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>> Come with me to the City

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of roses, Portland, Oregon.

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We'll visit a rose grower that's

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been around for over 100 years,

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and we'll learn why roses became

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part of the city's identity,

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as well as visit

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the Portland Flower Market.

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♪♪

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I'm J Schwanke.

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Welcome to "Life in Bloom".

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Portland has been known

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as the City of Roses

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for over a century.

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The first rose bush

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in the Pacific Northwest,

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was sent to Anna Maria Pittman

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in 1837,

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when she married Jason Lee.

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Georgiana Pittock,

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wife of "The Oregonian"

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publisher Henry Pittock,

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showed her love for roses

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in 1889 by establishing

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the Portland Rose Society.

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By 1905, Portland had 20 miles

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of rose-bordered streets,

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with about half a million

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rose bushes planted,

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attracting visitors to the 1905

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World's Fair.

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At the close of the exposition,

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Mayor Harry Lane

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announced that he would build

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on the success of the fair,

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establishing an annual

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Rose Festival.

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The first Rose Festival was held

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two years later in 1907,

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and has been an annual event

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for well over 100 years now.

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During World War I,

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nursery owners in Portland

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began planting a large rose

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garden to protect European

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species from the war.

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The garden was established

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in Washington Park

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as the International Rose Test

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in 1924 and partners

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with the Portland Rose Society.

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The International Rose Test

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of the oldest public rose test

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gardens in the United States,

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covering four and a half acres,

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with over 8,000 rose plants and

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more than 550 different species.

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the City of Roses

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the perfect opportunity

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to grow the unique,

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interesting, and unusual,

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and Portland is filled with

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iconic monuments, businesses,

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and delicious encounters.

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Today, the rose symbol

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graces much of the signage

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including manhole

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a grower that celebrated

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their 100th anniversary in 2023,

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as well as the Portland Flower

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places and more in this episode

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It's always a great treat for me

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to spend time with other

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people who, like me,

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have been around flowers

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of Peterkort Roses.

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Sandra, this is such a treat

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for me because this

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reminds me of the greenhouses

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when I was a little kid.

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a flower lifer like me.

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when you were a little kid.

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>> You know, you started glazing

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greenhouses at age four.

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so you're always adapting

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the beginning of Peterkort

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to the way that it is today?

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that may have not existed back

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then or were entirely different

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varieties, and the things

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you can make money on anymore.

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historically that they grew

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think about growing again?

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to grow things like snapdragons

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that they were not a bad crop.

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in specific season?

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It's all about heat and light

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for the roses, right?

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have roses even in the winter.

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that nobody grows anymore.

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pulling out.

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for keeping those roses?

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smells really good, and it's got

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a really interesting color,

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and it's just unique,

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and I think people

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like being able to buy something

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that is unattainable elsewhere.

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>> What's your favorite thing

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about being a flower farmer?

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>> It's always interesting.

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you never get bored.

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>> Why do you think flowers

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important because beauty

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is important in life,

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and flowers are beautiful,

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and I think that's something

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that everybody can appreciate,

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and I think when you even have

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a single flower in your house

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and watch it

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and it grows it, it's beautiful,

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and then it's gone, and

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that's okay.

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such a treat for me.

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We got the chance to come here

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and I'm just so glad

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you made time for us

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and that I got to be with you

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for a little bit.

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>> It's been a pleasure.

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>> That's awesome. That's

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awesome.

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>> Thank you, J.

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>> My pleasure.

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Since I'm here at

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Peterkort Roses,

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I couldn't resist

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making an arrangement

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with all the different types

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of flowers that they grow.

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We always have a featured

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flower, and so we

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should have a featured flower

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that is unique to Peterkort.

332
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And here's one that you grow.

333
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Helga...

334
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>> Helga Piaget.

335
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Yeah.

336
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>> Tell us the story.

337
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>> This is named after a woman

338
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who's a -- she's a professional

339
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golfer who lives in Monaco.

340
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Anyway,

341
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she was married to Yves Piaget.

342
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>> Okay.

343
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>> Yves Piaget also has a rose

344
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named after him,

345
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but they got divorced.

346
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>> Okay.

