Pale Pink Ikebana Style Flower Arrangement

This design is based on a Nageire style of Ikebana.

I am no expert on Ikebana, although I appreciate the beauty and simplicity of it very much. That is why I describe this design as "Nageire-style". It uses a tall pottery container of a neutral colour, with a double rim of pale pink.

To hold the plant material in place, kubari, or Y shaped sticks have been wedged inside the container.

I have used some curving stems of Acer palmatum 'Senkaki' which has lovely red bark, and five pale pink standard Carnations pick up the colour in the rim of the container.

Two clipped Fatsia japonica leaves add balance at the base of the design.

The flowers were from the Florist, and the Acer and Fatsia japonica were from the garden.