This is my first time to do a floral demonstration in front of an audience. Peninsula Rose Society asked me nine months ago when they are looking for a guest speaker for their monthly meeting. My topic is to make “everyday” Japanese style arrangements with available roses and fall blooming …
I saw a pile of logs when my next-door neighbor cut their birch trees and had to ask them for one. Ivan cut out the log in a square shape for the hidden vase. Voilà! The birch tree is reborn. Style: A vase out of a natural material Materials: Rose (Lynn …
What a nice treat for myself! I took a day off and visited my favorite floral design show, Bouquets to Art at de Young Museum in San Francisco. It is the seventh year for me but the exhibition has been around for 32 years. These are my favorite choices among hundreds of …
Filoli in Woodside is one of my favorite botanical gardens in the San Francisco Bay Area. I must have been there ten …
Style: The Relationship between the Container and the Surface of the Placement Materials: Rose (Paradise), Kangaroo Paw (Bush Pearl), Cordyline (Electric Pink)
Style: View from Below Materials: Roses (Perfume Delights, Pink Promise), Jasmine (leaves only), Lavender (Meerlo – leaves only)
Scientific Name: Senecio rowleyanus I saw this plant in a hanging basket at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park and thought I had …
In spite of the restricted watering due to the drought, our 8’ yuzu tree yielded over 200 pieces of fruit this winter. …
Style: Using Dried Materials Materials: Roses (Double Delight, Mister Lincoln), Eucalyptus (bark) These peeled barks are found at a nearby park.
Style: Focusing on the Use of Water Materials: String of Pearls, Cast Iron Plant The reflection of the sun is interesting.
