Today on Behind the Bloom- I’m with my incredible Flower Friend- Karen Lau Lee at Cindy’s Lei Shoppe in Honolulu. Karen shares the history of this Iconic Lei Shoppe- and how it started- combined with a Barber Shop. Karen is Third Generation- and she shares some of the Famous Lei Customers- at Cin...

Meet an icon in the world of flowers, arranging, and design, Phil Rulloda. We’ll learn about Phil’s signature style and meet his wife Cathy, as we discover a couple of special Anthurium varieties. Included: a Polopino entrée and a cocktail with Hibiscus, both prepared by Cathy.

In Today’s Video- we’re visiting Eric Tanouye at Green Point Nurseries in Hilo Hawaii. We had the opportunity to visit Eric and his sons Jon and Chris at Green Point Nurseries Hawaiian Flower Farm during our visit to Hawaii- for Season 7 and 8 of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom”. I’ve known Eric for ...

Today- I’m on location in Honolulu Hawaii- at the University of Hawaii- Magoon Research Station- home to some of the most gorgeous Hawaiian Flowers- grown by Tessie Amoré PhD and her crew. You’ll be meeting Dr. Tessie Amoré- in our Hawaii Episodes of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” over the next cou...

Today- I’m on location in Fullerton, California at the Home of Phil and Cathy Rulloda! What an honor to be invited to their home- and then allowed to arrange flowers from our Friends at Green Point Nurseries… but BEST OF ALL… I was able to get a full fledge Critique from my Mentor and Friend… whi...

Today- I’m on location in Hilo Hawaii- at Green Point Nurseries – where my Flower Friend Eric Tanouye has made me feel like a “kid in a candy store”… allowing me to choose any flowers or foliage I like for my arrangement. There is so much to choose from… and I’ve selected Princess Aiko- a Bright ...

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...