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>> Today on "Life in Bloom,"

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we're going to the frogs.

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Flower frogs, that is.

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What's old is new again as we

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explore various types of flower

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frogs to assist in arranging.

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My flower friend Jenn

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there's even a flower frog

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cocktail or mocktail.

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I'm J Schwanke.

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Welcome to "Life in Bloom."

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Although this is cute

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and it is a vase

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and it does have a frog on it,

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when we talk about flower frogs,

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this is not what

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we're talking about.

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Flower frogs are objects

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that can be of great assistance

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in arranging flowers.

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They come in all shapes and

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sizes, and most can be

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categorized within one of four

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materials -- glass,

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pins or kenzan,

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wire or ceramic.

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The earliest known

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flower frogs date back

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to the 14th century,

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used in the art

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of ikebana in Japan.

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of the name flower frog

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seems lost to history,

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but the feeling of many is

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the name was derived from

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the fact that many flower frogs

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exist under the water when

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securing stems in flower

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arrangements.

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The heyday of flower frogs

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was in the 1920s.

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Yet they have enjoyed

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a renaissance in recent years,

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with new materials and shapes,

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as well as alternate uses

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coming into play.

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You've probably seen

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them repurposed for holding

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photographs or place cards.

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Our primary interest is, of

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course, for their intended use.

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As such, join me as I show

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you different types and how to

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make use of them with flowers.

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This is a glass frog.

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They come in all sorts of

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different colors of glass,

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and they fit on most containers.

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They're not really made

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to sit at the bottom of a vase.

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a ridge around the backside.

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This one has 15 holes,

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but there's ones that are

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this big that have 5 holes

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on this cylinder vase.

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transport it, we might want to

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put a piece of tape over the top

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to hold it in place.

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We're gonna arrange it

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that we're gonna go into.

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how we can take care of that.

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stem, we can put more than one

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that isn't very stable in a hole

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secure it in place.

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flowers in every hole.

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I don't want one of those holes

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where I could have more flowers.

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So, you can see this process

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and it makes a wonderful

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arrangement because it helps

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unified like this, as well.

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So, my good luck charm.

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>> That's me.

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>> That's you.

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You're back, and we're gonna

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do flower frogs together.

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>> I know and I'm looking around

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and I'm a little bit confused

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'cause when you said frogs,

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actual frog stuff

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and I don't see any frogs.

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under the water in the middle

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of your arrangement.

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>> And so the technical name

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for a pin frog is a kenzan...

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base, so it's very heavy.

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these needles on top of it,

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and they're little pins.

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a little opium pod here.

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you put it down on the needle,

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and then it sticks in there.

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>> And so then this is under

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So, this is kind of Zen-y.

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>> Right, and so if you want to

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cut at an angle,

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you can also cut it at an angle

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and go in at an angle.

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So, I don't want you

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to be afraid of

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how you can make your flowers.

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So, you know, typically, you

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and I have created arrangements

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that are like a little cluster.

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>> And really easy to do.

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challenging, a little more

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contemplative.

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>> This is a traditional

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ikebana bowl, okay?

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>> So, it has a place in the

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center where we could put a

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needle pack down inside there.

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>> This is brand-new

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I just love it.

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>> That's beautiful.

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>> It's a ring.

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>> And it fits right down

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candle in the middle too maybe?

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Yeah, absolutely, you know ?

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if I was gonna do that,

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>> ...and then put a candle

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>> This is actually a Haeger

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pottery ashtray.

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>> Alright.

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>> But your needle pack

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is a round vintage one.

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>> So it fits right in.

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>> And it fit right inside

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there, and I was like,

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"This is gonna

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be perfect for you."

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>> That is perfect. I love it.

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Can we do this?

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I want to do this.

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>> You want to do this? Okay.

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>> I want to do this.

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>> You can do it.

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So, you have all that stuff

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You have zinnias.

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You have geranium.

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Princess Midori spray roses.

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between the spikes?

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Hey, this can be fun!

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>> I know, right?

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>> And like you said, it's not

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how we've done it in the past,

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where we pack it all in.

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>> And it doesn't have --

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always told you the shortcut?

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'Cause you cut flowers short,

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you can kind of crowd them

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down into the base and it

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looks good?

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to do things fast.

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>> I do.

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>> Right?

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>> I do.

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I don't know how to slow down.

294
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This is forcing me to slow down.

295
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Is that what you're

296
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trying to say?

297
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>> Exactly.

298
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I think that's great.

299
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♪♪

300
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>> Will the flowers last less

301
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time because it's a smaller

302
00:08:58,700 --> 00:09:02,500
amount of water?

303
00:09:00,066 --> 00:09:03,600
At least for this...

