Archive for the ‘design’ Category
30 Konfetti Roses
Friends in Germany requested this special arrangement for a thirtieth birthday celebration in Marin – Yukiko’s design includes harakeke, ivy, leaves, and of course, 30 konfetti roses.
San Rafael, California, March 2010
Winter’s End Ikebana
Three orchids and flat pussy willow with curly willow await the coming Spring.
San Rafael, California, 2010
Three Live Phalaenopsis Orchids in Basket Arrangement
This original sympathy and condolence ikebana was designed for memorial gathering in San Rafael.
San Rafael, California, February 2010.
Celebration in February
Lilies, stock and “wax” flowers for pink lovers, tulips ready to open, with green mist, harakeke, equisitum and curly willow in heavy glass vase.
Congratulations, San Anselmo, California, February 2010
Four Orchids Take Form in Rising Orchid Arrangement
Design of cymbidium, dendrobium, equisitum, curly willow and leaves create quiet dignity in uplifting spirit.
San Francisco, February 2010.
Masculine Valentine Ikebana
Cymbidium in basket arrangement expresses masculinity in nature.
Succulents, flat pussy willow and curly willow complete the design.
Valentine Bouquet: 7 Feet Tall – Top This!
Big, bold holiday flower arrangements draw special attention from young and old. Romantic theme of Valentine’s Day blooms as branches of quince bud into full flower in Marin County.
Holiday bouquets are part of Yukiko’s weekly series of five-footers (and larger) arrangements at Smith Ranch in San Rafael – every week for twelve years and counting.
Seasonal Flowers Bouquets – Winter in Marin County
Ranunculus and tulips are hale and hearty this winter and I have used them in these three bouquets with seasonal branches and foliage.
Winter Bulb Flowers Bouquet with Birch Branches
Ranunculus and Lily Grass Bouquet
Ranunculus and Harakeke Bouquet
Silver Winter
Oak branches, moss, holly, oriental lily, leucadendron, pine cone, pomegranate express the silver elegance of nature in winter.
Valentine: Office Bouquet
Looking ahead to Valentine’s Day (February 12th), Yukiko designed this rose bouquet to fit cheerfully on an office desktop or credenza. The vase is heavy bottomed glass and the bouquet includes curly willow, seasonal berries and leaves.
Valentine’s Day comes on a weekend this year, so plan to deliver bouquets for Valentines in the workplace on Friday the tenth.
