Today on Fun with Flowers and J I’m creating an event arrangement using the Moon Series Carnations from Florigene and Suntory Flowers. These amazing color Carnation are long lasting and durable. The Unique colors are propelled from adding the Delphinidin Gene from Garden Flowers. The colors from ...

It’s Carnation Exploration this week on Fun with Flowers and J. J shares Esprit Miami’s Newest Collection of Claro Carnations. J grew up with Carnations in his family flower business and shows us his favorite tips for creating this Fast and Easy Long Lasting Arrangement!

Today J creates an Asymmetrical arrangement from All American Grown Flowers and Foliage… Featuring the Red Carnations from Akiyama Nursery in Watsonville CA… J creates an arrangement that features line, form and space… in classic style!

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Host J Schwanke gives a peek into his family history,
his vintage carnation artifact collection, and into a
family-run carnation farm. See how flowers have
influenced and shaped every part of his life.

J introduces the NEW Imperial and Antique Carnation Collections from Esprit Miami. These Unique and Unusual colors of Carnations are incredible! These amazing colors are spot on Trend... and J shares an easy and affordable way to create a break-away centerpiece in beautiful vases from Accent Déco...

This week- I’m creating a bi-level arrangement created with one of my Favorite Flowers- Carnations!

Kelly and I were excited to get a chance to visit Ayura in Bogota Colombia- last October- and get to see Millions of Carnations growing in the fields… we also got to see Jose’s Draft Horses- and ...

J shares a few of his Favorite things for Christmas. Using his traditional favorites, J creates a Festive Holiday arrangement for Christmas and shares the memory of a Very Special Christmas Tree his Grandpa Carnation Joe created one Christmas!

I Love Carnations and today- on Fun with Flowers and J- we stop at “Carnation Station” and create 3 simple arrangement- featuring one of my favorite flowers.

The first is a simple centerpiece- featuring a Vibrant Hot Pink Carnation- accented with FernTrust Foliage! It’s easy to create and the r...

It’s Football Season and J creates some unique Game Day Centerpieces… in Team Colors! It’s Kick off with a Football made of Red and White Carnations… and then Blue and Gold and Red and White Deco Bead Centerpieces in Recycled Glass Vases… Illuminated with LED Lights! A Fun way to celebrate with y...

Join for a Visit to Bogota Colombia- and Ayura Pride Eclipse Flowers. My friend José Restrepo grows
Carnations and Roses in the Sabana de Bogotá. Growing over 20,000 Million stems of Carnation and 10 Million stems of Roses per year. (that’s 54k stems of carnations a day)- This is a big flower far...

Today on Behind the Bloom- we’re making Carnation Leis with my Wonderful Friend Jennifer Pascua. Jennifer’s Dad used to make leis for her family- and today Jenn and I get to visit- and share some tips about making leis with one of my Favorite Flowers- the Carnation. Of Course… I am making a Red C...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m arranging Red Carnations in a pressed ruby glass vase with Carnation Accents. The Bowl was a gift from my Friend Jan Clark- she’s been an amazing fan- and even more wonderful Friend- and she sent me this special container for my Birthday this year.

“Goofus Gla...

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...

I love recycling or repurposing containers – and this trio of vase was gifted to me by my niece- it contained 3 amaryllis bulbs- and it was just to darling to discard… so today- we’re going to fill this vase- with Flowers- and also accent the vases and the box with ribbon… The arrangements featur...

Today on At Home with Flowers- we’re making a Flower Frog Ring Centerpiece! As you know- I love to collect vintage flower frogs- and this is a branch-off of that collection. Today I’ll share a few of my favorite ceramic Flower Frog Rings- these were originally created to house flowers from the ga...