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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