347
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>> And then the company

348
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renamed her rose something else.

349
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They renamed it Classic Woman.

350
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So one day I'm sitting in

351
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the office and out of the blue,

352
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this woman with a French accent

353
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calls, and it's her.

354
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And she -- Yeah, I know.

355
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"This is Helga Piaget."

356
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She saw it on our website

357
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that we had her rose

358
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and she wanted to get a plant,

359
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but she was having trouble

360
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because she couldn't find it

361
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in commerce.

362
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Well, she couldn't find it

363
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because I said,

364
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"Well, they renamed your rose."

365
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And she said, "Oh, how rude."

366
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[ Laughs ]

367
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>> You know, I mean,

368
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this is what happens when we --

369
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when we have thorns on roses

370
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is that you might get a little

371
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tear or something like that.

372
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I still think that that's...

373
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That's nature.

374
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>> We're trying to, you know,

375
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recognize that everything

376
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doesn't have to be perfect.

377
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>> Well, this is fabulous,

378
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Sandra.

379
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Helga Piaget, our featured

380
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flower.

381
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♪♪

382
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Another beautiful

383
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part of Portland

384
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is the Portland Flower Market.

385
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We're here at the Oregon Floral

386
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Growers Association,

387
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and this is dozens of flower

388
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farmers who have brought their

389
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beautiful flowers to market.

390
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You can stroll through here

391
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and find all kinds of things

392
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that are locally grown

393
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by professional flower growers.

394
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It's a wonderful way to see

395
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beautiful types of flowers.

396
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So, Sandra, this is so exciting

397
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to be here.

398
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I love the vibe

399
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of a flower market.

400
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How long has it been here?

401
00:13:39,766 --> 00:13:43,666
>> Well, the Oregon Flower

402
00:13:40,766 --> 00:13:45,066
Growers Association

403
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started in 1941.

404
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>> How many farms are involved?

405
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>> At least 30.

406
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>> Wow! Wow.

407
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And each one is growing an

408
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individual thing,

409
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so some of it's plants,

410
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some of it's flowers.

411
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>> And then, you know,

412
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some people are just here for

413
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certain seasonal things,

414
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but others are here

415
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all the time.

416
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>> Wonderful.

417
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I think in other parts

418
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of the country where we don't

419
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have a flower market,

420
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like where I'm from,

421
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this is -- this spoil--

422
00:14:06,066 --> 00:14:08,866
this is -- we feel like

423
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you're spoiled, you know,

424
00:14:08,133 --> 00:14:12,366
that you get to come

425
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and pick and look and see.

426
00:14:10,233 --> 00:14:14,833
>> It's really a nice thing.

427
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>> And it's open to the trade?

428
00:14:14,466 --> 00:14:15,633
>> Yes.

429
00:14:14,833 --> 00:14:17,166
>> Okay.

430
00:14:15,266 --> 00:14:18,966
>> Yes.

431
00:14:15,633 --> 00:14:20,733
You have to have a pass to come

432
00:14:17,166 --> 00:14:21,800
into the entire flower market.

433
00:14:18,966 --> 00:14:23,300
This isn't like a regular

434
00:14:20,733 --> 00:14:25,966
retail thing.

435
00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:27,500
And we don't want to compete

436
00:14:23,300 --> 00:14:29,366
with the florists for customers.

437
00:14:25,966 --> 00:14:30,266
>> It's a flower market feel

438
00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:31,266
for the professional florist.

439
00:14:29,366 --> 00:14:32,066
>> Exactly.

440
00:14:30,266 --> 00:14:33,266
>> What's your opinion

441
00:14:31,266 --> 00:14:33,266
of being able to come

442
00:14:32,066 --> 00:14:33,266
to a flower market every week?

443
00:14:33,500 --> 00:14:35,700
>> I love it.

444
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I love it because I know I can

445
00:14:35,700 --> 00:14:39,133
come here and I can buy

446
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from local growers,

447
00:14:39,133 --> 00:14:42,166
and I can put my eyes

448
00:14:40,300 --> 00:14:42,900
and my hands on the product

449
00:14:42,166 --> 00:14:44,133
that I'm getting,

450
00:14:42,900 --> 00:14:45,033
and it's great.

