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Ikebana International Honolulu Chapter 56

Visit to Lyon Arboretum

After a private tour, we break into groups and use scrap materials from the garden to arrange 3 Taisaku --
large arrangements created by a group.

Lyon Arboretum	Mountain above Lyon Arboretum	Mountains at Lyon Arboretum	Mountainside at Lyon Arboretum
Blue Ginger	Fan Palm	Leaves	Red Ginger
Azalea	Palm frond	Tree trunk	Blue Ginger
Leaves	False Lotus	Ginger bud
	Listening to the tourguide	Looking at nuts that can be used as soap	Karen organizing groups
The Great Lawn	Gathering materials	Add some vines	And a few tree slices known as cookies
Gathering materials into groups	Starting assembly	Group 1: Does this look OK here?	Group 2 getting started
Group 3 is nearly done	No, put that there...	It looks OK from here...	I think we're done...
How's it look from there?	Maybe a few adjustments...	Maybe something over there?	Does anyone need this?
Group 1's finished Taisaku	Group 2's Taisaku	All 3 Taisaku	Looking up from the entry walk
Final checks	Group 3's Taisaku	Detail of group 3's inspiration	Group 1's Taisaku
Group 2's Taisaku	Group 1's Taisaku from another viewpoint	Close-up of group 2's Taisaku	And a bento lunch
Most of the group...