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Festive Balls

Style:  Christmas centerpiece Materials:  Japanese Anemone (mostly after flowering), String of Pearls, Heavenly Bamboo (berries only), Japanese maple  (Sangokaku’s branches) Japanese Anemone has visual interest even after flowering.  The stem holds the flower’s ovary part, which looks like a tiny ball. The same round shape is repeated in String of Pearls …

Yuzu Pound Cake Recipe

Yuzu is a tricky citrus.  I had over 200 yuzu’s last winter but have NONE this year.  This is the cake I made last season with the abundance of the fruits. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter at room temperature, plus more for pan 2 cups of all-purpose flour, plus more …

Hang In There

  Style:  Arrangement with plants on a wall Materials:  Pink Jasmine branches, Heavenly Bamboo berries, Japanese Anemone (Honorine Jobert) One of pink jasmine vines …

Ketchup & Mustard

Classification: Floribunda Color: bright red with mustard yellow reverse Petal count:  17-25 Fragrance: medium Year of introduction: 2011

Fire ‘n’ Ice

Classification: Floribunda Color: red with white streaks Petal count:  40 Fragrance: mild Year of introduction: 1987

Prospero

Classification: English, Shrub Color: crimson and purple Petal count:  40+ Fragrance: strong Year of introduction: 1983

Black Baccara

Classification:  Hybrid Tea Color: burgundy red Petal count:  26-40 Fragrance: light Year of introduction: 2004  

Raindrop Necklace

The San Francisco Bay Area saw the first significant rain today since March. Our Golden Goddess Bamboo looks happy with raindrops.

Demo at Rose Society

This is my first time to do a floral demonstration in front of an audience. Peninsula Rose Society asked me nine months …