History of floral design

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  • 2800 BCE

    Egyptian

    Egyptian
  • Period: 2800 BCE to 28 BCE

    Egyptians

    They liked repeating patterns
  • 600 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
  • Period: 600 BCE to 150 BCE

    Greeks

    Created the cornucopia
  • 28 BCE

    Romans

    Romans
  • Period: 28 BCE to 325

    Romans

    They us flowers as fragrance
  • 320

    Byzantines

    Byzantines
  • Period: 320 to 600

    Byzantines

    Began to incorporate fruits within garlands
  • 1400

    Renaissance

    Renaissance
  • Period: 1400 to

    Renascence

    Introduce the Christmas wreath

  • Baroque

    Baroque
  • Period: to

    Baroque

    Created symmetrical design, then shifted to asymmetrical design

  • Early American

    Early American
  • Period: to

    Early American

    Used any flower available and placed all arrangements into household containers

  • Colonial Williamsburg’s

    Colonial Williamsburg’s
  • Period: to

    Colonial Williamsburg’s

    Began to mix different floral bouquets together

  • American federal

    American federal
  • Period: to

    American federal

    Began to focus on the charm of an individual flower

  • Victorian

    Victorian
  • Period: to

    Victorian

    Used foliage and grasses to contrast texture