Floral Design I

Flower of the Day:Calla Lily

Word of the Day:Rhythm

Calla Lily

• Zantedeschia• Available Year round• Pink, yellow, white, orange• Lasts 4 – 10 days• Formal Line flower – frequently used for wedding

work - not really a lily• Sold by: Stem• Cost $2-4 each depending on size

Rhythm

• Visual flow characterized by repetition of elements or features such as color, line, form or spacing

Rhythm

• How your eye moves over an arrangement– Repetition– Radiation– Progression– Transition

Flower Size

• Large flowers towards center

• Smaller flowers progressively outwards

Spacing Rhythm

• Space closer together in center

• Space further apart on outsides

Factors influencing design• Always ask where the flowers are to be

placed.– View:

• High, low• Front, sides, back• Distance

– Size of space to fill• How formal is the setting

– Dinner party– Picnic

• Capture a season or theme?

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Design 1 - Horizontal

Horizontal

• Place long line flowers in A

• Place short mass flower at B

• Place medium mass flowers at c

• Fill as desired

2. Vertical

Vertical

• Place long line flowers in A

• Place short line flowers at B

• Place medium mass flowers A1 & A2

• Place greens at SD• Fill as desired

3. Triangular

Triangular• Start with A – long line or

mass flower• Isosceles or scalene depends

on the ratio of A & B• Usually designed for front &

side viewing • Place Focal Flower/s if

desired• Fill in with mass flowers • Fill with fillers/greens

4. Oval

Oval

• Top is like the mound

• Keep the flow going down past the container top

• Flowers flow down well below the level of the foam

5. Fan

• Like the triangular but– not designed for

360 degree viewing– Uses stronger line

elements

6. Mound

Round or Mound

• Viewed from top• 3 Dimensional• Focal point is at top• Start with 6 Mass flowers• Fill in between with other

mass flowers

7. Crescent

8. Hogarth “S”

Grades

• Very good

• Some – organizationally challenged

• Please put daily pages in order by date

• Please put dates on all pages

• Please put holes in pages and clip them in your binders

• Design reports – make sure your picture matches your flower/foliage table