Beaucoup.
Anyways...I decided I wanted to explore my love for floral design by taking the only course available at the University. Really? Only one floral course?? Personally, I think we should have a whole emphasis within my major just for florists because, let's be honest, the world would be so dull without flowers and without people who know how to arrange them into beautiful bouquets or centerpieces.
Either way, I loved this course. It's probably my favorite class I've ever taken while in college. I really just want to retake it every semester so I can not only master the basics (which I really didn't seem to find that difficult), but each semester does something different and special for the seasons and holidays. I took the class during Fall semester, so that meant Halloween and Christmas, which was still pretty exciting.
Our first lab introduced us to the art of making boutonnieres. In each lab, we are given specific flowers to choose from, but in this particular lab, we didn't really have a say in what colors we wanted, so don't be offended if the colors aren't your favorite here. We were also required to learn the genus and specific epithet for each flower too, which is pretty easy to do since I have to do that for pretty much every other class I take, but some found it really difficult. Either way, here are the boutonnieres I made in lab.
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| Blue carnation with salal leaf using pierce wiring |
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| Rose with baby's breath and leather leaf fern using pierce wiring |
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| calla lily with bear grass and wire |
We did a couple other ones but I liked these the best so they're what I have pictures of. I think the rose turned out nice but the color just isn't my favorite. I really like the calla lily with bear grass, though. Classic. Making these sure do make you feel fancy and sophisticated.
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