1. CONSTRUCTING A FAN ARRANGEMENT Written by: Holli Bowman & David Lynn Hall County Board of Education April 2003 Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office September 2005

2. This presentation is designed to supplement the textbook, Floriculture: Designing & Merchandising, Unit 10, “Circular Arrangements”. The author is Charles Griner and it is published by Delmar Publishers.

3. Step 1: Selecting Materials  A low or pedestaled container  1 bunch of snapdragons  12 standard carnations  3 stems of pompon mums  3 stems of statice  1 bunch of leatherleaf fern  ½ block of floral foam  Waterproof anchor tape  Floral preservative

4. Step 2: Preparing the Container  Select a low or pedestaled container for this design.  Soak floral foam in warm preservative solution and place it in the container.  The foam should protrude at least one inch above the rim of the container.  Secure the foam with waterproof anchor tape.

5. Step 2: Continued  Criss-cross the tape over the foam and attach the ends to the container.  Do not attach more than ½ inch of tape to the container.  Long strips of tape will be difficult to hide later.  The tape should be slightly off-center in order to insert a stem in the center of the foam.

6. Step 3: Creating the Outline  Use seven snapdragons to create the fan silhouette as shown in the image to the right.  The length of the flowers can be 1 ½ to 2 ½ times the width of the container.  The two lower snapdragons should angle over the rim of the container.  If the snapdragons have curved tips, they should curve upward.

7. Step 4: Accenting the Focal Area  Place the three remaining snapdragons inside the silhouette near the focal area.  The placement of linear flowers in this manner will help to integrate the outer line flowers with the mass flowers.  Make sure that the stems radiate.

8. Step 5: Greening the Foam  Green the foam with the leatherleaf fern, following the fan shape of the arrangement.  Be sure to add greenery to the back of the arrangement.  Even though this is a one- sided design the back is often visible.  All mechanics should be covered.

9. Step 6: Adding the Mass Flowers  Place a large carnation at the lower center of the design so that the flower extends out from the container several inches.  Place five to seven additional carnations at the outer edges of the design.  Place additional carnations in the area between the center carnation and the outer carnations.

10. Step 7: Adding Secondary Flowers  Insert blooms of pompon mums in the large spaces between the carnations.  Do not crowd the flowers.  Use the smaller blooms toward the edges of the design.

11. Step 8: Adding Filler Flowers  Add statice or other filler flowers to fill in the voids and soften the lines of the design.  Be careful not to crowd the flowers.  Sword fern can also be added at this time.  The filler flowers can be optional.

12. Step 9: Evaluating the Arrangement  Check your work.  Step back from the arrangement and observe it closely.  Move flowers as needed, but remember to make a new hole in the floral foam each time.