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.

Sunday, January 31, 2016

MWGC - Gala 2016

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The Martha Washington Garden Club Gala and covered-dish luncheon was held on 1/27/2016. It is our major fund raising event for scholarships ...
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Blizzard of 2016

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Extreme weather, blizzard of 2016, the snow was falling on Friday night through Saturday(1/23/2016) and ended on Sunday morning (1/24/2016)....
Friday, January 22, 2016

January orchids bloom

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I have quite a few blooming orchids for this first month of 2016. I was supposed to bring them to the Orchid Society Meeting's (1/21/201...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Hata Sensei's class for January 18 :

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We have three lessons for January. 1) Simplified Arrangement: The simplified arrangement is that you have to go through the trimming proces...
Friday, January 15, 2016

Using Both Fresh and Unconventional Materials

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The fresh Mum and cymbidium orchid leaves are arranged with the vinyl mesh fruit bags in the ceramic vase. They harmonized with the charac...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Cymbidium Problem

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This particular cymbidium has been having trouble blooming. Many of the buds fell off and now I only have two left. Many of my friends have ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Happy New Year

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Wishing you a wonderful and healthy year in 2016! Here is an arrangement celebrating the new year in Ikebana style. Silver painted bamboo,...
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Saturday, December 26, 2015

December Orchids Bloom

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I have missed four BCOS meetings since September, so I wasn't able to display my orchids at our show table. My blog gives me a reason to...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Holiday Arrangement - Merry Christmas (2)

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Merry Christmas and happy holiday to all of you!
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Holiday arrangement - Merry Christmas (1)

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The materials and container are perfect for a Christmas holiday arrangement. The first one I did in the class, the second one I rearranged a...
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