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.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

BCOS 2010-2011 Show Table Awards

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The Bucks County Orchid Society usually gives out show table awards for windowsill and greenhouse growers at every May's banquet award n...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Combined Styles and Free Style

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Nageire and Moribana I did this style two years ago in book#2. The composition this time is much more beautiful than the previous one. (11/2...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Simplified Arrangement

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My simplified arrangement has been trimmed to its limit in class, after a class discussion under the guidance of my teacher. Unfortunately ...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Camellia

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The camellia is one of the most commonly used flowers in Japanese floral art, but in the United States we hardly see them used in the ikeban...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Orchids in November

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This Thursday is our Bucks County Orchid Society meeting. I have missed two meetings already. I am going to bring four plants (below) to the...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Composition with Pumpkin

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Compared to the one below, I made a few little changes to this arrangement in today's class.(11/8/2011) Left was my original arrangement...
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Monday, October 31, 2011

He is so adorable

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What does the Ikebana have to do with this cute little boy. Are they related? Oh, yes! These Ikebana materials were collected from his home ...
Saturday, October 15, 2011

Orchids in October

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Miltassia" Spider orchid" name unknown. Vigorous and easy to flower. (9 flowers in total) It's mid October now, and the weathe...
Friday, October 7, 2011

Four Different Styles of Arrangement

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We didn't have any class all of September. It happened that I had these beautiful flowers, so I felt the urge to do some arrangements us...
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Thursday, October 6, 2011

"Summer Laborers" Abstract Design incorporating garden tools

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This is our MWGC member Jeremy's design which I liked the most. The meeting was held 9/28/2011. I didn't like my arrangement so I re...
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