Saturday, June 27, 2015

Free Style - Anthurium and Allium

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The Anthurium from the last class is still good to use for another arrangement. I sprayed silver paint on a giant Allium seed pod to put ups...

Arrangement with Sweet pea

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In a open field nearby, I found many wild sweet peas. I know they are perennial and I've always wanted to plant these in my garden becau...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Hata Sensei's Class for June

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This is our last class before Summer break. We had two morning lessons this month followed by a pot-luck lunch. Lesson 1) Free Style - Usin...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Garden Visitors

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Once in a while, I spot a red fox passing through my back yard. More often the Heron, a long necked bird, stops by the pond wandering around...
Sunday, May 31, 2015

The Multi Ikebana School Demostration

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The Ikebana International Philadelphia Chapter #71 held its last meeting on May 28, featured the creative use of treasures from our kitchens...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

May Orchid Bloom

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In early May, around mother's day, most of my orchids were moved to outside under the pine tree shady area where I call it " the va...
Saturday, May 23, 2015

Wood Bark and Branch Arrangements

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Sometimes once a month, my ikebana classes will hit two days in a row. Hata Sensei is on Monday, Meei-Huey Sensei is on Tuesday. In that cas...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Hata Sensei's Class for May

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Each month in Hata Sensei's class we always have three lessons, two in the morning one in the afternoon (we bring our own lunch). Hata s...
Saturday, May 9, 2015

My First Peony

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I noticed that one of my tree peonies is blooming! But my Lilac bush isn't doing well this year, bare branches and less flowers. I used ...
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Cherry Blossoms

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There are many kinds of cherry (Sakura) trees, their delicate and beautiful blossoms last only a short time and scatter away. So the Samurai...