Floristry is the production, commerce, and trade in flowers. It encompasses flower care and handling, floral design and arrangement, merchandising, production, display and flower delivery. Wholesale florists sell bulk flowers and related supplies to professionals in the trade. Retail florists offer fresh flowers and related products and services to consumers. The first flower shop in the United States opened prior to 1851.
A Parisian Flower Market by Victor Gabriel Gilbert
A wedding bouquet of cymbidium arranged by a florist
Child learning the art of Ikebana.
A bespoke ball of wool tribute by a florist in the town of Fareham; UK
Floral design or flower arrangement is the art of using plant material and flowers to create an eye-catching and balanced composition or display. Evidence of refined floral design is found as far back as the culture of ancient Egypt. Floral designs, called arrangements, incorporate the five elements and seven principles of floral design.
A woman creating a flower arrangement in the 1930s in Tokyo, Japan
An arrangement displayed at a church in Beer, United Kingdom
A recreation of an American Colonial Period arrangement using synthetic flowers
An example of shears that can be used in floral design
