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Book Review: Keiko’s Ikebana (and Giveaway!)

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Like with my last book review on Bountiful Bonsai, I have once again been given the opportunity to review a book. Courtesy of the folks at Tuttle Publishing, I will be able to select a winner to WIN A FREE … Continue reading

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boZannical Design + Installation: Reindeer Moss Wall Panels

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Perhaps the most thrilling part of our recent installation of Patrick Lannan’s interior plants and a vertical garden at Oculus VR is that I was also commissioned to create two moss wall panels for their work studio. I’d worked on … Continue reading

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Book Review: Bountiful Bonsai Contest Winner!

A winner has been selected! I had just five entries to select from this round, but it was my first time hosting a contest and I’m hopeful to drum up more response as I continue the series of book reviews. As … Continue reading

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Book Review: Bountiful Bonsai (Repost with Giveaway Contest!)

Well, my “hint, hint” seems to have worked! 🙂 I posted this review originally on January 2, but here’s a repost. Now included is the opportunity to WIN A FREE COPY of this book! To be a contender, “like” this … Continue reading

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Book Review: Bountiful Bonsai by Richard W. Bender

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This was a pleasant surprise for me, to be approached a few months back by Tuttle Publishing about reviewing a book. What a fun thing to do! I’ve seen other garden blogs posting reviews before, and wondered how one goes … Continue reading

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Variation #4 and Freestyle: Ikebana Lesson VII

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Ikebana can be done anywhere by anyone. There are no national or ethnic boundaries. Like flowing water or drifting clouds, Ikebana spreads throughout the world… -Sofu Teshigahara Teshigahara (1900-1977) was the first grand master, or Iemoto, of the Sogetsu School … Continue reading

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Special Occasions and Variation #3: Ikebana Lesson VI

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Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist. –Pablo Picasso A friend posted that on her Facebook yesterday, and it is the perfect quote to describe the Ikebana process. Love it. Like I mentioned … Continue reading

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Variation #2: Ikebana Lesson V

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DAAAAAAAAAAANG, yo! My last Ikebana post was way back in May. May! I finished that last semester, went through a school-free summer, and have since completed the whole Fall semester of Ikebana classes with no follow-up posts on my learning … Continue reading

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The Great Myth of Drainage Rocks

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Working in a nursery, I obviously encounter people needing guidance on how to pot a plant or plants into their lovely new containers. It’s a basic task to any of us who have done it, but I regularly run into … Continue reading

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Clever Concept Shoutout

I’m sure this is more widely known than I was aware of, but it was a new concept to me. Seems worth sharing. Anyhoo, Genevieve up in Arcata has a great blog I follow called North Coast Gardening. In a … Continue reading

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