(upbeat music) - These flowers are my absolute favorite, pretty in pink.

Tell me what we're doing today.

- So we're doing tulips.

- Okay.

- And so I know that people think that tulips are a spring flower, but tulips are available 24-7 now.

- Love that.

- Because there have been so many skilled growers, here in the United States, that get tulips from both hemispheres.

And so the ones from the southern hemisphere bloom in the other half of the year- - So they're always available.

- Exactly.

So there are spring months in the southern hemisphere when they have the tulips.

So the other thing about tulips, tulips are the teenagers of the flower industry, that's what I like to call them.

- Okay, why is that?

- And so I tell people that they should not worry much about arranging tulips, so many times it's chop and drop.

- Okay.

- And let them do what they want to do.

- 'Cause they're just so beautiful?

- Because they're phototropic, they're gonna grow towards the light.

And especially, another great trick, see, you're going, you're doing great.

- I'm going into it.

- You're doing great.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- [Kylie] You were saying another thing.

- Another thing about them is that they're phototropic so they grow towards the light, but also that people sometimes spend too much time arranging them.

- Okay.

- And wherever the light source is, they'll grow towards that in 24 hours.

So if you spend a whole bunch of time, it's not gonna be good.

Go ahead, cut.

- You're saying that tulips are smart little cookies then?

'Cause they know right where to grow.

- Sure, they're the teenagers of the flower industry, they do whatever they want, whenever they want to.

(laughs) - That sounds about right, yes.

(laughs) - So I don't know how smart that is, but okay, that's- - You know, the teenagers are the decision-makers of tomorrow, so we love that.

- Correct, I love them for that, absolutely, they're in charge of our world.

- Alright, so I got my last one here.

Oh, it's gonna gimme some trouble.

- There you go.

- Got it.

- Okay, now here, I'm gonna pull these off.

- Okay.

- 'Cause you're okay.

- Yep, got 'em all.

- You stay, you have them in your hand.

- Yep.

- Got a hold of them?

- Yeah.

- Okay, go right in there.

- Going in right there, and plop?

- Yep.

- And they are- - You're good.

- Beautiful.

- You're good, now here, and so you wanted, did you see reflexively, you wanted to do all that?

- Yes.

- You don't have to worry about it.

- It's just there, and they're perfect.

- They're gonna do their own thing over the next couple days.

And if the light source is from that direction, they're all gonna turn and go that way.

The other thing about tulips, they're gonna open, they're gonna close.

- Okay.

- They're gonna open and close, that's what they love to do.

And people will be like, oh, I wanna keep my tulips closed.

This is the way Mother Nature made them, they open, they close, the cooler they are the longer they're gonna last.

- Right.

- But it's amazing too, I also love when the petals start to fall off.

So now, let's dress up yours just a little bit more.

- Okay, I like that.

- Okay?

We're gonna use some Hypericum.

- Okay.

- Again, so this is, St. John's wort, very popular color in the pink, and you're just gonna tuck a few of them down low, around the edge of your container.

- Okay, let's go from the front.

What I love about this is how easy it is, but it looks really impressive.

And tulips are my mom's favorite flower.

- Aha.

- Guess who's gonna be her favorite kid, when I bring this home?

- I know about being the favorite kid, I gotcha on that.

- I get to be more like you, yeah?

- Right, right, I was born on my grandmother's birthday.

- Oh.

- So I was her favorite grandchild, yeah.

- So you're the favorite.

- Yeah, right, right.

- That's like a multi-generational favorite.

- It's true, it's true.

- Would love to see it.

All right, popping these in and that adds- - See how you're just adding them in there?

- Yes.

- And it looks so great, Kylie, I think you, you're doing a wonderful job.

And again, so do you feel accomplished?

That's the next thing.

- 100%, yes.

- Yeah, because when we're working with flowers, the one thing, the person you need to make sure that you please, first and foremost, is yourself.

- And I love that.

- Yeah.

- Because really, it shouldn't be a stressful endeavor.

This should be feeling good, happy, they're flowers.

- Right, there's so many health and wellness benefits with it too, and that's the important part.

You feel less stress, you have less depression.

Homes that have flowers in them have less arguments.

So that's a great thing that you're doing- - My husband is gonna be really excited if I bring that home too.

You're really helping me with my whole family here.

- Well, I love it.

And hey, thanks for playing along with me, I really appreciate that.

And we are gonna make a flower pro out of you, for sure.

- I love that, thank you so much.

- You bet.

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