Kurisumasu keki
Prior to the holiday season, pastry stores all over Japan display their finest creations. As such, the Christmas cake, kurisumasu keki, is one of
the highlights of Japanese Christmas, a time full of romance and lights. For this floral Japanese Christmas cake with two layers, the base is made of Kalanchoe leaf and moss. Added to this are sprigs of Callicarpa, Rosa 'Country Blues', Hydrangea, Pinus strobus and rose-red Zantedeschia. Tufts of silver bush (Calocephalus) and champagne-colored baubles form festive accents.
Eyecatcher
A gold-colored garden vase is always in for a festive arrangement, whether indoors or outdoors. The naked outline of a Viburnum branch and tree bark elements form a beautiful base for this pure arrangement with crooked branches of Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold' and an XXL pine cone as an eye-catcher. Accents of sycamore balls and Araucaria sprigs give the arrangement something frivolous.
Stylish fireplace arrangement
The base is a robust stump combined with crooked branches Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold', old Larix branches, white coralberry (Symphoricarpos), white Zantedeschia, zinc fern (Phlebodium 'Blue Star'), Pinus strobus, bromeliad and Rosa 'Country Blues'.
Line play
This play of curved lines requires supreme concentration and patience while creating. In terms of material it is surprising, the bamboo comes from a recycled curtain and the corners are made of straws - this technique was devised by Sogetsu teacher Julia Op den Brouw. In the simple vases, Sorbus rockii 'Pink Pearl' comes out beautifully in combination with Cryptomeria 'Crystata'.
Pure grandeur
This vase of extraordinary design calls for pure materials. The beautiful head of the Picea omorika and branches of Malus 'Adirondack' and Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold' give it grandeur. As additional
focal points, a baby Tillandsia streptophylla, a garland of Cucumis fruits and a few subtle bunches of Pinus needles form beautiful accents.
Natural table creation
White and green gives the feeling of tranquility, simplicity but also luxury.
The basis of this natural table creation is a beautiful piece of warped bark of the cork oak. In a natural opening is
the beautiful Abies pinsapo 'Kelleriis' placed and in the middle Abies koreana 'Silber Locke'. Holes were drilled in the cork oak in which glass tubes were placed with Cryptomeria 'Crystata', white Nerine, white coralberry (Symphoricarpos) and a branch of chamber pines (Araucaria).