Title: Research the history of floral design.
Course: Floral Design I (18056-I) > Section: Exploring the Importance of the Floral Industry

Research should include

- historical periods of design (e.g., Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Dutch, French, Colonial, Georgian, Biedermeier, Victorian)
- source information about design in these various periods (e.g., writings, paintings, engravings)
- contemporary designs (e.g., parallel, abstract, vegetative, landscape, new convention, pavé, and botanical styles)
- plant materials, containers, techniques, and styles used in traditional and contemporary design
- traditional and contemporary
- meanings and symbolism of flowers
- medicinal purposes of flowers.

Teacher Resource:

Traditional Floral Styles and Design, Garden Club of Virginia.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How has traditional design influenced contemporary design?
- How have historic designs influenced current floral designs?
- What records exist of historic floral arrangements?