451
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It's always fresh.

452
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The growers are great to work

453
00:14:46,366 --> 00:14:48,700
with.

454
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You can special-order things,

455
00:14:48,700 --> 00:14:50,900
you know, and you're going to be

456
00:14:49,566 --> 00:14:51,800
surprised every time you walk in

457
00:14:50,900 --> 00:14:53,033
on what you're going to find.

458
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It's something different and

459
00:14:53,033 --> 00:14:56,400
unusual and beautiful every day.

460
00:14:55,100 --> 00:14:58,133
>> Our Flower Growers

461
00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,233
Association has such a diverse

462
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amount of product

463
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that you can see.

464
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You get to meet a lot of

465
00:15:00,933 --> 00:15:04,566
different farmers that are

466
00:15:01,933 --> 00:15:05,366
small, and that's really

467
00:15:04,566 --> 00:15:06,666
pretty amazing.

468
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So we're fortunate because of

469
00:15:06,666 --> 00:15:09,066
our location, and there's

470
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varieties that you just don't

471
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see anywhere, you know,

472
00:15:10,133 --> 00:15:13,166
that aren't commercially grown.

473
00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,766
>> It's a hub not only for all

474
00:15:13,166 --> 00:15:15,900
the different farms and growers

475
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to come together and offer

476
00:15:15,900 --> 00:15:18,700
their products and services,

477
00:15:17,266 --> 00:15:20,333
but also it's a place

478
00:15:18,700 --> 00:15:22,166
where florists can exchange

479
00:15:20,333 --> 00:15:23,666
ideas and learn from each other.

480
00:15:22,166 --> 00:15:24,466
It's very unique and special.

481
00:15:23,666 --> 00:15:25,466
>> It is interesting

482
00:15:24,466 --> 00:15:25,966
and it is unique.

483
00:15:25,466 --> 00:15:26,533
And I think that

484
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that's something

485
00:15:26,533 --> 00:15:28,366
really marvelous about Portland.

486
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>> Yeah.

487
00:15:28,366 --> 00:15:30,233
>> Is that we have

488
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this opportunity here.

489
00:15:30,233 --> 00:15:34,000
Anytime you can meet the farmer

490
00:15:32,733 --> 00:15:34,866
and get to see the flowers...

491
00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,833
>> Yes.

492
00:15:34,866 --> 00:15:38,566
>> ...that's wonderful.

493
00:15:36,833 --> 00:15:40,466
You said that you're probably

494
00:15:38,566 --> 00:15:41,166
the smallest vendor here.

495
00:15:40,466 --> 00:15:43,800
>> Yes.

496
00:15:41,166 --> 00:15:45,266
There were places around my area

497
00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:49,133
in my neighborhood that

498
00:15:45,266 --> 00:15:52,900
were neglected or underused.

499
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So I asked my neighbors

500
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if they would let me grow some

501
00:15:54,500 --> 00:15:58,266
flowers in their parking strips

502
00:15:56,733 --> 00:15:59,933
or their side yards.

503
00:15:58,266 --> 00:16:01,300
>> How wonderful!

504
00:15:59,933 --> 00:16:04,400
>> I had several neighbors

505
00:16:01,300 --> 00:16:06,100
that were very welcoming

506
00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:08,066
for me to do these things.

507
00:16:06,100 --> 00:16:09,766
>> That's so interesting though.

508
00:16:08,066 --> 00:16:11,566
But it's specialty things.

509
00:16:09,766 --> 00:16:13,500
It's forget-me-nots,

510
00:16:11,566 --> 00:16:14,700
it's the snowflakes,

511
00:16:13,500 --> 00:16:15,400
it's the hyacinth.

512
00:16:14,700 --> 00:16:16,866
>> Yeah.

513
00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,066
>> And so they're very --

514
00:16:16,866 --> 00:16:19,200
they're specialty items

515
00:16:18,066 --> 00:16:19,700
that you've created.

516
00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:20,633
>> I've done

517
00:16:19,700 --> 00:16:22,066
so many different things.

