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.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Prepare for Philadelphia Flower Show 2025 (1)

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After February class lessons, it time for thinking about PHS Philadelphia flower show (3/1-3/9/2025). I am in the 2nd rotation. The layout b...
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Dried Flower Arrangement

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I didn’t attend the Ikebana International Philadelphia Chapter meeting on 2/20/2025. I missed Mary Jane Risch’s demonstration and workshop. ...
Thursday, February 20, 2025

February Class Lesson (1) - With Leaves Only

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We had two lessons on 2/18/2025, using the same leaves materials for both arrangements.    Lesson (1): With Leaves Only (book4 - 2).   Lesso...

February Class Lesson (2) - Composition Expressing on a Movement

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Create a composition by developing its idea from a VERB of movement (Book 5-18). There are so many verbs indicating movement. For example: R...
Sunday, February 16, 2025

Tulip and Golden Maple Branches

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This winter seems very long and cold! But when I step into the supermarket these days, there are a tons of tulips, all kind of colors! I won...
Monday, February 10, 2025

Only One Kind of Material - Nandina

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We have class lessons once a month. In between, I usually would find something or use leftover flowers to make one or two arrangements for m...
Sunday, February 9, 2025

Winter Snow Scenes- Winterscape

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It has been a cold winter! Even though we don’t have much snow in our area, but it is the coldest winter so far! When my children reported t...
Thursday, January 30, 2025

Orchid Bloom for Lunar New Year

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Cymbidium orchids often bloom in January. This is the only one blooming, which I have had for so many years. It always blooms faithfully aro...
Sunday, January 26, 2025

Freestyle Using Philodendron

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Three days after class was still very cold!  In the early morning my outdoor Thermometer indicated zero degree F. Wow! I thought I better st...

Playing Around the Leftover Materials

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One small bouquet I bought for my class lessons on 1/21/2025. After that, I reused most of them and playing around to rearrange or created a...
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