304
00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,333
>> Correct.

305
00:09:02,500 --> 00:09:05,233
So, what would we want

306
00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,633
to do about that?

307
00:09:04,333 --> 00:09:07,666
>> I don't know.

308
00:09:05,233 --> 00:09:08,800
>> We would want to add water

309
00:09:06,633 --> 00:09:09,666
every day.

310
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>> Now, that's work.

311
00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:12,900
[ Laughs ]

312
00:09:09,666 --> 00:09:13,800
>> Exactly.

313
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But it's a really good thing

314
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that we're checking

315
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on them every day.

316
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♪♪

317
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♪♪

318
00:09:29,233 --> 00:09:32,433
>> This is really beautiful.

319
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And when I first saw this --

320
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>> It's a dahlia.

321
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>> It's a dahlia?

322
00:09:33,333 --> 00:09:36,733
>> Uh-huh.

323
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>> Oh!

324
00:09:34,966 --> 00:09:38,800
Okay, so, this is my last one.

325
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>> Okay.

326
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>> And I'm just gonna put it

327
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at an angle right here.

328
00:09:40,366 --> 00:09:44,366
>> Look at how fast you are.

329
00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,166
It was fast.

330
00:09:43,666 --> 00:09:46,300
>> It's kind of hard

331
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to push down.

332
00:09:45,166 --> 00:09:48,666
>> I know, right? 'Cause it's --

333
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>> I'm scared.

334
00:09:47,133 --> 00:09:50,533
>> Don't poke yourself.

335
00:09:48,666 --> 00:09:52,466
But you're okay.

336
00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:54,400
>> Ahh.

337
00:09:50,533 --> 00:09:56,000
That is gorgeous, J.

338
00:09:52,466 --> 00:09:57,066
Look at that.  I  did that, me!

339
00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,900
>> I know! Turn it.

340
00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,533
Yeah, could you turn it around

341
00:09:57,066 --> 00:09:59,333
so everybody can see?

342
00:09:57,900 --> 00:09:59,866
>> Okay.

343
00:09:58,533 --> 00:10:00,500
I thought it was supposed

344
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to be this way.

345
00:09:59,866 --> 00:10:03,533
Wait. No, no, no.

346
00:10:00,500 --> 00:10:04,400
Maybe I want this way.

347
00:10:01,700 --> 00:10:05,933
I did it towards the camera.

348
00:10:03,533 --> 00:10:06,533
>> Okay.

349
00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,066
Oh, I love that you did that...

350
00:10:05,933 --> 00:10:09,033
>> You know?

351
00:10:06,533 --> 00:10:09,666
Now I forgot which way it went.

352
00:10:08,066 --> 00:10:10,200
I think it was this way

353
00:10:09,033 --> 00:10:10,733
that it looked good.

354
00:10:09,666 --> 00:10:12,933
Okay.

355
00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,866
>> Right.

356
00:10:10,733 --> 00:10:16,433
>> This way. Here we go.

357
00:10:12,933 --> 00:10:17,333
>> Okay. Now, see?

358
00:10:13,866 --> 00:10:18,533
Do you like this?

359
00:10:16,433 --> 00:10:19,633
>> I do like that.

360
00:10:17,333 --> 00:10:20,633
What are these?

361
00:10:18,533 --> 00:10:21,400
>> I have no idea.

362
00:10:19,633 --> 00:10:22,066
>> [ Laughs ]

363
00:10:20,633 --> 00:10:23,100
>> A guy sent them to me

364
00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,966
from California.

365
00:10:22,066 --> 00:10:25,033
So they're from California.

366
00:10:23,100 --> 00:10:25,666
Aren't they cute?

367
00:10:23,966 --> 00:10:26,300
>> Yeah, that'll add a little

368
00:10:25,033 --> 00:10:27,366
Cali in there.

369
00:10:25,666 --> 00:10:28,700
That looks great.

370
00:10:26,300 --> 00:10:29,533
>> Yeah.

371
00:10:27,366 --> 00:10:30,433
I think it's fun.

372
00:10:28,700 --> 00:10:31,233
>> I think this is one of my

373
00:10:29,533 --> 00:10:33,400
favorites that we've done.

374
00:10:30,433 --> 00:10:40,666
>> I love that.

375
00:10:31,233 --> 00:10:41,800
>> Yeah.

376
00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:42,533
♪♪

377
00:10:40,666 --> 00:10:43,333
>> As a regular on our show...

378
00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,166
>> Yeah.

379
00:10:42,533 --> 00:10:44,833
>> ...you know that

380
00:10:43,333 --> 00:10:45,700
we have a tradition.

381
00:10:44,166 --> 00:10:46,533
>> We do.

