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The Art of Ikebana Exhibition at the Botanical Gardens

September 11, 2023 Ikebana Wellington

Many visitors were treated to the creative art of Japanese flower arranging at the exhibition of spring flowers by our Ikebana Wellington members. The exhibition was held in the Lady Norwood Begonia House at the Botanical Gardens on Saturday 9 September and Sunday 10 September 9.

The Lady Norwood Begonia House

The popular water fountain in the Gardens

New shoots on the roses and branches covered with lichen

A warm welcome to the Begonia House

Elizabeth's arrangement showed anenomes, ixias and pussy willow branches

Helen's arrangement shows irises, and reeds in three glass vases

Setsuko's arrangement in a tall bamboo container shows arum lilies and magnolia branches

Kathy's arrangement shows clivia flowers and berries with sawn branches

Adriana's arrangement shows vine and alstromeria entwined through twisted wire in a tall white vase

Yoko's arrangement shows anenomes with coprosma branches and flax

Masako's arrangement shows sparaxis, jasmine vine, willow branches and driftwood

Jackie's arrangement shows daffodils, blossom, bent reeds in two triangular containers

Julie's arrangement shows leucodendron with bent bamboo stems in a ceramic container

Nicole's arrangment shows mass of daffodils with vine in a tall ceramic container

Glenys's arrangement shows daffodils and jasmine vine in an interesting container

Alyson's arrangement shows hellebores, fern leaflets with muehlenbeckia in an interesting container

Sandi's arrangement shows iris flowers with flax leaves in a blue ceramic vase

Bron's arrangement show irises with camellia branches in a low container

Mythi's arrangement shows daffodils with arum lily leaves in a low container

Penny's arrangement shows lilies, blossom and magnolia branches

Kate being photographed beside Elizabeth's spring arrangement

Kate talking with Cora Hazlett one of our past senior teachers

Kate and Cora

Interest shown by visitors to the exhibition

Interest shown by visitors to the exhibition