Floral Design
Floral Design and Interior Landscape Management involves the art of designing floral arrangements and incorporating flowers and plants into indoor living spaces. Flowers and plants add life and vitality to indoor environments and enhance our own emotions and quality of life. The field of floral design and interior landscape development provides rewarding careers for individuals who enjoy working with people and flowers.
Course syllabus:
The following topics relating to floral design will be covered:
History of Floral Design
Identifying Flowers and Foliage Used in Floral Design
Techniques of Increasing and Keeping Qualities of Flowers and Plants
Floral Design Principles
Color Harmony in Floral and Interior Landscape Design
Material Selection and Design Mechanics for Arranging Cut Flowers
Wiring Flowers and Foliage
Preparing Symmetrical Arrangements with Fresh Cut Flowers
Preparing Asymmetrical Arrangements with Fresh Cut Flowers
Preparing Round Arrangements with Fresh Cut Flowers
Material Selection and Design Mechanics for Arranging Dried and Everlasting Flowers
Preparing three Dimensional Pressed Flower Pictures Using Dried Flowers
Selecting flowers, foliage, materials, and design principles for preparing corsages and boutonnieres
Constructing Bows
Preparing Chrysanthemum Corsages
Constructing Boutonnieres and Corsages
Floral Designs for Holidays, Banquets, and Other Special Occasions
Identifying Tropical Foliage Plants and Blooming Plants used in Interior Landscape Development
Functional Uses of Interior Plants and Interior Landscape Design Principles
Using Line, Form, Texture, and Color in Interior Landscape Development
Designing Interior Landscapes for Commercial mall Sites and for Small Commercial Clients
Pricing Interior Landscaping Services
Managing the Interior Landscape Environment
Watering and Fertilizing Interior Plants
Managing Pests and Diseases of Interior Plants
Pruning Interior Landscape Plants
Safety in Floral Design and Interior Landscaping
High School Florists Certification:
Students participating in Floral Design at Krum High School will be trained to take the Texas State Florists Association High School Certification Test and/or the Benz School of Floral Design Certification test. who successfully pass will receive certification in floral design which will enhance their employability in the floral industry. More information will be provided throughout the year.