Saturday, April 26, 2025

Seasonal Flowers with Unconventional Material

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We didn’t have April class lessons scheduled, because our Sensei and some of our classmates attended the 13th Ikebana World Convention in Ky...
Monday, April 21, 2025

In a Suiban Without Kenzan

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Two Sand Cherry branches and mountain Laurel were fixed with wire in good balance. I added eastern redbud to one corner to make more colorfu...
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Climbing Hydrangea Vine and Daffodil

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I reused the climbing Hydrangea vine which I almost forgot about. It grew a little bit in the water and looked greener! Why not combine with...
Monday, April 7, 2025

Welcome to Spring - Forsythia

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Forsythia (迎春花), Chinese character says “Welcome to Spring”.  When you see forsythia’s yellow small flowers in full bloom and daffodils are ...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Spring Splendor

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Spring is in the air! Cherry blossoms are everywhere and also in my own backyard. I would love to make a big tall springlike arrangement in ...
Friday, April 4, 2025

Hydrangea and Climbing Hydrangea Vine

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It has been almost two weeks since I bought the hydrangeas for class lessons. I keep it fresh properly from time to time. To take full advan...
Thursday, April 3, 2025

Washington DC Cherry Blossom

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The blooms usually start in March and last into early April.  The National Park Service announced the blossoms hit peak bloom dates in Washi...
Saturday, March 22, 2025

Hydrangea and Glass Container

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I bought a bunch of hydrangeas for class a few days ago. Surprisingly, they still looked pretty good to use again, because I treated them th...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

March Class Lessons : (1) Color of Container

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Fortunately, the first day of Spring was a warm and bright sunny day! Going to class was a pleasant time.  We had two lessons.  Lesson (1): ...

Class Lesson (2) - Dried, Bleached,or Colored Materials

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Class lesson (2) : In this lesson, all the dried or colored materials can be arranged alone, or they can be combined with fresh flowers.  Ma...