Girls’ Day
Style: Moribana Materials: Azalea (Eileen), Flowering Plum (branches only) March 3rd is Girls’ Day (Hinamatsuri) in Japan. Displaying a set of dolls is part of the custom.
Swan in a Lake
Style: Freestyle Materials: Bird of Paradise, Kangaroo Paw (Bush Gold), Tropicanna, Flax (Yellow Wave) Does it look like a bird swimming in water?
Standing Beauty
Style: Nageire Materials: Peony (Sarah Bernhardt), Winter Daphne (branches only) Peony is used as a metaphor for how elegant women look in different postures. There is a saying in Japanese, “She stands like a herbaceous peony (Shakuyaku), sits like a tree peony (Botan) and walks like a lily.” This peony is Shakuyaku.
Bridal Shower
Style: Moribana Materials: Rose (Lynn Anderson), Variegated Weigela Submission: 2011 Peninsula Rose Society Annual Rose Show Award: ARS Silver Certificate, ARS Oriental …
Hawaiian Honeymoon
Style: Freestyle Materials: Roses (Barbara Streisand, Full Sail, Paradise, Secret), Bougainvillea (Purple Queen), Coconut Shell Submission: 2011 Peninsula Rose Society Annual …
Music and Roses
Style: Mass Materials: Rose (Cherry Parfait), Coral Bells, Honeysuckle, Red Autumn Sage Submission: 2009 Peninsula Rose Society Annual Rose Show Requirements: Create …
Picnic Basket
Style: Mass Materials: Rose (Cherry Parfait), Coral Bells Submission: 2006 Peninsula Rose Society Annual Rose Show Award: Lucia Morgan Trophy Requirements: An …