Floral design history

By Rylee Wilson
  • 2800 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
  • 600 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
  • 320 BCE

    Byzantines

    They brought together Greek and Roman period influences, incorporated fruit within garland
  • 28 BCE

    Romans

    They used less graceful designs compared to the Greeks in baskets and cornucopias
  • 1400

    Renaissance

    Renaissance
    Created large, symmetrical arrangements with bright colors

  • Baroque

    Created symmetrical designs , then shifted to asymmetrical designs

  • Early american

    Created arrangements for personal adornment and decorations around the home

  • Mayflower departs from England

  • Colonial Williamsburg

    Mixed different floral bouquets together

  • Ends torture

    King Frederick II of Prussia ended torture and guaranteed religion and freedom of the press

  • American federal

    Began to focus on the charms of an individual flower

  • United States adopts the dollar

  • Victorian

    Used foliage and grasses to contrast textures

  • The Missouri compromise