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 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 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 At Home with Flowers I’m arranging flowers in the garden- before we film for “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” – and I need a garden centerpiece for the table- featuring one of my favorite flowers- the Cinderella Zinnias that my friend Craig Z grows… I’m also using some Strawflowers- Green...

Today on At Home with Flowers- it’s my favorite time of year- with such a Beautiful Assortment of flowers from the Garden- so let’s head out into the garden and create an arrangement in my favorite vase- It’s a clear glass pedestal vase from Accent Décor- and I’ll fill it with Sinuata Statice, St...

Today on At Home with Flowers- Lets go down by the river- at a Private Garden in Grand Haven Michigan- to create a simple yet elegant arrangement of Garden Flowers and Foliage! I’m using foliage from my garden- to create a structure and then adding flowers from the garden! This Arrangement featur...

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-...

J gets inspired by Chef Jenna’s Italian Cooking and creates an Arrangement inspired by the bounty of the Garden… paired with gorgeous Flowers. J’s Inspired Bouquet is filled with Vegetables and Purple and Green Flowers and Foliage!

J shares how to create an arrangement in a vase using an armature. Showing techniques that are quick and easy… and using Frosted Curly Willow from Wm F. Puckett… J creates a Bright arrangement with Mellano Sunflowers and other local CA Grown Flowers!

J “visits” the Mellano Family Flower Farm in Oceanside CA in the arrangement he creates today! The Multi-generation Mellano Family grows a multitude of Foliage and Flowers… that J uses to create this Flower Field Arrangement in a G3 Galvanized Bucket- All American Grown!

J share Flower Inspiration Boards from Esprit Miami that coordinate with the uBloom Trend Synthesis for 2015… using Esprit Miami Flowers that coordinate to the Fleur la Table’ Trend and Color Palette… J creates an elegant table centerpiece in an Accent Décor Chicken Wire Cloche…

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J creates 4 Trend Concept Arrangements featuring flowers from Ocean View Flowers and Containers from Syndicate Sales… these concepts and flower palettes are available in the Ocean View Flowers Exclusive Trend Synthesis… available from Ocean View Flowers. J shows how easy it is to convey New Trend...

Gladiolus are a Hot New Trend.. and they’re popular for all kinds of arrangements… J shares some unique, creative and modern ways to arrange Glads… and then creates a “perimeter” urn using California Grown Gladiolus, using some great tips and design tricks!

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: J shares the Exceptional Collection of David Austin® Roses available from Alexandra Farms. J creates a beautiful arrangement using chicken wire and garden foliage to accent Alexandra Farms Collection of David Austin® Rose Varieties.

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J shows how to take one 10 stem bunch of Royal Lilies from Sun Valley Flower Farms and create several arrangements to spread all around the house. J also shares tips for caring for your lilies and hints for fast and easy flower arrangements!

This is a great way to dress up a simple bouquet you bought at the Grocery Store… I call it a Semi-Homemade Flower Arrangement- because we’re taking that simple bouquet to the next level- with some foliage from the garden.

This arrangement is created in a block of soaked flower foam- I’m using ...

Today I’m featuring an Arrangement that goes along with a Mocktail Recipe- from “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom”! When we film an Mocktail or Cocktail Recipe- we need flowers that set beside the drink… to make it Flowery! I realized that these arrangements are simple- easy to create- and have some fu...

Today on At Home with Flowers- my friend Craig- that owns Z farms – brought me some incredible Yellow Butterfly Flower- (aka- asclepias “hello yellow” perennial) and it was so gorgeous – I took the opportunity to create an arrangement- and we’ll be using this Flower- as a Featured Flower in our P...

Today on at Home with Flowers- Let’s do something Fun- and create a Caterpillar out of Flowers? I got some Wonderful Green Chrysanthemums – both Large and Small from our friends at DeliFlor Latin America- and we’ll use them to create a Green Caterpillar- out of flowers- it’s a fun project- and wo...

Today I’m creating a Green Grass Arrangement- to welcome my Friend Laurie Keller- Famous Children’s Book Author – of Arnie the Doughnut and We are Growing- who is visiting to be a part of Episode 402- Bein’ Green – of Life in Bloom. Watch it here!
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Today I’m creating a Bouquet – that will be part of my segment with my Friend Taryn Nance- for Season 4 of “Life in Bloom”… Flowers Care (You can watch it here) Taryn is joining me to make Elderberry Syrup- so I thought it would be great to create a bouquet that is Elderberry Color- using Hydrang...

I found some great vases at Dollar Tree for this Peace, Love and Flower Project- with the “Just Add Flowers” bunches from FernTrust!
These cylinder vases come with an oval of chalkboard paint on them- and you can write or draw whatever you like in chalk on the vases! I’m also using these fabulou...

I Love an All Foliage Arrangement- it’s unexpected- and at the same time- it also provides unique health and wellness benefits! A bouquet of all cut foliage- will take in CO2 and transpire Oxygen- just like a plant- add to that- the long lasting ability of Foliage- and all the different shapes, c...

Here’s a fun vase arrangement that compliments the Queen Bee cocktail- in episode #303 Pollinators in Bloom. I create this vase arrangement in a gold accented vase from Accent Décor- and fill it with garden flowers and foliage- including some Amazing Coleus, Yarrow- Snap Dragons- and blushing Sun...