Today on Behind the Bloom- My Flower Friend Jenn Pascua and I are making flower vases- from ONE Grocery Bouquet- to spread around the house. We call these break-a-way
Arrangements- because they can be used collectively- as a centerpiece- or break-a-way to all parts of the house- so you have flowe...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’ll show you how to make a Flower Crown- using one of J’s Bouquet- “Sunset Drive”.
My Grandparents- Carnation Joe and his Lily- picked me up after school every day, and that’s when the adventures would begin! We would pick cattails, or make flower deliveries, and t...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’ll share the “Short Cut” – a fast and easy way- to create a beautiful flower arrangement using this Short Cut. This project also features one of J’s Bouquets- “Hidden Meadows”.

I’ll show you how to cut your stems- to fit them to the Vase. Using a vase that has a...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’ll share the simple trick – to fitting a tall bouquet into a short vase! It’s simple to gather the stems together in your hand- and then bind the stems together- using craft covered wire! Then you have a “Bound Bouquet” that can be cut short- and placed into a sho...

Rows of Flowers in a Box- with “Nightfall”

J’s Lowdown Today on At Home with Flowers- I’ll show you an easy to waterproof a container- (that won’t hold water on it’s own) and then I’ll create a flower foam based foam arrangement in a box with rows of Flowers.

The container for today’s project ...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m making an arrangement in a Mid-Century piece of pottery (a Cocker Spaniel) using the Yellow Color Quartet- J’s Bouquet.
This J’s Bouquet is based on the color yellow- and contains Miniature Carnations, Solidago- and Yellow Daisy Chrysanthemums- along with Flori...

It’s time for “Happy Hour” with Fruit and Flowers- and J’s Bouquets! This week’s project- is created with the “Happy Hour” J’s Bouquet- My Grandpa was called “Carnation Joe Green” because he always wore a Red Carnation. He felt he was a florist 24 hours a day- because he also slept with “his Lily...

Today- I share my one of favorite tips for arranging flowers in a large mouthed vase- it’s the Tape Grid Hack- using Clear Anchor Tape from Oasis Floral Products. The Flowers I’m using today is one of J’s Bouquets- “Pinkie Swear”!

My First Dog was a Poodle Named “Blossom” She was my best Friend....

Who doesn’t love “Happy Hour” – especially when it comes to the Holiday- This J’s Bouquet – is the perfect color combination to create a Christmas Arrangement.

I’m using a Red Tin Container- and Smithers Oasis® Midnight Foam- along with some Fraiser Fir- a few pine cones, and Christmas Ornament...

Sometimes we want Flowers all around the house- and that’s when we create Break-a-way Bouquets- using small vases- we can use one J’s Bouquet and create 5-6 smaller arrangements that can be placed all over the house.

This week’s project features “Bright Side” one of J’s Bouquets-

A love a mix...

We all love flowers- and I’m on a mission to help make it easy for you to enjoy arranging flowers at home! That’s where a foliage bouquet- can make flower arranging super Easy!

I start with Foliage First- with a J’s Bouquet from FernTrust- and then add just add flowers- the “DayBreak Bouquet” f...

Sometimes we want to make a BIG Impression- and the easiest way is to “Double Down”… meaning- use two bouquets instead of one! Maybe you have a BIG Vase that needs to be filled… there could be lots of reason you want to “Go Big”.

It’s easy- just use two bouquets- and put them together… I show yo...

Everyone Loves to get flowers- but it’s even better – when it’s a Surprise. This Bouquet in a Box project- is a great Surprise- and the flowers last a really long time.

Using “Blooms A-go-go- one of J’s Bouquets- we’ll create this fun Bouquet In a Box- I purchased a large decorative box- you ca...

There’s lots of different ways to arrange flowers- and there are lots of items we can use to support the flowers in the arrangement: Flower Foam, a Flower Frog, even Waterproof tape- and recently there has been revitalized interest in Chicken Wire as an arranging medium.

I learned to arrange fl...

It’s time to Ring in a New Year- and what better way to celebrate- than with Flowers- and a bit of Champagne!

This is a fun themed flower arrangement- for New Year’s Eve – with the Champagne Bottle- and Clock – set to Midnight!
But Remember- this concept isn’t just for New Year’s Eve- it can b...

I love having flowers around the house… and not just in one specific place… I have places for different types of arrangements- and different styles- so today- let’s take one of J’s Bouquets- “Cream with your Coffee” and make a few different types of arrangements.

My Grandpa always insisted that ...

This is a great way to dress up a simple bouquet you bought at the Grocery Store… I call it a Semi-Homemade Flower Arrangement- because we’re taking that simple bouquet to the next level- with some foliage from the garden.

This arrangement is created in a block of soaked flower foam- I’m using ...

This is a Japanese Flower Arranging Technique- I learned many years ago- when studying Ikebana in Japan. It’s called Hana Kubari- and uses a stick as structure to aid in the arranging process. The Stick is placed inside the vase- the term “Hana Kubari”- translates as follows- “Hana” means flower...

This is a fun project- you can do with kids – To decorate your Easter Table. It’s a Bunny Basket- filled with Flowers- and the centerpiece is a Bunny made out of flowers.

We’ll use Chrysanthemums- and Tinted Aspidistra Leaves to create the Bunny Head- and then fill in the basket with flowers- i...

I love foliage- for so many reasons- and my friends at FernTrust provide over 126 different kinds of foliage- and so many of them are American Grown – by the FernTrust Farmers in Florida.
I’ve always wanted Foliage Bouquets- to be included in J’s Bouquets- because they are a wonderful first step...

It’s almost May Day- May 1st marks this fun Holiday- ever since I was a little boy- I’ve observed May Day…

Tradition dictates- that you create May Baskets- many kids made them with Candy- but I always made them with Flowers or Plants from the Garden… The concept- was to make a May Basket for a ...

We’ve all seen those beautiful flower bouquets at the grocer… and at the same time- we may feel a little intimidated- about arranging them ourselves…
One of the Health and Wellness Benefits of Flowers- lies waiting for us in the arranging process. When we arrange flowers- our body reacts by rele...

Today I’m creating a Centerpiece in a cut glass vase- using two market bunches from our Friends at Splendor Proteas… featuring King & Mink Protea- and Brunia- two of my favorite flowers!
We’ll use a tape grid to aid in arranging- and also Chrysal’s CVBn Tablets to reduce bacteria growth… This is ...

I adore Coffee- not only the taste- but the entire ritual of making coffee as well. I love grinding it… I love smelling the rich aroma and of course creating it in my Chemex Coffee Maker… the entire process- is relaxing and rejuvenating!
You can image how excited I was to be contacted by Cintha P...