Disneyland Roses, Ikebana, A Flower Frog and a Vintage McCoy Cereal Bowl - June 2026
The past few seasons, I've been making cut flower arrangements in jars and vases for the countertop in our kitchen and to give them out to family and friends. But, over the past few years, I've been reading a little bit about the concept of Ikebana - which is Japanese flower arranging. This page on KonMari has an overview of Ikebana that includes this top-line description : Ikebana is the centuries-old Japanese art of arranging flowers. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive,” uses carefully selected blossoms, greenery and other flora to convey a specific feeling or emotion to an observer – just as a painting or sculpture might. KonMari is Marie Kondo . The decluttering person. Architectural Digest has this "Ikebana 101" post that lays out some of the history and practice. In it, they highlight one particular school's approach to Ikebana that uses three types of stems: subject, object and secondary. In low bo...