Timeline: History of Floral Design

400

Greek Period

600-146BC
No vases/bouquets. Flowers scattered on the ground. Wreaths worn during speical events and presented to athletes if they had a victory. Flower Symbolized a God or hero.

476

Middle Ages

476-1450AD
Little is known during this time period. Flowers grown and cultivated. Freshen Ait. Containers made of chinese porcelin and highly decorated with birds, lions and dragons.

Sep 3, 1300

Renaissance

14th Century.
Started in Italy and spread to Europe. Art represented religous history. Brillant colors used. Arrangements large, tall pyramidal and symmetrically balenced. All blooms are visible. Massive metal urns used in arrangements. White lily-fertility. Rose-sacred love

Sep 3, 1300

Baroque Period

14th-17th century.
More affordable. Designs became more creative and expressive. Curved lines, not straight. Massed and overflowing.
Hogarth Curve: William Hogarth, Asymmetrical arrangement. 'S' shaped.

Sep 3, 1300

Dutch-Flemmish Style

14th-17th Century.
Variety in arrangements. Curving lines. Taller than height of container. First to combine mass and line arrangements to make line-mass designs.

Sep 3, 1600

French Period

17th-18th Century.
"Grand Era." Emphaized classic design, refinement and elegence. Fan shaped and massive. Fenenine appeal. Highly decorative and made of porcelin.

Sep 3, 1700

English-Georgian Period

18th Century.
Named for English King George. Created 'nosegay' and 'tussymussy' to safeguard from illness and smell. They are small handheld bouquets made to hold flowers.

Sep 3, 1837

Victorian Era

1837-1901AD
Queen Victoria. Poor Designs. Asymmetrical with no focal point. First to establish rules for arrangements. Schools make and they required "cultured girls." Artificial Flowers. Nosegay became more popular. Flower holder invented. Jeweled.