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Square Styles
Few fl oral designs are actually square.
Some are rectangular, however, and all of
the linear styles are based on the square
as well. Linear styles include the basic
horizontal and vertical styles, as well as
diagonal styles and combinations. For
example, the horizontal and vertical styles
can be combined to create a T-shaped
design or an inverted T-shaped design. See
Figure 10-5. Parallel and new convention
designs use parallel stem placements so
they lend themselves to a more square or
rectangular appearance. The hedgerow
design, with its precise upright design of
parallel stem placements in which plant
materials are aligned or massed in multiple
layers to achieve the effect of nearly solid
horizontal bands, can even produce a
cubed appearance depending on the shape
of container. See Figure 10-6. This is also
known as garden wall or by the English
term Beecher’s Brook.
1000 Words/Shutterstock.com; Dr. Delphinium Designs in Dallas, SAF
Figure 10-6. Numerous fl oral design styles are inspired by landscape elements or other natural designs around us. Use of the
box container and vertically inserted roses mimics the traditional garden hedgerow, a common landscape feature used to mark
property boundaries.
Koehler & Dramm’s Institute of Floristry, Minneapolis; Society of American Florists
Figure 10-5. The inverted-T style combines the vertical and horizontal
styles.