Let’s go behind the Bloom- with my friend Michael A Mellano at the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch.

Michael A Mellano PhD is the Senior Grower- flower farmer at Mellano & Co. and oversees the flower operations for the Flower Fields at the Carlsbad Ranch.
Being a Flower Famer- especially in Cal...

Behind the Bloom- “Field of Flowers” Cocktail Arrangement

J’s Lowdown Let’s go behind the Bloom- as I create an Arrangement that goes with the “Field of Flowers” Cocktail- for Episode #301- Field of Flowers!

I always create a themed arrangement for our Flower Cocktail Hour Segment on “Life in ...

Let’s go behind the Bloom- as I create an Arrangement that goes with the “Field of Flowers” Flatbread Segment and with the Field of Flowers Episode!

I love having flowers around the house- and of course “Life in Bloom” is a show about Flowers- so I think it’s important for there to be beautiful ...

Let’s go behind the Bloom- with my friend – Native American Bonereader- Ms. Margo- and her wonderful Organic Goat Milk Soap. I’m a huge fan of her amazing soaps- that include flowers, herbs, organic goat’s milk and secret ingredients.

Ms. Margo joined me for an episode of Life in Bloom- #302- H...

Let’s go behind the Bloom- and create an arrangement to go with the Wild Heart Cocktail – that appears in Episode #302- Hearts and Flowers of J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom.

I create this arrangement on our Kitchen Set- and it’s a fun peach and pink arrangement made from garden flowers… I share a f...

Let’s go behind the Bloom- for some Bee-Roll with Jason Osbourn at Aberdeen Apiary- to find out more about him- the Bee keeping process… Local Honey Benefits and lots more about the Bees. Jason tells us more about himself- and his philosophy about beekeeping- and some sage advice about bees. To l...

Let’s go behind the Bloom with Kara Bolt from Cyclops Bake Shop – as she makes a surprise for J – “J Portrait” Cookies- and she brings a blank one… so I can design one too.

Kara recently sold Cyclops Bake Shop – to The Donut Garden- and they are doing an amazing job- keeping to her original tho...

Let’s go behind the Bloom as I create some Franciscan “Flower Vessels”- using Franciscan Pitchers, Coffee Pot and Creamers- from different patterns that were created by Mary Chalmers Brown- I created these Vessels to use when I was visited by my friend Charlotte to create the segment featuring Fr...

Let’s go behind the Bloom as I create a Fishing Themed Arrangement for “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom”… This arrangement is featured in Episode #307- Flowers for Celebrating Life. The arrangement was one I created for the John Henry Sympathy Flowers book- many years ago- and I revisit it for this “...

Let’s go behind the Bloom with my Wonderful Funny Friend Jenn Pascua. I invited Jenn to visit Life in Bloom- to talk about Flower Fragrances! Jenn and I have a long history- she invited me on her LIVE Newcasts and Lifestyle show- on WZZM -here in Grand Rapids. Today she’s a media specialist and d...

Let’s go behind the Bloom with my Flower Friend Taryn Nance- she’s the owner and creator of Holistic Joy- and lots of amazing Elderberry Products- and Flower Infused healing lotions… You can see all of the products on her website at www.HolisticJoy.Net . Join Taryn and I as I share more about the...

Let’s go behind the Bloom with my Flower Friend and Famous Children’s Book Author- Laurie Keller. Laurie and discuss her books- including the Chapter Books for Arnie the Doughnut and The Scrambled States of America. Laurie shares some of the wonderful surprises coming up in her Chapter Books- and...

Today let’s take a little trip down memory lane – with J – and his memories of Memorial Day- back in his home- thousands of Cemetery Bouquets- wandering around in the Cemetery with a flash light- and the “Little Black Book”… that is 4 generations old… plus- J places flowers on his Grandparent’s G...