I have been growing orchids for 15+ years now. In 2008, I took my first lesson in Sogetsu Ikebana. For me, growing orchids and creating Ikebana arrangements are my meditation. I created this blog to share my pictures and ideas with you. It is like my JOURNAL and helps me keep track of my progress.
When I noticed the subject was curved lines, I thought about bittersweet and I missed my old hometown Bucks County Washington Crossing Park. The surrounding of that wooded area had many wild bittersweet vines. It’s a pity! There were a lot of bittersweet vines but no berries here! (11/2/2026)
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| I just found one bittersweet vine, a lot of no berries, Lily provided / Ceramic vase |
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| Sensei’s demo sample |
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| Tried to use dried hydrangeas and palm at home |
In front of my house is Orchard Street, the opposite side of road is the woodland, the wooded area has a path to the Northern Dutchess Hospital (my son sees patients there, he’s a Nephrologist, kidney doctor). It’s a short cut for us to walk through the path to take a walk around the hospital park, which is much sunnier than our street. Sometimes my son uses that walking path to see us.
Materials: Branches picked from the woods, name unknown, the other branch is smoke tree. Chrysanthemum provided. I know the color of my branches so I choose blue ceramic vase to be contrast. Hata Sensei liked the color combination she said: the arrangement is very pretty! (11/2/2026)
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| In front of my house is Orchard street |
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| Wooded area |
