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, April 25, 2021

Double Petals Tulip Arrangement

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I have only one double petal tulip plant left in my garden.  The rest of the other tulips I planted two years ago all disappeared! I don’t k...

Miniature Daffodils and Forsythia Arrangement

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Small but cute arrangement in my new, but old Japanese ceramic vase. The forsythia branches and other tree branches are slowly covered with ...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Spring Splendor

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Spring is in the air! The weather is gradually getting warmer! The park with open fields and surroundings are full of lush greenery. Daffodi...
Sunday, April 18, 2021

Flowering of the Art - MWGC Virtual April Little Show

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A creative floral arrangement or design to interpret a painting or picture. I chose a 19 century Japanese woodblock (Ukioyoie) by Hiroshige ...
Thursday, April 15, 2021

Spring Is Around My House

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Spring is here in my garden!  Weeping Cherry in the front yard Cherry blossom, bloom twice a year Spring and Autumn Eastern redbud  Sand che...
Monday, April 12, 2021

Using Both Fresh and Unconventional Materials

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The lesson for April's zoom class (4/19/2021) will be taught by our own class member Sarah instead of Hata Sensei. Because she just got ...
Thursday, April 8, 2021

Tulip Arrangement

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My son’s family came to visit us during the Easter holiday weekend from upstate New York. We have not seen them since last June, because of ...
Saturday, April 3, 2021

Lenten Rose and Arrangement

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The plants, Lenten Rose are not roses at all but a hellebore hybrid. They are perennial flowers, blooming in late winter and early spring. T...
Saturday, March 27, 2021

Composition Expressing on a Movement

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It only took a week to force my forsythia to flower. Spring is in the air! Forsythia are gently swaying in the wind. Forsythia and Daffodil ...
Friday, March 19, 2021

Jewel Box - Pave Design

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MWGC March virtual little show is “Jewel Box” - A paved design using a spring palette. “It’s an easy, fun project that both beginner and exp...
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