March 14, 2008, Newsletter Issue #112: Mind Your Proportion and Scale When Arranging Flowers

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Proportion and scale are two crucial elements of flower arranging. These elements ensure that an arrangement will fit in a setting properly. In order to achieve proportion, the size and quantity of the materials in a display should make sense in relation to the container in which they are placed. In order to achieve good scale, an arrangement must make sense in its location (it shouldn't be too large or small for the area where it is placed.

* In order to achieve proportion and scale, relate the quality and size of the arrangement to its vase or container and relate the arrangement as a whole to its setting.

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