“Kindness in Bloom” Season 8 Premiere - Episode #504

My Husband Kelly joins me in the kitchen- (his first appearance on “Life in Bloom”- to share his Delicious Pie Crust Recipe- there’s a link below to the recipe in my blog on the uBloom Website! Watch “Kindness in Bloom” here - NOW!

It’s another exciting Premiere Week for Season 8 of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom”… You’ll soon be seeing something very special in this week’s Episode #504- Kindness in Bloom- You Can Watch it Here on uBloom! - All episodes of Season 8 are available on the PBS App- as well as PBS Passport- and they are always FREE- where ever they are posted.

I share ideas for Spreading KINDNESS with Flowers- and using recycled and repurposed vases for sharing flowers with others- WATCH NOW!

“Kindness in Bloom” is - just as the title describes… an Episode Filled with Kindness… You’re going to meet my husband Kelly- (if you haven’t already) and he’ll be sharing his Mother’s Pie Crust recipe- that’s right- MaryLou’s Famous and Most Delicious Recipe… and Kelly is joining me in the kitchen to create a galette - a more rustic version of a pie… You can get the recipe for Kelly’s (and MaryLou’s) Pie Crust here… it’s in my Blog - as are all the Recipes in Bloom and Flower Cocktail Hour Beverage Recipes too… Here’s a link to my Blog- and just use the WHITE Search box to put in key words for the recipe you are looking for. Kelly and I create “Life in Bloom” together- and it’s a true statement- that this show would not exist if it wasn’t for his wonderful input… writing scripts, creating graphics, helping design the look and feel of the show- and keeping me in line… that’s the biggest job! I’m so incredibly thankful and grateful that we get to do this together… and we are so proud of what we have created… and so delighted that millions of people enjoy “Life in Bloom”… I even get a bit teary eyed- when we talk about in this episode!

Our Official Photographer and Great Friend Raul Velasco drops by to see Ladybird and Georgy Girl- and tell us about his Pet Photography sessions- he shares in his business… Follow Raul on Instagram -(link below) and Watch Episode #804- Kindness in Bloom - HERE NOW!

This episode includes a visit with our Official Photographer for “Life in Bloom” too… Raul Velasco- where we share a little bit about one of his favorite hobbies- taking pictures of people’s pets… Raul enjoys this so much- he also hosts events at his studio- where you can get your pet photographed! Raul believes (as do Kel and I) that our Pets are part of the family… and they deserve to have their picture hanging in our homes too… You’ll learn more about Raul’s Philosophy and see the incredible pictures he takes in this episode. If you want to learn more and keep up with Raul- and even partake in an upcoming pet photo session… follow him at https://www.instagram.com/alejandro.photography/ - and see more of his work- and also find links to his business in his bio…
Rest assured- that Ladybird and Georgy Girl are on hand to get a few pictures taken in the garden with their pal- Raul!

I show you how easy it is to decorate a Natural Wreath- with Fresh Flowers- This Peace Sign Grapevine Wreath was created by my Friend Zach Taylor- Watch this Episode of Life in Bloom NOW HERE!

I also share an Incredible PEACE SIGN Grapevine wreath- created by my Friend Zach Taylor who works at Brickyard Farm… you met him in our Garlic Episode of “Life in Bloom”…. Episode #603- The Stinking Rose… What it here! In this episode- I decorate this gorgeous wreath- that hangs at our Front Door… helping inspire all who visit us to be Kind- and inspire Peace for Everyone… I show you how easy it is to enhance a natural wreath like this with flowers- and with a strategic placement of Flower Foam… it’s Easy- and it’s lasts much longer with a water source.

Kel’s famous Blueberry Galette… You can find the recipe HERE in my Blog! - Kel shares the secrets for his DELICIOUS CRUST - Watch NOW!

This Episode includes more ideas for sharing Kindness with Flowers- and also includes our WILDLY Popular new Segment- Breathe and Bloom too! For those of you looking for where you can watch the NEW Series of “Life in Bloom” we have a handy little widget on the uBloom.com/find website- You simply put in your zip code- and find your cable service provide from the dropdown list- and the widget will tell you where- when and what channel to watch in your area! How about that!

Watch this week’s FREE uBloom Video here- and learn all about the Journey Lily Bulbs Make from Amsterdam to California with my Flower Friend- Robin van der Schaaf from 2Plant International… WATCH HERE!

This week’s FREE uBloom Video is a web-exclusive- it’s a Visit with my Flower Friend Robin van der Schaaf… from 2Plant International- and he shares the incredible journey that Lily Bulbs take from Amsterdam- aboard a boat that sails the Atlantic Ocean- and then down through the Panama Canal - up the coast of California- all under temperature control- and then to a giant cooler in Watsonville - and finally into the ground- into sterilized soil- where they grow “stem roots”… and finally grow and bloom… it’s an INCREDIBLE Journey - and it’s meaningful and gives us a whole new appreciation for what goes into creating the Lily Bloom you see in an arrangement - at the flower seller that ends up on your table. Watch this FREE uBloom Video Here!

This week’s Behind the Bloom Podcast is a companion to Life in Bloom Episode #210- Everything’s Coming Up Roses- Listen & Watch Here NOW!

This week’s Behind the Bloom Podcast- is a companion to Episode #210- Everything’s Coming up Roses- that is available NOW on uBloom.com or on my Channel at Youtube.com RJ and I talk all about making this incredible episode- that includes a visit behind the scenes at the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena- A Visit to the World’s Large Garden Rose Grower in Bogota Colombia South America and lot more ideas for using Roses… the National Flower of the USA… it’s great fun… We’re so pleased that our Podcast is a huge hit- and it’s a fun way to release our Previous Episodes to Youtube- with special behind the Scenes Every Week with RJ Pole and myself- You can Watch and Listen to the Podcast - in our Video Format here on the uBloom Website - Right HERE!

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It’s a BIG BLOOMING Week - that filled to the brim with Flowers and Fun… thanks for blooming along with us… Spring is busting out all over!