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Ikebana lesson on Oct 8

We practiced the ikebana work with flowers of Gladiolus this week. This flower is also called ’Sword lily’ as the leaves look like a sword. Since this plant has voluminous flowers and tall, it was a bit difficult to fix the stems on the pinholder ‘kenzan.’ However, the participants handled well with this challenge andContinue readingIkebana lesson on Oct 8

Flower arrangement for the fourth week @Sushi-bar

The Gentian is on the market now at Montpellier. This flower is popular as the autumn flower in Japan, and we often use it for ikebana work at this season. It’s called ‘Rindo’ in Japanese, literally meaning ‘liver of dragon’ since its root is very bitter. The root is still used as a medicine forContinue readingFlower arrangement for the fourth week @Sushi-bar

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