Enjoy Autumn with Special Life In Bloom Shows
“Taking a season or a holiday and tailoring segments around it is always fun,” notes J Schwanke, creator of Life In Bloom. “Now seems like a good time to remind everyone about our Autumn (414), Halloween (714), and Día de los Muertos (610) episodes, all available to stream online at uBloom.com or at PBS.org!”
“Of course, all of these themed shows focus on including flowers!” explains J. All three episodes offer timely inspiration for the inclusion and enjoyment of flowers. Watch these episodes and consider sharing them with customers and associates for ideas on making the most of each of these seasonal celebrations.
Autumn Harvest Season 4 Episode 414
J welcomes Autumn with flowers accented by the bounty of the season. Pumpkins, ears of stained-glass corn, chrysanthemum, and even roses crafted from colorful leaves, all play a part in inviting flower arrangements.
Life in Gloom Season 7 Episode 714
This show is of special interest for fans of Halloween, as ways to include flowers in your festivities are presented. Included: a bouquet of black blooms, building a cemeterrarium, pumpkin couture, flowers bloom while cauldron bubbles, and dried flowers are given new life for the holiday.
Día de los Muertos Season 6 Episode 610
Flower friend Sandy Villegas of Tucson, Arizona shares the celebration’s significance in her culture and teaches J how she makes paper flowers – as well as paper maché figures. Included: a celebration of life reflective of Sandy’s cultural traditions and a flower arrangement shared by a viewer. Marigold is the featured flower.
REMINDER Ocean Breeze International Life in Bloom Viewer Sweepstakes
Viewers can send in pictures of their flower arrangements inspired by the show to be eligible for a random drawing, for a box of flowers provided by Ocean Breeze. One drawing is held weekly (shipping-weather permitted). Follow J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom accounts on Facebook and Instagram to see winners and their results.
REMINDER Feel free to share this information with Professional Educators:
Any professional educator at the middle school, high school, community college, or university levels is welcome to a FREE subscription to uBloom.com. Professional Educators are invited to send requests to j@ubloom.com (yes, it’s J, himself), and once the credentials and school are verified, a login and password will be provided.
REMINDER FREE uBloom ALL ACCESS SUBSCRIPTIONS for CalFlowers Members:
All CalFlowers members, have FREE access to both Life In Bloom content PLUS paid subscriber sections of the uBloom.com website. E-mail Jordan Richardson (jordan@cafgs.org) so she may facilitate a free membership to the entire library of flower arranging instructional videos.