382
00:10:44,833 --> 00:10:47,633
>> Yes.

383
00:10:45,700 --> 00:10:49,033
>> Oh, here it comes.

384
00:10:46,533 --> 00:10:50,266
Let me get the hair ready.

385
00:10:47,633 --> 00:10:52,266
>> I know!

386
00:10:49,033 --> 00:10:53,500
>> Oh, look at this.

387
00:10:50,266 --> 00:10:55,600
It matches my dress, J.

388
00:10:52,266 --> 00:10:56,400
How did you know?

389
00:10:53,500 --> 00:10:58,533
That is lovely.

390
00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:59,200
>> It's nice.

391
00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:00,466
I have a special cocktail

392
00:10:58,533 --> 00:11:01,600
that I have crafted...

393
00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:02,133
>> Of course you do.

394
00:11:00,466 --> 00:11:03,000
>> ...called the Flower Frog.

395
00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,200
>> Okay.

396
00:11:02,133 --> 00:11:05,200
>> Would you like to come back

397
00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,800
and have a Flower Frog with me?

398
00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:13,733
>> Absolutely. Let's drink up.

399
00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:21,033
>> Alright. Perfect.

400
00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:22,833
♪♪

401
00:11:13,733 --> 00:11:24,266
♪♪

402
00:11:21,033 --> 00:11:27,200
>> Stella, or Inírida, has a

403
00:11:22,833 --> 00:11:28,400
spiky, ball-shaped flower

404
00:11:24,266 --> 00:11:30,166
atop a slender, reed-like stem.

405
00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:31,433
Blooms come in red,

406
00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:33,566
pink, and white.

407
00:11:30,166 --> 00:11:35,866
The Inírida flower,

408
00:11:31,433 --> 00:11:36,966
also called Flor de Inírida

409
00:11:33,566 --> 00:11:39,766
or Stella flower, grows in a

410
00:11:35,866 --> 00:11:41,300
small area along the

411
00:11:36,966 --> 00:11:43,000
Colombian/Venezuelan border.

412
00:11:39,766 --> 00:11:44,366
The flower was once picked

413
00:11:41,300 --> 00:11:46,833
directly from the wild, but

414
00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:49,500
thanks to a successful process

415
00:11:44,366 --> 00:11:50,700
of domestication, its long-term

416
00:11:46,833 --> 00:11:52,033
preservation is now ensured.

417
00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:53,333
Research revealed

418
00:11:50,700 --> 00:11:54,633
that the Inírida flower has

419
00:11:52,033 --> 00:11:55,533
a natural capacity

420
00:11:53,333 --> 00:11:57,366
to extract high levels

421
00:11:54,633 --> 00:11:59,200
of aluminum,

422
00:11:55,533 --> 00:12:01,233
making it a potential solution

423
00:11:57,366 --> 00:12:03,200
for bioremediation and

424
00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:05,000
decontamination of soils

425
00:12:01,233 --> 00:12:06,766
affected by this metal.

426
00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:08,400
Furthermore, the conservation

427
00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:09,733
of the Flor de Inírida

428
00:12:06,766 --> 00:12:10,800
indirectly protects other

429
00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:13,166
species and contributes

430
00:12:09,733 --> 00:12:22,200
to the restoration

431
00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:23,433
of degraded areas.

432
00:12:13,166 --> 00:12:24,366
♪♪

433
00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,800
Wire flower frogs are

434
00:12:23,433 --> 00:12:26,966
one of my favorites.

435
00:12:24,366 --> 00:12:28,733
Well, let's be serious.

436
00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:31,333
They're all my favorites.

437
00:12:26,966 --> 00:12:34,433
But I love them because

438
00:12:28,733 --> 00:12:37,100
they're intricately designed.

439
00:12:31,333 --> 00:12:37,833
This one has a heavy metal base,

440
00:12:34,433 --> 00:12:39,033
and then this wire is on top.

441
00:12:37,100 --> 00:12:40,700
But this is

442
00:12:37,833 --> 00:12:42,400
the really cool part.

443
00:12:39,033 --> 00:12:44,833
It's expandable.

444
00:12:40,700 --> 00:12:46,633
So, you can expand it

445
00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:48,166
and make it a little bit taller.

446
00:12:44,833 --> 00:12:49,900
Or you can move it in

447
00:12:46,633 --> 00:12:50,966
and smush it down

448
00:12:48,166 --> 00:12:52,533
if you wanted it to be tighter.

449
00:12:49,900 --> 00:12:54,166
And so I thought it would be fun

450
00:12:50,966 --> 00:12:54,933
for us to arrange it today.

451
00:12:52,533 --> 00:12:56,066
I have an ikebana container

452
00:12:54,166 --> 00:12:56,700
here.

