Coffee Root Arrangement

Coffee roots and stems are very interesting in their natural form. Coffee root and stem, when used in flower arrangement adds a unique dimension to the arrangement. I have collected some roots in Chikmagalur, which is the coffee cup of India.

Graceful – Flower Arrangement

Flowers arranged in tall containers have their own grace. This arrangement is made in a Bamboo vase that I bought in Cauvery Nisargadhama.  The measurements for the flowers to be cut is per Ikebana rules.

Forest Harmony

This arrangement is known as landscape Moribana in which natural landscapes like forest, hills and rivers are represented using the minimum space of the containers. A keen observer of scenic beauty would be very successful in mixing the material and arranging the landscape very near to the actual scene imagined.

Flowers of Victory

This flower arrangement / Ikebana is arranged in such a way that it represents victory.

Oriental Serendipity

A silver tray displays a Sogetsu arrangement of dwarf umbrella tree branches and aromatic oriental lilies. Cannon ball tree branches can also be used.

Autumn Winter Arrangement

The trees change to a beautiful gold and rust color in Autumn and as they fall revel the intricate shapes of the branches they hung on for that year.  This Ohara style flower arrangement is done using dried twigs, nuts and leaves.

Fruit Flowers and Light

This is Dutch style of flower arrangement.  The materials used range from fruits, flowers and candles.  The different hues of flowers and fruits complement each other with candles lighting up the arrangement.  This arrangement is perfect during Diwali.

Driftwood Composition

This flower arrangement is styled in Sogetsu style of Ikebana, where driftwood, zerbaras, asparagus, money plant, tuberoses vie for attention.  Subtle colors bring out the character of the driftwood to compose an arrangement that makes the watcher drift into calmness.

Shell Bloom

This flower arrangement is from the Sogetsu school of Ikebana.

Sunrise

Flower Gerberas represents Sun very well in a flower arrangement.  This Ikebana is a variation of the Shoka style called Niju-ike, where the arrangment is done on two different levels in a double bamboo container.