I’m so excited for our 2nd Episode of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” in Season 8- premiering on hundreds of Local PBS Stations all across the country. Episode #802 is “Flowers of Hawai’i “ where I explore many of the Traditional Flowers- we think of when we think of Hawaii… specifically- Anthurium, Orchids and Heliconia!

In this week’s At Home with Flowers Free Video on uBloom- I’m creating a super easy arrangement- using Zinnias- and Maidenhair Fern. This arrangement is Simple- and it’s Long lasting – and it just takes a few of favorite tips to create!

This amazing Cocktail is a creation of my Flower Friend Jenny Fiedler- You can buy her Essential Bar Book here NOW!This Flower Cocktail is featured in Episode #802 of Life in Bloom- Flowers of Hawai’i- Watch NOW!

We’re so Excited for the Premiere of Season 8 of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” On Public Television- distributed by our Friends at American Public Television- and Sponsored by our Wonderful Underwriters: CalFlowers- Albertsons Companies - Passion Roses and Suntory Flowers! We are also excited to welcome back- our Closed Caption Funder- FabulousFlorals.com - Watch TOPIARY IN BLOOM the Season 8 premiere here Now!

Everyone is simply loving the NEW BluOcean® Chrysanthemums from Florigene and Suntory Flowers- You can see all the amazing colors of these Chrysanthemums here- BluOcean® Chrysanthemums. This week’s Free uBloom Video features the NEW BluOcean® Chrysanthemums - in a Wave Inspired Arrangement created by J- step by step in his Garden… Watch the FREE Video Here Now on uBloom.com - the Free Video is also available on J’s Youtube Channel too!

FREE How to Arrange Flowers Video on uBloom this week… Easy Flower Arranger Garden Bouquet

In this week’s At Home with Flowers Free Video on uBloom- I’m out in the Garden arranging flowers… An assortment of Zinnias, Scoop Scabiosa along with Blue African Basil and Scented Geranium.

This week’s Behind the Bloom Podcast is a companion Episode to “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” Episode #204 The Gift of the Forest… I’m so thankful for all our wonderful followers tuning in for the Podcasts… and I wanted to share what a Podcast Description Looks like- for our Blog Readers… and how it all connects!

In this week’s At Home with Flowers Free Video on uBloom- I’m on location with my Flower Friend Michael Furlong- and we’re coming to you inside one of the Gerbera Daisy Houses at Ocean Breeze Flower Farm in Carpinteria CA! We’re surrounded by Millions of American Grown Gerbera Daisies – it’s truly a sight to behold!

This week’s Podcast is a Companion to J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom - Episode #203- Beauty from the Flower Farm- that talks all about Local Flowers in Season. You can watch this Episode of Life in Bloom #203- Here Now!

Life in Bloom” News Round Up from J Schwanke for February 2026… Lots of Great NEWS- Our First Podcast Guest- Lane DeVries, The Entire 13 Episodes of Season 1 of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” is now on Youtube- and our Web-Exclusive Visit to the NEW San Francisco Flower Market is available on uBloom and Youtube too!

In this week’s At Home with Flowers Free Video on uBloom- Watch NOW! I’m on location in the NEW San Francisco Flower Market- creating an arrangement

This week’s Podcast is a Companion to Episode #202 of “Life in Bloom” - title From Farm to Plate & Vase- and it’s a fun episode featuring our Farmer Friends- Jill and Mary- from Crane Dance Farms. We’ve designed these companion podcasts to tell you more about what happens behind the scenes

I’m so excited for this week’s Free uBloom Video- It’s a Visit to the NEW San Francisco Flower Market – I’ll be featuring the NEW San Francisco Flower Market Location- and many of my wonderful Flower Friends- in Season 8 of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” Season 8 Episode 803- Flowers by the Bay.

This week’s Behind the Bloom Podcast- is a companion to Episode #201 (the First Episode of Season Two) - Arrangements from the Garden- that includes great tips for Creating Arrangements cut directly from your own Garden. It also includes “the Perimeter Urn”… and oldie but a real goodie- from the JTV Archives…

The Popularity of  the Florigene and Suntory Flowers- Blue Rose Applause® has been so incredible… all the more reason to be excited about today’s FREE Video on uBloom.com. I’m so excited and honored be presenting the Blue Applause® Spray Rose! That’s right… This incredible Blue Toned Lavender Rose- is now available as a spray rose… with up to 5 blooms on One Stem… what an incredible value.
Watch this FREE Video on uBloom Now- courtesy of our Friends at Florigene and Suntory Flowers!

This week - I’m revisiting Orchids… in several ways… The Behind the Bloom Podcast with J and RJ Pole- is our companion Podcast to Episode #113- of J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom. The Last Episode of Season 1… for those of you that are tuning into our Weekly Free Podcast… this is an exciting milestone…

Today on Behind the Bloom – I’m excited to introduce you to my Great Friend- RJ Pole…(Watch this week’s Free Video on uBloom here!) he is an avid birdwatcher- and also the host of amazing podcast about birdwatching – “Birds of a Feather Talk Together”

In this week’s At Home with Flowers Free Video on uBloom- (Watch it here NOW! ) I’m creating a Vase inside a Vase Citrus Sorbet Bouquet. I’ve shared you before on Fun with Flowers- how you can place a vase inside another vase- and then fill that space between the vases with other items of interest.

This week on At Home with Flowers Free video on uBloom- I’m “Behind the Bloom” – (that’s my code phrase for behind the scenes…) - I’m Decorating our Life in Bloom Tree! Watch NOW!‍ ‍

This week on At Home with Flowers (Watch Now) - I’m arranging in the garden and creating some bouquets that inspired by an Episode of “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” – Episode #711 Honeycomb Blooms- you can watch this Episode Here NOW!