518
00:16:20,633 --> 00:16:23,500
I've done Pike Street Market,

519
00:16:22,066 --> 00:16:23,833
I've done little farmers

520
00:16:23,500 --> 00:16:26,000
markets,

521
00:16:23,833 --> 00:16:27,366
I've done big farmers markets,

522
00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,133
I've done roadside stands,

523
00:16:27,366 --> 00:16:29,733
I've done florists,

524
00:16:28,133 --> 00:16:32,066
I've done wholesale.

525
00:16:29,733 --> 00:16:34,166
But this is the best because no

526
00:16:32,066 --> 00:16:36,233
one ever says "we don't have --

527
00:16:34,166 --> 00:16:38,000
We don't need delphiniums today"

528
00:16:36,233 --> 00:16:38,866
or "we don't need poppies,"

529
00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,333
because you can just bring them

530
00:16:38,866 --> 00:16:41,400
and try and sell them anyway.

531
00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:42,366
>> Oh, that's awesome.

532
00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,966
What's your favorite part

533
00:16:42,366 --> 00:16:45,133
about being a flower farmer?

534
00:16:43,966 --> 00:16:46,266
>> Just going out and seeing

535
00:16:45,133 --> 00:16:48,133
the new things that are

536
00:16:46,266 --> 00:16:50,133
popping up all over the place

537
00:16:48,133 --> 00:16:50,133
and waiting.

538
00:16:50,366 --> 00:16:55,133
Especially when you don't know

539
00:16:52,100 --> 00:16:55,833
for sure what -- sometimes,

540
00:16:53,766 --> 00:16:57,133
you know, with tulips and stuff,

541
00:16:55,133 --> 00:16:57,666
which ones,

542
00:16:55,833 --> 00:16:58,866
what they're going to be and...

543
00:16:57,133 --> 00:17:00,066
>> Right.

544
00:16:57,666 --> 00:17:01,033
>> ...to see them open up.

545
00:16:58,866 --> 00:17:01,600
>> This one's incredible

546
00:17:00,066 --> 00:17:02,766
the way it opens up.

547
00:17:01,033 --> 00:17:03,433
>> Yeah.

548
00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,733
>> It's so beautiful.

549
00:17:02,766 --> 00:17:05,833
I love it.

550
00:17:03,433 --> 00:17:06,800
>> I like that one, too.

551
00:17:04,733 --> 00:17:07,866
>> I might have to come back

552
00:17:05,833 --> 00:17:08,800
and get a couple of these

553
00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,666
from you to make an arrangement.

554
00:17:07,866 --> 00:17:10,500
>> Yes, you should.

555
00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,600
>> Oh, I'll do it.

556
00:17:09,666 --> 00:17:13,166
I will do that.

557
00:17:10,500 --> 00:17:14,666
Why do you think flowers are

558
00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:16,066
important?

559
00:17:13,166 --> 00:17:17,366
>> Well, I just think

560
00:17:14,666 --> 00:17:19,100
when you hand a bouquet

561
00:17:16,066 --> 00:17:20,600
of flowers to somebody,

562
00:17:17,366 --> 00:17:22,800
they just, like, smile

563
00:17:19,100 --> 00:17:24,500
and they're happy.

564
00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:25,900
And how can you not be happy,

565
00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:27,566
like, looking at a flower?

566
00:17:24,500 --> 00:17:29,200
>> I think flowers are important

567
00:17:25,900 --> 00:17:31,333
because it's Mother Nature

568
00:17:27,566 --> 00:17:34,633
laughing, right?

569
00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:36,366
That's -- It gives me

570
00:17:31,333 --> 00:17:38,666
so much joy to see flowers.

571
00:17:34,633 --> 00:17:40,666
Flowers are very,

572
00:17:36,366 --> 00:17:42,800
very important to life.

573
00:17:38,666 --> 00:17:43,400
All the insects that grow on

574
00:17:40,666 --> 00:17:44,566
it -- not grow on it but visit

575
00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,033
them.

576
00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,866
>> Visit them.

577
00:17:44,566 --> 00:17:47,566
>> God, they're just beautiful.

578
00:17:46,033 --> 00:17:48,733
>> It's wonderful.

579
00:17:46,866 --> 00:17:49,266
It's wonderful.

