What does one do when it is a snow day? We make matcha tiramisu and then Japanese gardens, of course!
The big rocks were chunks of nutty chocolate; the pebbles were crushed choco puffs. The moss is matcha and the pond? A blue sports drink made into jelly! The only non-food item is the stone lantern. That was 3D printed!
Underneath all that is the tiramisu, made from mascarpone cheese, cream, etc, and matcha instead of espresso coffee! They looked too good to eat…but eventually, we did!
As the leaves drop from the alder branches, their lines become more prominent.
We take advantage of those beautiful lines in this arrangement.
Here is the whole arrangement.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
In the summer, cattail leaves grow upright, straight and true. In the autumn, the leaves start to dry out and bend in different ways. The dry withering colours contrast well with the bright blue delphinium too!
Here is the whole arrangement.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
These two basket containers were used as a pair. At first, they were made to interact on the same level.
Making one of the baskets taller somehow changed the dynamic. Does it look better?
I hope you like it! —Miyako
Just a simple arrangement to enjoy the changing colours of forsythia branches in the autumn.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
A simple arrangement with a few eucalyptus branches and one rose blossom.
Here is the whole arrangement.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
This arrangement was from a couple of months ago when apples just started appearing on the trees. I paired a green apple branch with bright orange dahlias.
Here is the whole arrangement.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
Seeing this beautiful berry branch, we just knew it had to be in an ikebana arrangement! We are very grateful to get these branches! Can’t find them in the flower shops in town.
Here is the whole arrangement.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
Here is another arrangement made with local branches…with crab apples and red berries this time!
Here is the whole arrangement.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
Yesterday, I had the chance to visit Maple Grove Nursery’s farm in the beautiful Annapolis Valley, NS. There, I was treated to a smorgasbord of branches. They were everywhere and I kept cutting away. So much wonderful material that we could never find in flower shops! I was so excited that when I got home, I immediately created an arrangement.
Here is the whole arrangement.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
