Principles of Floral Design
By: Pat Diehl Scace and James M. DelPrinceCopyright: 2015
Subject: Floral Design
Grade Level: 9-14
- Principles of Floral Design: An Illustrated Guide provides an introduction to the hands-on skills and theory required for career success in addition to the artistic aspect of floral arrangement. This heavily illustrated text acquaints future floral designers with design principles and elements along with the floriculture industry and its careers. It presents the various types of products used in floral design, before progressing into common floral applications and events. This text is also appropriate for students enrolling in the course for fine arts elective credit.
- Step-by-step procedures provide clear instruction to develop students' floral design skills using low-cost and commonly available materials.
- Extensive flower and foliage glossaries include cross-references to both the common and the botanical names in addition to other helpful information.
- End-of-chapter features, including Activities, Critical Thinking, STEM Activities and Communicating About Floral Design, provide students with the opportunity to connect floral design content to career and college readiness skills.
- Products & Prices College & Career
- Table of Contents
- 1. The Floriculture Industry
2. Career Planning
3. History of Floral Design
4. Safe Work Practices
5. Containers, Tools, and Mechanics
6. Plant Structures and Functions
7. Postharvest Processing, Conditioning, and Storage
8. Principles of Design
9. Elements of Design
10. Flower Selection
11. Foliage Selection
12. Types of Floral Design
13. Site Assessment and Theme Development
14. Flowers to Wear and Carry
15. Wedding Flowers
16. Designing for Holidays and Special Occasions
17. Sympathy Flowers
18. Permanent Botanicals
19. Maintaining and Decorating Potted Arrangements
20. Floriculture Marketing, Pricing, and Sales - The Look Inside images are for preview purposes only. The format of the actual product may vary from the images shown.
- Correlations
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- About the Author(s)