Floristry or flower arranging is the art of creating bouquets and compositions from flowers, foliages, herbs, ornamental grasses and other botanical materials into floral designs; often the terms "floral design" and "floristry" are considered synonymous. A person who designs flower arrangements is known as a florist. Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Al Jazeera bombing memo • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Black sites scandal • Conservative leadership race (UK) • Fuel prices • Irans nuclear program • Jilin chemical plant explosions • Kashmir earthquake • Malawi food crisis • Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal • New Delhi bombings investigation • Niger food crisis • North Indian cyclone... Venus de Milo exhibited in the Louvre museum, France. ... Bouquet can refer to: An arrangement of cut flowers A fragrance of something, e. ... Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... This article is about the leaf, a plant organ. ... A herb (pronounced hurb in Commonwealth English and urb in American English) is a plant grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Floral design is the art of using materials and flowers found in nature to create a pleasing and balanced composition for the enjoyment of people. ...

A notable example is ikebana. The latter term actually became an informal synonym for this type of art, nevertheless many nations have their own distinctive traditions of flower arrangement. Ikebana represents the Oriental style of floral design, which features simplicity and purity of lines and colors. In contrast, European style features mass and color richness and variety. Ikebana arrangement A Japanese hanging scroll and Ikebana Ikebana (Japanese: 生花, literally living flowers) is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as kadō (華道 or 花道)—the way of flowers. In contrast to the decorative form of flower arranging in western countries, the Japanese flower arrangement creates a harmony of linear...

Floristry is most often understood as referring to the cultivation of flowers as well as their arrangement, rather than to the business of selling them. However, the floral industry is the basic drive behind floristry. Florists are people who work with flowers, generally at the retail level. Florist shops, along with telephone sales and online stores, are the main flower-only outlets, but supermarkets and garden supply stores have gotten into the business, selling flowers as one of their large range of products. Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... An online shop, Internet shop, web shop or online store evokes the physical analogy of buying products or services at a bricks-and-mortar retailer or in a shopping mall. ... Exterior appearance of typical American supermarket (a Safeway) A supermarket or grocery store is a store that sells a wide variety of food. ...

The World Wide Web has had a significant impact on traditional florists within the North American market; experiencing a more than 20% decline in traditional independently owned flower shops since 1998. Brick and mortar retail arrangement purchases for gift giving are slowly being overtaken by online flower delivery ordering and floral wire services. This NeXTcube used by Berners-Lee at CERN became the first Web server. ... Online flower delivery services are websites that allow you to place floral and allied gifting orders by browsing an online catalogue. ...

Generally, a florist shop will contain a large array of flowers, often spilling out into the street, or will have a large plate glass window to display the flowers. To keep them fresh, the flowers will likely be kept in water, generally in plastic bulbs, sleeves, or other containers.

The craft of floristry involves various skills. These include selecting flowers that will look good together (based on principles of design or general instinct), knowing how to cut, treat, and arrange flowers and other stock plants so they will remain fresh as long as possible, and (as explained above) selling them, which involves knowledge of customer requirements and expectations. Knowing how to form wreaths, bouquets, and other more complicated arrangements is also important. The flowers sold in florist shops typically represent the varieties abundantly available in the season but also include blossoms flown in from around the world. Basic varieties include roses, tulips, irises, and lilies. Usually considered in the context of the applied arts, engineering, architecture, and other such creative endeavours, design is used as both a noun and a verb. ... A wreath is a ring made of flowers, leaves, and sometimes fruits, used as an ornament, hanging on a wall or door, or resting on a table. ... Bouquet can refer to: An arrangement of cut flowers A fragrance of something, e. ... Species About 100, see text A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. ... Species See text. ... Species See text. ... Species Lilium bulbiferum - Orange lily Lilium canadense - Canada lily Lilium candidum - Madonna lily Lilium humboldtii - Humboldts lily Lilium lancifolium - Tiger lily and about 100 more species The showy and large flowered plants of the genus Lilium are the true lily plants. ...

