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EHO 173 - Floral Design II

Course Description

Continues development of skills in the arranging of flowers and filler materials to form marketable arrangements for special occasions.  Topics include: floral materials, floral design principles, and constructing floral arrangements.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

Floral Materials

Class

3

Floral Design Principles

D. Lab

2

Constructing Floral Arrangements

P. Lab/O.B.I.

3

 

Credit

5

 

Prerequisite:

Program admission

Corequisite:

     

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

FLORAL MATERIALS

10

5

10

 

List and identify the different materials needed to construct arrangements, high style, wedding and sympathy designs

 

 

 

 

Discuss the use of natural flowers, artificial flowers, and filler materials in the construction of floral arrangements. 

 

 

 

 

The student will also identify these and other materials used in constructing arrangements such as bows, ribbons, and forms.

 

 

 

 

Natural Flowers.

 

 

 

 

Artificial Flowers.

 

 

 

 

Filler Materials.

 

 

 

 

Bows and Ribbons.

 

 

 

FLORAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES

10

5

10

 

Discuss hot to obtain a wire service.

 

 

 

Floral Design Principles

List and discuss the five basic principles of floral design and give basic floral design shapes

 

 

 

 

High Style Arrangements.

 

 

 

 

Wedding Designs.

 

 

 

 

Sympathy Designs.

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTING FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS 

10

10

10

 

Discuss the principles of flower conditioning before use in floral construction, construct bow, high style, wedding, and sympathy

 

 

 

 

Constructing Floral Arrangements assigned projects

 

 

 

 

Flower Conditioning. 

 

 

 

 

High Style Construction.

 

 

 

 

Wedding Construction.

 

 

 

 

Sympathy Construction and Preservation.

 

 

 

 

Assorted Construction Projects.

 

 

 

 

Construct props for use in wedding and sympathy designs.

 

 

 

 

Construct complete wedding and funeral pieces and discuss procedures for keeping them.

 

 

 

 

Construct portfolio with pictures of student work.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

 

 

Print

Griner, Charles. (2004). Floriculture, Designing and Merchandising. Albany, NY: Delmar.

Print

Scace, Pat D. (2001). The Floral Artist’s Guide, A Reference to Cut Flowers and Foliages. Albany, NY: Delmar.

Print

Hunter, Norah T. (2000). The Art of Floral Design. Albany, NY: Delmar.

Print

Hunter, Norah T. (2000). Delmar’s Handbook of Flowers, Foliage and Creative Design. Albany, NY: Delmar.

Print

McDaniel, Gary L. (1996). Floral Design and Arrangement. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Print

Anderson, Gary A. (1995). Floral Design and Marketing. Columbus, OH: Ohio Agricultural Education Curriculum Materials Service

 

Posted: 11/12/08