Floral Design The L Line Arrangement

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Floral DesignThe L Line Arrangement

• Created by Ms. Holli Bowman Mr. David Lynn
• Hall County Board of Education
• Spring, 2003
• Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education
  Curriculum Office
• September 2005

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Step 1 Select Materials

• A low container
• 2 gladioli
• 9 carnations
• 1 stem of statice
• Leather leaf
• Floral foam
• Anchor tape

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Step 2 Prepare the Container

• Select a low or container for this design. Soak
  the floral foam in warm preservative solution and
  place it in the container so the foam protrudes
  at least one inch above the container. Secure
  with anchor tape.

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Step 3 Establish Height Width
Establish the height of the arrangement with a
gladiolus that has the bottom floret removed.
(Save this for future use.) Insert the stalk in
the back left corner of the foam.
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Step 3 -- Continued
Establish the width of the arrangement by
removing the bottom two florets as one stem
from a second gladiolus. (Save these for later
use.) Position the second gladiolus parallel to
the table so that the vertical and horizontal
lines meet at a 90-degree angle.
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Step 4 Insert Remaining Glads
Add the gladiolus florets that you saved from
step 3 to the arrangement as shown in the
picture. Flower 3 should be the stem with 2
florets. Angle this stem forward and to the left
to give depth to the arrangement.
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Step 4 Insert Remaining Glads
Flower 4 should be placed at a 45-degree angle
between the two main lines. It should never be
more than ¼ the length of the vertical line.
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Step 5 Insert Carnations
Insert the carnations in a rhythmic fashion
along the lines of the arrangement as shown in
the photo.
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Step 6 Green the Arrangement
Green the arrangement by placing sprigs of
foliage in front of the flower stems, but below
the flower heads. Also green the back of the
arrangement.
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Step 7 Add filler flowers
Add small sprigs of statice in the spaces between
the carnations.
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Step 8 Evaluate