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Floral Arrangement
Floral Arrangement
OBJECTIVES:
On top of placing cut flowers on Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian altars, the Chinese also decorated
nearly everything else with flower images, from embroidery on silks and paintings on scrolls to
carvings on wood.
When creating a floral arrangement, the ancient Chinese paid close attention to the meanings
attached to the flowers and the message they wanted the arrangement to send. Bamboo, peach trees,
and pear trees symbolized longevity, while tiger lilies and orchids represented fertility. Peonies—still
the “king of flowers” in China to this day—signify wealth, good fortune, and high status.
By some accounts, the practice of flower arranging in China
dates back to about 210 BCE, though it didn’t become a
more widespread practice until much later. Chinese flower
arrangements, often used in religious and medicinal
ceremonies, placed emphasis on structure and meaning, as
well as beauty.
2. Traditional or Western
the emphasis is on the use of many flowers as a mass in floral
arrangement
3. Modern
there are no rules at all. These floral arrangements are based on the
taste of the floral designer.
Principles of Floral Arrangement
1. Design
It decides the structural pattern of the floral arrangement. It is
visualized plan about the size and shape of the floral arrangement.
The design is essentially determined by the location, occasion and
materials available.
Principles of Floral Arrangement
2. Balance
It emphasizes on the use of materials in a floral arrangement
which gives stability to the arrangement. The two most important
elements of balance of an arrangement are the form and color of
the floral arrangement.
Principles of Floral Arrangement
3. Scale
It deals with the proportions of different components of the floral
arrangement. It thus emphasizes on the use of materials used to
that of the size of the container holding the floral arrangement.
Principles of Floral Arrangement
4. Rythm
This principle takes care of the appropriate use of flowers for the
occasion. It also takes care of the blending of colors of the flowers
used in the floral arrangement and that of the container such that
they contrast each other.
Types
OF FLORAL
ARRANGEMENT
1. Floral Bouquets