Today on Fun with Flowers and J- I show you how to create a traditional Hand-Tied Bouquet. The techinique is easy- once you know the secret- and it’s even more impressive – when the finished bouquet can stand up on it’s own.
The Bouquet features “Crazy Eye” roses and “Pink Parasol” Spray Roses f...

This is a fun project- and Calla Lilies are the perfect flower- to add to our American Grown Willow Podocarpus- from FernTrust.

I painted the Coat Hanger with Blush Design Master Color Tool- and then I use Oasis Bind Wire – as the mechanic to create this event accessory.
It’s a simple process- ...

Today- we take time to increase our health and wellness with the Japanese Flower Art of Ikebana. There are so many different schools of Ikebana Flower Arranging- I studied the school of Ikenoba in Japan in the late 70s… and today’s project- has the 3 basic elements of Ikebana- and a ‘nod’ to Mori...

Tips for Opening Peonies + Care and Handling for Peonies!

It’s Peony Season- whether you’re ordering them- finding them at Flower Sellers- or cutting them out of the yard… Peonies benefit from a few of my favorite tips I’ve learned over the years.

We grew several acres of Peonies -for our Flo...

Flowers are coming up in our gardens all over the country- and you can bring some of that beauty from the Garden – INSIDE to celebrate Spring!

There are great tips included for harvesting flowers from your garden- and remember- the simple act of arranging flowers- helps us have happier thoughts-...

Today’s Project on Fun with Flowers and J- calls for a little Natural Color Shifting- and who better to help than Design Master Color Tool!
Using the NEW Honeycomb and Peachy- I’m able to take a limited amount of flowers- and expand my color palette- with Design Master… the great part about the ...

This week’s Video Blog- provides the Secret to Longer Lasting Flowers- with Chrysal Professional Glory.
An Anti-transpirant- that helps seal the molecular structure of the flower- and thus prevents the flower from Transpiring Water off the face of the flower quickly.
This is an ideal treatment ...

It’s time to go behind the bloom again for an All Foliage Arrangement that is featured in the opening to Episode #304- Plants and Flowers for a Happy Home- of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom! I’ve provided a link – so you can watch it! This arrangements is created with a mix of Foliage from my cuttin...