Ikebana is a Japanese artform of arranging flowers as art…like a floral sculpture. The idea is to convey a feeling and the natural way a plant would grow in nature. Historically, a poem would often be attached to a blossom branch to convey admiration for another person. The practice expanded from there.

A Kenzan is used to secure flowers so they may stand on end, organically. What is a Kenzan? it’s a flower “frog” (the term we use in the West). A frog is a heavy metal base that has needles sticking up on it’s top. You can then secure stems by pushing them down on the needles. A flower frog is helpful for all flower arranging, but absolutely necessary for Ikebana.

Jenni