453
00:12:54,933 --> 00:12:57,833
It has a place for something

454
00:12:56,066 --> 00:12:59,733
to go in the bottom

455
00:12:56,700 --> 00:13:01,866
and something to go on the top,

456
00:12:57,833 --> 00:13:03,500
but this one fits neatly

457
00:12:59,733 --> 00:13:04,733
and nicely inside the top.

458
00:13:01,866 --> 00:13:07,000
We're gonna expand this

459
00:13:03,500 --> 00:13:07,833
up a little bit to give us

460
00:13:04,733 --> 00:13:09,366
a little bit more dimension.

461
00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,533
We're gonna drop it

462
00:13:07,833 --> 00:13:12,433
down inside there.

463
00:13:09,366 --> 00:13:13,533
And then our water

464
00:13:10,533 --> 00:13:14,600
resides down in here.

465
00:13:12,433 --> 00:13:15,333
Now, the other thing is that

466
00:13:13,533 --> 00:13:16,800
our stems can go through,

467
00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:18,200
and then they'll go through

468
00:13:15,333 --> 00:13:19,566
that secondary grid and down

469
00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:21,200
into the bottom into the water.

470
00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:31,133
But I think it's pretty fun.

471
00:13:19,566 --> 00:13:39,233
Let me show you how it's done.

472
00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:44,266
♪♪

473
00:13:31,133 --> 00:13:45,666
♪♪

474
00:13:39,233 --> 00:13:46,666
♪♪

475
00:13:44,266 --> 00:13:48,633
I believe that working

476
00:13:45,666 --> 00:13:49,500
with flower frogs

477
00:13:46,666 --> 00:13:50,600
causes us to slow down.

478
00:13:48,633 --> 00:13:52,666
I think that that's

479
00:13:49,500 --> 00:13:53,566
a great thing

480
00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:54,733
because as we're slowly

481
00:13:52,666 --> 00:13:56,200
and methodically

482
00:13:53,566 --> 00:13:57,866
placing our flowers

483
00:13:54,733 --> 00:13:59,266
where we want them,

484
00:13:56,200 --> 00:14:01,500
it's also giving us time

485
00:13:57,866 --> 00:14:02,766
to experience the health and

486
00:13:59,266 --> 00:14:04,833
wellness benefits of flowers.

487
00:14:01,500 --> 00:14:06,300
Looking at the flower and

488
00:14:02,766 --> 00:14:08,066
deciding what direction it goes

489
00:14:04,833 --> 00:14:09,500
and then placing it

490
00:14:06,300 --> 00:14:10,733
so that we have the stem push

491
00:14:08,066 --> 00:14:12,200
or press against the frame

492
00:14:09,500 --> 00:14:13,466
of the flower frog

493
00:14:10,733 --> 00:14:15,800
so it makes it the direction

494
00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:17,900
that we want it to

495
00:14:13,466 --> 00:14:19,366
is somewhat painstaking.

496
00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:20,566
But if we use patience

497
00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:22,066
and we communicate

498
00:14:19,366 --> 00:14:24,000
with the flowers

499
00:14:20,566 --> 00:14:26,100
and we take the time,

500
00:14:22,066 --> 00:14:28,766
it's a wonderful opportunity

501
00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:37,900
for us to slow down

502
00:14:26,100 --> 00:14:44,400
and just experience the flowers.

503
00:14:28,766 --> 00:14:54,233
♪♪

504
00:14:37,900 --> 00:15:04,200
♪♪

505
00:14:44,400 --> 00:15:13,633
♪♪

506
00:14:54,233 --> 00:15:22,633
♪♪

507
00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:32,000
♪♪

508
00:15:13,633 --> 00:15:42,000
♪♪

509
00:15:22,633 --> 00:15:47,666
♪♪

510
00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:52,500
♪♪

511
00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:53,266
♪♪

512
00:15:47,666 --> 00:15:54,900
♪♪

513
00:15:52,500 --> 00:15:56,566
I love the way

514
00:15:53,266 --> 00:15:57,833
that this came together,

515
00:15:54,900 --> 00:15:59,666
with our draping ivy

516
00:15:56,566 --> 00:16:02,233
and then the other flowers

517
00:15:57,833 --> 00:16:02,900
coming out of the top.

518
00:15:59,666 --> 00:16:05,566
Again, taking the time to place

519
00:16:02,233 --> 00:16:08,366
these flowers

520
00:16:02,900 --> 00:16:10,833
where we want them is restful

521
00:16:05,566 --> 00:16:14,366
and relaxing and de-stressing.

522
00:16:08,366 --> 00:16:22,633
Flower frogs help us that way.

