History of Floral Design

  • Victorian
    1820 BCE

    Victorian

    Used foliage and grasses to contrast texture. Placed flowers in very low containers.
  • Early America
    1620 BCE

    Early America

    Created arrangements for personal adornment and decorations around the home. Used any flower available and places all arrangements in household containers
  • Baroque
    1600 BCE

    Baroque

    Also referred to as Flemish. Created symmetrical designs then shifted to asymmetrical. Marked the beginning of the S shape design
  • Renaissance
    1400 BCE

    Renaissance

    Created large and symmetrical arrangements with bright colored flowers.Introduced the Christmas wreath
  • Greeks
    600 BCE

    Greeks

    from 600 to 150 b.c. Used flowers for adornment. And continued the use of wreaths and garlands.
  • Byzantines
    320 BCE

    Byzantines

    Brought together together and roman period influences. Began to incorporate incorporate within garlands and placed arrangements in baskets, goblets, or low contained
  • Romans
    28 BCE

    Romans

    Continued to use the same customs of the greek period. Began to use flowers for fragrant purposes
  • Colonial Williamsburg

    Colonial Williamsburg

    Placed grasses, flowers. and foliage into fan shaped arrangements. Began to mix different floral bouquets together
  • Modern

    Modern

    Also known as the contemporary florists.Combined line elements from the Japanese and mass designs from the europeans. Marked the beginning of small bouquets.
  • Egyptians

    Egyptians

    Used flowers for decorations, garlands, wreaths and temple offerings. Utilized simplistic design principles.