Agrostemma githago, or commonly called Corncockle (or Corn Cockle), is an annual that is easy to grow like a weed and blooms from May through July. Paper-thin fuchsia pink flowers sway with a wind and long upright stems are perfect for cut flowers. I got a packet of seeds from …
Jasminum polyanthum or commonly known as Pink Jasmine starts out with skinny pink buds and opens up to tiny white flowers with a profusion of fragrance. It is spectacular to see hundreds of flowers blanket fence walls throughout the month of April. This arrangement is to bring the fragrance to …
Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud,’ or commonly known as cherry plum or purple-leaf plum, displays masses of pale pink five-petal blooms in late February to early March. Normally it blossoms before ruby-red foliage emerges, but leaves came out early due to a warm winter. The foliage eventually turns to dark purple color …
While not many flowers are in bloom during winter, a wall arrangement above the fireplace mantle can bring spring to the living …
This is a traditional Ikebana arrangement for New Year’s Day, using Mizuhiki (Japanese rice paper cord for special occasions). Mizuhiki is normally …
While we can’t go anywhere under California’s regional stay home order throughout the holidays, this is something you can do to brighten …
Bird of Paradise is a tropical flower native to South Africa, but it blooms from autumn through winter in Northern California. While …
While no trick-or-treater is expected this year, I still like to carve a pumpkin to make some arrangement along with jack-o’-lanterns. Chrysanthemum …
This Japanese Anemone called ‘Honorine Jobert’ is a perennial which blooms from late August to October. A cluster of graceful white flowers …
This Hydrangea called ‘Annabelle’ is a type of Hydrangea arborescens (or commonly called smooth hydrangea. I’ve had this plant since 2002. It …
