Types of Designs

Flower of the Day:Snapdragon

Words of the Day:Balance

Proportion

SnapdragonAntirrhinum

• Availability: year-round• Color: pink, white, yellow, purple, and orange• Flower stem is geotropic in that stems bend

away from gravity. Store in vertical position to avoid curvature.

• Individual florets “snap” when gently squeezed. Most varieties have sweet fragrance.

• Medium line flower: Serves as an excellent choice for any style of design.

• Longevity: days 10-14• Sold by Bunch 10, $10 - $12

Balance

• A primary principle of design– A visual and physical feeling of stability in a

design– There is symmetrical balance

• The design is the same on both sides of the center line

– and asymmetrical balance• The design is different on both sides but size and

numbers balance.

Design - Balance

• Symmetrical– Formal, stationary

• Asymmetrical– Contemporary

suggest movement

Proportion & Scale

• The size relationship between the parts of an arrangement to each other and the whole arrangement

• Flowers minimum of 1 ½ times height of container

• OR• Flowers minimum of 1 ½

times width of container

Line

• Used for building outlines of the arrangement

• Flowers form a line or point

Mass

• Flowers provides the visual wt

• Predominant flower

• Generally round or oval

Form

• Flower is characterized by distinctive shape

• Example Lily

Filler

• Has branches – fills space between major components

• Can be a foliage or a flower

Two Basic Designs

• Line• Line Arrangements• Oriental• Vertical• Contemporary

• Mass• Mass arrangements• European• Mound or Round• Traditional

Line Mass Arrangement• Both Line and Mass elements in the

design.

Basic Mass ArrangementMound

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

Basic Line ArrangementVertical

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

Foliage

• Always start with the foliage

• Cover the mechanics

• Gives visual background

• Line first, round second

Set Line

• Set the outside shape of the arrangement with line elements

• Can use mass if needed

• Set height

• Set width & depth

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