Floral Design

A few things to take into consideration when throwing flowers into a container!

How to use floral designs

• Centerpieces

• Corsages/boutonnières

• Tributes

• Decorations

• Gifts

Flowers/decorations can tie a table together adding a feeling or style.

Design Materials

• Flowers– Mass: creates focal point, takes up space

• roses

• carnations

• asters

AsterCarnationAnemone

• Flowers (cont.)– Line: creates a line in the arrangement

• snapdragon

• delphinium

• gladiolus

Design Materials

Delphinium

Snapdragon

Gladiolus

Design Materials• Flowers (cont.)

– Form flowers: unique shapes, beauty• Bird of Paradise

• Iris

• Orchid

Bird of Paradise

OrchidIris

Lily of the ValleyPurple Statice

Baby’s Breath

Design Materials• Flowers (cont.)

– Filler: small, foliage, fills in holes• fern/leatherleaf

• Baby’s Breath

• Statice

Design Materials• Holding flowers:

– floral foam (most widely used)

• AKA: Oasis

• soft, very absorbent, and lightweight

– chicken wire (support large, heavy stems)

– pins/picks• holds a single flower

in place

Design Materials• Adhesive Materials

– waterproof tape• secures oasis in the container

– stem wrap (floral tape)• stretchy, sticks only to itself

• used in corsages, for hiding wires

– floral clay• sticky, similar to Play-dough

• anchors pins and prongs against containers

– hot glue

Design Materials

• Cutting Tools– Floral Knife

• used on stems only (keeps from dulling)

– Florist Shears• can be used on stems - but

it pinches them (damage to xylem)

– Ribbon Shears– Wire Cutters

Review

• In what ways can one use floral designs?

• What are plant materials used?

• What are tools/ equipment used?

• What do you think is also important for floral design?