Fashion plays a very major role in floristry; what is considered the flower that everyone needs to have today can change very quickly.

The floral market is seasonal and is heavily influenced by the following holidays and events: Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mothers' Day, weddings and funerals. ^[1] These occasions make up the largest part of the business, with the sale of house plants and home decor being a much smaller, but more constant, part. Flowers for personal enjoyment as well as those selected to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, thank-you's and to send get well wishes are also a significant portion of a florist's business. Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a traditional holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus with both religious and secular aspects, commonly observed on 25 December. ... Valentines Day postcard, c. ... Mothers Day is a day for celebrating motherhood and thanking mothers. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A funeral is a ceremony marking a persons death. ... A houseplant is a plant that one grows in a dwelling, such as a house or office. ... Interior decoration is the art of decorating a room so it looks good, is easy to use, and functions well with the existing architecture. ... A child on her first birthday A birthday is the date on which a person was born. ...

Another basic requirement of florist shops is the purchasing of flowers to replenish their stock. The flower market, like other agriculture markets, is subject to many fluctuations due to natural factors, supply and demand, and fashion. Learning how to buy in such a way as to continue to make a profit is not a simple skill. The supply and demand model describes how prices vary as a result of a balance between product availability at each price (supply) and the desires of those with purchasing power at each price (demand). ... The term fashion applies to a prevailing mode of expression. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Wreaths can be made out of many different types of flowers and plants. Typically, a florist will organize flowers by season and holiday. Most shops branch out into gift baskets, fruit, and chocolates as well as flowers and wreaths. Fruit stall in Barcelona, Catalonia. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ...

A name tribute ("MUM") at a funeral in England

Flowers have various different meanings in different cultures. The holidays and events for which flowers are used vary. Poppies are used to remember fallen soldiers only in England and the Commonwealth countries. The cultural meaning of colors also strongly affects the choice and use of flowers. People often prefer flowers that are associated with their ethnic group or country, and various colors may have special meanings of luck or death or love or other basic human traits. A flower such as a red rose might to some mean love, but to others it might be considered indecent or simply puzzling. The vastly divergent views on the color white can lead to major flower issues. White is viewed as standing for death in many Asian cultures but is considered a symbol of purity and innocence in many European and American cultures. Such differences can lead to difficult issues when a bouquet of white lilies, for example, is delivered. Download high resolution version (1500x1092, 481 KB) A name tribute (MUM) at a funeral in Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, England. ... Download high resolution version (1500x1092, 481 KB) A name tribute (MUM) at a funeral in Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, England. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Papaveraceae. ... This article is about good and bad fortune. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A cartoonish version of the heart, a frequent modern symbol of love. ... White is a color, (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... This article is about the continent. ...

The term is not to be confused with floristics. Floristics (from flora) is a subdomain of botany and biogeography that studies distribution and relationships of plant species over geographic areas. ...

See also

• Ikebana
• Korean flower arrangement
• Language of flowers
• Choosing a Florist
• Floral Design Schools
• Florists Associations
• India Florist
• The Flower Industry - How the industry operates
• How Florist Wire Services Work

• UK Florist

Ikebana arrangement A Japanese hanging scroll and Ikebana Ikebana (Japanese: 生花, literally living flowers) is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as kadō (華道 or 花道)—the way of flowers. In contrast to the decorative form of flower arranging in western countries, the Japanese flower arrangement creates a harmony of linear... Korean flower arrangement is being revived as an indoor art, and most often uses simple Joseon dynasty whiteware to highlight various kinds of Korean flowers and tree branches in elegant but unforced natural arrangements. ... Purple lilac, symbolizing first emotions of love in the language of flowers. ...

References

1. ↑  This list of five primary floral events is from Teagasc – Advisory – Factsheet 29: Floristry, Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, page reviewed on August 30, 2005