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2800 BCE
Egyptians
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Period: 2800 BCE to 28 BCE
Egyptian
Used flowers for decorations wreaths and temple offer. Applied a particular pattern several times -
600 BCE
Greeks
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Period: 600 BCE to 150 BCE
Greeks
Continued to use of wreaths and garlands. Created the “Horn of plenty” or cornucopia -
28 BCE
Romans
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Period: 28 BCE to 325
Romans
Used less graceful designs compared to Greeks in baskets and cornucopia. Began the use of flowers for fragrance purpose. -
320
Byzantines
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Period: 320 to 600
Byzantines
Brought together Greek and Roman period influences. Begin to incorporate fruit within garlands. -
1400
Renaissance
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Period: 1400 to
Renaissance
Created large, symmetrical arrangements with bright colors. Used flowers for more religious purposes” Christmas wreath” -
Baroque
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Period: to
Baroque
Created symmetrical designs, then shifted to asymmetrical designs. Marked the beginning of the Hogarth curve. -
Early American
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Period: to
Early American
Created arrangements for personal adornment and decoration around the house. Placed all arrangements into household containers -
Colonial Williamsburg
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Period: to
Colonial Williamsburg
Placed grasses, flowers and foliage into fan shaped arrangements. Began to mix different floral boutiques together -
American federal
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Period: to
American federal
Began to focus on charm of an individual flower. Stayed away from large arrangements and mixed floral bouquets -
Victorian
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Period: to
Victorian
Used foliage and grasses to contrast textures. Placed flowers in very low containers
