 --> 00:25:51,733
♪♪

783
00:25:45,833 --> 00:25:53,033
At home.

784
00:25:47,133 --> 00:25:55,500
♪♪

785
00:25:51,733 --> 00:25:57,466
At work.

786
00:25:53,033 --> 00:25:59,633
♪♪

787
00:25:55,500 --> 00:26:01,800
Or anytime.

788
00:25:57,466 --> 00:26:04,100
♪♪

789
00:25:59,633 --> 00:26:05,766
CalFlowers is a proud sponsor of

790
00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:06,900
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791
00:26:04,100 --> 00:26:06,900
where flowers and wellness go

792
00:26:05,766 --> 00:26:06,900
hand in hand.

793
00:26:07,433 --> 00:26:12,133
>> We have fresh in all our

794
00:26:09,566 --> 00:26:14,533
stores, from soups and steaks

795
00:26:12,133 --> 00:26:16,066
and all things flour to all

796
00:26:14,533 --> 00:26:17,466
things flowering.

797
00:26:16,066 --> 00:26:18,833
Custom fresh arrangements

798
00:26:17,466 --> 00:26:20,100
designed by our in-store

799
00:26:18,833 --> 00:26:22,600
florists at

800
00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:24,400
Albertsons Companies.

801
00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,900
♪♪

802
00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,566
>> With additional support from

803
00:26:25,900 --> 00:26:27,566
the following...

804
00:26:31,533 --> 00:26:36,833
♪♪

805
00:26:35,300 --> 00:26:37,733
Closed-caption funding

806
00:26:36,833 --> 00:26:40,166
provided by

807
00:26:37,733 --> 00:26:40,166
Holland America Flowers.

808
00:26:43,700 --> 00:26:46,200
♪♪