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

J visits the Bob Ross Studio in Muncie, IN and interprets a painting with flowers. Techniques for painting flowers in water color are shared by artist and instructor Eric Santoli. J arranges flowers with a dear friend and also mixes a Happy Trees Cocktail.

Happy Little Trees Cocktails- courtesy of Joan Kowalski- with this version- I introduced a Kiwi Liquor which is quite delicious!

J visits a Flower Design Icon: Phil Rulloda AIFD, Discovers new Anthurium blooms and tries a Polopino Pancite entrée, and a Hibiscus Bloom martini.

Hibiscus Bloom Cocktail- courtesy of Cathy Hillen-Rulloda- featured in Episode 701- Flower Icon- on J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom in Season 7!

Polopino Pancit courtesy of Cathy Hillen-Rulloda #RecipeInBloom from J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Flower Icon- Episode #701

Today on Behind the Bloom- I’m with my Flower Friend Joan Kowalski- at the Original Bob Ross Studio- inside the Bob Ross Experience at the Minnetrista Museum and Gardens in Muncie Indiana!

Our “Share your Schwankies” contest- begins again- April 1, 2025… Send in a photo of your Flower Arrangement inspired by Life in Bloom- and win a box of Flowers from Ocean Breeze Flower Farms… be sure to include your Name, Physical Address, and Where you watch Life in Bloom- Don’t forget to include permission to share your Flower Photos!

Today on At Home with Flowers I’m on location at Mellano & Company in the Original LA Flower Market- celebrating their 100^th Anniversary in the Flower Business.

Today on our At Home with Flowers Video on uBloom- I’m on location in Muncie Indiana… and I’m showing you how you can create a little Flower world of your own … We’ll be creating a fresh flower and foliage diorama.

We are grateful for the Underwriters of J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Since 2019, the dedicaton and generosity of our Underwriters has kept the show on the air, and allows the production of 14 new episodes annually!

Today on Behind the Bloom I’d like to introduce you to Eric Santoli – a Water Colour Artist- that you will be meeting in Season 7 of J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom….Episode 702- Painting with Flowers.

Remembering my Wonderful Flower Friend Don Garibaldi - also known as the "Violet Man"- Don was the proprietor of "House of the Blues" (Flowers that is…)

The Reception to Florigene and Suntory Flowers- Mooncarnations® and Miniature Carnations, Blue Rose Applause® - and BluOcean® Chrysanthemums has been incredible…

J Visits Aloha Shirt Icon- David Bailey- and his collection of over 15,000 Aloha Shirts- both Vintage, Replicas and NEW- at Baileys Antiques & Aloha Shirts in Honolulu! David shares a few of his favorite stories this week- Behind the Bloom!

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 John and Chris at Green Point Nurseries Hawaiian Flower Farm during our visit to Hawaii

#RecipeInBloom Easy Pesto for Pizza… from Episode 503- Herbs in Bloom- J’s Favorite Pesto Recipe is great on pizza or anywhere you might use homemade pesto!

Invited by my Amazing Flower Friend Tessie Amoré PhD- to the Magoon Research Station at the University of Hawaii- in Honolulu- I arrange Anthurium hybridized at the Magoon- and supplied by our Friends at Green Point Nurseries!

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…

This week in our Web-Exclusive Behind the Bloom Episode- I want to share just a few of the Amazing Flower Friends I made at the Lei Day Celebration at Queen Kapi’olani Park – where we filmed on May 1, 2024.