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 ...

I arrived at work with a handful of flowers wrapped in a soggy paper towel and asked a colleague if I could borrow a vase. I explained that I'd just come from a flower-arranging class. My co-worker ...

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, ...

Students gather in a classroom around their teacher, but rather than hand out a test or begin a lecture, UCLA Extension instructor Kyoko Kassarjian surveys students as they delicately piece together ...

Ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower and plant arrangements, incorporates the spirituality of Buddhism and traditional Japanese aesthetics. This weekend, locals get a chance to enter the world ...

Jeanne Holy takes a stroll in her Champaign yard, where she grows flowers and plants used in her arrangements (below). Jeanne Holy, President of Illinois Prairie Chapter of Ikenobo Ikebana, a group ...

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, ...

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 ...

AMMAN — Showcasing the beauty of the desert and natural flowers, an exhibition of Ikebana opened on Wednesday to showcase different images of the desert through the Japanese art of flower arrangement.

CAMP ZAMA (Jan. 28, 2020) -- Saori Komura began her class on the Japanese art of flower arranging, known as "ikebana," with advice she wanted her students to retain long after the class ended. "You ...