Floral Design by Yukiko » orchids

Black Bamboo, Cymbidium & Oriental Lily Ikebana

Peter — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:24:00 +0000

Black bamboo rises above equisitum (horsetails) from an earthly bed of cymbidium, oriental lilies, leaves and branches.

Designed for an artist couple and bamboo grower.

Ikebana, Sausalito, California – March 2010

Orchid and Chrysanthemums Ikebana

Peter — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Happy Birthday Ikebana is loosely wrapped with curly willow and harakeke – opening to show the cymbidium and chrysanthemums

More of Yukiko’s original, freestyle ikebana appear in her website’s Ikebana Gallery.

Kentfield, California – March 2010

Orchids Rising with Calla Lilies

Peter — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:53:23 +0000

Floral design expresses condolence sentiment with seasonal flowers.

Greenbrae, California – March, 2010

Winter’s End Ikebana

Peter — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:54:04 +0000

Three orchids and flat pussy willow with curly willow await the coming Spring.

San Rafael, California, 2010

New Year’s Celebration: 5-Foot Bouquet, Smith Ranch, San Rafael

Peter — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:49:15 +0000

Five footer arrangement in green and white is poised on staggered pedestals with Oriental lilies, orchids, roses, and seasonal branches with harakeke, and a vase of hydrangea – traditional design for the Smith Ranch.

Christmas Celebration – at Smith Ranch Homes, San Rafael

Peter — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:40:38 +0000

Five footer arrangement is poised on staggered pedestals with anthuriums, lilies, orchids, roses, holly and seasonal branches with pine cones – traditional design for the Smith Ranch.

Christmas Colors:

Peter — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:33:38 +0000

Red, white and green: roses orchids, holly, harakeke and curly willow… This bouquet has recently been posted on my Online Bouquets page along with one of those shopping cart buttons.

Holiday Celebration – Autumn Winter

Peter — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:05:39 +0000

Tall design shaped from cymbidium and dendrobium orchids with leucadendron and magnolia leaves.

Designed for client in Greenbrae, California.

Ikebana – Conflicts in Space

Peter — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:56:00 +0000

Yukiko 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 Down This Picture…

Ikebana with Bamboo and Dogwood – seasonal supply of dogwood is presently difficult.

To Make Page Space Available for This Picture

Ikebana of Orchids in October – designed with green cymbidium with phalaenopsis accent.

To have a place for every unique ikebana design by Yukiko, we are expanding our Ikebana Gallery to include online resources from Flickr.

As we develop this approach we will keep you informed through this blog.

Roses with Phalaenopsis and Hydrangea – September Flowers

Yukiko — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:19:22 +0000

This September bouquet gathers autumn colored roses with white phalaenopsis, green anthuriums and blue hydrangea in a tall design; green equisetum (horsetails) emphasizes its height, and curly willow wraps the outside of the sturdy glass vase. This varied arrangement expresses a fulsome presence.

Roses, Orchids and Hydrangea Design

The white phalaenopsis, off-center as it is, creates an eccentric touch to this robust and otherwise symmetrical design.