Flower decorations beginning with M
17 decorations under M.
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.19Flowers 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.20Parades, floats and big displaysFlower parades, floats, floral clocks, shows and installations.63Offerings and ritesFlowers given to gods, guests and the dead.51Flower craftsPressed, dried, preserved, distilled and made by hand.55Flowers in art and designPainted, woven, carved and printed flowers, and what they stand for.78Garden stylesWays of laying out a garden, from the charbagh to the cottage border.48Customs, festivals and the tradeFlower festivals, the language of flowers, markets and the flower trade.208
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Mandana painting
Traditional wall and floor art from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Carpet or floor pattern
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Martenitsaмартеница
Red and white yarn tokens worn to greet spring in Bulgaria and nearby countries
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 5 more · Custom, March
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Mărțișor
Red and white string brooches worn for spring in Romania and Moldova
🇷🇴 Romania and 3 more · Custom, March
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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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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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Maypole
A tall decorated pole at the heart of spring and summer festivals in Europe
🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Custom
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MidsummerMidsommar
Europe’s summer solstice festival with bonfires, flowers and outdoor gatherings
🇸🇪 Sweden and 5 more · Custom, June
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Millefiori
A glassmaking method that creates flower-like patterns in cross-section
🇮🇹 Italy and 3 more · Flower craft
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Millefleur
A tapestry and carpet style with scattered small flowers on a grassy ground
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Art or design
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Monastic garden
A medieval monastery's practical and spiritual garden for food, medicine and reflection
🇮🇹 Italy · Garden style
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Monoï oil
Traditional Tahitian scented oil made from tiaré flowers and coconut oil
Flower craft
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Moribana盛り花
A Japanese ikebana style using shallow containers and natural shapes
🇯🇵 Japan · Arrangement
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Morris & Co.
Handcrafted floral wallpapers, textiles, and stained glass from Victorian Britain
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 more · Art or design
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Mothering Sunday
A British day for honouring mothers and the mother church, marked with violets and cake
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 more · Custom, Mar to Apr
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Mother's Day
A day to honor mothers and motherhood around the world
🇺🇸 United States and 6 more · Custom
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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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Mughal painting
A detailed miniature art style from Mughal India
🇮🇳 India and 1 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.
- 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
- Midsummer: Kora27, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mughal garden: Muhammad Ashar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Monastic garden: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Moribana: Gryffindor, CC0, source
- Mandana painting: Anchal.agarwal91, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Maypole: Uploaded by Mikael Häggström, CC0, source
- Mothering Sunday: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mother's Day: Dave Parker, CC BY 2.0, source
- Martenitsa: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Monoï oil: Verodemortillet, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Millefleur: David Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk, source
- Morris & Co.: Anonymous for Morris & Co., Public domain, source
- Millefiori: unknown artist; picture taken by Marcus Cyron, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mughal painting: Govardhan (attribution), Public domain, source