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Tanabata display at the Yokoso Center, Columbus, Ohio

Wishes in the Bamboo: A Tanabata Reflection

During a recent visit to the Yokoso Center, I came across a beautiful Tanabata display - bamboo branches adorned with colorful tanzaku (wish papers). Inspired by this quiet celebration of hopes and dreams, I reflect on the meaning of Tanabata and send heartfelt wishes to my Ikebana family.

5 New varieties of Japanese Snowballs are helping drive demand for this beautiful ornamental tree

Japanese Snowbells: A Graceful Addition to Ohara Ikebana Arrangements

June’s Flower of the Month: Iris - Many Faces, Many Meanings

Rohdea Japonica in the landscape and in a Shikisai Moribana Yoshiki-hon-i arrangement (woodblock style)

Planting Sacred Lily Now for Beauty in Winter: Rohdea Japonica in Ikebana

Joe Rotella's Bunjin-cho arrangement at the Southeastern Ohara Chapter’s Spring Seminar in Greer, South Carolina

Bunjin-cho: Where Art Meets Scholarship

Joe Rotella standing next to a tree peony in his yard in Columbus, OH

Celebrating the Splendor of May: The Peony (牡丹 - Botan)

Picking flowers from a garden early in the morning

Secrets to Making Your Flower Arrangements Last Longer

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