Today on Behind the Bloom- I’m joined in the Garden with the “Little Girl Next Door” – my neighbor- Amanda Gilbert- creator of “Crowns of Courage” a Non-profit that empowers women with cancer – with her henna crowns of courage. We’re making flower crowns- of local herbs and flowers- and Amanda sh...

Today on Behind the Bloom- I’m visiting my Farming Friend Jill Frey- at her Hyper-local Vertical Container Vegetable, Flower and Herb Farm- Superbloom Farms- in Grand Rapids… We visit inside her hydroponic Vertical Farm- and she shares the amazing story behind these farms- that are producing loca...

Today I’m sending Happy Holiday Wishes- from the Garden! Join me as we create a couple of Red and Green Bouquets – from Garden Flowers to Celebrate the Holidays!
I’m so Thankful and Grateful for all the amazing letters, emails and message we get about our Public Television Series- “J Schwanke’s L...

Today on At Home with Flowers- we have a web-exclusive- a Segment we created for Life in Bloom- that was ended up on the cutting room floor… It’s about my collection of Bird Vases and Vessels- and it stems from my Friend MaDonna- and her gifting some to me… it also features the Robin Planter- tha...

Today on Behind the Bloom- My Flower Friend Jenn Pascua and I are making flower vases- from ONE Grocery Bouquet- to spread around the house. We call these break-a-way
Arrangements- because they can be used collectively- as a centerpiece- or break-a-way to all parts of the house- so you have flowe...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m in the Garden- arranging Dinner plate Dahlias grown by my friend Craig at Z Farms. I share some of my favorite tips about arranging Dahlias- and how to arrange, care for- and make these Majestic Flowers last as long as possible! Enjoy this taste of late Summer- ...

Today on Behind the Bloom- I’m joining my Flower Friend Nicolette Behrendsen in her studio to arrange some flowers- and talk about Life and Flowers. Nicolette is a life coach- and we are both Flower Lifers… Nicolette has taken it in a whole new directions following in her mother’s footsteps- and ...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m on location at one of my Favorite Stores- Martha’s Vineyard in Grand Rapids MI…and I’m making an arrangement in a head of cabbage… it may sound difficult or unusual- and I’ll share my tip for doing this impressive and surprising easy arrangement… using Variegate...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m so excited to make an arrangement with the Paper Flowers- that Sandy Luna- created while she visited sharing her talents- and information about Dia de los Muertos… I’m creating an arrangement that we can use year after year- for Dia de los Muertos- that will hav...

Today on Behind the Bloom- my amazing and Talented Friend- Sandra Villegas is joining me in the kitchen to talk more about her Paper Flowers- and her Artistry- and business Luna’s Paper Designs- you can learn more about her at
www.lunaspaperdesigns.com – or email [email protected] – San...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m in the Garden with a wonderful collection of Home Grown Zinnias, Dahlias and Coleus- creating an arrangement in the Pink Tones… using a few simple tips and tricks- it’s easy to arrange flowers from the garden in a cylinder vase… I’m here to show you how- and als...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m on Location with Wimee the Robot- at https://wimee.tv - I love Wimee- and during our visit spent some time with me- while I arranged flowers- and we talked about Fun Flower Things- including Day Lilies, A NEW Flower Stella (Inirida Flower), Hypericum, while I c...

Today on Behind the Bloom- my Flower Friends Michael Hyacinthe and Kevin Kammeraad- join me to tell me all about the History and Magic behind Wimee the Robot- Wimage LLC and www.Wimee.TV - Together we learn about the empowerment of creating your own Story- and the commonalities of Wimee’s Words ...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m on Location at Martha’s Vineyard in Grand Rapids, MI, creating a Piece of the Garden Arrangement- in a Wine Crate- I’ve lined the Wine Crate with Cellophane- and then filled it with bio-degradable Midnight Foam from Oasis… that has been soaked with Flower Nutrie...

Today on Behind the Bloom- my Flower Friends June and Bretagne Whitford drop by to make a Flower Kitty – in Pink and Lavender… you can see the project and my visit with them- on Life in Bloom Episode 606- Flowers and Kids – I’m sharing some of the tips and tricks for making this flower Kitty and ...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m on Location at SuperBloom Farms- you saw Jill Frey and her amazing container gardens on Episode 608- What’s the Tea- Jill raises Vegetables, Herbs and Edible Flowers- in her vertical farm- inside shipping containers… it’s Amazing. So while I was on Location at S...

Today on Behind the Bloom- my fun friend Hendrik is in the kitchen with me- and we’re making “edible bugs”- that are crafted from all sorts of fun things we eat all the time… including edible flowers. Hendrik and I created these “edible bugs” for Life in Bloom Episode 606- Flowers and Kids – and ...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m on Location at Peterkort Roses in Hillsburo Oregon- arranging their locally grown Anemones in chicken wire. I love it when I have the opportunity to arrange flowers on location- and especially when it’s in a 100 year old Flower Family Greenhouse… these Anemones ...

Today on Behind the Bloom- I’ve got my wonderful Flower Friend Sue Muldoon sharing more weaving techniques for her Japanese Tea Basket- and I’m sharing more information about her kits- her website- www.ReduxForYou.com – and about following her on Social Media- for her event schedule and much more...

Today on At Home with Flowers I’m creating an arrangement with 3 colors of Eremurus – grown by our Friends at Oregon Flowers. I’m arranging these gorgeous flowers- in flower foam- and adding some foliage from my garden… it’s a wonderful way to enjoy these Peach, Orange and Yellow Eremurus from O...

Today on At Home with Flowers I’m creating an arrangement with Jasmine Vine and Pink Stock- in a wonderful Vintage Container… that you may recognize from a previous Life in Bloom Show- “Thinking outside the Vase” from Season 2…
The Jasmine Vine is from our friends at Mayesh San Francisco and the ...

Today on Behind the Bloom- I’m with my Nephew (in-law) Nick Boersma- and this is our behind the scenes when we were making “Nick’s Famous Garlic Rolls”… it’s us two guys having fun in the kitchen and Nick shares some his tips for cooking success- we talk flowers- and taste Nick’s Famous Garlic Ro...