Fun with Flowers & J
31 Seasons
Flower Expert J Schwanke hosts this Educational Series- that teaches you to have Fun while Arranging Flowers- This series has 31 Seasons of 13 episodes- and is still in production- allowing you learn more about the fascinating world of flower arranging!
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09:16Episode 8
Easy to Make a Wedding Bouquet
Episode 8
Today I’ll create a simple wedding bouquet with Roses, Ranunculus, and a ribbon accent! I’ll share all my favorite tips and tricks along the way!
I create this bouquet in the Small Gala Holder from FloraCraft – (you can buy it here) – I’m using 2 of my favorite varieties of Garden Roses from Al...
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A visit to Alexandra Farms & Garden Rose Centerpiece!
Episode 2
Let’s Take a Trip to South America- and visit Alexandra Farms- in Bogota Colombia. Joey Azout is the proprietor of Alexandra Farms- the Largest Garden Rose Farm in the World- Specializing in Exceptional Garden Roses- including David Austin Fragrant English Garden Roses, Delux Garden Roses, Prince...
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09:25Episode 6
A Visit to Ayura Pride Eclipse Flowers
Episode 6
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... -
03:15Episode 10
Hand Tied Protea Bouquet!
Episode 10
In this week’s video blog- I show you how to create a Protea Hand Tied Bouquet in less than 5 minutes. Using Protea and Leucadendron from Resendiz Brothers- and Monstera, Aspidistra and other foliage from FernTrust!
Protea are so popular- and this hand tied bouquet could be a wedding bouquet, or...
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07:12Episode 8
Romantic Garden Rose Wedding Bouquet!
Episode 8
Eufloria’s Romantic Garden Rose offerings continues to grow and expand- and this week I create a wedding bouquet in the Gala® Bouquet Holder- featuring several of the varieties from Eufloria- including vibrant yellow- Lemon Pompon & Turtle, and these varieties that coordinate with LIVING CORAL- ...
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Wedding Trends with Tracy Park – Park Place Designs!
Episode 13
I love it when my friends drop by and join me in the flower studio- and today- my friend Tracy Park- from Park Place Designs- shares the wedding trends she’s seeing in the Wedding and Event Markets for today’s Brides
Tracy and I have been friends for so many years- and I’m always quizzing her ab...
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06:16Episode 11
Straight Talk with J- Hydrangea Care
Episode 11
I get so many questions about Hydrangea Care- and I also hear a great deal of bad information being passed around… so I’m taking the opportunity to offer some straight talk about Hydrangea Care- this simple 5 Minute video is a valuable guide for care and handling of cut hydrangea blooms. It’s sim...
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Autumn Bird Nest Centerpiece with Chrysanthemums
Episode 12
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.
I’ve used a Hacienda Bowl from Accent Décor- and lined i... -
05:34Episode 10
Protea Hand Tied- Centerpiece!
Episode 10
I visited Splendor during a visit to Colombia- and saw the amazing variety of Protea and Leucadendron that grow on their Rosamina Farm.
It’s amazing the varieties that are available- and they are the perfect flowers for this hand tied centerpiece created in a bronze bowl from Accent Décor – that... -
06:50Episode 7
Ombre’ Bowl and Analogous Arrangement
Episode 7
This week’s Fun Flower Project is all about Color- featuring an Ombré Color enhanced wooden bowl from Accent Décor- and an Analogous Centerpiece in a painted bowl.
Design Master Color Tools- provide the medium for changes the natural wooden bowls from Accent Décor- One is painted using Osiana J...
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05:46Episode 5
Flower Lesson- Shelter Arrangement
Episode 5
Today’s Fun with Flowers and J show is a flower lesson- where I show how to create self completing lines vs connecting lines- grouping of flowers to create a dynamic focal area- and even includes a sheltering technique with foliage.
The arrangement is a modern line arrangement – using flower fo...
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08:56Episode 4
Carnation Arrangements from Eclipse!
Episode 4
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...
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07:29Episode 2
Monstera Madness- Trend for 2019
Episode 2
Are you ready to experience Monstera Madness- the 4th Trend from the uBloom Trend Synthesis 2019-20?
Monstera was the Foliage of the Year for 2018 and it’s popularity continues- for 2019 and beyond. Monstera has evolved to be not only natural- but also Small, Large and HUGE- in size- but also i...
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OT Lily Event Centerpiece from Sun Valley!
Episode 1
This week’s project features the OT Lily Hybrids from Sun Valley Flower Farms- OT Lilies- are a hybrid lily- that has the best features from Oriental Lilies and Trumpet Lilies. “OT” can also stand for OVER-TIME- because these Lilies really do work overtime to Impress Everyone!
I’ll be using Af...