Flower decorations
Garlands, wreaths, carpets, arrangements and the customs of decorating with flowers. 260 decorations so far, best known first.
Arrangements and bouquetsFlowers composed in a vase, a bowl or the hand: ikebana, bouquets, centrepieces.47Garlands and wreathsFlowers strung, woven or bound into a line or a ring.18Flowers that are wornIn the hair, round the neck, on the lapel and on the head.25Carpets and floor patternsPetals laid on the ground: pookalam, infiorata, flower carpets.19Parades, floats and big displaysFlower parades, floats, floral clocks, shows and installations.60Offerings and ritesFlowers given to gods, guests and the dead.44Flower craftsPressed, dried, preserved, distilled and made by hand.50Flowers in art and designPainted, woven, carved and printed flowers, and what they stand for.68Garden stylesWays of laying out a garden, from the charbagh to the cottage border.33Customs, festivals and the tradeFlower festivals, the language of flowers, markets and the flower trade.183
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Hanami花見
The Japanese tradition of gathering to enjoy cherry blossoms in spring
🇯🇵 Japan and 7 more · Custom, Jan to May
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Floriculture
The science and business of growing flowers and ornamental plants
Arrangement
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Onam
Kerala’s ten-day harvest festival with flower carpets, feasts and boat races
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Custom, Aug to Sep
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Day of the DeadDía de (los) Muertos
Mexico’s festival of remembrance with altars, marigolds, and sugar skulls
🇲🇽 Mexico · Custom, November
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May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Month-long Catholic customs honouring Mary with flowers, altars, and processions
🇮🇹 Italy and 7 more · Custom, May
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May Day Festival
A spring festival with flowers, greenery, maypoles and bonfires on the first of May
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 more · Custom, May
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Jack in the Green
A May Day folk figure made of greenery, worn in English spring parades
🇦🇺 Australia · Custom, May
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TếtTết Nguyên Đán
Vietnam's spring new year festival with flowers, family, and lucky customs
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Custom, Jan to Feb
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Flower power
A 1960s protest style using flowers as symbols of peace and resistance
🇺🇸 United States · Custom
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Bollenstreek Flower Parade
A spring flower parade from Noordwijk to Haarlem in the Netherlands
🇳🇱 Netherlands · Parade or display, April
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Nice CarnivalCarnaval de Nice
A vibrant February carnival with floats and flower parades in Nice, France
🇫🇷 France · Parade or display, Feb to Mar
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Philadelphia Flower Show
A major annual flower show held in Philadelphia each spring
🇺🇸 United States · Parade or display, March
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National Cherry Blossom Festival全米桜祭り
Spring festival in Washington, D.C. celebrating Japanese cherry trees and friendship
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Parade or display, Mar to Apr
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International Cherry Blossom Festival
A ten-day spring festival in Macon, Georgia celebrating blooming cherry trees
🇺🇸 United States · Parade or display, March
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The Daffodil Festival
Pierce County’s spring parade and daffodil celebration since 1934
🇺🇸 United States · Parade or display, Mar to Apr
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Papel picado
Mexican folk art banners made by cutting designs into colored tissue paper
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Flower craft
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Kusudama薬玉
A Japanese paper sphere made from folded flowers or units, often hung as decoration
🇯🇵 Japan · Flower craft
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Herbarium
A scientific collection of preserved plant specimens for study and reference
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 more · Parade or display
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carpet bedding
Giant plant sculptures made from thousands of bedding plants on steel frames
🇨🇦 Canada · Carpet or floor pattern
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Flower bulb cultivation in the Netherlands
The Dutch tradition of growing bulbs for fields of spring flowers
Carpet or floor pattern, April
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Chrysanthemum Throne皇位
The imperial seat used for enthroning the Emperor of Japan
🇯🇵 Japan · Custom
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Floral design
The art of arranging flowers and plant materials into decorative displays
🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Arrangement
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Floristry
The craft and trade of arranging and selling flowers
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 3 more · Arrangement
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Floral clock
A working outdoor clock with a face made of living flowers
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 more · Carpet or floor pattern
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Centrepiece
A decorative display placed at the centre of a table
Arrangement
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Epergne
A multi-branched table centerpiece for serving food or displaying flowers
Arrangement
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Tulipiere
A pottery vessel with spouts for growing tulip bulbs indoors
🇪🇸 Spain · Arrangement
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Hanging basket
A suspended container for growing and displaying flowering plants
🇺🇸 United States · Arrangement
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Lei Day
Hawaii’s annual festival of leis, flowers and island traditions on May 1
🇺🇸 United States · Custom, May
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Bedding (horticulture)
Seasonal displays of flowering plants in beds, borders, and containers
Arrangement
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Bonkei盆景
Miniature Japanese landscapes built in trays from dry materials
🇯🇵 Japan · Art or design
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Flower carpet
Patterns made on the ground from fresh flowers or petals
