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.

Join me - in a sea of 1000’s of Gorgeous Anthurium- on the Big Island of Hawaii- as I visit Green Point Nurseries- in Hilo… to create this arrangement that features Princess Aiko - a Delicate Pink- FRAGRANT - Anthurium!

There’s nothing quite like - arranging incredibly beautiful textural blooms on top of mountain… and today I’m sharing that with you- as I visit my Flower Friend Jennifer Biddle at FBI Flowers… Join me as I arrange these flowers on a Mountain Top in Vista California.

I’m so excited to share our Visit to my Long Time Flower Friend- Frank Biddle- at Francis Biddle International Flowers- also known as FBI Flowers

This week’s Web-exclusive on uBloom- features one of my Favorite Local beverages- Sacred Springs- and owner and flower friend- Geoff Lamden

This week on Behind the Bloom- Ms Margo , the bonereader - is visiting in the Garden- and providing one of her bonereading- communications with our Wonderful Ladybird.

J Schwanke awarded AIFD® Distinguished Service to Floral Industry at AIFD National Symposium- “Emerge” in Orlando Florida

Million Dollar Spagetti from my friend Jenn Pascua- it’s easy and inexpensive!

One of my favorite Recipes- from our Canadian Friends to the North… Poutine- is a wonderfu! comfort food!

J creates the Marigold Martini - to celebrate Dia de los Muertos- the Day of the Dead!