Hosta Trials

We are very lucky in our Ikebana group to have Robert who brings us a wide variety of hosta leaves from his garden every year. These wonderful leaves are so sculptural, it is a joy to use them even alone without flowers. Below you can see my various trials in a glass container.

  

Hosta Leaves

Different view in the glass container

Hosta leaves with a single sunflower

Happiness!

Mom and Dad in Geneva's wonderful gardens
Parc des Eaux Vives

Tired of me taking photos among the flowering rhododendrons
of Parc des Eaux Vives, one of the best gardens in Geneva.

Sunflowers and Horsetail Geometry

Sunflowers and Horsetail
Double containers

It is always a delight to work with horsetails. I love to play with the horsetail geometry as you can see in these two different versions of the same arrangement. For this second version at home, I have used my stoneware container which I made in Michelle's studio recently. 

Sunflowers and Horsetail
 Version 2, Handmade stoneware container

For other arrangements using horsetail check this post from June 2015. 

This post from 2014 and this one from 2013 can be also interesting (both written in Turkish).

Celebrating Japanese Boys Festival with Iris

Iris and Bamboo Shoots
for Japanese Boys Festival

Iris and bamboo
Side View

You can see my earlier Boys Festival arrangements here and here. 
Posts are in Turkish.