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The Arts : Floristry

 

Floristry is the term used to describe the activities of caring, handling, design, and arranging flowers. While similar to our other hobby Gardening, floristry is more focused on the art of working with a specific floral arrangements in vases, bowls, baskets and other containers.

It is a really easy hobby to get started in as all it takes are some flowers and some creativity and motivation. With these simple ingredients anybody can create some beautiful floral arrangements. We have many terrific resources to help you get on your way to becoming a successful florist. Below is an introductory article with some basic information to get started. You can also enter the forum to ask questions, and share your own pictures and videos with other people. Last we have a series of links to other popular online floristry resources and some great book and equipment recommendations.

      Good Luck and Have Fun,

Duncan Davis

Handpicked Floristry Links

Wikipedia Floristry – This Wikipedia article gives great info regarding the floristry hobby and the different styles.

Directory of Floristry Associations – Here you can find a directory with dozens of different floristry associations around the world.

Floral Arrangement Advisor – Although this site has a ton of ads all around, it has some useful tips for how to get started with floral arrangements.

Online Floristry Blog- This blog has very interesting posts regarding some floristry projects.

Eight basic flower arrangement designs – Here you can learn about the 8 basic arrangement designs that are standard for florists.

Floral Designs – This site has hundreds of pictures with great examples of beautiful arrangements.

1800 flowers – Although this is a site that sells flowers online, it does have some great examples and ideas you can try to replicate yourself.

 

 

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The Best Books for Learning Floristry

   
   
   
   

 

 

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