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!

J has Partnered with Ocean Breeze Farms- in Santa Barbara California- for an On-Going Contest- “Share Your Schwankies”… and it super easy to enter…

Flower Tea Party Snacks- 3 recipes from Episode 608- What’s the Tea… of J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom!

Join me for a Web-Exclusive Behind the Bloom- with my Flower Friends Kim and Val- from Brickyard Farms… as Kim and I talk about Cooking, Garlic, Love, and Life and Furry Family!

Here’s the recipe for the Bug Snacks I created with my friend Hendrick on Episode 606- Kids and Flowers on “Life in Bloom”!

Easy Pasta Sauce- with garden fresh ingredients is a Signature of my Flower Friend- Chef Jenna from Amore Trattoria in Grand Rapids Michigan! It's Delish!

My Flower Friend Chef Jenna Arcidiacono and I indulge in one of my Favorite Pink libations- the Pink Gin Cocktail- a British Favorite…

J and Weaving Friend - Sue Muldoon whip up a batch of Blueberry Scones this week on J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom!

My Friend Sue Muldoon is a guest on J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom- Season 6 Episode 604 - Woven Together… and she has an amazing talent when it comes to weaving and creating baskets and things woven of all kinds. She also has a new book… Weaving Step by Step

The Roasted Garlic Martini Recipe- featured in Life in Bloom Episode 603- The Stinking Rose!

Recipe for Nick’s Best Rolls- courtesy of Nick Boersma- Featured in Life in Bloom Episode 603- The Stinking Rose

I’m on location in Hillsboro Oregon at Peterkort Roses – creating an arrangement of one of my Favorite Flowers- Butterfly Ranunculus

Today we’re visiting a multi-generational Dutch Family Flower Farm- Oregon Flowers- in Aurora Oregon- and together we’ll learn more about “Flowers with a Dutch Touch”!

Butterflies seem to inspire a celebratory mood - and this beverage is fitting for our episode about butterflies!

Today on Behind the Bloom- I’m visiting Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park – and meeting my Flower Friend Steve LaWarre at the Fred and Dorothy Fichter Butterflies are Blooming Exhibit

There’s 4 Fun ways you can start to reference (and Collect) your favorite Recipe in Bloom or Flower Cocktail Hour Recipes here on uBloom!

Thank you to CalFlowers, Albertsons Companies, Passion Roses and Holland America Flowers for bringing “Life in Bloom” to a Public Television Station near you.

Many of us have Life-Long Dreams- whether it’s to fly an Airplane- or become a Zoo Keeper- or Visit a far off Island… Dreams are Important.

This week's new video on the uBloom website goes Behind the Bloom with web-exclusive video! J visits with Chef Jenna - and they're talking about her passion - Food Hugs, a non-profit charity she founded.