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.

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

TAC/EC - Ikebana Exhibition (3)

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This is my last TAC/EC post. Here are my arrangement and demo piece. For the other members' arrangements, you may check the complete f...
Monday, July 10, 2017

TAC/EC 2017: "Generations United, Taiwanese Americans Together" (2)

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Once upon a time, my husband and I would take our three children--two teenagers and a toddler--to a college campus over July 4th weekend t...
Saturday, July 8, 2017

Preparing for TAC/EC Conference Ikebana Exhibition (1)

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 When our Sogetsu Ikebana study group was asked to provide a program about Ikebana in the 2017 Taiwanese American Conference/ East Coast (TA...
Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Flower Plants Transplanted from the Old House

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We have moved into our new home for more than six months now. During the long moving process, we gradually transplanted our beloved perennia...
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Saturday, July 1, 2017

July 4th Celebration Arrangement

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Silver painted Allium as fire works, red lily, white daisy, blue Hydrangea and red net to soften the wire mesh. All these materials carefull...
Sunday, June 25, 2017

June Class and Pot Luck Lunch

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We've done a lot of practicing and relearning basic styles of arrangement this year. Lessons for June were FREE style. Anything you woul...
Saturday, June 24, 2017

June Orchid Blooms and BCOS Awards Program

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Tonight, June 21 was the final BCOS meeting before Summer break. We had a pot luck dinner along with our annual awards ceremony. I brought t...
Saturday, June 10, 2017

Using New Containers for arrangement

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I purchased these bamboo basket containers separately at different times, they are well made and very pretty. The first one is 17inches and ...
Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Free Style Arrangement

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Free style yet basic variation. All the materials were picked from my garden. There are the Crape myrtle branch, peony and lantern rose / ...
Saturday, May 27, 2017

March, April and May Orchid Blooms

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It is a pity that my orchids have fewer blooms these months compared to previous years. I was so busy with other things that I forgot to wat...
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