CONSTRUCTING AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE ARRANGEMENT

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CONSTRUCTING AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE ARRANGEMENT

• Written by
• Holli Bowman David Lynn
• Hall County Board of Education
• April 2003
• Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education
  Curriculum Office
• September 2005

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• This presentation is designed to supplement the
  textbook, Floriculture Designing
  Merchandising, Unit 11 Triangular Arrangements.
  The author is Charles Griner and it is published
  by Delmar Publishers.

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Step 1 Selecting Materials

• A tall vase or container
• 12 standard carnations
• 1 stem of pompon or daisy mums
• 1 stem of statice
• 8 stems of leatherleaf fern
• 1/3 block of floral foam
• Floral preservative
• Waterproof anchor tape

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Step 2 Preparing the Floral Foam

• Soak the floral foam in a warm preservative
  solution.
• You may need to trim the floral foam to fit the
  container.
• Use a floral knife or florist wire to trim the
  foam.

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Step 3 Preparing the Container

• Place the soaked floral foam in the container so
  that about an inch sticks up above the rim.
• Secure it with anchor tape crossed over the foam.

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Step 4 Continued

• Criss-cross the tape over the foam and attach the
  ends to the container.
• Do not attach more than ½ inch of the tape to the
  container.
• Long strips of tape are difficult to hide.
• Cross the tape slightly off center. A flower
  stem will be inserted in the center.

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Step 5 Establishing the Points

• Select three small carnations to form the points
  of the triangle.
• Place one carnation in the center back of the
  foam leaning slightly backward.
• This flower should be 2 to 3 times the height of
  the container.
• Place the other two carnations into the side of
  the foam near the back.
• Be certain that the width of the design is less
  than the height so that an isosceles triangle is
  formed.

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Step 6 Adding Additional Carnations

• Place the largest carnation at the lower center
  of the design, facing forward and slightly
  downward over the rim of the container.
• This flower adds depth and will serve as the
  focal point.
• Use the image, to the right, to determine
  placement of the other carnations.

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Step 7 Greening the Foam

• Insert greenery into the foam along the
  triangular lines of the design in front of and
  behind the flowers.
• Green the back of the arrangement so that all of
  the mechanics are covered.

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Step 8 Adding Secondary Flowers

• Place daisy or pompon chrysanthemums in the
  spaces between the carnations.
• Make sure to stay within the triangular
  boundaries established by the carnations.
• Use the smaller blooms along the edges of the
  design.

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Step 9 Adding Filler Flowers

• Add statice or other filler to soften the lines
  of the design.
• Create depth by placing some sprigs below the
  line of the carnations.
• Place the statice evenly throughout the design.

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Step 10 Evaluating the Design

• Step back and examine the arrangement from all
  angles.
• Check for holes and add greenery or flowers where
  they are needed.
• Move flowers, if necessary, to create equal space
  between flowers.
• If you move a flower, insert it into a new hole.