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The Spring Festival Exhibition at the Begonia House in the Botanic Gardens

September 18, 2022 Ikebana Wellington

The Botanic Gardens showing the rose garden and begonia house

The Spring Festival exhibition was held in the foyer of the Begonia House in the Botanic Gardens from Friday 9th, to Sunday 11th of September. The theme was simply ‘Spring Flowers’.

Our Sogetsu teachers held demonstrations on each day and many visitors came and viewed the beautiful arrangements in the exhibition. Below are photos of some of these.

Arrangements at the Begonia House

A collection of arrangements in the Begonia House

A collection displayed in the Begonia House

Arrangements being admired in the begonia House

Kathy arranged clivia, kawakawa leaves and fruit tree branch

Julie arranged leucodendron and flax in an interesting vase

Elizabeth arranged pussywillow, tulips and hebe in a low containerbe

Helen arranged palm leaves, freesias, willow and Japanese jasmine in a tall cane basket

Kate and Sandi worked together to arrange blossom, iris and pieris in a large green container

Misako arranged tulips, broom, rangiora and banksia in a cane-entwined container

Satomi arranged alstromeria, kawakawa and vine in a tall bamboo container

Lyn arranged kowhai and freesias in a tall white container

Setsuko arranged cymbidium orchids, snapdragons and hydrangea branches in an interesting white container

Yoko arranged freesias and willow in a tall vase

Sandi arranged kowhai and flax in a pair of brown ceramic vases

Masako arranged willow cymbidium orchids freesias and taupata in a tall white container

Kathy arranged calla lilies and pussy willow and coprosma in a low narrow container

Adriana arranged jonquils in a beautiful white vase

Spring in the Botanic Gardens

Tulips in the Botanic Gardens