This challenging design
type can be a wonderful education as you explore the plant families to see
what plants, familiar and unfamiliar, are related.
1. It is a
creative design using multiple parts of plants of one family or genus. Parts
may be stems, blooms, foliage, roots, fruit, etc.
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- Definition of parts: not the whole - a portion (of a thing) - to
separate
- A part may be a leaf, bloom, stem, seed, fruit, roots, pods. etc.
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Mono Botanic Design using representatives of the Plant Family Araceae. |
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2. The schedule
may determine the botanical requirements. For instance, family, genus, or it
may indicate that the designer may choose. Plant material selection may
be as specific as only one species, cultivar or variety.
- Two or more parts of the family, genus, cultivar or variety must
be used.
3. Organization
of plant material/s is designer's choice based on his/her imagination.
- Non-plant material may be used but if so, there must be a
greater emphasis on the representative plant material in volume and area
than the non-plant material. Non-plant material may supply additional
form and interest.
- Weathered wood may be used, but must meet the botanical requirements. In
other words, it must be from the related plant group.
- Because of botanical selection, the composition of the parts require
imaginative applications and placement to achieve shapes and forms.
- Plant material need not be grown by the exhibitor.
