2. History of Floral Design
Part of human history as far back as the 14th century B.C.
The Egyptians: Put cut flowers in bowls and basins
The Greeks: Scattered flowers at festivals and banquets
Middle Ages: Used flowers for food, drinks, and medicine

3. History of Floral Design
Renaissance Period: Marked the beginning of modern flower arranging
Dutch-Flemish Period: Also known as the Baroque Period, flowers became available to middle classes
French Period: Also known as the Grand Era, floral design became more classic and refined

4. The English Period Used both formal and informal designs
Believed floral fragrances would rid the air of diseases
Ladies began carrying nosegays, small bouquets of flowers also called tussy-mussys
English period is divided into periods based on the monarchy
Georgian Period
Victorian Period

5. Oriental Floral Design
May have began when Buddhist priests in India placed branches and stems in vessels or scattered them upon altars
Chinese styles were influenced by:
Confucianism
Buddhism
Japanese turned floral design into an art in the 6th century
First school of floral art, Ikebana, began in 621 A.D. and continues today

6. Tools Floral knives Florist shears Ribbon shears or scissors
Wire cutters
Strippers

7. Materials
Floral Foam
Soft, lightweight material which is very absorbent
Adhesives
Tapes, glue, clay, pins
Picks
Wood or steel
Floral Preservatives

8. Wire The wire’s diameter or gauge influences its best uses
The smaller the gauge the thicker the wire

9. Wire Gauges 16-20 gauge: Gladiolas and lilies
20-22 gauge: Roses, carns, mums
24-26 gauge: Replace flower stems in corsages or wedding bouquets
28-30 gauge: Delicate corsage work and filler flowers
Corsage: Small arrangement of flowers worn by a woman on her wrist or pinned to her clothes
Boutonniere: Single flower with greenery worn on a man’s lapel

10. Ribbon An accessory that adds a decorative touch
Steamers, loops, or bows
The wider the ribbon, the larger the number

11. Floral Containers Main requirement is for container to hold water
Baskets
Brass
Ceramics
Glass
Plastics
Consider the container’s color, shape, size, and texture

12. Color in Floral Design Primary and secondary colors
Hue: A tertiary color
Intensity is a measure of the brightness or dullness
Value is the lightness or darkness of a color
Tint: When white is added to a color
Shade: When black is added to a color
Tone: Muting a color with gray

13. Psychology of Colors Colors create emotional responses in people
Happy, excited, depressed, or sad
For many Americans:
Yellow = happy
Blue = dignified
Orange = Autumn
Green = living things or nature

14. Principles of Floral Design
Balance: Steadiness of an arrangement
Proportion: Relationship of size and shape of the different parts
Focal Point: Center of attention
Rhythm: Creation of visual movement towards or from the focal point
Harmony: Blending of individual parts
Unity: Reached when all the parts of a composition suggest oneness with the idea or impression

15. Elements of Floral Design
Line: Visual path the eye follows
Form: Shape or outline of the arrangement
Texture: The sense of what a surface feels like
Pattern: Color and leaf patterns

16. Floral Design Shapes - Triangular

17. Floral Design Shapes - Circular

18. Floral Design Shapes