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History of Floral Design

  • Period: 2800 BCE to 28 BCE

    Egyptians

    Used flowers for decorations garlands wreaths and Temple offerings
  • Period: 28 to 325

    Romans

    Continue to use in customs as Greeks period. Designs of the garlands Reese and crowns were more elaborate
  • Period: 320 to 600

    Byzantines

    Known for bringing Roman and Greeks together.
  • Period: 600 to 150

    Greeks

    Use flowers as adornments. Continue to do use of wreaths and Garland’s. Created the horn of plenty or cornucopia.One or limited amount of colors
  • Period: 1440 to

    Renaissance

    Created large symmetrical arrangements with bright colors with a naturalistic looks introduce the Christmas wreath
  • Period: to

    Baroque

    Known for creating symmetrical design but then shifted to a symmetrical designs
  • Period: to

    Early America

    Known for using household containers for arrangements
  • Period: to

    Colonial Williamsburg

    Flowers and foliage into fan shaped arrangement.
  • Period: to

    American federal

    The focus is on the charm of the individual flower. They use fewer flowers in containers.
  • Period: to

    Victorian

    Known for using very little containers and the secret language of flowers