かもめ通信 - 花のあるくらし 草月流いけばな -

This Blog is updated twice a month at least, hopefully. Articles are Japanese style flower arrangement (Ikebana) related matters. Your comment (English or Japanese) is welcome.

Entries from 2019-01-01 to 1 month

January 28, 2019

<Material> Camellia (ヤブツバキ) As the botanical name (Camellia japonica) suggests, camellia is one of Japanese origin flowers. Chinese character, kanji is “椿”. This character is an ideograph created in Japan, and shows that camellia is a spring</material>…

January 7, 2019

<Materials> Dogwood(ヒメミズキ) Canola flower(菜の花) Babies'-breath(カスミソウ) One week has passed from the beginning of 2019. According to the old lunar calendar, January 6th is “Shokan (小寒)”, and 7th is “Nanakusa (七草)”. Coldest whether </materials>…