Now that the cherry blossom season is over, many of us sit under the bare cherry trees and ponder: What next? For two weeks of O-hanami we had a place to go, a place to meet and a party to indulge in. Life seems dull now without cherry blossom-viewing parties.

But my spirits were boosted when one of my students showed me a calendar that named a flower for every day of the year. This got me to thinking — why not have O-hanami for other flowers? Why should the party stop just because the cherry blossoms have finished blooming? There are plenty of other flowers that deserve a toast.

So here is my recipe for indulging in flower power for the rest of spring.