Sunday, July 12, 2009

Ikebana #3

Tuberose, New Zealand flax and Dahlia.

A tuberose has a sweet smell and interestingly the smell gets strong at night.  I noticed the nice sweet smell when I entered a room after work, but in the next morning it didn't smell as strong as the last night.  First, I thought my noses were more sensitive in the evening with the light off than the sunny morning.   After looking over tuberose on the Internet, it turned out that a tuberose has a stronger smell at night!

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Ikebana #2


It's been a while since I last posted!  I took a photo of flower arrangements I did last month.  Flowers die faster in summer than the other seasons, so I changed water in the vase every day this time instead of adding water to the vase.  I think it worked and the flowers stayed longer.

Liatris, Thunberg lily and Solomon's seal