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 on Fun with Flowers and J…J shares the Design Table with his Dad: Mel Schwanke! Mel and J work side by side to create All American Grown Arrangements for a Local Veteran’s Day Celebration in Fremont Nebraska. Mel shares his comments about his world of Flowers!

J travels to Fremont Nebraska to visit with his Sister Cindy… as she shares her secret tips, tricks and techniques for creating Magical Terrariums in G3 100% Post Consumer Recycled Glass Containers from Garcia Group Glass!

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!

J shares how to create an arrangement in a vase using an armature. Showing techniques that are quick and easy… and using Frosted Curly Willow from Wm F. Puckett… J creates a Bright arrangement with Mellano Sunflowers and other local CA Grown Flowers!

J creates a Discovery Arrangement featuring Fabulous Fern (aka Leatherleaf) from FernTrust. Using this Popular Foliage as the focal emphasis of the arrangement J brings the Fern to the Forefront and uses flowers as the background!

J shows us how to create moss inspired wicker and clay event decorations using the Mossy Color Tex from Design Master. This Vintage Meadow-inspired centerpiece is accented with creative accessory vases, and candle holders perfect for a wedding or Special Event…

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Submerged Flowers are magical… seeing flowers underwater is fun in itself… and flowers look larger underwater… It’s Fast – Easy and Fun… and J shares all his tips, tricks and hints for creating amazing under water arrangements… in all sorts of vessels, with all kinds of Flowers!

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Personalizing your Flower Centerpiece is a great way to theme a Wedding, Party or Special Event… and today shows you how to stencil burlap vases and fill them with Antique Hydrangeas and Tulips!

For More Information on Sun Valley Antique Hydrangea and Tulips visit www.sunvalleyfloral.com

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J shares how you can become an expert at foliage garlands. The pre-made foliage garlands from Alpha Fern can be created FOR YOU and are easy to customize and special order. J creates a table runner featuring colorful ribbon and gorgeous sunflowers

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Gladiolus are a Hot New Trend.. and they’re popular for all kinds of arrangements… J shares some unique, creative and modern ways to arrange Glads… and then creates a “perimeter” urn using California Grown Gladiolus, using some great tips and design tricks!

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: J channels his grandfather Carnation Joe Green and creates a hand wired Glamelia from Gladiolus Blossom… sharing the time honored techniques it requires to create this composite flower masterpiece.

J show us how we can recycle clear glass bottles and enhance them with beautiful color using the New TintIT from Design Master. This fun collection of colorful bottles is completed with Locally Grown Dahlia from the Hamilton Dahlia Farm in Michigan.

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J reintroduces a time honored design technique- Chicken Wire! This historical method for flower arranging is “New Again” and J shares tips and techniques for using Chicken Wire… and create an American Grown Foliage Bouquet… using different types of greenery from all across the USA!

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J shows how to take one 10 stem bunch of Royal Lilies from Sun Valley Flower Farms and create several arrangements to spread all around the house. J also shares tips for caring for your lilies and hints for fast and easy flower arrangements!

This week on Fun with Flowers and J… J Shares some tips for Short Paperwhite Narcissus… and color shifting a Poinsettia for the perfect hue… These Easy Tips will your holidays even brighter!

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Fall is upon us- and what better way to celebrate the season- than with a Cinderella Pumpkin decked out in Lush Green Botanicals.

The mechanics are easy for this centerpiece- using flower foam atop the pumpkin- and using a cornucopia of green textured botanicals. Artichokes, Millet, Scabiosa Pod...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I share one of my favorite tricks for looping Aspidistra Leaves from FernTrust. I have the Variegated Aspidistra in this project- and I’m using the Design Tray from Smithers Oasis.
The Featured Flower this week- is Pin Cushion Protea- several different colors- and ...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner- and we all love to have flower decorating our table- and I was so inspired by some Beautiful Stained Glass Corn I found at the Farmers’ Market. With gorgeous shades of blue, green and lavender- this amazing Corn proves that we can use just about any color f...

Fall is one of my favorite times of year- and as a child- my family grew Chrysanthemums in our greenhouses- this week – Deliflor Latin America- provides their Fall Collection of Amazing Autumn Chrysanthemums for this bird nest centerpiece.
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Flower Expert- J Schwanke- shares his favorite tips and tricks for creating Pretty Flower arrangements! In this PRETTY Video- J creates a simply elegant Floating Flower Centerpiece!

Let’s have some fun – creating Shabby Chic containers for our flowers- and updating them with üBerMatte from Design Master!

I have a wooden box and 3 vases I found at a second hand store… we’ll update them all using the üBerMatte Paint from Design Master. For the box – I show you how easy it is ...

I love tulips- and I adore Fancy Tulips from Sun Valley- this is a collection of amazing unusual and unique Tulips- grown by Sun Valley- the colors, shapes, textures, and forms are incredible!

Tulips are easy to arrange- and this week I show how to arrange Red and Orange Parrot Tulips into gold...

Freesia are my favorite flowers! I love Yellow- the best! My friends at Holland America Flowers- are the experts when it comes to Freesia- and we got to visit them at their farm in Santa Maria California- to film a documentary about their Flowers and the History of the Farm.
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