Ikebana Dojo Level 2.5 - Lines 2 Participants works.

I shortened both lines to the correct length and I removed additional leaves from both branches. I repositioned the roses by removing the one that was between my two branches. 

I also examined the vase more closely because there appeared to be more stems below the surface than there are above. It is an optical illusion created by the six sided vase. Each edge where two sides join has etching on it and it appears as a dark vertical line.