523
00:16:10,833 --> 00:16:23,800
♪♪

524
00:16:14,366 --> 00:16:24,933
♪♪

525
00:16:22,633 --> 00:16:25,733
This is another example

526
00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:27,400
of the ceramic frogs

527
00:16:24,933 --> 00:16:28,333
that we've used.

528
00:16:25,733 --> 00:16:29,933
What you'll notice about ceramic

529
00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,966
frogs is that they're

530
00:16:28,333 --> 00:16:31,700
always open on the bottom.

531
00:16:29,933 --> 00:16:33,300
Sometimes you'll see

532
00:16:30,966 --> 00:16:35,366
a little vase

533
00:16:31,700 --> 00:16:37,000
that might have frog holes in it

534
00:16:33,300 --> 00:16:39,166
that's closed, and that's a vase

535
00:16:35,366 --> 00:16:41,000
with flower frog openings.

536
00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:43,733
But this has the open bottom

537
00:16:39,166 --> 00:16:44,533
so that when we set it down

538
00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:46,300
inside our container,

539
00:16:43,733 --> 00:16:49,000
that we're still gonna be

540
00:16:44,533 --> 00:16:50,233
able to arrange through it

541
00:16:46,300 --> 00:16:51,800
and into the water itself.

542
00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:53,100
The reason that many of these

543
00:16:50,233 --> 00:16:53,966
have a larger hole in the center

544
00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:55,733
as people would put a candle

545
00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:56,800
in there.

546
00:16:53,966 --> 00:16:58,033
But we can use it for a bunch

547
00:16:55,733 --> 00:16:58,933
of other stems.

548
00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,633
That will give us a stronger

549
00:16:58,033 --> 00:17:01,200
vertical access

550
00:16:58,933 --> 00:17:02,600
to the arrangement

551
00:16:59,633 --> 00:17:03,366
that we're gonna create.

552
00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:05,600
We've got some beautiful flowers

553
00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:12,466
here today,

554
00:17:03,366 --> 00:17:18,200
and I'll show you how it's done.

555
00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:20,000
♪♪

556
00:17:12,466 --> 00:17:21,433
♪♪

557
00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:22,700
We're working from the outside,

558
00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:24,766
towards the center of the

559
00:17:21,433 --> 00:17:25,633
bouquet.

560
00:17:22,700 --> 00:17:27,166
That allows me to maximize

561
00:17:24,766 --> 00:17:28,466
the availability

562
00:17:25,633 --> 00:17:29,666
of that larger hole

563
00:17:27,166 --> 00:17:32,366
in the center of the frog

564
00:17:28,466 --> 00:17:42,266
for bigger stems

565
00:17:29,666 --> 00:17:52,033
and bigger flowers.

566
00:17:32,366 --> 00:18:01,766
♪♪

567
00:17:42,266 --> 00:18:11,266
♪♪

568
00:17:52,033 --> 00:18:20,266
♪♪

569
00:18:01,766 --> 00:18:29,833
♪♪

570
00:18:11,266 --> 00:18:38,866
♪♪

571
00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:47,733
♪♪

572
00:18:29,833 --> 00:18:57,700
♪♪

573
00:18:38,866 --> 00:19:07,600
♪♪

574
00:18:47,733 --> 00:19:17,300
♪♪

575
00:18:57,700 --> 00:19:25,900
♪♪

576
00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:32,766
♪♪

577
00:19:17,300 --> 00:19:35,000
♪♪

578
00:19:25,900 --> 00:19:36,900
♪♪

579
00:19:32,766 --> 00:19:38,266
This again allows us to create

580
00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:40,233
a beautiful centerpiece.

581
00:19:38,266 --> 00:19:43,333
able to experience what's

582
00:19:40,233 --> 00:19:45,533
different about flower frogs.

583
00:19:43,333 --> 00:19:48,100
I think we use less flowers

584
00:19:45,533 --> 00:19:48,766
because there's defined places

585
00:19:48,100 --> 00:19:50,833
for us to put

586
00:19:50,833 --> 00:19:56,166
I think that garden flowers are

587
00:19:53,500 --> 00:19:58,200
miraculous for flower frogs.

588
00:19:55,333 --> 00:19:59,866
I think that's a great

589
00:19:56,166 --> 00:20:01,800
selection, is a few things from

590
00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:02,966
the garden, one or two

591
00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:04,833
hydrangea blooms.

592
00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:05,866
Garden flowers

593
00:20:02,966 --> 00:20:07,333
have thinner stems.

