Kenzan Ring- Ikebana Arrangement!

This week on our FREE At Home with Flowers- I’m out in the Garden creating this arrangement- in the NEW Kenzan Ring - from Hanataba in a vintage Ikebana Vase- using late summer Flowers… Watch the FREE video HERE!

Today on At Home with Flowers- I’m in garden creating a late Summer Ikebana Arrangement- featuring Flowers and Foliage from my Cutting Garden… and my Zinnia Grower – Craig. I’m making the arrangement in a Vintage Ikebana Container I found on ebay… it’s lovely- and typically you would create an arrangement in this container using a Kenzan (Japanese Needle Pak) – by affixing a small Kenzan inside the container with Florist Clay… This is the traditional method… However you could also use sticks and branches to create a Hana Kubari type arrangement- where you use these branches to form a structure to support your Flower and Foliage Stems. Watch this week’s FREE uBloom Video here- NOW!

Check out this NEW Kenzan (Needle Pak)… from Hanataba- it’s a RING- and it makes flower arranging so fun… Watch the Video NOW!

Recently- I saw a Kenzan that is created in a Ring… it’s all the rage on Social Media- and it’s produced by the Hanataba Company- I’ve included a link here - https://hanataba.co/en-us/products/flower-frog-kenzan-ring-200-mm - and it’s on sale- for $30 off… That’s a great deal- and a wonderful gift for any flower arranger!

I immediately fell in love with the concept of a Kenzan that is created in a ring shape… the cool part about this concept is that you can create a larger ikebana arrangement or even a low centerpiece- with the ring… and it will use less flowers. Another benefit of the large ring- is that it’s much more stable… so you don’t necessary have to use florist clay… I like that because the clay can be messy!

While you would normally make this arrangement in a vase with the kenzan submerged- I make it step by step in this video outside the vase so you can see how it all goes together… Watch the Step by Step Flower Arranging Video here!

This 200mm flower ring Kenzan- fits perfectly in this Vintage Ikebana container… almost like it was made for it! In this video I decided to create the arrangement setting on the table… while that is not something I would advocate – in the real world- because it’s important to get your flowers immediately into water after they are cut… but for this demonstration- it makes more sense- so you can see exactly how I am creating this ikebana style of arrangement.

This perimeter style of arranging… is exactly the same process I used with the Perimeter Arrangement I made with Gladiolus and Hydrangea- in J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom Episode #201 Arrangements from the Garden! Watch NOW!

Arranging Flowers in Perimeter Fashion- can be done small or large… this is the original Perimeter Urn using Glads and Hydrangeas… you can see how to make this at the links provided in my blog… or on Episode #201 - Arrangements from the Garden!

Here’s the Original Fun with Flowers and J- episode- that has even more details https://watch.ubloom.com/videos/gladiolus-perimeter-urn  - it’s got more helpful hints too…  Perimeter Style of arranging- is unique because the central vertical axis of the arrangement is concealed- (and can be void or empty)- and all the flowers surrounding that area- can be used to create focal emphasis- in the entire ring… (IE… You use more flowers- and the arrangement still looks full- it’s a great TIP- that is also in my Award winning book- Bloom 365 – You can buy it here – www.uBloom.com/Store 

I hope you’re inspired to get your very own- Hanataba Kenzan Ring… they are so great for arranging flowers… I love Mine!

I hope you enjoy this fun garden interlude with beautiful dahlia, zinnias, celosia and more this week on At Home with Flowers… remember the Video is always FREE- Watch it NOW! and you can watch it anytime- just visit the uBloom website- and click on the header for this week’s episode!

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Don’t forget to download (or Listen on uBloom.com or My Youtube Channel) to this week’s Behind the Bloom Podcast with myself and RJ Pole- this week- we’ll be talking about Flower Power… I’ll tell you how to Petal it Foward, Share the Fun behind the Flower Power Challenge Local Fundraiser- and much more… It’s all about Flower Power this week on Behind the Bloom Podcast!  Watch the Episode and Companion Podcast on my Youtube Channel - HERE! 

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