Meyer Lemon and Curly Willow
🍋Meyer lemon is a versatile plant for all seasons. I enjoy cooking, making lemonade, and making arrangements. Materials: Meyer lemon, Curley willow
Bird of Paradise – Leaf Manipulation
Bird of Paradise blooms in California from November through March. After one flower blooms, another emerges from the opposite side, creating a continuous display of beauty. By arranging a few stems with double flowers, you can create the illusion of a flock of birds. This video demonstrates techniques for manipulating …
Merry Christmas 2024
Wishing for a peaceful year🌲 Materials: Curly Willow, Christmas Holly (Ilex aquifolium), Radiata Gum Eucalyptus, Redwood foliage, Pine, Pine cones Curly willow is weaved into a 24-inch wire frame to shape the peace symbol ☮️ All other materials were foraged from a nearby open field. The wreath below was …
Everblooming Campanula
After persistent queries to ChatGPT, I finally discovered the name of this lavender droopy bell flower💜: Campanula Collina. This lovely perennial graces …
Happy Thanksgiving 2024
This arrangement may be appropriate for a centerpiece for a vegetarian Thanksgiving 🦃🥦🥕 It took a while to wash and sort out …
Orange Cymbidium Orchid
Katsuko “Biko” Thielke sensei hosted a beautiful flower show at her home last weekend. Her thirty some students participated, and it was …
Chrysanthemum and Horsetail
This is from a wiring technique workshop by Joan “Yusui” Suzuki and Ron “Kodo” Brown, which is organized by the Sogetsu San …
Happy Halloween 2024
Eucalyptus is a versatile material, especially during dry weather when blooms are scarce. With Halloween just around the corner, this arrangement highlights …
Bamboo & Washi
This bamboo structure was made during a Sogetsu class. It’s a signature craft taught by Katsuko Sensei, where we glue washi (Japanese …
Kofuji Wisteria and Cosmos
These are ‘Psyche Mix’ cosmos that I grew from seeds. I love their soft, ruffled petals. I arranged them simply in an …