594
00:20:04,833 --> 00:20:08,066
And so I think

595
00:20:05,866 --> 00:20:08,833
that that's also your friend

596
00:20:07,333 --> 00:20:10,600
when you're working with

597
00:20:08,066 --> 00:20:12,166
the flower frog

598
00:20:08,833 --> 00:20:14,666
because you're dealing with

599
00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:17,400
the grid work of the metal ones

600
00:20:12,166 --> 00:20:19,533
or these ceramic openings.

601
00:20:14,666 --> 00:20:21,000
Or even our little pin frogs,

602
00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:22,766
a narrower stem or

603
00:20:19,533 --> 00:20:23,933
a finer stem is gonna slip

604
00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:25,166
into those more easily.

605
00:20:22,766 --> 00:20:26,900
I think it's important

606
00:20:23,933 --> 00:20:30,566
for us to realize

607
00:20:25,166 --> 00:20:31,733
that this causes

608
00:20:26,900 --> 00:20:33,200
a meditative quality

609
00:20:30,566 --> 00:20:35,033
to what we're doing with

610
00:20:31,733 --> 00:20:37,366
our flower arranging.

611
00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:39,433
We're contemplating more

612
00:20:35,033 --> 00:20:40,833
where that flower's going to go

613
00:20:37,366 --> 00:20:41,966
and where that flower is going

614
00:20:39,433 --> 00:20:43,866
to set once we've placed it

615
00:20:40,833 --> 00:20:45,500
in that hole.

616
00:20:41,966 --> 00:20:47,700
You might have different types

617
00:20:43,866 --> 00:20:49,600
of flowers that you love.

618
00:20:45,500 --> 00:20:51,633
And that's the important part,

619
00:20:47,700 --> 00:20:53,700
is being able to gather

620
00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:54,800
those things that you like

621
00:20:51,633 --> 00:20:56,300
in the container you like

622
00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:57,933
and the place you like

623
00:20:54,800 --> 00:21:00,000
to have flowers

624
00:20:56,300 --> 00:21:02,600
and then create something

625
00:20:57,933 --> 00:21:04,033
special that's magical

626
00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:05,966
and makes memories for you.

627
00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:08,600
That's what flowers do.

628
00:21:04,033 --> 00:21:10,000
They build memories

629
00:21:05,966 --> 00:21:12,333
and they make magic.

630
00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:21,933
Because we know

631
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:28,000
that all flowers are powerful.

632
00:21:12,333 --> 00:21:29,866
♪♪

633
00:21:21,933 --> 00:21:31,033
♪♪

634
00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:32,033
So, it's cocktail/mocktail time.

635
00:21:29,866 --> 00:21:32,966
>> I love it!

636
00:21:31,033 --> 00:21:33,633
>> This is a great little

637
00:21:32,033 --> 00:21:34,133
cocktail that you can make

638
00:21:32,966 --> 00:21:34,933
as a mocktail as well.

639
00:21:33,633 --> 00:21:35,400
>> Okay.

640
00:21:34,133 --> 00:21:36,133
>> So I think that that's

641
00:21:34,933 --> 00:21:36,800
very fun.

642
00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,966
So, we'll make it both ways.

643
00:21:36,133 --> 00:21:38,466
>> Got it.

644
00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,200
>> I have fresh limes...

645
00:21:37,966 --> 00:21:41,766
>> Okay.

646
00:21:38,466 --> 00:21:42,766
>> ...that we're gonna

647
00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:44,066
squeeze in there.

648
00:21:41,766 --> 00:21:45,866
>> And you know what, J?

649
00:21:42,766 --> 00:21:47,800
You know that I'm diabetic.

650
00:21:44,066 --> 00:21:48,333
So this is -- I can drink

651
00:21:45,866 --> 00:21:48,900
this and be okay.

652
00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,900
>> Yeah.

653
00:21:48,333 --> 00:21:51,300
>> Yeah.

654
00:21:48,900 --> 00:21:52,100
>> I mean, there's alcohol.

655
00:21:49,900 --> 00:21:52,966
>> But the sugar is less.

656
00:21:51,300 --> 00:21:54,100
>> The sugar is less.

657
00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:55,366
>> You know, you're not using

658
00:21:52,966 --> 00:21:56,233
a pre-mixed kind of

659
00:21:54,100 --> 00:21:57,133
cocktail mix, right?

660
00:21:55,366 --> 00:21:58,533
>> Oh, right.

661
00:21:56,233 --> 00:21:59,233
>> Alright.

662
00:21:57,133 --> 00:21:59,933
>> This is a sparkling lime

663
00:21:58,533 --> 00:22:01,000
drink, okay?

664
00:21:59,233 --> 00:22:02,033
>> Okay.

665
00:21:59,933 --> 00:22:02,700
>> So, again, you could use

666
00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,033
limeade if you wanted to.

667
00:22:02,033 --> 00:22:05,066
>> Sure.

