Horticulture Science Lesson 63 Designing Holiday Arrangements

Interest Approach Ask the students if they can identify the types of floral pieces used for major holidays. As they respond, ask them to tell you what colors are associated with each holiday.

Terms cornucopia novelty designs paddle wire raffia votive candles

What are the major holidays? Flowers play a large part in many holiday celebrations. –Because of this, holidays are big business days for the floral industry. –Major holidays for the floral industry are Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. –Sweetest Day sales are growing. Spring brings Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Administrative Professionals’ Day (or Week), and Mother’s Day.

What are the major holidays? Summer holidays include Memorial Day, Father’s Day, and Independence Day. Fall holidays begin with Labor Day, followed by Grandparents’ Day, which falls on the first Sunday in September after Labor Day. –Other fall holidays are Sweetest Day on the third Saturday in October, Halloween, and Thanksgiving.

What are the major holidays? Winter holidays are Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s Eve. In a recent year, Christmas accounted for 31 percent of all holiday purchases of fresh cut flowers and plants, according to the Society of American Florists. –Purchases for Mother’s Day totaled 25 percent, Valentine’s Day 21 percent, Easter 11 percent, and Thanksgiving 6 percent.

What are the major holidays?

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays? Different flowers, colors, and styles of floral arrangements are associated with the different holidays. –However, the techniques used to make holiday arrangements are the same as for other floral work.

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays? Valentine’s Day is on February 14. –The day is linked to love and romance. –Red, pink, and white are the colors of choice for this holiday. –A traditional Valentine’s Day arrangement is a dozen roses arranged in a vase with baby’s breath. –Another popular floral piece includes red and white carnations and mums. –Often, an arrangement is enhanced with accessories, such as plush animals or other stuffed figures, hearts, or chocolates.

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays? VALENTINE’S DAY WREATH

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays? St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday. –It is often said everyone is at least a little Irish on that day. –Green-tinted carnations are big sellers for this holiday. –Potted oxalis, commonly known as shamrock, is produced for this Irish holiday and is sold in floral shops.

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays? The Easter holiday creates a demand for both spiritual and whimsical arrangements. –Novelty designs that resemble kittens, bunnies, chicks, lambs, and ice cream are examples of whimsical, imaginative designs. –Both pastel colors and bright, vibrant colors are appropriate at this time of year. –Lavender, purple, and yellow flowers are particularly popular. –The white Easter lily represents beauty, hope, and life and is grown as a potted plant for this occasion. –Accessories for this holiday include birds, nests, carrots, eggs, plush animals, and crosses.

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays? FLORAL ARRANGEMENT FOR EASTER

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays? Mother’s Day is a day set aside to honor mothers across the country. –It falls on the second Sunday in May. –Arrangements made with spring flowers are popular. –Corsages are well liked, and orchids are often used for this purpose.

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays? Halloween arrangements involve fall colors, hollowed-out pumpkins, and everlasting flowers. –Orange and black is a common color scheme. –Accessories include gourds, spider webbing, and figures of ghosts and witches. –In recent years, Halloween has proven to be the fastest-growing holiday for floral design.

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays? The centerpiece is the major arrangement for Thanksgiving. –No table is complete for the Thanksgiving meal without a holiday centerpiece. –Analogous colors of red, orange, and yellow highlight this autumn occasion. –Often a cornucopia, a cone or horn-shaped container of flowers, fruits, and vegetables, is used as a Thanksgiving centerpiece. –Raffia, a fibrous material made from palm trees, offers a natural ribbon appearance to fall arrangements.

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays?

Christmas is an extremely busy season for the floral industry. –Traditional colors include red, burgundy, white, gold, silver, and green. –Holly and a variety of woody evergreens are used to green arrangements and to make wreaths. –The season starts in early November, when florists begin displaying not only arrangements but also all kinds of holiday decorating items.

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays?

1. Christmas centerpieces are often accented with votive candles—short, stocky candles placed in holders around an arrangement. –Other accessories include ornaments, cones, nuts, toys, gifts, Santa, elves, angels, and snowflakes. 2. Wreaths can be purchased from a wholesaler and decorated by a florist, or they can be created by a florist. –Assorted ribbons, cones, dry flowers, and ornaments are used as decorations.

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays? 3. Wreath construction is not difficult, but it takes time and patience. –Paddle wire, used to create wreaths and garland, is a piece of wood with wire wrapped around it. –For a wreath, a wreath ring serves as the framework. –For garland, a heavier wire is used. Clusters of greens are held in place on the wreath ring and secured tightly with paddle wire at ½-inch intervals. –Uniform sized clusters are added one at a time, each overlapping the previous cluster. –The paddle wire is not cut until the last cluster is secured.

What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays?

4. Most florists sell poinsettias that have been prepared with foil and bows. –Poinsettias are the number one potted flowering crop in the United States.

Review/Summary What are the major holidays? What are some primary holidays in which floral arrangements are in demand, and what is an appropriate arrangement for each of these holidays?