Serena Lin

Western Floral Design Instructor
Certified Professor of Ohara School of Ikebana (Japan)
Advocate of Oriental Aesthetics

• 2018 Interflora World Cup（China finals）Individual Champion

• 2018 Flowers World Barcelona International MERCABARNA FLOR CUP Champion

• 2017 Coupe de France des Fleuristes (TOURS) Runner-up

With an educational background in Chinese traditional aesthetics, she integrates Eastern and Western aesthetic cultures into floral design, practicing floral art with true soul!

Horizontal Style originating from the "table flower" design in Western classical floristry, this style was born when French nobles under Louis XIV grew tired of tall vases blocking conversations. Rebelliously, they spread flowers horizontally, creating a "conversation-friendly social floristry". Simplified by modern florists, this "low-gravity aesthetic" evolved into today's popular horizontal arrangement

Biedermeier-style hemispherical flower arrangement, a classic European floral design originating in the 19th century, is characterized by geometric symmetry, color gradation, and dense flower arrangement. This flower form is also the most popular shape loved by the public.

Bouquet wrapping, the most common floral art form, conveys emotions and themes like love, blessings, and memories, breathing secondary artistic life into flowers. From Chinese-style designs to gentle matte paper in ins style, nostalgic retro newspaper wrapping, and creative unconventional packaging with umbrellas or pizza boxes, it has become the key language of emotional expression in modern floristry.

Taking "line" as the basic unit, it forms a perceptible "visual trajectory" in space through the combination of flower materials in terms of length, straightness and density.

Influenced by both modernist sculpture (such as Kandinsky's linear composition) and the "brush rhythm" of Oriental calligraphy, it pursues both geometric precision and the emotional expression of lines.

Triangular flower arrangement, the most common classical floral form, owes its prevalence to the stability of the triangle. In ancient Egypt and Greece, the triangle was deeply venerated, often symbolizing unshakable stability and eternity—embodied in religious beliefs, love, architecture, and more.

The spiral bouquet, as the name suggests, arranges flower stems in a spiral pattern with sequential alignment. The bouquet fans out above and below the binding point, and can stand steadily when placed independently, boasting high aesthetic value.

As one of the three mainstream techniques for flower bouquets, the spiral bouquet technique is a compulsory content in international floral competitions and examinations.

Structural Floral Design is a pioneering form breaking traditional bouquet limits, focusing on "spatial construction". It uses non-plant materials (metal, wood, plastic, etc.) to build structures, making flowers visual elements attached to structures. Infusing architectural thinking into floristry, it retains plant vitality while adding industrial aesthetic order, standing as the most experimental branch in modern floral design.

German floral master Gregor Lersch, known as the "father of structural floristry", was the first to introduce architectural framework concepts into floral design, opening a new chapter for the development of modern floristry.

Its shapes break free from traditional vase arrangements or bouquet forms, presenting diverse styles. Through ingenious structural design, it provides a unique display platform for flowers, allowing them to assume distinctive postures in space and enhancing the work's three-dimensionality, layering, and internal tension. For example, a bird's nest-shaped framework woven from metal wires, paired with wildflowers stretching out from the "nest," creates a natural and vibrant atmosphere.

There are over 250,000 flowering plant species on Earth. The first flower is believed to have emerged on Chinese soil, with fossilized flowers dating back about 120 million years. The water lily is one of the earliest known species.

The first step to creating a beautiful and vivid work: natural flower materials need to be pruned to make them show a beautiful, vivid form that fits your vision. It is necessary to trim off "unwanted branches and leaves", "broken branches and leaves", "withered branches and leaves", "dying branches and leaves", and "dirty and unsightly branches and leaves", and retain an appropriate length.

Floral foam, also known as flower foam or water-absorbing sponge, is an flower arrangement supply made from phenolic plastic foam. Similar to flower frogs, it is a specialized tool for fixing and supporting floral materials. Shaped like a rectangular brick, it is as light as styrofoam in dry state, usually in dark green color. Once soaked in water, it becomes as heavy as a lead block. It is indispensable for creating flower baskets or using wide-mouthed shallow vases.

As an artisan must first sharpen his tools to do his work well, familiarizing oneself with the use of flower-arranging tools enables faster and better pruning of flower materials and water retention, avoiding damage to flowers caused by incorrect operations.

1. Classification of Colors

2. Three Elements of Colors

3. Properties of Colors

4. Symbolic Meanings of Colors

Dispelling Bad Luck: In Western culture, bridal bouquets are regarded as guardians of weddings, believed to protect the newlyweds from misfortunes and diseases.

Passing on Happiness: Nowadays, bridal bouquets more symbolize the transmission of happiness. At weddings, unmarried men and women who catch the bouquet thrown by the bride are considered the next to find a happy partner and become the next bride or groom.

Cut single-petal rose slices from the stem, make a base with iron wire and paper sheets, and use floral cold glue to attach the petals onto it in a specific order and pattern to form shapes like "composite flower plates". This technique can create flower forms that are larger, fuller, and more layered than ordinary roses, enabling the creation of unique composite rose works to meet different clients' needs for personalized floral designs.