668
00:22:02,700 --> 00:22:06,566
>> This doesn't have a heavy --

669
00:22:04,033 --> 00:22:07,200
doesn't have a lot of

670
00:22:05,066 --> 00:22:07,833
heavy lime action in it.

671
00:22:06,566 --> 00:22:08,866
>> Sure.

672
00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:10,133
>> And so that's

673
00:22:07,833 --> 00:22:11,366
why I add the limes.

674
00:22:08,866 --> 00:22:13,966
But you could use a limeade,

675
00:22:10,133 --> 00:22:17,033
which would be wonderful.

676
00:22:11,366 --> 00:22:19,066
The secret ingredient for this

677
00:22:13,966 --> 00:22:19,766
is parsley juice, okay?

678
00:22:17,033 --> 00:22:20,433
So, we took flat parsley.

679
00:22:19,066 --> 00:22:22,333
>> Okay.

680
00:22:19,766 --> 00:22:23,100
>> And I put it

681
00:22:20,433 --> 00:22:24,466
in a mixer with some water.

682
00:22:22,333 --> 00:22:25,700
>> Oh.

683
00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:27,100
>> And I mixed it.

684
00:22:24,466 --> 00:22:28,700
And I strain it twice.

685
00:22:25,700 --> 00:22:30,266
>> So, how much parsley do you

686
00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:31,933
have to use to get this much?

687
00:22:28,700 --> 00:22:33,166
>> I did -- This is --

688
00:22:30,266 --> 00:22:34,266
This is a cup of water

689
00:22:31,933 --> 00:22:35,666
and one bunch of this.

690
00:22:33,166 --> 00:22:36,800
>> What? Really?

691
00:22:34,266 --> 00:22:37,533
>> Yeah.

692
00:22:35,666 --> 00:22:38,066
So, this we're just gonna

693
00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,266
pour as a float.

694
00:22:37,533 --> 00:22:40,266
>> Oh!

695
00:22:38,066 --> 00:22:41,733
>> This is our mocktail one.

696
00:22:39,266 --> 00:22:42,700
>> Okay, okay.

697
00:22:40,266 --> 00:22:43,566
>> And then this is

698
00:22:41,733 --> 00:22:45,266
kaffir lime vodka.

699
00:22:42,700 --> 00:22:46,333
>> Oh.

700
00:22:43,566 --> 00:22:48,800
>> Okay?

701
00:22:45,266 --> 00:22:49,900
And we'll give you

702
00:22:46,333 --> 00:22:51,633
a little parsley.

703
00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:52,533
>> So, the parsley juice is

704
00:22:49,900 --> 00:22:53,333
not the sole scope of the drink.

705
00:22:51,633 --> 00:22:54,633
>> No.

706
00:22:52,533 --> 00:22:56,000
>> That's not gonna be the

707
00:22:53,333 --> 00:22:57,800
forward flavor of it.

708
00:22:54,633 --> 00:22:58,766
>> It's just in there, right?

709
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,400
>> Yeah. Look at that.

710
00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,366
And it just kind of sits

711
00:22:58,766 --> 00:23:01,200
right there.

712
00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,266
>> It does, doesn't it?

713
00:23:00,366 --> 00:23:03,600
>> That's lovely.

714
00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:04,366
>> I think it's pretty.

715
00:23:02,266 --> 00:23:05,066
>> I like it. Cheers.

716
00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,100
>> Hey, thank you for

717
00:23:04,366 --> 00:23:08,133
coming, always.

718
00:23:05,066 --> 00:23:10,200
>> Thanks for always having me.

719
00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:11,400
>> Yeah.

720
00:23:08,133 --> 00:23:11,933
♪♪

721
00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,233
>> Oh.

722
00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:13,900
>> Right?

723
00:23:11,933 --> 00:23:15,100
>> It's not what I expected.

724
00:23:13,900 --> 00:23:16,266
>> This is actually pretty good.

725
00:23:15,100 --> 00:23:21,666
>> Yeah.

726
00:23:16,266 --> 00:23:22,600
♪♪

727
00:23:21,666 --> 00:23:23,900
And now it's time for

728
00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:26,066
my favorite part of the show --

729
00:23:23,900 --> 00:23:28,033
"Flowers From You," the viewers.

730
00:23:26,066 --> 00:23:29,533
Today, I have a few arrangements

731
00:23:28,033 --> 00:23:32,400
from Ruth Levanduski

732
00:23:29,533 --> 00:23:34,966
of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

733
00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:36,233
Ruth watches on WGVU and writes,

734
00:23:34,966 --> 00:23:37,600
"I enjoy arranging

735
00:23:36,233 --> 00:23:39,333
in the ikebana style,

736
00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,933
which has a very relaxing,

737
00:23:39,333 --> 00:23:42,733
tranquil feeling about it

738
00:23:40,933 --> 00:23:44,033
and creates a lovely design

739
00:23:42,733 --> 00:23:46,100
using very little plant

740
00:23:44,033 --> 00:23:48,133
material."

