Autumn is the season that makes florists in Fukuoka quietly relieved. After three months of fighting humidity and heat, October brings cooler mornings, lower moisture in the air, and a wholesale market that starts filling up with varieties that actually hold. Here is what we see coming through from October to December, and what we recommend for different occasions. Read more →
Most flowers that die early at home die for one of three reasons: the water was not changed, the stems were not cut, or the bunch was placed somewhere that accelerated the process. None of these are difficult to fix. Here is what actually makes a difference.
The dried flower trend that arrived in Japan around 2020 has settled into something more considered now. Customers who came in asking for dried everything have started asking more nuanced questions: which varieties dry well, which lose their colour, and when does a fresh arrangement actually make more sense than a dried one. Here is how we think about it.
Wedding flower planning in Japan tends to follow a different rhythm than the advice you find in international wedding magazines. Venues book up earlier, seasons matter more, and the gap between what a couple sees on social media and what is actually available at a Japanese wholesale market in a given month can be significant. Here is a realistic timeline based on what we have seen working with couples in Fukuoka since 2013.
We have been running corporate flower subscriptions since 2016, starting with a single hotel lobby account and gradually adding a handful of offices and restaurants. Here is an honest account of what the service involves and what it does and does not do for the spaces we work with.
Most people who come to our monthly workshop have never arranged flowers in any structured way before. They have put flowers in a vase, but they have not thought about why some arrangements look considered and others look like a bunch dropped in water. Here are five things we cover in the first twenty minutes of every class.
Three mornings a week, before most of the city is awake, Masaru cycles to the wholesale flower market on the western side of Fukuoka. The market is not open to the public, and most customers have no idea it exists. Here is how it works and why it shapes everything about what ends up in the shop.
Giving flowers as a gift in Japan involves a few considerations that are not always obvious to people who are new to the country or who are buying for a Japanese recipient for the first time. Most of these are not rigid rules, but they are worth knowing so that the gift lands the way you intend.
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