History of floral design

By JP9
  • 2800 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
    They used flowers as temple offerings as well as for decoration such as wreaths and garlands
  • 2550 BCE

    Construction of the Giza’s pyramids

  • 600 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
    Created the Cornucopia or horn of plenty. They are known for creating triangular and symmetrical arrangements.
  • 28 BCE

    Romans

    Romans
    Used many concepts and customs from the Greek period, but used less graceful designs, and started using flowers for purposes involving fragrance
  • 320

    Byzantines

    Byzantines
    Combine Greek and Roman periods and began to incorporate fruit into their garlands.
  • 395

    The fall of the Roman empire

  • 1400

    Renaissance

    Renaissance
    Used brighter colors in larger more symmetrical arrangements, created the Christmas wreath.
  • 1492

    The discovery of the Americas

  • Early America

    Early America
    Used whatever flowers were available to them and mostly used them for decoration purposes.

  • Flemish

    Flemish
    Depth and dimension were important factors for this period, they used more oval shaped mismatched flowers.

  • Baroque

    Baroque
    Started with symmetrical designs but transitions to more asymmetrical designs, they mark the beginning of the Hogarth curve.

  • Start of the American revolution

  • American federal

    American federal
    Switched to using only one kind of flower apposed to several different kinds of flowers. Wanted to focus on the charm of the individual flower.

  • The Louisiana purchase

  • Victorian

    Victorian
    Contrasted texture by using more grass and foliage, placed flowers in very low containers