“Beauty Blooms” - Season 8 Premiere Episode #807
Joost Bongaerts- from Florabundance - shares- on the extraordinary Flower Pulls- they offer to all their clients… Watch this Show NOW!
I’m so excited for this NEW Premiere of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” - Episode #807- Beauty Blooms… there are so many different ways for us to add beauty to our world- with flowers- and otherwise… and having a show dedicated to some of the amazing people that create beauty- and including simple ideas that can help you beautify your living space, creative space or even outdoor living space are include. Let’s get started- Beautifying our world with Blooms… Watch this Show- Beauty Blooms- here NOW!
Our First Stop is at Florabundance - in Carpinteria California. You may remember this location and my Flower Friend- Joost Bongaerts! In fact Joost was the First Guest on our Monumental- Ground Breaking Documentary Series- The California Grown Experience…. it was the perfect place to start for that documentary as well as this episode- because it’s the epicenter of Flower Production in the USA.
Joost is a great host- and has so much Flower Wonder to share… Watch this Show NOW- and see why this guy is Flower Powerful!
Joost is a tremendous host- and always has so many things to share… and this episode is no different. You can visit his website-Florabundance.com - to learn more about this Amazing Flower Business… Joost is always traveling and searching out the finest flowers in the USA - and even the world… with a strong Dutch Heritage… it comes naturally to Joost- and it shows in the Beautiful Flowers he offers… through Florabundance- and also through GardenRosesDirect.com - and FabulousFlorals.com - both of those websites are great places for anyone to buy Beautiful Garden Roses - or Fabulous Flowers for your home- to gift, share or just enjoy!
Debbie Kline- is one of the Flower Experts at Florabundance- and she shows us how a Flower “Pull” Comes together- Watch NOW!
One of the Amazing Services the staff at Florabundance provides- is bringing their expertise in Flower Combinations, New Varieties and Color Palettes- together for their clients… Wedding and Event Planners are always looking for the perfect combination… and in this episode- Flower Expert- Debbie Kline- shows us how they create a “flower pull” for their customers. It’s a unique and valuable service to have someone with Knowledge of Trends, Availability of Flower Varieties- and also has incredible taste when it comes to color and texture. Debbie Kline is that person- and she shows us - how her customers may send in photos that have been gathered by their client that offer a sample of the colors, texture, feel and emotion they wish to create for their clients… Debbie springs into action and in a few moments- she translates a beautiful on line picture- into a collection of Beautiful flowers that embody- their request… it’s magical- and at the same extremely valuable- as Debbie - provides “eyes” in the cooler for her huge selection of flowers- for their client… You’ll love seeing this pull and how dramatic and dynamic this Flower “Pull” - works with the picture.
Just an Example of the Gorgeous Flowers- Incredible Colors and Amazing Textures- from Florabundance- Watch here NOW!
Then Joost introduces a project called “Petals of Appreciations” - they instigated to celebrate their 30 Anniversary in business… this is Flower Installation- that happened in in Downtown Carpinteria CA. Here’s a link to learn more about his flower filled event… https://florabundance.com/florabundance-celebrates-its-30th-anniversary/ - Joost had the idea to engage with 6 Incredible Flower Designers and provide flowers for them- so they could showcase their flower artistry on the Streets with Massive Flower Installations! You’ll be amazed at how fabulous this wonderful event is… Watch this show here NOW!
Next Joost shares his partnership with the Dream Foundation- a non-profit cooperative- that is focused on Flowers… they have a FLOWER EMPOWER - Mission- and describe it in detail on their website… I’ve includes links so you can learn more about their organization and how they work with Florabundance to ensure that NO FLOWER goes to waste… it’s Incredible … Learn more at the following links!
https://www.dreamfoundation.org/
https://www.dreamfoundation.org/flower-empower/
https://www.dreamfoundation.org/flower-empower-florist-network/
Joost and Florabundance has been working with Dream Foundation for about 15-20 years … it’s safe to say- that Joost has a belief, mantra and mission to Invest in his local Community with Flowers. It’s a Noble trait for a Man and Business that is so passionate about flowers.
Suntory Flowers- Mandevilla- (and Kawaii) are a great way to Beautify your Garden… Learn more- Watch NOW!
