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J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom
A Moment in Bloom
Season 5
Episode 504
J shares his favorite tips for drying fresh flowers. Learn how to create bouquets, crafts and projects with dried and preserved flowers. Guest Kim Carson joins J for a lesson in dried and preserved hydrangeas, including techniques for creating a bouquet, a garland and a wreath. J teaches Kim how to create a cocktail featuring Lavender Bitters.
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J tours the new San Francisco Flower Market. What is a flower buyer? Featured flower: Peony.
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On location from Hawai’i: J visits a flower farm; flower breeding: a cocktail expert.
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Large scale topiary at a botanical garden. Topiary history. Create personal topiary arrangements.
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J welcomes Ms. Margo to the garden and discovers ways to appreciate and listen to nature.
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What’s old is new again, as types of flower frogs for arranging flowers are reviewed.
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J creates bouquets of permanent flowers with many of the same benefits as fresh flowers.
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Flowers and Mason jars. Included: a visit to Minnetrista Museum and Gardens in Muncie, IN.
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Flowers lend their magic to photos, a century of flowers, a flower farm in the mountains.