Material: Euonymus alatus compactus
Vase: Swedish ceramic vase
Winter is here. It becomes dark earlier every day but it is still not so ruthlessly cold.
Wandering in the silent garden looking for flowers for the tea ceremony is a pleasant and relaxing occupation even if there are no flowers, too late for camelia and too early for narcissus, snowdrops and cyclamen. The group of Helleborus niger, whose snowy flowers are the stars of all florists shops this year, is just a mass of glossy green leaves, but elsewhere in the garden there are promising buds, such as a young shrub of Edgeworthia papyfera or the imposing Chimonanthus praecox.
Tree and shrub branches are the best choice for the chabana in winter. In his book "The Art of Chabana", Henry Mittwer suggests those of Euonymous sieboldianus, Corylus Thunbergii, Pahrabenzoin praecox and Alnus japonica, recommending to choose branches with buds.
Wandering in the silent garden looking for flowers for the tea ceremony is a pleasant and relaxing occupation even if there are no flowers, too late for camelia and too early for narcissus, snowdrops and cyclamen. The group of Helleborus niger, whose snowy flowers are the stars of all florists shops this year, is just a mass of glossy green leaves, but elsewhere in the garden there are promising buds, such as a young shrub of Edgeworthia papyfera or the imposing Chimonanthus praecox.
Tree and shrub branches are the best choice for the chabana in winter. In his book "The Art of Chabana", Henry Mittwer suggests those of Euonymous sieboldianus, Corylus Thunbergii, Pahrabenzoin praecox and Alnus japonica, recommending to choose branches with buds.
For November, I chose three branches of Euonymus alatus compactus, whose unusual winged branches are often forgotten after the intense autumn colours.
The white ceramic vase, which seems a branch itself, is the same for the chabana of December with hazel and Chimonanthus praeocox branches. The branch of Chimonanthus was in bud two weeks ago, its scent is probably considered too strong for chabana, but now it's in full bloom and perfumes the kitchen of winter.
Material: Corylus avelana, Chimonanthus praecox
Vase: Swedish ceramic vasePhotos:
TravelinaGarden, November and December 2016
Further reading:
Henry Mittwer, The Art of Chabana: Flowers for the Tea Ceremony, Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc., Tokyo, 1974.
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