ASHIRAI 



The Ashirai must not be too close to the 

 main arrangement nor too widely separated, 

 but what the Japanese call "ideally" sep- 

 arated; then the effect is exquisite. 



If, as often happens after you have finished 

 an arrangement of shrubs or tree branches, 

 it appears rather blank and "lonely" near 

 the water, add Ashirai and the result will be 

 charming. 



How to Arrange Ashirai 



As the original groups have been already 

 placed in the support and fill it completely, 



No. i 



No. 2 



the Ashirai is placed outside the support and 

 the end of each stem split at the base and 

 turned back as shown in the cut. This holds 

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