Arrangement for Extra Activities

September month was quite busy! One thing after another. I helped to arrange a table center piece for a classmate of Bucks Mont study group, for her special event "Mid Autumn Festival" celebration. All the materials have been prepared and ready for us. It was a little bit of a challenge for me, it is like going for an examination without preparation.
  

The Martha Washington Garden Club first meeting of 2019-2020 session was held 9/25/2019. I was asked to make an arrangement for the food table. I arranged it in Ikebana style instead of western style. All the materials I picked from my garden. There were Dahlias, Sedum, Anemone leaves and green branches with ceramic container. This arrangement was also for a raffle at the end (see first picture below).
The second picture was today's workshop program. Glass container and three kinds of beans were provided to make the layers. Plant materials I shared with members, you made your own. Everyone arranged differently. It is not Ikebana style for sure! It is western style. I show it here for comparison. 

September Orchids Bloom

It's really surprising! I have two blooming orchids this month. I could bring these two plants to the show table of the Bucks County Orchid Society meeting. It began this September 19, 2019, but I didn't go because my husband was busy and I don't like to drive at the night time by myself.    

Cat. alliance " Lady of the night" fragrant at night., long lasting

Cattleya " Roman holiday"

Lesson for September- Bamboo Structure

Summer is almost over! We start our new session class on September 9. The subject is about bamboo structure. We get a practice run as we focus on bamboo for our September lesson, because Sogetsu Headmistress Iemoto Akane Teshigahara from Japan will come to Longwood Gardens to create and install the towering displays of bamboo structure.

Bamboo were provided, three pieces for each person. Hata Sensei talked about and showed how to make bamboo structure design. So in the morning: we did cutting, cleaning, handling, fixing bamboo to make a bamboo structure. After lunch, we created an arrangement with the bamboo structure that we made and plant materials we brought to complete the whole design. Everyone in the class did a different kind of structure and design. Below were some of my classmates' arrangements:

Hata Sensei's demo arrangement

My arrangement using seasonal materials

Eighth Annual Ikebana Exhibition at Shofuso House and Garden

Shofuso is proud to host an exhibition to honor Ikebana International Philadelphia Chapter 71 and their continued support. The 8th annual Ikebana exhibition is provided by members of Ikebana International Philadelphia Chapter of multiple schools. And presented throughout the house and on the veranda. Adding to the beauty of this historic site.
"The annual exhibition is a floral extravaganza increasing the number and scale of arrangements ordinarily on display".

September 6-8, 2019
Reception: 9/5/2019, 4:oo pm -7:oo pm

My arrangement at main tatami room. Using seasonal materials

Ohara school

Ohara school

Sogetsu school, on veranda

Sogetsu, bathroom shelf

Sogetsu school, a big tall arrangement

Ohara school, tea house

Ichio school,left tatami room

Sogetsu school, on veranda

Sogetsu school

Ohara school, entrance

Sogetsu school, outside garden bamboo installation

Ikenobo school, tatami room

tatami room

Sogetsu school, on the kitchen floor