Winter Perfume
Style: basic upright Nageire Materials: Winter Daphne, Oakleaf Hydrangea (“Snow Queen” leaves only) Small branches of Winter Daphne smell wonderfully in the living room.
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 …
Merry Christmas 2016
Style: holiday wreath Materials: Magnolia grandiflora fruits, Noble Fir, Juniper, Pink Jasmine branches, Pine cones I picked up Magnolias fruits from outside of …
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.