Chabana is a type of arrangement, cha means tea, bana is variant of the word Hana, which means flower. Chabana, then, are the flowers for tea room or tea ceremony. The most important thing for the chabana arrangement, not only the materials should be fresh, seasonal, and natural, but also small and simple.
The main color of purple was spontaneously arranged as I pleased! There were blue liriope, ornamental onion, Japanese anemone and phlox. All of these flowers were picked from my garden. They are colors in the same tonal range.
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| Close up view / deep blue with gold rimmed ceramic vase |
Hydrangeas are for summer! I really like their beauty. But it’s not a good idea for exhibition, they keep fresh only for couple of days! Even if you have properly treated them, you still don’t want to take the risk when it’s time for exhibition.
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| The tall leaves is leopard lily |
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| Japanese anemone, hosta / basket (8/3/2024) |
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| With mitsumata, wisteria vine, seed pods/ceramic |
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| 8/8/2024 |
Our mini vacation with all the children gathered at my daughter’s beach house in Lewes, Delaware. Four members of our family were having their birthdays in August! So, we three generations all went there for vacation and celebration together! My youngest grandson (10+ month old) had been dipping his tiny feet into the water for the first time, exciting and smiling! We, young and old all had a fun and wonderful time. (8/4 - 8/7/2024)
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| Some wild plants are growing in the sand path, I put them in the tall glass |
