Don Garibaldi - The "Violet Man"- proprietor of Ano Nuevo Flower Growers - or "House of the Blues" (Flowers that is)... This is One of My Favorite Interviews of All Time... here is that interview - which has been featured in The CA Grown Experience- and on J Schwanke's Life in Bloom on PBS and Cr...

Today on Behind the Bloom- I want to share one of my Favorite Stops whenever I get the opportunity to be in Honolulu- Bailey’s Antiques and Aloha Shirts- David Bailey is an Icon in the World of Aloha Shirts- with a collection of over 15,000 Vintage and Modern Hawaiian Shirts- his store has been v...

In Today’s Video- we’re visiting Eric Tanouye at Green Point Nurseries in Hilo Hawaii. We had the opportunity to visit Eric and his sons Jon and Chris at Green Point Nurseries Hawaiian Flower Farm during our visit to Hawaii- for Season 7 and 8 of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom”. I’ve known Eric for ...

Today- I’m on location in Honolulu Hawaii- at the University of Hawaii- Magoon Research Station- home to some of the most gorgeous Hawaiian Flowers- grown by Tessie Amoré PhD and her crew. You’ll be meeting Dr. Tessie Amoré- in our Hawaii Episodes of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” over the next cou...

Today- I’m on location in Fullerton, California at the Home of Phil and Cathy Rulloda! What an honor to be invited to their home- and then allowed to arrange flowers from our Friends at Green Point Nurseries… but BEST OF ALL… I was able to get a full fledge Critique from my Mentor and Friend… whi...

Today on Behind the Bloom- I want to share just a few of the Amazing Flower Friends I made at the Lei Day Celebration at Queen Kapi’olani Park – where we filmed on May 1, 2024. Introducing Brian Choy- expert Lei Maker, Jamie Detwiler 2010 Lei Queen and 2024 Lei Judge, and Cultural Practitioner an...

Today- I’m on location in Hilo Hawaii- at Green Point Nurseries – where my Flower Friend Eric Tanouye has made me feel like a “kid in a candy store”… allowing me to choose any flowers or foliage I like for my arrangement. There is so much to choose from… and I’ve selected Princess Aiko- a Bright ...