Hopping with Excitement

Give a sturdy twig a cut to stay put in your Spring design.

Temporarily adhere a traditional Ikebana Kenzan or pincushion to a shallow container.

How to place various sizes of plant material in a Kenzan

Artificial snow can be very "chemical" and flowers deteriorate quickly when exposed to it. It also dissolves in water. I use candle wax as "snow"

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.

Display a single stem flower in an Autumn leaf twirl

The first of my new monthly articles about growing the material you need to design with. This month we are taking stock of what we need... and growing wheatgrass.

It's the little sun-washed coloured hints that makes you look again to see if you really saw what you thought you saw... yes! There really are signs of autumn everywhere!

… and why we call this the special craftsmanship edition

The design for the cover of my book, the effortless floral craftsman, crafted from Fiddlehead Fern and Red Lipstick Hanging Heliconia.

Perfect stems, perfect flowers. Needs nothing more.

Bind a lily to create a trumpet shape as it opens

Hang a dangling eggshell in a Spring blossom design.

Fill eggshells with moss to create an upright container... with a surprising balancing trick.

Weave a palm thorn garland to decorate for Easter

Weave a nest for chocolate Easter eggs

Using a traditional Ikabana Kenzan to place flowers in a shallow container

A quick and easy Kenzan design

Gently stand leaves upright in a Kenzan