what is ikebana
What is Ikebana? Ikebana is the art of arranging flowers. In Japanese ike means to arrange and bana ori-gens from the word hana meaning flower. In Ikebana the flowers and branches are arranged so that they appear in a beautiful, simpel, and natural way. Apart from fresh flowers and branches, wood, metal, plastic and many other things can be used. The shape and colour of the vase is also of great importance to the final arrangement.