CONSTRUCTING AN ASYMMETRICAL TRIANGLE ARRANGEMENT

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CONSTRUCTING AN ASYMMETRICAL 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 pedestal or cylinder container
• 5 gladioli or other line flowers
• 4 to 5 stems of mini-carnations
• 6 stems of leatherleaf fern
• 1/3 block of floral foam
• Waterproof anchor tape
• Floral preservative

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Step 2 Preparing the Container

• Cut ½ to 1/3 block of floral foam.
• Soak the foam in warm preservative solution.
• Trim bottom half of the foam so that it will fit
  into the tall vase.

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Step 3 Taping the Foam into Place

• Using the flat part of your palm, push the foam
  firmly into the vase.
• The foam should extend about two inches above the
  rim of the container.
• Secure the foam with two pieces of waterproof
  tape.

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Step 3 Continued

• The foam should be taped off center so that a
  stem can be inserted into the center of the foam.
• The tape shouldnt extend more than ½ inch down
  onto the rim of the container.
• The container rim should be dry before applying
  the waterproof tape.

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Step 4 Place the Skeleton Flowers

• Flower 1 will establish the design height and
  should be offset to the left and rear of the
  foam.
• Flower 1 should be two times the height of the
  container.
• Flower 2 should be approximately two-thirds the
  length of flower 1.
• Place flower 2 to create an L-form with flower
  1.

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Step 4 Continued

• Cut flower 3 two-thirds the length of flower 2.
• Place this flower at the left edge of the foam at
  a 45o angle.
• The flower stem of flower 3 is inserted into the
  foam just above the rim of the container.
• Although flowers 2 and 3 dont form a
  continuous line, they are parallel.

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Step 5 Finishing the Skeleton

• Flower 4 should be the tallest and placed on the
  high side of the skeleton.
• Flower 5 should be shorter and to the right of
  the center.
• Use a line drawn from the tips of flowers 1-3 as
  the boundaries to keep the asymmetrical shape of
  the arrangement.

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Step 6Greening the Foam

• Use the leatherleaf fern to cover the foam.
• Be sure o retain the triangle shape with the
  fern.
• Cover the back of the foam also.
• Do not pack the fern too close together.

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Step 7 Adding Secondary Flowers

• Add the mini-carnations in the spaces between the
  gladioli but not extending beyond the boundaries.
• Follow the triangular form of the skeleton with
  the mini-carnations.
• Cut individual blossoms of gladiolus on short
  stems and place these in the focal area.

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Step 8 Adding Filler Flowers

• Add filler flowers to the arrangement (the
  flowers shouldnt touch).
• Take care not to put too much filler in the
  arrangement.
• Statice or other fillers can be used.

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Step 9 Evaluating the Arrangement

• Check your work.
• Step back from the arrangement, and observe it
  from all sides.
• Move flowers as needed, but remember to make a
  new hole in the floral foam each time.
• Remember to move the flowers only if absolutely
  necessary.