Fun with Flowers & J
              32 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 8Easy to Make a Wedding BouquetEpisode 8Today 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 2Let’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 6A Visit to Ayura Pride Eclipse FlowersEpisode 6Join 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...
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  03:15Episode 10Hand Tied Protea Bouquet!Episode 10In 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 8Romantic Garden Rose Wedding Bouquet!Episode 8Eufloria’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 13I 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 11Straight Talk with J- Hydrangea CareEpisode 11I 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 ChrysanthemumsEpisode 12Fall 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...
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  05:34Episode 10Protea Hand Tied- Centerpiece!Episode 10I 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...
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  06:50Episode 7Ombre’ Bowl and Analogous ArrangementEpisode 7This 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 5Flower Lesson- Shelter ArrangementEpisode 5Today’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 4Carnation Arrangements from Eclipse!Episode 4I 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 2Monstera Madness- Trend for 2019Episode 2Are 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 1This 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... 
 
 
              