Basic Floral Arrangement Shapes

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Basic Floral Arrangement Shapes
Robbie Buchanan May 2007
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Triangular Designs

• Three distinct sides and corners, angles or tips
• One-sided designs (normally viewed only from
• one side)
• Can be
• symmetrical
• or
• asymmetrical
• Equilateral,
• isosceles

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Triangular Design Construction

• Add three flowers or stems of foliage to create
  the framework (usually toward the back and angled
  forward since these are typically one-sided
  arrangements)

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Cone Designs

• Typical of Byzantine style
• 3-D vertical isosceles triangle
• Floral foam wrapped with chicken wire or cut into
  a cone shape to be used

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Cone Design Construction

• Secure foam and chicken wire
• Add thin moss with green pins
• Add fruit, veggies, berries, pine cones if
  desired with green pins, wire or wood picks
• Insert short stemmed flowers

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Circular Designs

• Can be one-sided (oval, fan) or viewed from all
  sides (round, oval)
• Can be symmetrical or asymmetrical

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Circular Designs

• Round
• Oval
• Fan-shaped
• What kind of flowers do you use?

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Creating Circular Designs

• Designed to be viewed from ______ sides
• There is no _______ point
• All stems should be the same __________ from the
  center of the design
• The space between flowers should be ________
• We use mass, filler and form flowers, but not
  _______ flowers, UNLESS we are making a ________
  type of round arrangement

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Line Styles

• Crescent
• Hogarth Curve

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Creating Line Style Arrangments

• Select curving stems to form the shape
• What can be done to help stems curve?

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Vertical Design Styles

• Used when strong vertical line needs to be
  emphasized
• Usually put in vertical containers
• Height emphasized

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Creating Vertical Designs

• Bud vases
• Stylized vertical designs
• Select appropriate container
• Establish height of arrangement
• And primary flowers
• Add a component that extends downward
• Keep line as you finish
• Add mass foliage for focal point

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Horizontal Designs

• Strong horizontal line
• Provides a peaceful, restful feeling
• Usually combined with the triangular shape

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Creating Horizontal Designs

• Select low container
• Establish framework
• Establish narrow width
• Establish height
• Add flowers to fill in