Floriculture Leader and Youth Education, Grades 3–4
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- ISBN 9781626713314
- Dimensions: 216 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 22 Dec 2025
- Publisher: Purdue Scholarly Publishing Services
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Floriculture Leader and Youth Education, Grades 3–4 serves as a beginner's guide to the world of flower growing, flower arranging, and plant care. It covers the basics of creating beautiful arrangements, from understanding colors and their combinations to selecting and preparing plant materials. The book also describes key concepts such as balance, harmony, and hue, providing young readers with a solid basis for creating stunning arrangements. With a focus on hands-on learning, this edition offers practical advice and techniques for working with different types of plants, including flowers, greenery, and foliage. It also explores various design styles, explains complementary and analogous color schemes, and provides tips for creating unique and personalized arrangements. Whether you are looking to design your first flower garden, want to create a simple arrangement, or simply enjoy working with plants, this easy-to-use book is an inspiring and informative guide that will help young readers develop foundational skills in floriculture.
Kathryn S. Orvis is a professor and associate head of the Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department at Purdue University. A nationally recognized leader in horticultural education, she integrates teaching, Extension, and research to engage youth through gardening, plant science, and urban agriculture. She has authored more than twenty peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and curricula, securing more than $1 million in grants. Her honors include an American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Outstanding Undergraduate Educator Award and a Purdue Cooperative Extension Specialist Career Award. Orvis's work focuses on using plants to teach plant science, STEM, and a variety of life skills.
