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...

Hi friends, and welcome back to Behind The Bloom Podcast! I’m J Schwanke, and this week’s episode is a very special companion to Season One, Episode 103 of Life In Bloom —The Romance of Flowers. In that episode, I visited a beautiful rose grower in California, enjoyed a flower-inspired cocktail h...

Welcome back to Behind The Bloom Podcast with J Schwanke and RJ Pole! In this episode, listeners get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Life In Bloom with host and celebrity florist J Schwanke. Co-host RJ Pole joined J on set to experience the creative process firsthand—and eve...

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 ...

90 Second Sizzle reel for Season 8 of J Schwanke's Life in Bloom!

Episode 4: Companion Podcast for Life in Bloom - Episode 102- Protea-  Long Term Beauty

This week on Behind The Bloom Podcast, we’re revisiting Life In Bloom Episode 102 —
Protea- Long Term Beauty  and I have to say, it’s still one of my favorites!
This episode is all about one of the most fasc...

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...

Episode 3: J's Favorite Tip- Cold Water!

Welcome back everyone —
and this week, we’re tackling one of the most common questions I get asked:
How do you make your flowers last longer?
There are so many myths and old wives tales out there,
but I’m here to help set the record straight with some...

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...

Ms. Margo, seer of her clan, joins J in the garden as they listen to and explore messages from nature, including trees, herbs, and, of course, flowers. Ms. Margo also provides insight on newest garden denizen, Georgy Girl. Included: a bouquet of garden flowers and an herb based mocktail.