Orchids and Ikebana

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.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Wall Design Ikebana

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We planted some bamboo in our backyard 14 years ago, when we built this house. Now it looks like a bamboo forest. In ikebana, we use bamboo ...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Orchid fest (7/24-26/09)

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Vendor #1 Vendor #2 Vendor #3 Parkside Orchid Nursery greenhouse #1 The Parkside Orchid Nursery ( www.parksideorchids.com ), located about a...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Three former arrangements

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I created this one entirely, even the container. Using wire to make a round shape first, I then used honeysuckle vine to weave around it. C...
Monday, July 20, 2009

Echoing the shape of container

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I bent the willow twigs in three different sized ovals to echo the shape of the container.Using Black eyed susans and hostas to complete thi...
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Life is hard but beautiful

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It has been a year since I took my first Ikebana lesson. I can see myself improve a lot and gain knowledge. I feel so fortunate to have Ms. ...
Monday, July 13, 2009

Orchids on vacation

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Jordan in Grandma's garden. She was here on vacation too. Vacation site. Now, most of the orchids I have, such as Cattleyas, Oncidium (o...
Sunday, July 12, 2009

Cymbidium orchids

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I don't know the name for this one. I lost the tag. This Cymbidium is named "Lovely Smile". It's just so lovely! I also do...
Friday, July 10, 2009

Five or more kinds of materials

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In this assignment, you have to use five or more kinds of materials, mainly flowers. This time of year, the teacher might think there are a ...
Thursday, July 9, 2009

With Leaves Only

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As you can see here, I used four kinds of leaves to arrange this assignment.There are Hosta, Tiger's tail, Philodendron selloum and red ...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Colors in Contrast

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. The yellow and purple iris combination present a harmonized contrast colors.
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