🇧🇪 Belgium and 3 more · Carpet or floor pattern, Aug to Dec
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Rushbearing
An English festival of carrying rushes and flowers to church in decorated processions
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Custom, Jul to Aug
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Maypole
A tall decorated pole at the heart of spring and summer festivals in Europe
🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Custom
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Castleton Garland Day
A flower-covered procession and maypole dance in Castleton, Derbyshire each May
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Custom, May
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Harvest festival
A yearly celebration marking the end of the harvest with feasts and decorations
🇮🇳 India and 3 more · Custom, Jan to Oct
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Christmas decoration
Ornaments, wreaths, and festive displays for the Christmas season
🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Arrangement, Jan to Dec
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Christmas tree
A decorated evergreen tree displayed for Christmas in homes and public places
🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Arrangement, December
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Flower Carpet of BrusselsTapis de Fleurs
A giant floral tapestry on Brussels’ Grand-Place every two years
🇧🇪 Belgium · Carpet or floor pattern, August
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Bloemencorso
Annual flower parades with decorated floats in the Netherlands and Belgium
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 1 more · Parade or display
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Zundert Flower Parade
A Dutch parade of giant dahlia-covered floats built by local volunteers
🇳🇱 Netherlands · Parade or display, September
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses
The volunteer group behind Pasadena’s annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game
Parade or display, January
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Jersey Battle of Flowers
A summer flower float parade and carnival in Jersey, Channel Islands
Parade or display, August
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Panagbenga Festival
A month-long flower festival in Baguio, Philippines, each February
🇵🇭 Philippines · Parade or display, Feb to Mar
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Flower parade
A parade of floats, vehicles and people decorated with flowers
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 6 more · Parade or display
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Courtyards Festival of Córdoba
An annual May festival where Córdoba's courtyards bloom with flowers
🇪🇸 Spain · Parade or display, May
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Rose Festival, BulgariaФестивал на розата
Annual celebration of the Bulgarian rose harvest with parades and rituals
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Custom, May to Jun
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Portland Rose Festival
Portland’s annual June festival with parades, roses, and citywide celebrations
🇺🇸 United States · Parade or display, May to Jun
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Hanami: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Floriculture: James Locke, Public domain, source
- Onam: Jiteshgt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Day of the Dead: RubeHM, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- May Day Festival: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0, source
- Jack in the Green: SiGarb, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tết: vi:Lưu Ly, Public domain, source
- Flower power: Mathias Degen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bollenstreek Flower Parade: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nice Carnival: Honeydew, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Philadelphia Flower Show: Mary Mark Ockerbloom, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- National Cherry Blossom Festival: MBisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- International Cherry Blossom Festival: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Daffodil Festival: Imagesandevents, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Papel picado: Ferfive, CC BY 4.0, source
- Kusudama: Angie, CC BY 2.0, source
- Herbarium: DIST Lyon1, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- carpet bedding: Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Flower bulb cultivation in the Netherlands: Original uploader was GerardM at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chrysanthemum Throne: Prime Minister's official residence (首相官邸), CC BY 4.0, source
- Floral design: Jmaxx37, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Floristry: Joachimj, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Floral clock: Stefan Schäfer, Lich, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Centrepiece: Thibault Taillandier, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Epergne: Thomas Heming, CC0, source
- Tulipiere: Lourdes Cardenal, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hanging basket: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lei Day: Janine, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bedding (horticulture): Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bonkei: Utagawa Hiroshige, Public domain, source
- Flower carpet: Francisco Conde Sánchez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rushbearing: Alexander Wilson, Public domain, source
- Maypole: Uploaded by Mikael Häggström, CC0, source
- Castleton Garland Day: Photographer: SiGarb, Public domain, source
- Harvest festival: High Contrast, CC BY 3.0 de, source
- Christmas decoration: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Christmas tree: Lechhansl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Flower Carpet of Brussels: Dossid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bloemencorso: Dekraaie, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zundert Flower Parade: Stichting Bloemencorso Zundert, CC BY 4.0, source
- Pasadena Tournament of Roses: Ucla90024, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jersey Battle of Flowers: Man vyi, Public domain, source
- Panagbenga Festival: lolay, CC BY 2.0, source
- Flower parade: Foto van Hassel BV, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Courtyards Festival of Córdoba: xavier.estruch, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Rose Festival, Bulgaria: Animsaj, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Portland Rose Festival: Cacophony, CC BY-SA 3.0, source