This Flower Lesson teaches you how to make a dramatic Horizontal Flower Arrangement- featuring flowers and foliage. My Flower Lesson series is designed to teach you how to use the Elements and Principles of Flower Design to your advantage- and help you create beautiful flower artistry.
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Like a visit to a Steamy Tropical Jungle… J’s Tropical Texture arrangement is created in Tangerine Painted Containers. This Amazing 3 – tier arrangement is filled with a wide variety of Textural Flower and Foliages! This show stopping technique is easy… and J shows you how to create it step by st...

J shares expert tips and tricks for arranging fresh cut Orchids. With a variety of Mokara, Dendrobium, Butterfly Sprays and Cymbidium Orchids shows how to create a wind-swept landscape arrangement in a clear glass vase using curly willow and river rocks!

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m sharing one of my favorite tips for Bird of Paradise Flowers- the opening process… my Grandpa Carnation Joe taught this trick to me… and it works like a charm… I hope you Enjoy it… also I’ll arrange the Open Birds of Paradise into 2 Gold Vases from Accent Décor-...

Rainforest featuring the Foliage of the year- Monstera. This Fresh From Florida Foliage- is grown by FernTrust- and Brendan Register. I’m seeing Monstera- everywhere- literally- on Wall Coverings, Art Pieces, Sculpture, Stationary, Ribbon, Upholstery, Events, Display and Design- it’s undeniable- ...

J shows how to create an analogous colored arrangement using Succulents, Protea and other unique flowers. Research tells us that homes that flowers in them have less disagreements. J shares tips and unique techniques for create a friendly flower arrangement!

In this week’s video blog- I show you how to create a Protea Hand Tied Bouquet in less than 5 minutes. Using Protea and Leucadendron from Resendiz Brothers- and Monstera, Aspidistra and other foliage from FernTrust!

Protea are so popular- and this hand tied bouquet could be a wedding bouquet, or...

J introduces the Voyager Trend from the NEW uBloom Trend Synthesis 2014-2015. J creates an arrangement that interprets the Voyager Trend… using the Flowers, Foliage and Elements that portray this Trend Concept for the coming year!

J introduces the NudeTrend from the NEW uBloom Trend Synthesis 2014-2015. J creates an arrangement that interprets the Nude Trend… using the Flowers, Foliage and Elements that portray this Trend Concept for the coming year!

J creates a Discovery Arrangement featuring Fabulous Fern (aka Leatherleaf) from FernTrust. Using this Popular Foliage as the focal emphasis of the arrangement J brings the Fern to the Forefront and uses flowers as the background!

Join J for tips and tricks for using Aspid Ribbon from Reliant Ribbon… J uses it to conceal Arrive Arrive on a bouquet and also under water… to conceal the stems on an Orchid and Peony arrangement… this waterproof ribbon is a great accessory for flower arranging!

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’ll be arranging Green Anthurium- in a lovely tropical style arrangement featuring Fabulous Foliage from our Friends at FernTrust! I’ll be creating the arrangement in a PSW Container from our Friends at Arcadia Garden Products… the container is 100% post-consumer r...

Our Color Lessons for today- will help us cause Excitement- I’ll be creating a Complimentary Arrangement with my Dramm Tools: The Bypass Cutter and Compact Pruner (in Coordinating colors no less!) Complimentary Colors are colors that are opposite another on the color wheel. Complimentary Colors c...

This American Grown Foliage and Flower Tour kicks off with a Visit to FernTrust in Seville Florida! FernTrust represents 13 American Family Foliage Farms. David Register shows us how Fern grows and shares how FernTrust delivers Fern we can Trust! J creates a FernTrust Project: A Lavender ColorFre...

This week J creates a Tropical Centerpiece featuring Protea from Resendiz Brothers. This Palm Tree Centerpiece is BIG…and perfect for a Buffet or Grand Celebration… but remember J shares tips for scaling this down… for a patio party too.

With several elements this Centerpiece is easy to build a...

J creates an Illuminated Zen Blue Orchid Centerpiece... including Feathers, and Enclosed Illumination featuring Amy's BLUE Bombay Orchids, and Breathtaking Vanda Orchids... and Amy's Latest Opulent Foliages. J takes you step by step through the creation process for this Tantalizing Special Even...

This week on Fun with Flowers and J, we head to Colombia to visit Splendor and the Rosamina Farms in Bogota. Eli Perez has an amazing Protea Farm that has breathtaking vistas and beautiful flowers.

Eli and his father trialed and developed the first Protea Farm in Colombia…defying the odds when ...

I visited Splendor during a visit to Colombia- and saw the amazing variety of Protea and Leucadendron that grow on their Rosamina Farm.
It’s amazing the varieties that are available- and they are the perfect flowers for this hand tied centerpiece created in a bronze bowl from Accent Décor – that...

I’m introducing one of the NEW Colors from Design Master – Heather-ish. This wonderful antique lavender color is Trend forward and so popular.
In our project I use Heather-ish to paint a glass vase from the Thrift store…and to color-shift Hydrangea, Protea, Zinnias and Victoria Fern from www.Fer...

One of my favorite tips for making different kinds of flowers look Important- or give them the spotlight- is the simple technique of grouping flowers. Group each kind of flower together- gives it more emphasis- and it doesn’t turn out looking “polka-dot”… I love this technique- and it raises the ...

Today on At Home with Flowers- it’s time for us to Work on our Stem Skills. I love decorative vases- and sometimes the most beautiful vases- have small necks- so you can only use a few flowers…
That’s where Stem Skills come into play- using a few stems of flowers and foliage- we can create diffe...

Today on At Home with Flowers- I share one of my favorite tricks for looping Aspidistra Leaves from FernTrust. I have the Variegated Aspidistra in this project- and I’m using the Design Tray from Smithers Oasis.
The Featured Flower this week- is Pin Cushion Protea- several different colors- and ...

J uses a Resendiz Brothers Protea Wreath as a Christmas Centerpiece and shows how Mel Resendiz Protea Wreaths and Bouquets can be dried for continued enjoyment. J brings REAL SNOW to the Party as Well!

Join J on the Beaches of Waikiki... to create a Tropical TIKI Vase Arrangement using Local Tropical Flowers! J also shares an Island Secret for making your Flowers and Greens Last longer... Hawaiian Floral Mist!