subject: The Art Of Flower Arrangements [print this page] Flower arrangements are often the center focus on a special party, shower, birthday, or other social gathering. These can be created with artificial, dried, or real flowers; all are perfectly acceptable in creating breathtaking floral displays. The art of arranging flowers is performed by many florists and artists, but can be practiced by anyone with a little patience. There are seven basic types of floral arrangements listed below:
Vertical - These generally consist of large flowers placed in tall vases. The longer stemmed flowers are positioned at the center of the of the display with more delicate flowers placed towards the edge of the vase or cylinder. Being a taller display, it takes up very little room and looks great in a small space.
Oval - This shape for a display is popular for formal settings. There is a flower of a bright color in the middle of the oval and the flowers surrounding it are lighter shades of the same color. The further out from the center, the lighter in color the flowers are. These make gorgeous center pieces for official business meetings.
Crescent - This moon-shaped display uses the same sized flowers all the way through, providing a balanced center piece all across the crescent shape. These set well at the edge of a table, such as next to the silverware during a buffet.
Crescent - This display is moon-shaped and consists of flowers that are all the same size. The uniformity provides balance across the whole piece. These look excellent at the edge of an entry way table.
Oval - These arrangements are often very formal looking and excellent for a business gathering. The tallest and brightest flowers are placed in the center of the oval. Flowers will become a lighter color of the center blossom and smaller in size towards the edge of the display.
Horizontal - Using a shallow vessel for this display allows for the flowers to be arranged in a spread out pattern. The largest flower is positioned in the center, while filler plants and more petite blossoms are placed around this main flower.
Minimal - Placing very few flowers in a container, in no specific order, is often the way many people arrange flowers around the house. This is generally the most common method of positioning flowers for a display.
The Western way of creating flower arrangements is more focused on what the final outcome looks like. Kado is the Japanese way of arranging flowers and is more concerned with the spiritual aspect involved with creating these works of art. The process of how the arrangement is created is what Kado focuses most on. This used to be performed by priests and is now available for everyone to benefit from.