580
00:17:47,566 --> 00:17:50,700
Why do you think flowers are

581
00:17:48,733 --> 00:17:52,066
important?

582
00:17:49,266 --> 00:17:53,333
>> Well, I think that flowers

583
00:17:50,700 --> 00:17:54,566
make people happy.

584
00:17:52,066 --> 00:17:56,200
I think -- I know that there

585
00:17:53,333 --> 00:17:58,300
have been studies done

586
00:17:54,566 --> 00:18:00,033
that talk about the effects

587
00:17:56,200 --> 00:18:01,233
of flowers on your brain,

588
00:17:58,300 --> 00:18:02,566
and when people see them

589
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or smell them,

590
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it gives them that sense

591
00:18:02,566 --> 00:18:06,866
of being out in nature

592
00:18:04,233 --> 00:18:08,533
and just being able --

593
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It calms you down.

594
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It makes you smile.

595
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They're great.

596
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>> To me, flowers express

597
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something that's transcendent

598
00:18:13,033 --> 00:18:21,233
and from God.

599
00:18:15,700 --> 00:18:23,900
They speak of beauty and

600
00:18:19,066 --> 00:18:25,100
love and joy and sadness

601
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and there's just --

602
00:18:23,900 --> 00:18:28,700
there's just something

603
00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:29,833
so, um, that takes us

604
00:18:27,233 --> 00:18:31,600
above about flowers.

605
00:18:28,700 --> 00:18:33,433
>> My dad always said

606
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that our job was to turn

607
00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:35,066
people's feelings into flowers.

608
00:18:33,433 --> 00:18:36,166
>> Cool. Yeah.

609
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>> And I think that

610
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that's really what it does,

611
00:18:36,166 --> 00:18:40,100
that that there's a very

612
00:18:37,233 --> 00:18:41,166
interesting connection that way

613
00:18:38,466 --> 00:18:42,000
because they can say what we

614
00:18:40,100 --> 00:18:42,900
can't say sometimes.

615
00:18:41,166 --> 00:18:43,433
>> Right. Yeah.

616
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>> That's wonderful.

617
00:18:42,900 --> 00:18:45,333
>> A lot of times

618
00:18:43,433 --> 00:18:47,100
when people don't know

619
00:18:44,100 --> 00:18:49,200
what to say on a card message,

620
00:18:45,333 --> 00:18:50,533
I'll say, "How about you just

621
00:18:47,100 --> 00:18:53,833
let the flowers do the talking?"

622
00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:53,833
>> Perfect. Exactly.

623
00:18:50,533 --> 00:18:53,833
That's wonderful.

624
00:18:54,066 --> 00:18:56,633
This is what I love --

625
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going to a flower market and

626
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getting some beautiful flowers.

627
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I hope you enjoyed the trip.

628
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♪♪

629
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Being at

630
00:19:08,066 --> 00:19:10,766
the Portland Flower Market,

631
00:19:09,333 --> 00:19:12,033
I couldn't resist making an

632
00:19:10,766 --> 00:19:14,133
arrangement from the beautiful

633
00:19:12,033 --> 00:19:15,100
flowers they have here.

634
00:19:14,133 --> 00:19:16,566
We're making this arrangement

635
00:19:15,100 --> 00:19:18,100
in a cylinder container

636
00:19:16,566 --> 00:19:18,566
and I'm using chicken wire.

637
00:19:18,100 --> 00:19:19,633
I've created

638
00:19:18,566 --> 00:19:20,666
a ball of chicken wire,

639
00:19:19,633 --> 00:19:22,000
and we've slipped it down

640
00:19:20,666 --> 00:19:23,066
into the base, and the vase

641
00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,066
is filled with water.

642
00:19:23,300 --> 00:19:27,100
The great part about chicken

643
00:19:24,900 --> 00:19:28,733
wire is it's a foam-free

644
00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,966
mechanic.

645
00:19:27,100 --> 00:19:31,466
At the same time, we also

646
00:19:28,733 --> 00:19:33,833
have to learn to leverage

647
00:19:29,966 --> 00:19:36,066
our flowers against one another

648
00:19:31,466 --> 00:19:37,600
because we can't make specific

649
00:19:33,833 --> 00:19:39,133
strategic placements.

