Autumn is the season that surprises people most in Japanese floristry. Spring gets more attention, but October and November in Hyogo prefecture produce some of the most interesting stems of the year. Deeper colours, more texture, and a quality of light that makes everything look slightly different from how it photographs. Read more →
Dried flower arrangements have become popular in Japan over the past several years, and with that popularity has come a lot of pre-dried stems sold in craft shops and online. The process of drying flowers properly in a studio is slower and less predictable than buying pre-dried material, but the results are different in ways that are worth understanding.
Most flowers that die early do not die because they were poor quality. They die because of what happens in the first hour after they get home. A few small habits, done consistently, can add three or four days to almost any seasonal bouquet.
If you have ever bought flowers from a supermarket and flowers from a small florist in the same week, you have probably noticed that they look different in a way that is hard to name. The difference is almost always about where the flowers were grown and how long they have been travelling.
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