From Grocery Store Flowers to Floral Art
Everyday Flowers. Extraordinary Design.
Discover how affordable white mums from Trader Joe’s can become two beautiful floral arrangements—without using floral foam!
In this lesson, Hana demonstrates two different approaches to floral design, combining Western floral techniques with Eastern-inspired Ikebana.
Arrangement 1 — Modern Floral Design
Learn how to combine White Daisy Mums, Green Button Mums, and White Mini Daisy Mums into two harmonious floral masses. Explore color coordination, balance, and stem placement using a simple white ceramic vase.
Arrangement 2 — Eastern-Inspired Ikebana
Create an elegant arrangement using White Daisy Mums and natural garden branches. Learn how to emphasize expressive lines, negative space, and a three-dimensional triangular structure inspired by the Japanese Sogetsu School of Ikebana.
What You'll Learn
- How to prepare and clean fresh-cut mums
- How to create harmonious floral masses and colors
- How to secure stems against the vase wall without floral foam
- How to shape branches and create expressive lines
- How to design arrangements with a 180-degree viewing angle
- How to care for your flowers to help them last longer
Follow Hana step by step, from preparing the flowers to completing both arrangements.
Perfect for beginners and flower lovers.
Full step-by-step video tutorials available in English and Chinese.
Follow Hana
I'm Hana, a certified instructor of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, specializing in contemporary floral design.
I believe floral art goes far beyond flowers. Branches, leaves, and everyday materials can all become part of a beautiful composition.
In my classes, I'll show you how to see familiar materials in new ways, combining Western floral techniques with an Eastern perspective.
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Course curriculum
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1Complete Floral Design Tutorial