650
00:19:36,066 --> 00:19:41,300
So leveraging flowers

651
00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:42,933
against one another

652
00:19:39,133 --> 00:19:44,200
allows us to make placements

653
00:19:41,300 --> 00:19:45,800
and have the flowers stay

654
00:19:42,933 --> 00:19:47,266
where we want it.

655
00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:48,100
We're working from the outside

656
00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:49,400
towards the center.

657
00:19:47,266 --> 00:19:50,766
Longer flowers

658
00:19:48,100 --> 00:19:51,900
are on the outside.

659
00:19:49,400 --> 00:20:00,666
Shorter flowers are towards

660
00:19:50,766 --> 00:20:09,433
the middle.

661
00:19:51,900 --> 00:20:18,200
♪♪

662
00:20:00,666 --> 00:20:26,966
♪♪

663
00:20:09,433 --> 00:20:35,766
♪♪

664
00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:44,500
♪♪

665
00:20:26,966 --> 00:20:53,266
♪♪

666
00:20:35,766 --> 00:21:02,033
♪♪

667
00:20:44,500 --> 00:21:10,833
♪♪

668
00:20:53,266 --> 00:21:19,566
♪♪

669
00:21:02,033 --> 00:21:28,366
♪♪

670
00:21:10,833 --> 00:21:29,900
♪♪

671
00:21:19,566 --> 00:21:31,766
♪♪

672
00:21:28,366 --> 00:21:34,033
I'm working from the back,

673
00:21:29,900 --> 00:21:35,266
so I'm working to make sure

674
00:21:31,766 --> 00:21:36,933
that my front has great impact

675
00:21:34,033 --> 00:21:47,000
with all sorts of different

676
00:21:35,266 --> 00:21:48,166
textures of flowers.

677
00:21:36,933 --> 00:21:49,766
♪♪

678
00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:51,466
You might want to give chicken

679
00:21:48,166 --> 00:21:52,733
wire a try.

680
00:21:49,766 --> 00:21:54,500
It's a fun mechanic

681
00:21:51,466 --> 00:22:01,466
and it's a great way

682
00:21:52,733 --> 00:22:08,466
to learn how to arrange flowers.

683
00:21:54,500 --> 00:22:09,866
♪♪

684
00:22:01,466 --> 00:22:11,300
♪♪

685
00:22:08,466 --> 00:22:13,033
Portland takes its association

686
00:22:09,866 --> 00:22:14,500
to roses to heart.

687
00:22:11,300 --> 00:22:16,333
One of the more unique examples

688
00:22:13,033 --> 00:22:17,866
are the utility and manhole

689
00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:18,600
covers that actually have roses

690
00:22:16,333 --> 00:22:19,966
emblazoned on them.

691
00:22:17,866 --> 00:22:21,033
I thought it would be fun

692
00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:22,366
to take some butcher paper

693
00:22:19,966 --> 00:22:23,733
and create a rubbing

694
00:22:21,033 --> 00:22:28,066
so we would have a souvenir

695
00:22:22,366 --> 00:22:29,366
of our visit to Portland.

696
00:22:23,733 --> 00:22:30,633
♪♪

697
00:22:28,066 --> 00:22:31,633
My friend Gabriella,

698
00:22:29,366 --> 00:22:33,300
a Portland resident,

699
00:22:30,633 --> 00:22:34,733
kindly directed me

700
00:22:31,633 --> 00:22:35,733
to this location,

701
00:22:33,300 --> 00:22:37,066
which is a pedestrian area

702
00:22:34,733 --> 00:22:41,100
free of traffic.

703
00:22:35,733 --> 00:22:42,866
Safety first.

704
00:22:37,066 --> 00:22:44,600
♪♪

705
00:22:41,100 --> 00:22:45,933
I used a larger sized crayon

706
00:22:42,866 --> 00:22:47,266
to make the rubbing easier.

707
00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:51,333
Red seemed appropriate

708
00:22:45,933 --> 00:22:52,800
for the image of a rose.

