3 Agriflanders , Belgium

Report and photography by Peter and Chris de Houwer

The open championship for amateurs showcases the best amongst the hobby flower arrangers in the region.

14 Floristry UK, England.

Report and Photography by Chrissie Harten

Chrissie finds some interesting techniques.

20 The Flower Gallery, New Zealand

Report and Photography by Tricia Legg

Combine a flower shop with an art gallery and you have a fresh new approach for selling flowers.

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38 Ting Chen from Melbourne shares a modern Mother's Day design with candles.

40 Dorothy Turner from New Zealand shows you a pretty Mother's Day arrangement with a traditonal style for beginners.

42 From London, UK, Kazuhide Egawa demonstrates a technique for joining a structure on to a dish.

44 Chrissie Harten has been visiting the supermarket again to give you ideas for using a standard bunch of flowers.

30 Fabulous Floral Feasts, Mexico

Report by Tricia Legg . Photography by Pepe Amiga

Pepe Amiga brings you two more of his floral masterpieces, with an eastern theme, and another for the opulent effect.

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36 Add rice paper colour to your next design, a technique explained by Australian Ikebana teacher, Lily Karmatz.

Designs, report and photography by Lily Karmatz

38 Ikenobo Ikebana in Japan

report and photography by Lily Karmatz

42 New Zealand Flax, the hybrids, Part 4 , accompanied by Ikebana designs by Vivienne Pascoe

Report by Vivienne Pascoe and Tricia Legg

46 A glimpse of the Philadelpia Flower Show, new books to consider, and give aways!

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