J Schwanke's Life in Bloom

Host J Schwanke shares simple ways to create a "Life in Bloom." Celebrate and embrace the joy of having flowers in your life, including: flowers for your home, cooking, and helpful flower tips.

Host J Schwanke explores protea, one of the oldest flowers in the world. Visit a protea farm, and learn how to incorporate this exotic flower into crafts, cocktails, and entertaining.

Host J Schwanke shares why flowers are considered romantic, and how to use flowers for every day romance. Beautiful, fragrant flowers are used in arrangements, recipes, and for relaxation.

Host J Schwanke gives a peek into his family history, his vintage carnation artifact collection, and into a family-run carnation farm. See how flowers have influenced and shaped every part of his life.

Host J Schwanke explores the wonderful world of succulents: He visits a succulent farm, hosts a Make & Take party, and goes on location for a succulent-inspired cocktail.

Host J Schwanke shows you the storied history of the tulip, and how to get maximum enjoyment out of this beautiful flower with arrangements and tulip-inspired recipes.

Host J Schwanke pairs fruit with flowers because it's fun! J gets creative with the abundance of the season, and uses fruit and flowers in simple, unexpected ways in arrangements, recipes, and crafts.

Host J Schwanke shows you how to use flowers to "petal it forward". The power of flowers affects our health and wellbeing—for the better. See how flowers can heal and cheer when we share them, gift them, even eat them!

Host J Schwanke goes on location to two Florida foliage growers to show you this beautiful staple of the plant world, along with several inspired ways to use these long-lasting plants.

Host J Schwanke shares some history of the flower frog—a device used to help arrange flowers. Whether man-made or natural, this tool has many applications when it comes to arranging and entertaining.

Host J Schwanke visits with P. Allen Smith at Smith's Moss Mountain farm in Arkansas, and explores the ways flowers inspire and influence art, both in and out of the garden.

Host J Schwanke shows you how to bring more fun, whimsy, and wonder into your life with terrariums, and terrarium-inspired recipes, crafts and entertaining arrangments.

Host J Schwanke shares what you need to know to experience the joy of orchids. Visit an orchid farm, create an orchid wreath, and most important: learn how to care for your orchid plants.