709
00:22:47,266 --> 00:22:54,900
♪♪

710
00:22:51,333 --> 00:22:56,400
Once I returned home,

711
00:22:52,800 --> 00:23:04,633
I was able to take the art and

712
00:22:54,900 --> 00:23:06,566
cut it to fit inside a frame.

713
00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:07,733
♪♪

714
00:23:04,633 --> 00:23:09,333
It's a wonderful way for us

715
00:23:06,566 --> 00:23:10,800
to remember our trip

716
00:23:07,733 --> 00:23:16,000
to the City of Roses

717
00:23:09,333 --> 00:23:16,000
and have something to hang

718
00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:16,000
in our house as a remembrance.

719
00:23:16,233 --> 00:23:18,866
And now it's time for my

720
00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:21,166
favorite part of the show --

721
00:23:18,866 --> 00:23:22,066
flowers from you, the viewers.

722
00:23:21,166 --> 00:23:23,733
Today's arrangement

723
00:23:22,066 --> 00:23:26,600
is from viewer Donna Slappey,

724
00:23:23,733 --> 00:23:28,400
who watches on stations GPB TV

725
00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,966
and SC TV.

726
00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:32,100
Donna found a deal on flowers

727
00:23:29,966 --> 00:23:33,466
at her grocery store and writes,

728
00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:34,366
"I just couldn't resist

729
00:23:33,466 --> 00:23:37,733
buying these.

730
00:23:34,366 --> 00:23:39,266
Thanks for your inspiration."

731
00:23:37,733 --> 00:23:40,333
I love this rose bouquet,

732
00:23:39,266 --> 00:23:41,600
Donna.

733
00:23:40,333 --> 00:23:44,133
An orange and hot pink

734
00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:45,466
combination is so striking

735
00:23:44,133 --> 00:23:49,500
and sitting atop this gold

736
00:23:45,466 --> 00:23:49,500
leafed cube, it's just lovely.

737
00:23:49,733 --> 00:23:54,833
Donna also notes, "I'm in

738
00:23:50,900 --> 00:23:56,833
beautiful Savannah, Georgia.

739
00:23:52,466 --> 00:23:58,000
Please come for a visit."

740
00:23:54,833 --> 00:24:00,000
Savannah is a beautiful place.

741
00:23:56,833 --> 00:24:01,300
Hopefully I can make my way

742
00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:02,366
there soon.

743
00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:04,200
Please send me your pictures

744
00:24:01,300 --> 00:24:05,533
of flower arrangements

745
00:24:02,366 --> 00:24:06,866
inspired by "Life in Bloom."

746
00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:09,233
We call them Schwankes after

747
00:24:05,533 --> 00:24:09,233
a viewer's nickname.

748
00:24:06,866 --> 00:24:09,233
Send them to J@uBloom.com.

749
00:24:09,466 --> 00:24:13,633
That's the letter J

750
00:24:10,933 --> 00:24:15,033
at the letter U bloom.com

751
00:24:13,633 --> 00:24:17,433
and watch for more Schwankes

752
00:24:15,033 --> 00:24:18,166
on upcoming shows.

753
00:24:17,433 --> 00:24:19,266
Thanks for joining me

754
00:24:18,166 --> 00:24:20,700
on this trip to Portland,

755
00:24:19,266 --> 00:24:21,533
the City of Roses.

756
00:24:20,700 --> 00:24:22,633
I hope you enjoyed

757
00:24:21,533 --> 00:24:24,766
exploring roses

758
00:24:22,633 --> 00:24:26,133
and flowers throughout the area,

759
00:24:24,766 --> 00:24:27,533
and perhaps you'll have a chance

760
00:24:26,133 --> 00:24:28,766
to experience it for yourself

761
00:24:27,533 --> 00:24:29,866
in the future.

762
00:24:28,766 --> 00:24:31,400
For "Life in Bloom,"

763
00:24:29,866 --> 00:24:32,966
I'm J Schwanke.

764
00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,600
Michelle, I love that people

765
00:24:32,966 --> 00:24:35,166
bring their dogs to the flower

766
00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:36,100
market.

767
00:24:35,166 --> 00:24:37,266
I think that's very cool.

768
00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:37,633
So that's what got my attention

769
00:24:37,266 --> 00:24:38,400
first.

