FLOWER ARRANGEMENT &
BOUQUET PREPARATION
PAVAN KUMAR. P.
UHS, BAGALKOT
IMPORTANCE OF FLOWERS
Religious ----Pooja
Traditional -----Hair adornment
Festivals
No occasion is complete without flowers
Saying with flowers for all occasions
Birthdays,
New Year Celebrations,
Christmas,
Weddings
Marriage Anniversaries
FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
• Preparation of fresh flower bouquet or flower arrangement is
not only a beautiful and creative hobby but also a mean of
earning good money.
• It is a mode of value addition to flowers and also holds the key
to the ultimate fate of the commercial flower industry.
FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
Cut flowers alone or with fillers can be used for making various
flower arrangements.
These flower bouquets can be given on certain occasions like
birthdays, New Year Celebrations, Christmas, Marriage
Anniversaries, and weddings etc.
These bouquets can be easily adapted to make table center pieces.
BOUQUET
Bouquets: A flower bouquet is a collection of flowers in a creative
arrangement.
Flower bouquets can be arranged for the decor of homes or public
buildings or may be handheld.
Handheld bouquets are classified by several different popular
shapes and styles, including nosegay, crescent, and cascading
bouquets.
Flower Arrangement
Line
Shape and
The art of organizing the Form
DESIGN ELEMENTS Pattern and
Texture
inherent in plant materials, containers and Colour
accessories according to the Space
Proportion
Size
Balance PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
Dominance
Rhythm to attain a composition with certain
OBJECTIVES
Radiation
Repetition
Transition Beauty
Simplicity
Harmony
Suitability
Expression
MATERIALS REQUIRED
Elegant Vases Foam
Floral Tape Wooden Picks Wires Ribbon
Floral Knife Florist Shear Ribbon Cutter Pin Holder
MECHANICALS
The items used to keep the flowers, foliage and stem in place within the
container. These are not visible.
Floral foam (Oasis)
Wire (wire mesh)
Pin Holders (Kenzan)
Adhesive tape
Setting Clay
Pebbles & marbles
EQUIPMENTS
Tools to ensure that a good arrangement is made.
Florist Scissors
Mister
Floral Tape
Wire
Knife
Containers
o Vase & Jugs
o Basket
o Bowls & Trays
o Wreath Frames
o Candle Cups
Bases
Objects kept underneath the container to add beauty to
the display or protect the surface.
Wood base
Stone base
Tree section
Table mats
Plant Material
Cut/Loose Flowers
Cut Foliages
Bold/Shiny Leaves
Plant branches
Dried plant material
Fruit/pod/seeds
Common Flowers
o Roses
o Gerberas
o Carnations
o Lilies
o Tulips
o Gladioli
o Anthurium
o Tuberoses
o Chrysanthemums
o Orchids
o Bird of Paradise
o Dahlias
FOLIAGE
Asparagus
Dracaenas
Ferns
Thuja
Siver Oak
Daisy
Golden Rod
Palm Leaves
Oleander
Cycas Leaves
GUIDELINES FOR FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS
1. Make a definite plan for any flower arrangement, based
on the purpose, room area and location.
2. Select containers, flowers and foliage that express the
mood of the area.
GUIDELINES FOR FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS
3. Use flowers with stems of different sizes.
4. Arrange the tallest stem first and then others.
5. Large flowers with bright, bold colours can be used in small
6. Avoid mixing fresh and artificial flowers.
7. Avoid regular spacing.
8. Distinctive flowers should usually be placed alone.
SIMPLE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT STEPS
Flower arrangement
Simple bouquet making steps
Preparing the Flowers. Use your hands
or a stem stripper to remove excess
foliage and thorns, and pull off damaged
or unattractive outer petals
Assembling the Flowers
Securing the Bouquet
Finish the Handle
Principles of floral designs
Balance:
Should have both mechanical and visual balance.
Mechanical balance is achieved when the container is the proper
size of flowers used with it.
Two kinds of balance
Symmetrical balance or formal arrangement
Asymmetrical or informal arrangement
Asymmetrical Symmetrical
Visual Balance
Proportion: It is the interrelationship of all parts of an
arrangement – flowers, foliage, accessories, and container.
Scale: Proportions of different components of the floral
arrangement.
Focal point: the focal point of a design is the area that
attracts and holds the interest of the viewer.
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proportion
Focal point
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Design Elements
Line:
Line is the frame work. It is created by using linear
material such as stem, branches, or line flowers
Form:
Form is defined as the shape of an arrangement.
Texture:
Refers to the surface appearance of the flowers,
foliage, container, and accessories, such as ribbon and
balloons.
Colour:
Colour wheel is a tool that may help to understand
the use of colors
TEXTURE
Fine Texture Medium Texture Coarse Texture
Rose Carnation Zinnia
Lily gerbera Dahlia
Orchids Chrysanthemum
Styles of Flower Arrangement
Triangular Shape
Circular Shape
Crescent Shape
Fan Shape
Hogarth or ‘S’ Shape
Ikebana
Major forms used in floral design
Hogarthian/ S curve Cornucopia
Crescent curve
Mass Arrangement
Wreath
Ikebana
Circular Arrangement
Conical design:
Often used at Christmas.
The design can be used to create
table arrangement.
A low, round container is used for
this design for table arrangement.
Pedestaled containers give a more
dramatic look
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MOUND DESIGN FAN DESIGN
• Foliage was arranged in container to • Used in church altar, banquet
resemble cone shaped trees. arrangements and basket designs.
• Low, round container is used
• Used to create table center piece
Oval Arrangement
o Tall vase is used for arrangement.
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Triangular Arrangement
They may be used in formal, informal, or contemporary settings.
It is a design style suitable for any occasion because of its
many variation.
They may be symmetrical or asymmetrical
Symmetrical Asymmetrical Right Angle
Line Arrangement
Crescent curve
S/ Hogarth curve Contemporary Free style
Bouquet Rates @ UHS B
Particulars Rate
Bouquet type –I (hand bouquet - 1) 25/-
(2 flowers with filling materials along with foam covering with gift paper with
sateen ribbon)
Bouquet type –I (hand bouquet - 2) 50/-
(4 flowers with filling materials along with foam covering with gift paper with
sateen ribbon)
Bouquet type –II 75/-
(6 flowers with filling materials covered with design polythene sheet and tide
with sateen ribbon. Shining paper and ribbon flower)
Bouquet type –III 100/-
(8 flowers with filling materials covered with design polythene sheet, Tide with
sateen ribbon, Shining paper, thermo coal bits and ribbon flower)
Bouquet type –IV 150/-
(12 flowers in basket other base material along with filling materials covered
with design polythene sheet, ribbon flower and decorative items)
Bouquet type –V 200/-
(Special type bouquet with more than 15 flowers with sufficient filling materials
and decorative items)
Dry flowers
• Eco friendly: These can be offered in hospitals and pollen allergic
(hay fever) people.
• Economical: Reused several times, long lasting even for several
years.
• Tolerant to most temperatures.
• Wild flowers, foliage and seed pods do find place, importance and
care.
• We can bring all season grown flowers in one arrangement.
Air drying
PotPourri
Fillers ( Grasses)
Palmairah products
FLORAL HANDICRAFT
