[Hiroshima/Sera] 'Box Flower Experience' to Create Arrangements with Garden Roses Returns《Sora no Hanabatake Sera Kogen Flowers Forest》

The 'Rose & Flower Garden' currently underway at Sora no Hanabatake Sera Kogen Flowers Forest will host a two-day limited experience with floral specialists.

## Garden Walk and Box Flower Experience

The popular 'Garden Walk and Box Flower Experience' returns this year. Participants will stroll through the garden while listening to commentary on English Roses and perennials. Under expert advice, you will pick your own English Roses and learn from a florist how to create a box flower arrangement.

Lectures will be provided by Makoto Hiraoka, a contract gardener and rose specialist for David Austin Roses, alongside florists from the Sera Kogen Farm Group.

[Dates] May 30 (Sat) and May 31 (Sun), 2026

[Times] (1) 13:00-14:00 / (2) 14:30-15:30

[Fee] 3,000 yen (Includes one drink; separate admission fee required)

[Registration] Online Store

## Rose Workshop and Rose Seedling Sale

A workshop teaching rose care and cultivation. Participation is free and no reservation is required, so everyone is welcome.

[Dates] May 30 (Sat) and May 31 (Sun), 2026

[Times] Workshop 10:00-11:00 / Seedling Sale from 11:00~

[Lecturer] Makoto Hiraoka, Contract Gardener/Rose Specialist, David Austin Roses

The 'Rose & Flower Garden' has been open since May 16 (Sat), 2026. Spend a relaxing time surrounded by English Roses and perennials in the rose garden in the Sera Highlands, a nature-rich area close to the sky.

## 'Rose & Flower Garden' Event Overview

[Period] May 16 (Sat) – June 28 (Sun), 2026

[Hours] 9:00-17:00 (Last entry 16:30)

[Closed] No closure during the period

[Admission] Adults 700-1,200 yen / Children (4 yrs to elementary) 300-600 yen *Subject to change based on bloom status.

[Venue] Sora no Hanabatake Sera Kogen Flowers Forest (1405 Tobari Kukuchi, Sera-cho, Sera-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture)