Today on At Home with Flowers- it’s time for us to Relax with Flowers… I know that some of you- are a little intimidated when it comes to arranging flowers- but today- we’re going to focus on creating a relaxing experience- pleasing yourself- with your flower arranging.
We know that the act of a...

It’s fun to recycle- or repurpose- jars or containers we have around the house- and a Honey Jar can become a wonderful vase for flowers from the Garden!
I finished off a grand jar of Aberdeen Apiary Honey- and it has an amazing label- with a beautiful bee on it… so I thought it would be great to...

It’s time to create a sunny Sunflower Arrangement- with all kinds of Sunflowers- this arrangement is featured in Episode #312 – Sunshine Flowers – Watch it NOW! This arrangement appears in my segment with my long time friend- Kara Bolt- who creates Sunflowers Cookies- and then surprises me with “...

Join me on the deck- for this arrangement created for “Life in Bloom” Episode #313- Bloom Happy- where the featured flower is Allium. I create these arrangements for the filming of the flowers- so you don’t get to see them get created on the Public Television Show… so we film them- and the tips a...

It’s time to go behind the bloom- and create an Herb Arrangement- from the Garden- that is used on “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” – Episode #302- Hearts and Flowers- for my visit with Ms. Margo- and her amazing hand crafted soaps. Ms Margo’s soaps feature herbs- and other secret ingredients- so thi...

Spring is on the Way- and here’s a wonderful project- to share with someone that Loves to Garden- featuring Seed Packets and Seed Boxes from Dollar Tree- and a Fabulous Foliage Bouquet from FernTrust.
I Love to visit Dollar Tree- and I got these Seed Packets- and a Cutting Garden Seed Collection...

Many Times you see an arrangement on “Life in Bloom” on my Public Television Show… that I don’t make on the show- and I think it’s important to show you- how EVERY Arrangement is created- even when it’s a small prop arrangement for a Flower Cocktail Hour Segment. So today- this At Home with Flowe...

Let’s go out on the deck- to create an Astilbe Arrangement from several varieties that grow in the yard… this Behind the Bloom Video- features creating an Astilbe Arrangement- that will be shown with our Featured Flower in Season 5… of Life in Bloom- (That will air in 2023…) So this is truly a SN...

Let’s Create a Gladiolus Garden Gift- in wooden crate- that includes Gorgeous Gladiolus- from Glad-A-Way Gardens- and Glad Bulb Packages,Garden Tools, and Bamboo Skewers from Dollar Tree! This Fun Arrangement- will inspire the recipient- to get out into the Garden- and plant some Glads … that’s t...

Today on At Home with Flowers- we’re going Behind the Bloom- to feature a Bouquet- that is seen on “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom”- Episode 407 – Glad Tidings (Here’s a link to that episode: https://ubloom.com/blog/2022/05/31/episode-407-glad-tidings/) I create this arrangement in an Aqua Vintage Gl...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m creating a Rustic Vase- Behind the Bloom that will pair with a Flower Cocktail Hour Segment- that features a Maple based drink. The Vase features a small Maple tree- Eucalyptus Pods, Blush Astilbe and Pink Tiger Lilies… it’s arranged in a vase- using the Maple T...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’ll share two different ways to arrange Scabiosa Pods- One is a free form vase arrangement and the other is a contemporary hand tied bouquet.
Scabiosa Pods are the featured flower- in Episode #405- From the Earth of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” and these bouquets ...

I love recycling or repurposing containers – and this trio of vase was gifted to me by my niece- it contained 3 amaryllis bulbs- and it was just to darling to discard… so today- we’re going to fill this vase- with Flowers- and also accent the vases and the box with ribbon… The arrangements featur...

This Flower Lesson teaches you how to make an arrangement featuring fresh flowers and vegetables… the arrangement is created in Midnight Flower Foam from Oasis Floral Products using Artichokes, and Peppers- paired with Antique Hydrangeas from Sun Valley Flower Farm- and “Miss Piggy” roses from Eu...

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 ...

Deliflor Latin America has an incredible selection of Mini Spray Chrysanthemums- just about every color or shape you could desire- is available from Deliflor Latin America!

This week- I create 2 Chrysanthemum Sphere Projects- using the different types of Mini Spray Chrysanthemums differently to...

Today’s Project features the Beautiful Mother of Pearl Roses from Pride/Eclipse- it’s a stacked centerpiece with a unique mechanic- that allows one arrangement to be set atop the other arrangement.

I visited Pride/Eclipse during my Visit to Bogota Colombia- Auyra- grows beautiful Carnations and...

This week- I’m creating a bi-level arrangement created with one of my Favorite Flowers- Carnations!

Kelly and I were excited to get a chance to visit Ayura in Bogota Colombia- last October- and get to see Millions of Carnations growing in the fields… we also got to see Jose’s Draft Horses- and ...

I Love a centerpiece that is easy to make and also creative and impressive. This week’s project is just that…

It features Alstroemeria- one of my favorite flowers- for wedding and event… because the flowers are long lasting, come in a wide variety of colors… and are also inexpensive…

The Stru...

I’m bringing you Fun with Flowers today on Location – from the Life in Bloom House….and we’re creating Tree Fern and Sunflower Topiary!

Using crafted metal containers from Accent – this easy Topiary Project is perfectly suited for Sunflowers and Tree Fern. This past spring- I created the Tree Fe...

It’s fun to create arrangements that are interactive… and sometimes we can combine a couple of vases to create a really interesting centerpiece…

This week on Fun with Flowers and J- I combine a large wood enhanced cylinder vase with a small gold cylinder vase to create a floating flower centerp...

This Fun Centerpiece is easy to create using Fruit and Flowers in coordinating colors… I share my tips for adding fruit easily to your arrangements- and a special secret to use with Apples!

The Flowers are inspired by the colors of the fruit… and combining the fruit and flowers in a green glass ...

J creates some locally grown flower arrangements using the “Delights” foliage bouquets from FernTrust- these American Grown Foliage bouquets are a great way to start a bouquet…

Then J adds unique flowers from California and Dahlias and Zinnias from Michigan… showing how you can use flowers and ...

J shares one of his favorite arrangements… The Gathering Basket…featuring flowers cut from the garden. With a few special tricks this arrangement has a great special effect and also a concealed water supply.

This “Gathering Basket” uses long and short stems… and is the perfect way to bring flowe...