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Floral Arrangements, Page 13

Star Festival

  Style: freestyle – a pair of containers Materials: Hydrangeas (Nikko Blue, Annabelle), Bamboo (Golden Goddess) July 7th is Star Festival (Tanabata) in Japan.  Wishes are written on strips of paper and hung on bamboo branches.  The color blue is used to cool down hot summer days.

Ichirinzashi

Materials: Clematis (Niobe) This is not really an arrangement.  One branch of Clematis can be beautiful in my favorite ichirinzashi (bud vase) by Japanese …

Dancing Queen

  Style:  freestyle Materials: Rose (Butterscotch), Sea Lavender, white Sweet Peas, Meyer Lemon buds Theme:  Disco Craze – Designer’s Choice Submission:   2012 …

Spring Lime Yellow

  Style:  Nageire Materials: Rose (Peace), Fringe Flower (Snow Dance – branches only) The color combination brightens up the space.  

Fruit Plate

Style: freestyle Materials: Mandarin Orange, Meyer Lemon, Kangaroo Paw (Bush Gold), Flax (Yellow Wave) Fruit can be used for floral arrangements.

Girls’ Day

  Style: Moribana Materials: Azalea (Eileen), Flowering Plum (branches only) March 3rd is Girls’ Day (Hinamatsuri) in Japan.  Displaying a set of …

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 …

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. …