In this episode - I also share ideas for Beautifying the Garden… we all work very hard to create a beautiful, comfortable space in our gardens, decks, porch or patio for flowers… and sometimes it’s a lot of work- and I like to look for short cuts- that can help me improve the garden space quickly… today we’re talking about ddding Colorful Flowers and Plants to Our Gardens. I have two favorite flowers I love to drop in between permanent plantings in my garden to add a splash of color… these two plants are Mandevilla and Kawaii - both draught tolerant, heat loving Flower Options from our friends at Suntory Flowers… and available at your local independent garden center! You can learn more about these two varieties and other beautiful options on their website here - https://suntoryflowers.com/varieties/
There’s one more - that I’m crazy about… and that is the Special Blue Tone Mandevilla- BluFloria - I’ve had this variety in the garden for a couple summers now- and I love it.. the hotter it gets - the bluer this plant becomes… and it’s Unique and Exclusive to Suntory Flowers- you learn more about here… https://suntoryflowers.com/variety/sun-parasol-xp-bluephoria/ - and see this Plant - in this Episode- watch NOW!
I also talk about my Investment in a Gardenia- that I am hopeful will be even better this year… it’s a variety called Aimee…
I also share my favorite book about color- by my Friend Leatrice Eiseman- “Colors for your Every Mood” you can learn more here!
Colors for your Every Mood and more Books By Leatrice Eiseman!
Flower Trends from Joost… Joost joins me in his cooler- filled to the brim with flowers- to share the Flower Trends he’s seeing in today’s markets… He started with #2- Peonies - Available almost year round these days… and then tells us that #1- Always Roses- and now Specifically Garden Spray Roses… and finally shares his Favorite Flowers Colors- Beige - Muted Tones- and also Mixed Colors and Bright Colors. It’s great to have an industry expert- sharing his knowledge on Life in Bloom… Watch this show here NOW!
Simple Arrangements with just a flower or two- are a Great Way to Beautify Your Personal Space- Learn More here NOW!
I talked earlier about the benefit of adding flowers to Beautify Small Spaces or your personal space… I share some fun examples of flowers that can easily added to your Bathroom, Your Creative Space- or your Bedroom … Single Flowers or Smaller Flowers in Simple Vases is an easy way to Beautify with Blooms- watch this episode now- and learn more!
J welcomes Chef Trimell Hawkins- Owner of TRUST- and Famous for his Poetry on Plates… to the Kitchen- Watch NOW!
Finally we wrap up this special show with my New Friend- Chef Trimell Hawkins - Poetry on a Plate is his original business where he gives personal counseling and hands on classes about making your culinary dishes more beautiful on the plate… and he’s just the artist to do so… you can learn more about https://poetryonplates.com/ at this link!
Chef Trimell not only Creates a Beautiful Plate and Culinary Magic- but he’s also a Poet- and that led to his first business…today he’s fixing a Delicious and Delightful Dish- to provide an example of his culinary talent- and also his artistry in plating a dish… watch this show now- and see Chef Trimell - create Seared Cod- on bed of rice- Coconut Curry Sauce… Amazing…
Chef Trimell- has recently opened a New location in Grand Rapids Michigan- Trust- is his New Restaurant- and it’s located on117 Division Avenue S, in downtown Grand Rapids… you can learn more about Trust at this link:
https://trustrestaurantgr.com/
Here’s just an example of the Culinary and Visual Artistry of Chef Trimmel… watch this episode to Learn More NOW!
You also might recognize Chef Trimell… from his recent appearance on 24 in 24- Last Chef Standing… It was so nice to share a few minutes with Chef in the kitchen… and also enjoy his amazing culinary and plating Artistry!
I hope you enjoy this Episode of Life in Bloom- #807- Beauty Blooms. Watch this Free Episode here NOW!
This weeks’ Behind the Bloom Podcast- wraps us Season 3 with Flowers and Vegetables- Listen and Watch on uBloom HERE NOW!
This week our NEW podcast is a Companion to Episode #213 Flowers and Vegetables - and this means that both Season 1 and 2 are now available on Youtube … if you love to watch on Youtube… J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom is always free… and we also have it commercial Free on uBloom.com- and the PBS App and PBS Passport too… You can tune in for the Podcast- on uBloom and Youtube- and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts!
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