<Materials> Decorative kale（葉ボタン） Pine（松） Sarcandra giabra（千両） Chrysanthemum（菊） Mizuhiki（水引）, decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper <Next update> January 11, 2020</next></materials>

<Materials> Breached paperbush（晒ミツマタ） Colored willow（着色ヤナギ） Rose（バラ） St. John’s-wort（ヒペリクム） Unknown leaves（不明） Straw ornament（オーナメント） I wish you a Merry Christmas ! <Next update> December 26, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Japanese fatsia（ヤツデ） Unknown berry（不明） <Next update> December 16, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Dry barroom plant（枯ハラン） Nipplefruit （フォックスフェイス） Camellia（ツバキ） <Next update> Beginning of December 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Barroom plant（ハラン） Anthurium （アンスリウム） <Next update> November 6, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Leaves and fruit of Kaki, Japanese persimmon（柿の葉と実） Pomegranate（ザクロ） <Next update> October 28, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Castor-oil plant（トウゴマ） Seed of East Indian lotus（ハスの実） <Next update> October 17, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Australian gum（ユーカリ） Toad lily（ほととぎす） Cherry pepper（とうがらし） I would appreciate your visit to my Blog. One year has passed since I started the Blog, and a total of 1,000 accesses were achieved last week. Thank you very m</materials>…

<Materials> Agave（リュウゼツラン） Cockscomb（ケイトウ） Red spider lily（ヒガンバナ） Agave (century plant) is known as a material of tequila, a Mexican distilled liquor, but this comes from a garden of a friend of mine. Cockscomb and red spider li</materials>…

<Materials> Turmeric, leaves and flowers（ウコン） Parsicaria orientalis（オオベニタデ） I did not know that turmeric is cultivated in Japan. It seems very exotic plant, and to be available only in India or middle east area. I found leaves and flower</materials>…

<Materials> Lily（ユリ） Barroom plant（ハラン） It is getting a little bit cool in the morning and evening. Oneday, we do not know when, we will notice that hot and humid summer has gone completely, and we are in fall. <Next update> September 6, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Lily（ユリ） Half-dried hydrangea（枯れかけたアジサイ） <Next update> August 30, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Citrus sphaerocarpa, Kabosu（カボス） Chinese-lantern plant（ほおずき） Kabosu is one of special local products in Oita prefecture. This is a kind of oranges, similar to lime or lemon. Green Kabosu is available in summer, and the color is</materials>…

<Materials> Eulalia（ヤバネススキ） Balloon flower（キキョウ） <Next update> End of July 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Cockscomb（ヤリゲイトウ） Barroom plant（ハラン） <Next update> July 14, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Smoke tree（けむりの木） Dahlia（ダリア） Could you find dahlias? <Next update> July 7, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Hydrangea（西洋アジサイ） Hydrangea macrophylla（ガクアジサイ） Horsetail（とくさ） Hydrangea is a typical flower of the rainy season, and popular for gardening in Japan. Used ones come from my small garden. <Next update> June 30, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Feijoa（フェイジョア） Chrysanthemum（菊） I use 2 kinds of shops to get flowers. One is flower shop and the other Japan Agricultural (JA) Cooperatives direct sales store. At the JA store, we can find rare plants which are not displayed i</materials>…

<Materials> Statice（スターチス） Fern（シダ） This is a small size arrangement using a mug which a friend of mine presented me over 30 years ago. She brought it carefully from England. Enjoying coffee / tea using the mug makes me happy always. <Next update> The </next></materials>…

<Materials> Hypericum chinense（ビヨウヤナギ） Lily（ユリ） The season is changing to early summer, and the air is filled with freshness of many kinds of plants. Green leaves make us happy and fine. <Next update> May 26, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Reeves spirea（こでまり） Japanese banana（芭蕉） Sunflower（ひまわり） Congratulations for starting the new Imperial era, “Reiwa” ! <Next update> May 16, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Japanese plumed thistle（ノアザミ） Baby’s breath（かすみそう） When thistle appears in flower shop, I feel summer comes. How fast time is passing by! <Next update> Beginning of May 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Easter eggs made in Basel, Switzerland（バーゼルで作られたイースター・エッグ） Camellia（椿） Because we had the full moon on the vernal equinox day, the Easter holiday is end of April in 2019. Easter holiday is a moveable feast, and this</materials>…

<Materials> Raspberry（キイチゴ） Dry vine of kiwi fruit（枯れキーウィの蔓） Anthurium（アンスリウム） Although outside is spring weather, spring flowers are not enough available in flower shops. It may be a transition phase from spring to early summ</materials>…

<Materials> Japanese quince（ぼけ） Barroom plant（ハラン） Today is vernal equinox day. Cherry blossoms start blooming in Tokyo. Real spring comes finally. <Next update> End of March or beginning of April 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Osmunda japonica（ゼンマイ） Japanese fatsia（ヤツデ） When I check English / scientific names of flowers in the plant dictionary, I notice that many flowers using for Ikebana are Japan origin. Today’s ones are examples. <Next update> March 21, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Peach （桃） Statice （スターチス） March 3rd is Girls’ Festival (ひな祭り) in Japan, and peach is a symbol tree for the festival. <Next update> March 11, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> Reeves spirea（こでまり） Ranunculus（ラナンキュラス） Daytime becomes longer and warmer day by day. Spring is coming with flowers. <Next update> March 3, 2019</next></materials>

<Materials> - Baloon （風船） - Dry vine of kiwi fruit（枯れキーウィの蔓） - Rose （バラ） Would you know the Galentine’s Day? If you were interested in, please visit the following link. Will Galentine’s Day become more popular in 2020? https://natio</materials>…

<Materials> Dry and raw Japanese fern palm （ソテツ） Stained wood shavings （カンナ屑） Although the days are getting longer gradually, it is still cold. Something bright colors may bring spiritual power for us to welcome real spring. <Next update> February 13, </next></materials>…