Flower decorations
Garlands, wreaths, carpets, arrangements and the customs of decorating with flowers. 264 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.52Flowers in art and designPainted, woven, carved and printed flowers, and what they stand for.72Garden stylesWays of laying out a garden, from the charbagh to the cottage border.34Customs, festivals and the tradeFlower festivals, the language of flowers, markets and the flower trade.186
Decoration
Bonsai盆栽
The Japanese art of shaping miniature trees in shallow pots
🇯🇵 Japan and 7 more · Art or design
Decoration
Korean garden
A natural garden style shaped by rocks, ponds, and harmony with the land
🇰🇷 South Korea and 5 more · Garden style
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Mughal garden
A formal garden style of pools, canals, and symmetry from the Mughal era
🇮🇳 India and 3 more · Garden style
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Trellis
An open lattice framework for supporting climbing plants
Garden style
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Knot garden
A formal garden pattern of interlaced low hedges in a square frame
🇮🇹 Italy · Garden style
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French formal gardenjardin à la française
A garden style shaped by symmetry, order, and geometric design
🇫🇷 France and 5 more · Garden style
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Dry landscape garden枯山水
A Japanese garden of rocks, moss, and raked gravel for meditation
🇯🇵 Japan · Garden style
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Rockery
A garden feature with rocks, gravel, and plants suited to dry, stony ground
🇯🇵 Japan · Garden style
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roof garden
A garden created on the roof of a building for plants, food, and recreation
Garden style
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Italian Renaissance garden
A formal garden style from Italy with terraces, fountains, and classical features
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 more · Garden style
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Charbaghچهارباغ
A four-part Persian and Mughal garden divided by water or paths
🇮🇷 Iran and 3 more · Garden style
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Kokedama苔玉
A Japanese moss ball with a plant growing from it, displayed or hung as living decor
🇯🇵 Japan · Arrangement
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Kusamono and shitakusa草物, 下草
Japanese potted plant displays shown alone or with bonsai
🇯🇵 Japan · Arrangement
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Penjing盆景
The Chinese art of shaping miniature trees and landscapes in trays
🇨🇳 China · Art or design
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Hòn non bộ𡉕𡽫部
Vietnamese miniature landscapes of mountains and islands in trays or basins
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Arrangement
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Herbaceous border
A garden bed of perennial, non-woody plants arranged for colour and form
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Garden style
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Espalier
Trained flat against a wall or trellis, in patterns that save space and bear fruit
Garden style
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Flower garden
A garden space planted and arranged for flowering plants and seasonal blooms
Garden style
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Bedding (horticulture)
Seasonal displays of flowering plants in beds, borders, and containers
Arrangement
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Japanese garden日本庭園
A traditional garden style shaped by nature, philosophy and seasonal change
🇯🇵 Japan · Garden style
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Paradise gardenباغ پردیس
A walled, symmetrical garden with water channels and fragrant trees
🇮🇷 Iran and 4 more · Garden style
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International Horticultural Exhibition
A large-scale event celebrating gardens, landscape design, and horticulture
Parade or display
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English garden
A garden style of rolling lawns, lakes, and naturalistic landscapes from 18th-century England
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 more · Garden style
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Cottage garden
An informal English garden style mixing flowers, herbs, and vegetables
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 more · Garden style
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Allotment garden
A rented plot for growing food and flowers, often with a small shed or hut
🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Garden style
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Dutch garden
A formal, geometric flower garden style from the Netherlands
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 1 more · Garden style
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Persian gardenباغ ایرانی
A walled garden style from Iran with water channels, trees and geometric design
🇮🇷 Iran and 3 more · Garden style
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Raised-bed gardening
A way of growing plants in soil raised above ground and held in a frame
Garden style
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Topiary
The art of shaping living shrubs and trees into geometric or fanciful forms
🇮🇹 Italy and 6 more · Arrangement
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Green wall
A wall or panel covered with living plants, indoors or outdoors
Arrangement
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Garden design
The art and planning of garden layout, planting, and features
🇯🇵 Japan · Garden style
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Container gardening
Growing plants in pots, boxes, baskets, or other portable containers
Arrangement
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Parterre
A formal garden area with low, symmetrical patterns near a house
🇫🇷 France and 4 more · Garden style
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Chinoiserie中国风
European decorative style inspired by imagined Chinese and East Asian art
🇫🇷 France and 4 more · Art or design
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bonsai: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Korean garden: DinkY2K at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mughal garden: Muhammad Ashar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Trellis: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Knot garden: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- French formal garden: Picture taken by deror avi on June 2005., Attribution, source
- Dry landscape garden: Jnn 。, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rockery: Josie Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- roof garden: The.lemonaut.ukr, CC BY 4.0, source
- Italian Renaissance garden: sonietta, CC BY 2.0, source
- Charbagh: Muhammad Atique Alam, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kokedama: Seyriu-en, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kusamono and shitakusa: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Penjing: Peggy Greb, USDA, Public domain, source
- Hòn non bộ: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Herbaceous border: Northmetpit, CC0, source
- Espalier: KVDP, Public domain, source
- Flower garden: Sladkiynoyabr, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bedding (horticulture): Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Japanese garden: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Paradise garden: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- International Horticultural Exhibition: Corradox, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- English garden: Martin Pettitt, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cottage garden: Guido Gerding - external homepage, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Allotment garden: Cryonic07, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dutch garden: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Persian garden: dynamosquito, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Raised-bed gardening: Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Topiary: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Green wall: Harry Princethorpe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Garden design: Sayandeb5152, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Container gardening: Mountain, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Parterre: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chinoiserie: James Roberts (1800–1867), Public domain, source