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Arranging Wild Flowers:Field Thistle
Field Thistle (野アザミ）
Found this field thistle at a parking lot of a local supermarket.
The leaves are very spiky. I used gloves to arrange it… Well. I guess it is not suitable for Chabana, but I
Arranging wild flowers: Virgin’s bower
Virgin’s bower (クレマチスバージニア)
Found these little white flowers in back alley. It has been still hot in Oklahoma, but they are very refreshing to my eye to feel a little bit of coolness. Fall is very
Arranging Wild Flowers: Sun Flower
Found a tall small sun flower bloomed with a morning glory. I have thought many many times if I should cut them to bring to home. The morning glory would be withered in a few hours, then how the su
Arranging wild flowers: Man on the earth flower
Man on the earth(野生のサツマイモ）,Arranging wild flowers:（バカナス）
I use an iPhone app to identify plants. The name of this big white flower came up as “Man on the earth” along with another several names. Wh
Arranging wild flowers: Rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon（ムクゲ）, Johnson grass（ススキ）
Sotan mukuge may be the most famous rose of sharon for Chabana, but I think this one color “soko shiro” is also interesting. Very refreshing…
Found this flo
Chabana-Flower arrangement for Chado
I was moved by the video regarding chabana by a gyotei teacher in Urasenke chado tradition.
Chabana is a flower arrangement which is used in tea rooms for tea gatherings.
I did not spend much time t
Arranging wild flowers: Mulberry
Mulberry （クワノミ）, Sacred bamboo （ナンテン）
I took my mother to a farmers market when she visited me from Japan.
There are many varieties of berry. She asked me “ Are they mulberries?”. “No, they are bl
Arranging wild flowers: Red Clover
I have been seeing purple bushes beside roads for a few weeks.
I was so frustrated because I cannot stop the car on main roads then go into someone’s property to check what kind of flowers they are.
Arranging wild flowers: Spiderwort
Spiderwort（ツユクサ）, Silverglass（ススキ）
Virginia Spiderwort（ムラサキツユクサ）is very popular for Chabana, while this plain spiderwort is often treated as a weed.
I like noble purple color very much, but the b