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 ...

I found some great vases at Dollar Tree for this Peace, Love and Flower Project- with the “Just Add Flowers” bunches from FernTrust!
These cylinder vases come with an oval of chalkboard paint on them- and you can write or draw whatever you like in chalk on the vases! I’m also using these fabulou...

I’m so excited to share this Fabulous Innovation for Foliage- from our Friends at FernTrust: Greens to Go!
Greens to Go- are just that- Greens that are ready to go- for your next Flower or Foliage Project. Fabulous Foliage selections from FernTrust- are bundled and slipped inside a special cello...

Peonies are a traditional- and much loved Spring Flower. As a child we had 2 large acres of Peonies- that my Grandpa Carnation Joe would care for, pamper and of course harvest! We always wanted to be sure we had Peonies to offer our customers for Memorial Day…

This meant pampering and caring fo...

It’s Chive Blossom Season- every spring- my perennial Chives -in my organic herb garden come into bloom- and they are so Beautiful! There’s so many things you can do with them- besides arranging- (I do love their little Allium Purple/Pink Spheres in flower arrangements!) – so I thought it would b...

Permanent Flowers- can provide many of the health and wellness benefits of flowers- without any effort- at the same time- we may not want anyone to know- the flowers are permanent! A terrific solution- to making permanent flowers look more realistic- is pairing them with Fresh foliage! Foliage li...

I Love an All Foliage Arrangement- it’s unexpected- and at the same time- it also provides unique health and wellness benefits! A bouquet of all cut foliage- will take in CO2 and transpire Oxygen- just like a plant- add to that- the long lasting ability of Foliage- and all the different shapes, c...

I create arrangements for our Featured Flower Segments- on “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom”… but we decided that those arrangements shouldn’t go to waste- and I can share some of my favorite tips and tricks for arranging flowers- and more about the flowers – if we taped them…
If you don’t mind Lawn ...

This week’s project- is a Lush Low Centerpiece- that I create in a Dollar Tree Bowl- this is an acrylic bowl- that looks like it’s Waterford crystal – and I’ve added some Dollar Tree gem stones- to help hold the short flowers in place.
I’m using one of my favorite techniques for a low bowl- like...

Here’s a fun vase arrangement that compliments the Queen Bee cocktail- in episode #303 Pollinators in Bloom. I create this vase arrangement in a gold accented vase from Accent Décor- and fill it with garden flowers and foliage- including some Amazing Coleus, Yarrow- Snap Dragons- and blushing Sun...

This is a fun project created in the Oasis Design Ring- that will hold a punch bowl… it’s an EASY Way to create a wreath that will also hold the punch bowl (it would work with a candle or bubble bowl of treats too)… It’s simple once you know the secret…This arrangement is featured in- Episode #30...