Floral Design by Yukiko

Artistry and business of flower arranging – ikebana and contemporary design

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Celebration in February

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Lilies, stock and “wax” flowers for pink lovers, tulips ready to open, with green mist, harakeke, equisitum and curly willow in heavy glass vase.

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Congratulations, San Anselmo, California, February 2010

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Written by Peter

February 20th, 2010 at 5:34 pm

Birthday Flowers in November

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For a special birthday in Marin, her parents called us from their home in beautiful Brittany.  A series  of telephone calls and e-mails set the guiding tone as soft yellow, spring, peach.   For this, Yukiko designed the bouquet below:   peach roses with a subtle accent of “wax” flowers, magnolia leaves, nandina leaves and Hawthorne foliage.

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The tone is a reflection, a reminder of the daughter’s favorite flowers and colors as she was growing up.

BTW,  you probably knew this already, but I’ll write it here anyway: “wax” flowers are not wax;  they are real flowers with a waxy coating deep inside.

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Written by Peter

November 9th, 2009 at 6:09 pm