A boutonniere is a decorative floral accessory worn on the chest or lapel, commonly used in formal occasions such as weddings, celebrations, and important meetings. It not only enhances the sense of ritual but also conveys emotions and identity through flower materials and designs. The groom's boutonniere generally uses flowers of the same color scheme as the bridal bouquet, preferably directly taken from the bridal bouquet.

A commercial flower box is a professional floral art product focusing on commercial scene needs, referring to a creative product that integrates fresh-cut flowers, accessory leaves, packaging materials and other elements into special containers (such as paper gift boxes, solid wood flower cases, metal containers, etc.) through systematic design. Its core value lies in balancing decorative aesthetics and commercial functions

The origin of commercial flower baskets can be traced back to the floral decorative containers used in ancient sacrificial and celebratory activities. During the ancient Greek and Roman eras, flower baskets were commonly employed in weddings, festivals, and other occasions, symbolizing beauty and blessings.

In modern times, with the increasing frequency of commercial activities, commercial flower baskets emerged,its designs and applications have been continuously enriched.

As the wave of environmental protection sweeps through our lives, creative potted plants have long broken free from the monotonous model of traditional flowerpots paired with greenery. They have transformed into green life forms that blend artistic ingenuity with ecological wisdom. By reusing everyday discarded materials, making every inch of greenery a proclamation against resource waste and using creativity and action to write a new aesthetic for low-carbon living.

In ancient Greece, laurel wreaths were symbols of glory for victorious athletes, giving rise to the term "laureate" for distinguished poets. From sacred symbols in ancient rituals to artistic accents in daily life, wreaths have long embodied humanity's pursuit of beauty and emotional expression.

The packaging design of single-stem flowers is a crucial component of commercial floral gifts, often used for presenting to relatives and friends. By eliminating the elaborate and embracing simplicity, a single flower becomes a poem. The purity of one bloom can encapsulate the romance of an entire spring.

Vegetative-style flower arrangement is a form of floral art that highly replicates the growth state of natural plant communities. It breaks away from the regular and symmetrical layout patterns of traditional flower arrangement, striving to present the scene of plants growing in the wild with varying heights, densities, and vitality. This style originated from people's love and yearning for nature.

Simple materials，with just red wine glasses and Salix babylonica, you can create a high - end banquet or a romantic dating layout

Don't throw away empty mineral water bottles! Floral arrangements don't necessarily require expensive materials. You can directly use discarded materials around you to turn waste into treasure. With just a little effort, you can practice the concept of environmental protection.

Don't throw away empty sparkling water bottles! Wrap them with paper-wrapped wire or twine, then pair them with fresh and delicate flower materials. And just like that, you've got a floral arrangement that instantly elevates the cozy ambiance of your home!

Parents, take a look! No more worrying about what to do with the kids! 💥 Knead and roll clay to shape it into all kinds of forms. Then, insert fresh flowers into the clay. It’s incredibly fun and full of childlike charm! Work on it together with your kids, create while having fun, and in no time, you’ll have the cutest handicrafts. It’s also a great way to exercise your child’s hands-on ability. Hurry up and try it with your little ones!

Could a cardboard shipping box actually be better than a vase? 📦 Just snip it a couple of times, wrap it with tape to create an elegant pattern, then place some beautiful flowers inside. In an instant, it transforms into a vegetative style art installation! Bring the beauty of nature right into your home.

Although bamboo sticks for barbecues seem inexpensive, they can still be transformed into highly aesthetic floral artworks through ingenious craftsmanship.

So in our daily life at home, as long as you have a small container, a bunch of barbecue bamboo skewers and a pack of cable ties, we can create a floral work

Select tulips in vibrant colors to form a strong color contrast with gray stones. As a soft flower material, tulips also create a stark texture contrast with rigid stones and iron wires.

Can ordinary chicken coop wire also be used to create beautiful floral artworks? Don't believe it? Follow me step by step.

Don't throw away the empty coconut water boxes! Learn how to turn waste into treasure by transforming a Tetra Pak box into a dreamy floral artwork

Three-fork wood features a rich natural structure. Through ingenious conception, it can be built into a nest-like structure, exuding both wild charm and strong decorative style and aesthetic appeal.

Aluminum wire structures are the most common in structural floral design, as aluminum wire is soft, highly malleable, and comes in various colors, enabling the creation of floral artworks with stunning visual effects.

In flower arrangement design, the growing point refers to the starting point or central point that imitates the natural growing of plants.

The concept of the growing point is of great significance in floral design. It mimics the natural growing process of plants, making floral works look more vivid and natural.

Symmetry and asymmetry can be divided into two cases: external contours and internal structures.

The three major styles of floral design

1.Decorative Style

2.Vegetative Style

3.Formal-Linear Style

1. The origin of bridal bouquets

2. Design key points of bridal bouquets

3. Precautions for communicating with the bride

4. Production key points of bridal bouquets