I’m so excited for this week’s Free uBloom Video- It’s a Visit to the NEW San Francisco Flower Market – I’ll be featuring the NEW San Francisco Flower Market Location- and many of my wonderful Flower Friends- in Season 8 of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” Season 8 Episode 803- Flowers by the Bay. This episode will air on PBS Stations Nationwide Starting in April 2026… and also on the PBS App…and on Create TV Network later this year. Remember that all the Episodes of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom air on uBloom.com for Free as well- as they premiere Nationwide… coming up in April!
Learn More about the San Francisco Flower Market- including market hours, badge information, contact info and more here: SFFlowerMart.org
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I love this NEW Flower Event Video on uBloom- it shares portions of the interviews we did with my Flower Friends during our Visit to the NEW San Francisco Flower Market…including the wonderful ladies- that run the Flower Market- Executive Director Jeanne Boes, and Operations & Administration Mgr – Rose Robinson. It was so great to visit this NEW facility with them- and talk more about what it took to move to this Amazing New Facility!
As you all know- MY Favorite Place on the Planet is the San Francisco Flower Market… and I even created a love letter to the SF Flower Mart – in it’s old location in Season 3 of “Life in Bloom” Episode #313- Bloom Happy- You can watch it here!
I loved the Old Flower Mart- and I was so Sad when it closed- and I chose not to fly out for the final day… because of my discussions with Jeanne and Rose- (and my Flower Friend Barbara Schnur)… about what the change was going to mean- and if it was going to be… Different? More Functional? Better?– I had many questions- and that is the reason we did an entire episode in Season 8 about the NEW Flower Market! (I will put a link RIGHT HERE! When it’s available to watch)… Suffice to say- the NEW San Francisco Flower Market- is Incredible! It’s a state of the art building and location- with Coolers and Loading Docks- Lighting that is PERFECT for Flower Color Selection- Amazing Parking, and it’s in a Wonderful location in the City… So here’s the exciting news- this Specially Made Video - especially for my Flower Friends- Old and New at the San Francisco Flower Market- gives you a preview of that upcoming Episode of Life in Bloom (Blooms by the Bay #803).
I realized that the San Francisco Flower Mart or the NEW San Francisco Flower Market- is not just about the facility- and more over- it’s ALL about the People and the Flowers- that make this my Favorite Place on the Planet. The Flower Family that is the San Francisco Flower Market- is Fantastic… I’ve visited twice since it’s opened- and every time has been incredible… this Video includes excerpts from both Visits… including Interviews with Jeanne and Rose- a Visit with Barbara Schnur, Flower Buyer for Mayesh. I talk to Rafa and Raul from Rafa’s Wholesale Flowers, and show off some of Raul’s Flower Handwork. Kevin Tagnoli (one of the Famous Tagnoli Twins) from Santa Rosa Wholesale Florists Inc., Patricia Araujo Clay from Sunshine Flowers, Int’l, Alex Shibata from Mount Eden Floral Company, and Flower Historian and Flower Icon Willie Neve! These Flower Friends give us great insight to what it’s like to be a part of the NEW San Francisco Flower Market- they share history and experiences that help me tell the story… Finally we visit with Aaron Peskin- Former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors – and we talk about the challenges and opportunities that helped move this Iconic San Francisco Location across town to the new Location. In the PBS Version- Aaron and I create Flower Arrangements- and talk about the Power that Flowers possess.
We also Visited the Historic San Francisco Flower Mart- with Bob Otsuka- (who was my guide, admin and fixer- for filming this Current Video and the Episode for PBS) …for the California Grown Experience… You can watch that episode here!
We also visited Brannan Street for the CA Grown Experience- with my Friend Roy Borodkin… and Barbara Schnur- You can watch that Oldie but a Goodie – Watch it here NOW!
And we did a little montage- for our 3rd CA Grown Documentary Series- that includes Figone Nursery – Torchio, Ana Nueovo Flowers, and Farmgirl Flowers- You can Watch here NOW!
I love watching these classic videos- because there are Friends that are gone, and these are wonderful memories- we can view anytime we want.
My guys Chris Randall and Keith Golinski - did a great job- creating this Glimpse inside the NEW San Francisco Flower Market- and it holds such great memories for me… and I’m excited to allow our uBloom viewers- and the Flower Industry this Preview- that really focuses on the Flower People in the San Francisco Market… and the amazing flower friendships we all forge over the years in our Great Flower Industry! I hope you enjoy this wonderful 12 minute excursion to NEW San Francisco Flower Market- still My Favorite Place on the Planet… filled to the brim with Flowers and Life Long Friends!
Check out the ending slide for this video for more information- social media outlets and more for the San Francisco Flower Market.