Holiday decorations in the U.S. are often symmetrical: Two candles on either side of the mantel, a round wreath in the center of the door, a centerpiece with matching sprigs of holly and pine on each ...

Japanese flower arrangement, known as ikebana or kadō (the way of the flower), developed into a distinctive artform in the late fifteenth century. Today, there are an array of styles and variations, ...

Flowers are the universal language of love in cultures around the world. “Flowers have power. Sharing arrangements of flowers shows our love,” says Carolyn Alter, Certified Associate 1 st Term Master, ...

From the desert to the tropics, in deep woods, urban cities and cracks in the sidewalk, the sight of flowering trees and bushes, blooming bulbs, perennials, annuals, container gardens, seedlings ...

Google search the "Ikenoboys" and the first thing that pops up is a photo of three men dressed in sleek black outfits, posed one behind the other with secateurs held to their hip pockets. Despite the ...

The North American Sogetsu Seminar is like the Olympics of flower arranging (though, of course, only for North America). Held once every four years in a different North American city, the five day ...

THE JOY OF FLOWER ARRANGING: Norma Bradley teaches ikebana — Japanese-style flower arranging — as a centering practice and a health-enhancing immersion in the details of beauty. Photo courtesy of ...

As a young girl, Flo Bowen learned ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, from her mother, who worked in Vietnam in the 1970s. “All the secretaries, to relieve themselves of stress, would ...

Imperial Polk County Chapter 152 of Ikebana International held its February meeting at the Southeast Complex of the Chain of Lakes Center in Winter Haven. Bobbette Steele, who founded the club, is a ...

A workshop on the Japanese art of flower making, Ikebana, came to a close at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts here on Tuesday. At the closing ceremony, Professor Asifa Ataka demonstrated the ...