Experiment with hanakami 🧪 

Flowers come in all shapes and sizes, but not all of them are available all year round. Some of the things to consider when experimenting with different types of flower petals include:

• Flowering season(s)

• Shape and size of petals

• Colours and patterns (when dried and pressed)

• Thickness of petals (when dried)

• Texture including density and thickness of veins

• Structure and curvature of individual petals

• Fragrance

When you are experimenting with different origami models, some things you need to consider include:

• Size of model you want to make (to the size of petals you collect)

• Difficulty of model and the number of attempts you need (to the number and availability of petals)

• Types of folds required (to the thickness and strength of the petals)

• Type of pattern for the model (to the colour and pattern on the petals)

Why not combine therapeutic horticulture, which utilizes plants and gardening activities to improve the physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing of all people, with hanakami to enjoy the benefits of working with plants even more?