741
00:23:46,100 --> 00:23:50,500
I love your ikebana creations,

742
00:23:48,133 --> 00:23:51,533
Ruth.

743
00:23:48,866 --> 00:23:54,600
It was so very fitting

744
00:23:50,500 --> 00:23:55,833
to have them included

745
00:23:51,533 --> 00:23:57,166
in our flower frog episode.

746
00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:58,933
Please send me pictures

747
00:23:55,833 --> 00:24:00,333
of your flower arrangements

748
00:23:57,166 --> 00:24:01,900
inspired by "Life in Bloom."

749
00:23:58,933 --> 00:24:04,900
We call them Schwankes,

750
00:24:00,333 --> 00:24:06,166
after a viewer's nickname.

751
00:24:01,900 --> 00:24:08,500
Send them to j@ubloom.com.

752
00:24:04,900 --> 00:24:10,033
That's the letter J

753
00:24:06,166 --> 00:24:12,566
at the letter U, bloom.com.

754
00:24:08,500 --> 00:24:13,366
And watch for more Schwankes

755
00:24:10,033 --> 00:24:14,700
on upcoming shows.

756
00:24:12,566 --> 00:24:16,400
I hope you found

757
00:24:13,366 --> 00:24:17,600
this episode "ribbiting."

758
00:24:14,700 --> 00:24:19,600
Er, I mean, riveting.

759
00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:21,100
But I guess either is

760
00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:22,633
appropriate.

761
00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:24,300
Flower frogs not

762
00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:25,700
only assist in the arranging

763
00:24:22,633 --> 00:24:27,433
and enjoyment of flowers.

764
00:24:24,300 --> 00:24:28,900
They're also a fun item

765
00:24:27,433 --> 00:24:31,533
For "Life in Bloom,"

766
00:24:28,900 --> 00:24:34,000
I'm J Schwanke.

767
00:24:31,533 --> 00:24:35,266
Well, I'm ready.

768
00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,200
>> Are those --

769
00:24:35,266 --> 00:24:37,266
>> And then --

770
00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,733
[ Laughter ]

771
00:24:37,266 --> 00:24:39,800
>> Are those edible? What?

772
00:24:38,733 --> 00:24:41,000
>> They are not.

773
00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:44,833
>> Oh.

774
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:46,800
>> Okay, so, as a -- as a, uh --

775
00:24:44,833 --> 00:24:47,466
uh -- Oh, what's the word

776
00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:48,266
I'm looking for?

777
00:24:47,466 --> 00:24:50,766
>> I'm not quite sure.

778
00:24:48,266 --> 00:24:52,166
>> Um, a, you know --

779
00:24:50,766 --> 00:24:53,033
a person who comes back

780
00:24:52,166 --> 00:24:53,800
again and again and again.

781
00:24:53,033 --> 00:24:55,200
>> A repeat?

782
00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,600
>> Not a repeat. Like an --

783
00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,866
And I was just gonna say

784
00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,766
incumbent, but that's not good,

785
00:24:57,866 --> 00:25:01,100
either.

786
00:24:58,766 --> 00:25:02,333
>> No, it's not. [ Laughs ]

787
00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:03,700
>> Yeah. What did you expect?

788
00:25:02,333 --> 00:25:04,366
It tastes like the mowed lawn.

789
00:25:03,700 --> 00:25:05,766
>> Yeah.

790
00:25:04,366 --> 00:25:07,233
I expected it to be

791
00:25:05,766 --> 00:25:08,033
a little, like, gin-y, you know?

792
00:25:07,233 --> 00:25:09,266
Sometimes, like, the gin,

793
00:25:08,033 --> 00:25:10,133
it's that pine -- I don't know

794
00:25:09,266 --> 00:25:10,733
why I was thinking pine

795
00:25:10,133 --> 00:25:11,233
and parsley, but...

796
00:25:10,733 --> 00:25:12,300
>> Yeah.

797
00:25:11,233 --> 00:25:13,933
>> This is actually pretty good.

798
00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:15,300
>> Yeah.

799
00:25:13,933 --> 00:25:16,133
"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

800
00:25:15,300 --> 00:25:17,866
is filmed in

801
00:25:16,133 --> 00:25:19,600
Grand Rapids, Michigan.

802
00:25:17,866 --> 00:25:21,200
>> Visit uBloom.com

803
00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:22,000
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