770
00:24:37,633 --> 00:24:39,400
>> I've brought him

771
00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,500
since he was a puppy.

772
00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,566
And I usually come every day.

773
00:24:41,500 --> 00:24:43,666
>> And he gets treats

774
00:24:42,566 --> 00:24:44,166
when he goes around with you?

775
00:24:43,666 --> 00:24:44,833
>> He does.

776
00:24:44,166 --> 00:24:45,800
He knows exactly

777
00:24:44,833 --> 00:24:47,333
where he gets treats.

778
00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:49,366
Usually not from me so much,

779
00:24:47,333 --> 00:24:51,300
but for good behavior.

780
00:24:49,366 --> 00:24:52,233
So yeah, he's really good

781
00:24:51,300 --> 00:24:53,600
where he'll ride around

782
00:24:52,233 --> 00:24:54,933
in the cart as I'm shopping,

783
00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,266
and then when we get to the end,

784
00:24:54,933 --> 00:24:57,133
he knows he gets a treat.

785
00:24:56,266 --> 00:24:58,733
[ Dog whining ]

786
00:24:57,133 --> 00:25:00,366
But if I take too long talking,

787
00:24:58,733 --> 00:25:01,500
he starts doing this.

788
00:25:00,366 --> 00:25:03,500
>> Hey, thanks and thanks

789
00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:04,533
to Louie for making time for us.

790
00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:05,433
I'll let him get on his way.

791
00:25:04,533 --> 00:25:06,466
>> No, he's doing good.

792
00:25:05,433 --> 00:25:06,833
>> I know, so he can get his

793
00:25:06,466 --> 00:25:07,466
treat.

794
00:25:06,833 --> 00:25:08,466
That's awesome.

795
00:25:07,466 --> 00:25:09,633
Thank you. I appreciate it.

796
00:25:08,466 --> 00:25:13,766
>> It was very nice meeting you.

797
00:25:09,633 --> 00:25:15,166
>> Nice to meet you as well.

798
00:25:13,766 --> 00:25:16,300
"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

799
00:25:15,166 --> 00:25:17,200
is filmed in Grand Rapids,

800
00:25:16,300 --> 00:25:17,200
Michigan.

801
00:25:18,366 --> 00:25:22,400
>> Visit J's website,

802
00:25:19,933 --> 00:25:24,666
uBloom.com, for flower projects

803
00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:26,366
and crafts, complete recipes,

804
00:25:24,666 --> 00:25:28,966
behind-the-scenes videos,

805
00:25:26,366 --> 00:25:30,000
J's blog, flower cocktails,

806
00:25:28,966 --> 00:25:33,866
and more.

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♪♪

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"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

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is brought to you by the

810
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following...

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>> That flower feeling.

812
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♪♪

813
00:25:45,933 --> 00:25:53,133
At home.

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♪♪

815
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At work.

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♪♪

817
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Or anytime.

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♪♪

819
00:25:59,733 --> 00:26:05,866
CalFlowers is a proud sponsor of

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"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom,"

821
00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,000
where flowers and wellness go

822
00:26:05,866 --> 00:26:07,000
hand in hand.

823
00:26:07,233 --> 00:26:11,933
>> We have fresh in all our

824
00:26:09,366 --> 00:26:14,333
stores, from soups and steaks

825
00:26:11,933 --> 00:26:15,866
and all things flour to all

826
00:26:14,333 --> 00:26:17,266
things flowering.

827
00:26:15,866 --> 00:26:18,633
Custom fresh arrangements

828
00:26:17,266 --> 00:26:19,900
designed by our in-store

829
00:26:18,633 --> 00:26:22,400
florists at

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00:26:19,900 --> 00:26:24,200
Albertsons Companies.

831
00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,733
♪♪

832
00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:26,966
>> With additional support from

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00:26:25,733 --> 00:26:26,966
the following...

834
00:26:30,166 --> 00:26:36,900
♪♪

835
00:26:35,500 --> 00:26:37,700
Closed-caption funding

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00:26:36,900 --> 00:26:39,833
provided by

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00:26:37,700 --> 00:26:39,833
Holland America Flowers.

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00:26:43,700 --> 00:26:46,200
♪♪