2.2 Interpret Information in the Flower Arrangement Instructions
Case Study 2

 

Interpret the Flower Arrangement Instructions

Your manager requires you to read the shop’s Flower Arrangement Instructions. This will help you become familiar with the shop’s day-to-day procedures in arranging the flowers.

 

To complete the following task, you are required to review the Flower Arrangements Instructions below and answer the questions that follow.

 

Flower Arrangement Instructions

 

Section 1: Preparation

 

Purpose of the Text

 

This workplace text aims to provide the staff members of Evergrande Flowers clear instructions and tips on how to arrange flowers.

 

It also aims to provide basic examples of flower designs.

 

Materials Needed for Flower Arrangements

Floral Foam - Staff members typically use Oasis to keep blooms fresh.
Floral Tape
Flower Preserve
Rubber Gloves
Flower Shears - Hasami, a type of flower shears, is used when staff members have to design and maintain special ornamental plants such as bonsai
Vase or other suitable containers
Flowers
 

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Purpose

 

Every flower arrangement must have a purpose. If the flowers are going to be used in the dining room table, we arrange them as low as possible. The customer seated at the table should be able to see above them.

 

If flowers are going to be used in the living room, then they must be arranged higher. The flowers would also have to be arranged in larger proportions to fill in space.

 

Container

 

The coarse flowers, such as marigold, zinnias, and hollyhocks, are best when used in copper, brass, and pottery containers. Delphiniums, roses, and cosmos are best when arranged in glass or silver.

 

A paper cone can also be used for arrangements such as tussie-mussie and nosegay.

 

Holders

 

Needle and hair pin are best for low arrangements. Chicken wire is preferred in tall vases. Small florist wire, evergreens, and pebbles may also serve to hold flowers in place.

 

Trellis is used to support other climbing plants and flowers.

 

Cutting Flowers

 

Cut flowers in the evening or early morning. Plunge them up to their necks in a pail of water. Remember where they will be used and cut stems and foliage long enough for good arrangement.

 

Section 2: Arranging Flowers

 

Steps to Arrange Flowers

 

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Some Tips for Successful Flower Arrangements

 

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Proportions
 

Ensure that your flowers are approximately one and one-half time the height of the vase, or one and one-half times the width of the bow.

Sometimes flower designers create a cascade where the flowers descend below the main portion of a bouquet design.

 

Balance
 

Avoid both lopsidedness and exact balance. Three small flower heads can off-set two large ones. Small blooms on long stems can balance large, short stemmed ones.

 

Mass
 

Place the heavy or dark flowers at the base of the container.

 

Blend
 

Let some flowers or leaves partially conceal the rim of the container.

 

Form
 

Vary the flower form. If the arrangement includes only one kind of flower, use flowers that bloom at different stages: bud, half-bloom, and fully open.

 

Some unique flower forms include the Formalinear design and the New Convention design.

 

Stems
 

Arrange stems at the angles they are growing. Do not try to grow horizontally erect-growing flowers. Also make sure to vary the length of the stems. Where they seem to meet, put in a leaf or a flower.

 

Basic Arrangement Flower Designs

 

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Question at position 25
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1 point 

 
 
Question at position 25 
h) Describe what the lines and circles mean as explained in ‘Basic Arrangement Flower Designs’ section.