Today on Behind the Bloom – I’m joined in the Garden- with one of my Most Amazing Friends- Ms. Margo- the Bonereader. She is a seer for her clan- and we met a long long time ago- at Women’s Expo- I share the story in this video- and how it was remarkable – that she was able to communicate with ou...

Fall is my favorite time of the year… and I love celebrating Autumn with Flowers… we’ve dedicated a Life in Bloom Episode to Autumn decorating- as well as many more Video projects on uBloom.com. Fall is a perfect time to decorate with flowers - including Thanksgiving, of course! My Grandpa, Carn...

Today on Behind the Bloom- RJ and I will be digging into the World of Succulents…The “not quite” flowers- and the subject of Episode 105 of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” - We visit Succulents Gardens… an incredible resource in Mid-coast California. I’ll share memories behind this fun - and craft ...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m creating a simple arrangement- that looks a bit complex- because of the treatment- I’m doing to the 3 vases- that will hold the flowers. Many years ago- my friend Patty Santee AIFD- taught me a trick for combining three vases together- It’s important that the va...

Today on Behind the Bloom – my Animal Loving Friend and Expert Crafter- Emily Randall is joining me in the garden to make some flower crafts. Emily is the daughter of our Director and Editor- Chris Randall… and she is so sweet… and – as stated She Loves Animals. So Kelly- created some fun Carton ...

Today on Behind the Bloom- we’re talking Halloween… and it’s Flower Specific of course… Halloween is filled with traditions, rituals and of course decorating… You may have already caught our Halloween Episode of “Life in Bloom”- we aptly named- Life in Gloom… get it?
Today RJ and I will get into ...

Welcome back to Behind The Bloom Podcast! I’m J Schwanke, and this week RJ and I are bringing you another companion episode — this time revisiting Season One, Episode 104: Carnations, Family & Flowers. This one is especially close to my heart, because it shares the story of my own family’s floral...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m creating an All Foliage Arrangement- with a selection of Foliage from our Friends at Shaw Lake Farms. I’m creating this arrangement in a ceramic cache pot- and using the Bio-degradable Midnight Foam from Oasis Floral Products! I’m using several fun arranging tec...

Today on Behind the Bloom – I’m visiting with my Flower Friends- Phil and Cathy Rulloda- at their Home in California. Phil created a wonderful arrangement for our Premiere Episode in Season 7- Flower Icon- You can watch it NOW!
During the arranging process- Phil shared some additional foliage man...

Today we’re going to talk about my Favorite Part of the Show- TRULY! It’s the Flowers from YOU - feature- that includes Flower Arrangements that have been created by YOU- the viewers. I’ll share the history of this Feature- what we thought about calling originally… how it emotionally affected me…...

Today on Behind the Bloom – I’m visiting with my Friend Jenny Fiedler- about her Incredible Book- the Essential Bar Book- an A-Z Guide to Spirits, Cocktails and Wine with a 115 Recipes for the World’s Great Drinks. (Find it Here!) – Jenny helped introduce to me – to so many amazing Hawaiian Indiv...

The Popularity of the Florigene and Suntory Flowers- Mooncarnations® and Miniature Carnations, Blue Rose Applause® - and BluOcean® Chrysanthemums- just keeps growing. I so excited to see them at so many flower sellers all across the Nation!  
The Popularity stems from the amazing colors of these ...

Today on Behind the Bloom – I’m on location at one of the most charming and peaceful Flower Farms I’ve ever visited with my NEW Friend Jamie Barton- she is the owner of Two Bees Protea Farm… and she grows Pin Cushion Protea- which are technically a Leucospermum- but their common name is Pin Cushi...

Today Join me as we visit Little Plumeria Farm- with Clark and Dane Little- on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. This amazing Plumeria Farm- was founded by Jim Little- and is one of the Top Ten Best Attractions in the USA. This farm is famous for it’s Tours- the Incredible Fragrant Plumeria Flow...

Today on Behind the Bloom – I’m on location at Mud Hen Water – Ed Kenney’s Restaurant in Honolulu- with My Flower Friend and Host of Family Ingredients on Public Television- Chef Ed Kenney… This is one of my favorite restaurants- and one of Ed’s Famous Entrees – It’s the BIG FIVE… and it’s Delici...

Episode 2 - Companion Podcast to Episode 101 - Life in Bloom - The Pilot!

This week on Behind The Bloom Podcast, I’m taking you all the way back to the very beginning — Life In Bloom Episode 101. We’ll revisit where it all started: the inspiration, the creation, and the mission behind the show. ...

Episode 1 - Where to Find Beautiful Flowers- and Make them Last Longer!

This week on Behind The Bloom Podcast…I’m excited to share a little more about my flower world with all of you. I’ll be talking about how I first fell in love with flowers, the inspiration behind my show Life In Bloom, as we...

Exciting NEWS... The NEW Behind the Bloom Podcast with J Schwanke and RJ Pole... this NEW Podcast drops on September 1, 2025 - on all Podcast Outlets... and also will premiere with a Video Podcast on Youtube and uBloom.com- The Behind the Bloom Podcast has two different formats... Where J will s...

I’m On Location today- at Two Bee’s Protea Farm-where Flower Farmer- Jamie Barton- grows incredible Pin Cushion Protea- and other amazing Hawaiian Flowers and Foliage… Jamie picked several of her favorite Pin Cushion Protea (Leucospermum) for me to use in this arrangement. I’m creating it an a wo...

Today on Behind the Bloom – I’m on location at Mud Hen Water – Ed Kenney’s Restaurant in Honolulu- with My Flower Friend Meleana Estes- Co-Author of Lei Aloha- Meleana- and her co-author Jenny Feidler were so helpful with our Hawaii Film Project- and in this Behind the Bloom- Meleana and I talk a...

This show is of special interest for fans of Halloween, as ways to include flowers in your festivities are presented. Included: a bouquet of black blooms, building a cemeterrarium, pumpkin couture, flowers bloom while cauldron bubbles, and dried flowers are given new life for the holiday.
 

I’m On Location today- at Green Point Nursery in Hilo Hawaii- we visited Eric, Chris and Jon Tanouye and the Green Point Nursery Crew when we filmed in May of 2024… The Tanouyes were so kind to allow me to choose anything I wanted- from their amazing array of Hawaiian Grown Flowers- so I dug in… ...

Today – I’m sharing my favorite tips for Arranging a Market Bunch into a Vase. This seems pretty simple- at the same time- I want you to be able to enjoy the health and wellness benefits of flower arranging- and also ensure that your bouquet will last a really long time. There are some essential ...

Today I’m on location at Kendall Farms- in Fallbrook California- you learned more about their Flower Ingenuity- in Episode 712 of “Life in Bloom” and the Past Couple of Weeks with our Visit to Kendall Farms- Part 1 and 2 on uBloom.
Today- they set me up on their Flower Farm – to be able to arrang...