“Life In Bloom” Featured in Create TV Marathon
Life In Bloom Celebrates “Spooky Season”
Create TV is including episodes of J Schwanke's Life in Bloom in their Spooky Season Salute marathon coming up Friday, October 30, Saturday, October 31, and Sunday, November 1.
Enjoy episode 610 ‘Día de los Muertos’ and episode 714 ‘Life in Gloom’ during the marathon - OR - stream these episodes (and others) early at the uBloom website or the PBS App for lots of great ideas to help celebrate Día de los Muertos and Halloween!
Create TV is also including Life in Bloom in three December Marathons as well – and a special showing of episode 814 ‘Dickens of a Christmas’ on Christmas Day!
Petal It Forward with Life in Bloom
Way back in Season One of Life in Bloom, J included a segment about SAF’s Petal It Forward campaign – episode 108 “Flower Power.” Fast forward eight years later to Floral Management editor Amanda Jedlinsky catching that episode on her local PBS station. That episode is STILL being broadcast across the country, and Amanda was thrilled to see SAF’s campaign featured and communicated expertly. She was also amazed to learn that this episode – promoting SAF and Petal It Forward – has been broadcast for eight years. She invited J to participate in an SAF Podcast, to share with the industry, to exclaim his passion for sharing flowers – and for the studies that back up the good feelings for not only the receiver, but also the giver. Are you sending the best message for Petal It Forward? Click Here to Listen and find out!
Behind the Bloom Podcasts
Podcast 60 - The Importance of Flowers in the Grief Process
What started as an idea to push back on “In Lieu of Flowers” turned into a reminder about existing research that shows the true benefits flowers offer those going through the grief process.
Podcast 61 - Life in Bloom 401 “Flowers Care”
This episode and podcast include re-caps on flower care and the often-overlooked benefits flowers offer.
Podcast 62 - Flower Traditions - Halloween and Día de los Muertos
Halloween is more popular than ever, and flowers can be a festive way to celebrate. Plus, more of the general public has an understanding of Día de los Muertos and they want to join in their friends’ celebrations – which include flowers in many iterations!
Podcast 64 - Life in Bloom 402 “Bein’ Green”
RJ gets all the Behind-the-Scenes goodness of Children’s Book Illustrator/Author Laurie Keller’s visit to Life in Bloom. Laurie’s books, Arnie the Doughnut, We Are Growing, and Birdy’s Smile Book are all in the mix in a show themed around the color green...
We’re thankful for the support of American Floral Alliance and our friends at Chrysal as sponsors of Behind the Bloom podcast with J Schwanke and RJ Pole. Get the podcast at the links below - or wherever you find podcasts.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL12y0S99umzxFgN1WANxQTa_k7ZIKCyhT OR
https://watch.ubloom.com/behind-the-bloom-podcast-1
Autumn Recipe - Apple Bourbon Fizz Cocktail
Apple harvests are a sure sign of Autumn, so what better ingredient than apple butter for this Flower Cocktail Hour. Watch out for friendly bees when mixing this outdoors, as you may have noticed on this episode – 414 “Autumn in Bloom” – watch it anytime at uBloom.com.
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp apple butter, 2 oz bourbon, ginger beer, pinch of cinnamon, orange slice, cinnamon/sugar, cinnamon stick or orange wheel for garnish
Instructions: Split orange wedge and circle rim of coupe glass. Rim glass with cinnamon/sugar on a plate. In a cocktail mixer, combine apple butter, bourbon, and pinch of cinnamon over ice and shake. Strain into glass. Garnish with cinnamon stick or orange wheel.
REMINDER - FREE uBloom Membership
If you don’t already have your FREE FOREVER uBloom.com Membership - from American Floral Alliance and Life in Bloom - contact Jordan Richardson at American Floral Alliance to request your FREE Forever Membership…jordan@americanfloralalliance.org.