Friday, March 29, 2024

Spring Breeze

I started with two flowering branches: Sand cherry and Japanese quince, I followed their natural growing direction, trimmed a little and arranged to one side like a spring breeze blowing in the air! 

Added daffodils and hellebore / porcelain vase 

Two daffodils 

One daffodil

Just two branches at first 

First tried with azalea

Side view 

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Spring Flower Arranged In Two Containers

It’s a spring time! The materials are out there in my garden, I randomly made an arrangement using two matching purple glass containers for my own pleasure! 








Thursday, March 21, 2024

Two or More Containers Arrangement

Three lessons for March: Lesson one -Variation No 3, Slanting Style Nageire.  Lesson Two -Variation No 4, Upright Style Moribana.  Lesson Three -Two or More Containers with Challenge! (3/19/2024)

For lesson three, using two or more containers to make an arrangement with challenge, not a set or matching containers. So I choose two black ceramic containers: one round shaped and one tall rectangular. For materials: I always like to use seasonal materials. Forsythia and hellebore (lantern rose) are blooming beautifully! I also use two pieces of vine twigs to support the flowers in place. 

In the class I used less forsythia 


Lesson one and lesson two 

Tried at home 

Thursday, March 14, 2024

My Arrangement at Flower Show

Materials: Azalea, dogwood, two kinds of mums, golden rod, safflower, Japanese quince, pine and dried vine. Ceramic Tsubo container on cider wood base. The pedestal is 2 feet x 2 feet x 3 feet high.

I added maroon color mum to be a little touch with background 

Side view 

Back side view 

Japanese quince added on for high

Tried again with dogwood 

The very first design 



Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Flower Show, Ikebana - The Third Rotation (6)

The third rotation (the last one) Ikebana displayed from 3/8 to 3/10, 2024.  Here were mine and other I.I. members’ arrangements:

My Arrangement 






Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Flower Show, Ikebana- The Second Rotation (5)

On Thursday night, it’s time for Ikebana third rotation people, and for me to go to set up arrangements at the convention center, Ikebana section site. So, I got the chance to view all the second rotation’s arrangements before they teared down. Please see below:







Monday, March 11, 2024

Philadelphia Flower Show- Ikebana, The First Rotation (4)

The first rotation of Ikebana arrangements along with the entire Flower Show open to the public on 3/2/2024. The Sogetsu and Ohara school have their big arrangements displayed on their own rounded platform for a whole ten days show. To keep the flowers fresh, they have assigned person to maintain from time to time.  Note: you have to be a Ikebana International (I.I.) Philadelphia chapter member to participate at flower show.

Arrangement by Sogetsu Buxmont study group  

It can be viewed all around. It’s beautiful!

Ohara school 

Arrangement by Sogetsu Main Line Branch 


on site demonstration