Course Syllabus: Floral Design

Course Overview

Semester 1

August: Paper Flower Design and Creation

                Create flowers and arrangements using different types of paper.

September: Create Flower Crown

                Use knowledge from flower creation to make a flower crown

October: Safety and Industry

                Safety tool handling, and careers in the floral industry

November: Flower ID and Post Harvest Care

                Flower ID, steps and handling flowers for processing, conditioning, and vase life

December: Elements and Principles of Floral Design

                Color, form, line, space, texture, balance, proportion, scale.

Semester 2

January: Owing a Floral Shop

                Daily operations of a floral shop, incoming supplies, outgoing orders, employees.

February: Basic Arrangement Styles

                Construction of symmetrical, asymmetrical

March: Basic Arrangement Styles

                Construction of round, triangle designs

April: Basic Arrangement Styles

                Bud vase and crescent designs

May: Texas State Florist Association Certification Test

                Study, cover, review flower ID, terminology