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Masculine Valentine Ikebana

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Peter

Tweet Cymbidium in basket arrange­ment expresses mas­culinity in nature. Succulents, flat pussy willow and curly willow com­plete the design.

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Silver Winter

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Peter

TweetOak branches, moss, holly, ori­ental lily, leu­ca­den­dron, pine cone, pome­granate express the silver ele­gance of nature in winter.

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Winter Ikebana: Quince Blooms in Marin

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Peter

TweetQuince is coming into early bloom in Marin County now — del­i­cate buds on nearly bare branches in whites and colors create nat­ural frames above sea­sonal flowers.

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New Year’s Ikebana in Marin Style

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Peter

Tweet Japanese floral design, cym­bidium orchids, red amaryllis, curly willow with moss, harakeke, Marin sea­sonal foliage, cre­ated for another artist.

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Sympathy Ikebana in Winter

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Peter

Tweet Basket ike­bana of Japanese pine née­dles, ori­ental lilies, chrysan­the­mums, mag­nolia leaves and branch rises from earth, reaches upward.

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Holiday Ikebana

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Peter

Tweet Oriental Lilies and occi­dental holly com­ple­ment each other in an ike­bana com­plete with hol­iday pine cone, branches and foliage. This design is tem­porarily avail­able through the shop­ping cart button on the Online Bouquets page. Are you looking for other … Continue reading →

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Ikebana in November Colors

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Peter

Tweet Every ike­bana is dif­ferent. The sea­sons change, leaves, flowers and branches blossom and fade away. So each ike­bana is like a snap­shot phở­to­graph in time. Cymbidium orchids and mag­nolia leaves mark today. Ikebana in November Colors

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Chinese Lanterns in November

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Peter

TweetMany clients find enjoy­ment in my dis­tinc­tive Chinese Lantern arrange­ments. The tall design below gains height from leu­ca­den­dron and trop­ical leaves, while peach roses echo the orange Chinese Lanterns from below; curly willow and berries com­plete the design.

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Rising Orchids – Memorial in White and Purple

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Peter

TweetWhite pha­laenopsis with purple den­dro­bium arrange­ment was designed this morning for a memo­rial gath­ering at the Tiburon Peninsula Club this after­noon. This is a vari­a­tion on my ear­lier Rising Orchid arrange­ment in white and green. The dom­i­nant white in the … Continue reading →

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Ikebana – Conflicts in Space

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Peter

TweetYukiko has cre­ated many more ike­bana designs than there is space to show them on her web­site. This week we had to take down one strik­ingly beau­tiful ike­bana to make space for the newest design. Here they are: We Took … Continue reading →

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