<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>…

<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>…

<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>…

<Materials> Long-leaf pine（大王松） Nandina（南天） Japanese Narcissus（水仙） Window display in shops is turned round from Christmas to new year celebration all at once on December 26. It is very Japanese style ! Wish you Happy New Year 2019 !! <Next update> Ja</next></materials>…

<Materials> Colored trifoliate orange（着色カラタチ） Tutsan（ヒペリカム） Cypress “kujakuhiba”（クジャクヒバ） Windows of shops in a Japanese small town are filled with Christmas decorations. I wish you a Merry Christmas ! <Next update> December 27, 2018</next></materials>

<Materials> Rose（バラ） Cypress “kujakuhiba”（クジャクヒバ） You may have noticed that the arrangement updated so far did not include flower like “flowers”. This may be the first flower in the blog. <Next update> December 17, 2018</next></materials>

<Materials> Cypress（ヒノキ） Dogwood（ヒメミズキ） Osmanthus ilicifolius（五色ヒイラギ） The last month of 2018 starts. Before the Christmas decorations, how about to enjoy simple winter trees? <Next update> December 10, 2018</next></materials>

<Materials> - Cypress “kujakuhiba”（クジャクヒバ） - Dracaena（ドラセナ） - Tutsan（ヒペリカム） Winter is sneaking up, and the end of the year comes soon. Have you started the preparation to celebrate the new year? <Next update> Beginning of December 2018</next></materials>

<Materials> - Anthurium（アンスリウム） - Linden arrowwood（ガマズミ） - Raspberry（キイチゴ） November 15 is the day of Shichi-go-san (Seven-Five-Three ceremony, 七五三) in Japan. Would you have any idea which flowers are appropriate for the ceremon</materials>…

<Materials> - Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa（ハイビスカス） - Cockscomb（ケイトウ） In autumn, many flowers metamorphose into fruits, seeds or nuts. Did you know that flowers of hibiscus change such beautiful dark red fruits? <Next update> Mid of November 2018</next></materials>

<Materials> - Colored dry leaves / Strelitzia reginae（着色葉 / ストレリチア） - Jack-o’-lanterns（ジャック・オー・ランタン） Halloween seems to be established as an annual festival in Japan. We can find many Halloween goods in a shop, and I chose Ja</materials>…

<Materials> - Fox Face（フォックス フェイス） - Bramble（キイチゴ） The first article is my arrangement. The vase is a present from friends of mine. I hope they like this arrangement. <Next update> October 27, 2018</next></materials>