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Host J Schwanke shows how to bring the beauty of flowers into your surroundings and demonstrates how living a life surrounded by colorful blossoms can reduce stress, instill wellness, and enhance happiness. Season two features techniques for flower arrangement, delicious floral food and cocktail recipes, and fun conversations with guests – from dahlia growers to chiropractors.

J visits a butterfly garden, finding inspiration for flower arrangements and a cocktail.
J shares personal flower-themed collections: vases, hosta plants, trees, artwork and more!
Flowers create memories! J shares how flowers enhance treasured times in your life!
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Flowers and kids team up for exciting projects. Included: a visit with Wimee the Robot.
J visits Portland, Oregon - the city of roses, as well as a flower farm and flower market.
A show about the “other” rose - garlic. A garlic farm, garlic scapes and a garlic martini.
Flower friend Sue Muldoon shows J weaving techniques. Then J joins flowers and weaving.
A flower farm founded by Dutch immigrants in a show about Dutch culture and flowers.
Pink is the most prevalent flower color in nature and it’s the focus of this episode.
J visits a butterfly garden, finding inspiration for flower arrangements and a cocktail.
A look at the tea leaves reveals an immediate future including flowers, family, and tea.
Color principles - complimentary, analogous, and monochromatic - inform flower bouquets.
Flower friend Sandy Villegas shares paper flower making and Día de los Muertos traditions.
The theme of shade includes flowers in containers suited to for shady spots.
J explores ways to live the flower life and practice self-care principle in the process.
J shares themes for winter flowers and goes beyond traditional holiday red and green.
J explores advantages to being a good neighbor including expressing thanks with flowers.
A show dedicated to the Calla Lily – used in unusual and unique flower arrangements.
J shares personal flower-themed collections: vases, hosta plants, trees, artwork and more!
J arranges blue Flowers – both natural and dyed – in this show about flowers of blue.
J shares ways to enjoy flowers for the Christmas Holidays - including projects and crafts.
Flowers create memories! J shares how flowers enhance treasured times in your life!
J shares foraging tips from an expert. Also: a recipe and a beverage with foraged flora.
J shares the history of the bouquet, from nosegays to tussie mussies – and arranges them.
J is pushing petals for crafts, artwork, and even an hors d’ouerve with flower petals.
J shares personal flower-themed collections: vases, hosta plants, trees, artwork and more!
Dried Flowers take center stage as J shares his favorite tips for drying fresh Flowers!
Become a flower tourist with J Schwanke and travel the flower world without leaving town.
Flowers have a language all their own. J shares the meanings of flowers and their colors.
J explores Innovations in the world of Flowers including technology and hybridization.
J hosts a savory swing through the herb garden – with fun and tasty projects!
Learn how flower food helps bouquet longevity, plus the benefits of elderberry syrup.
Inspiration from the earth, including a family farm, creating a berm, and garden flowers.
Flowers with an Italian flair, with Della Robbia centerpieces, and lemons as a theme.
Arranging flowers with a musical twist. J visits with a composer, and a beverage crafter.
Focus on the fragrant stock flower; a flower farm visit, bouquets, and a spicy cocktail.
Host J Schwanke shares his love of dogs, specifically an affinity for Cocker Spaniels.
Gladiolus are in the spotlight with both simple and impressive gladiolus arrangements.
J Schwanke shows viewers that arranging flowers can be nice and easy.
Birds and flowers combine in a flight of fancy, with photography and sculpting branches.
Hydrangeas are the focus; including a farm visit, flower arranging, and a cocktail.
Host J Schwanke welcomes Autumn with flowers accented by the bounty of the season.
Host J Schwanke explores tropical blooms and themes.