Floral or flower decoration is one important aspect of celebration of events like weddings, festivals and puja. or for simply decorating our homes. One of the important methods of of flower decoration is the garland.
This method popular in Tamil Nadu is also used for making what is called poo chendu in Tamil. Unlike the stringing of flowers where we use a string and fingers to string flowers taking two at a time,, through this method we can get a thick, dense garland of flowers. Though the resultant garland is more beautiful that the usual method of stringing due to the flowers being closely packed, it is actually easier to do. It is suitable for jasmine ( malli ). There are many more methods for making beautiful floral arrangements. Some of them are already there in Rangoli-sans-dots in floral decoration ideas
Use a needle and string as shown in the images. Take the first flower and insert in the needle so that it is horizontal.. Insert the next flower so that it faces the opposite side ( i.e 180 degrees to the first floor ). The third flower is inserted at right angles to the first two flowers. The fourth flower is inserted between the first and third flowers so that it bisects (!) the lines on which they lie.. The angle is roughly 45 degrees. Similarly, the fifth flower is inserted in the needle so that it lies on a line between the second and third flower. Push all the flowers together so that they are closely packed. Now turn the five-flower bunch 180 degrees by rotating the needle. Repeat the process - first flower horizontal, second flower is 180 degrees away from the first and so on. Each cycle has five flowers. Push the flowers closely so that you get a dense floral arrangement ( this is called poo chendu ).
The first flower is inserted as shown in the image on the left
![poo-chendu-1.jpg]( "jasmine decoration step 1")
![poo-chendu-2.jpg]( "jasmine stringing step 2")
The second jasmine flower is inserted using the stalk 180 degrees away from the first flower as shown on the right
The third flower is inserted at right angles to the first two flowers
![poo-chendu-3.jpg]( "jasmine decoration step 3")
![poo-chendu-4.jpg]( "jasmine decoration step 4")
The fourth flower is inserted between the second and third flowers so that the angle is 45 degrees approximately. Similarly the fifth flower is placed so that it bisects the first and third floor ( the image is not shown here, because there are already many photos in this post and it is self-explanatory.
![jasmine-flowers.jpg]( "malli poo chendu")
After forming a five-flower bouquet rotate the arrangement by 180 degree and continue.
The final result is the floral arrangement shown below. It is used as a bridal decoration for the plaits and also for normal wear on the hair.
It can also be formed into a garland as shown. I have shown a small garland. We can make large garlands for deities or for weddings. We can also use different colours so that we get a colourful garland. Only considerations are the stalk and length of flowers chosen. We can get a very colourful and beautiful garland when we use flowers of various colours but jasmine garland is quite beautiful in its own way.
![jasmine-garland.jpg]( "dense jasmine stringing for a garland")
This method popular in Tamil Nadu is also used for making what is called poo chendu in Tamil. Unlike the stringing of flowers where we use a string and fingers to string flowers taking two at a time,, through this method we can get a thick, dense garland of flowers. Though the resultant garland is more beautiful that the usual method of stringing due to the flowers being closely packed, it is actually easier to do. It is suitable for jasmine ( malli ). There are many more methods for making beautiful floral arrangements. Some of them are already there in Rangoli-sans-dots in floral decoration ideas
Use a needle and string as shown in the images. Take the first flower and insert in the needle so that it is horizontal.. Insert the next flower so that it faces the opposite side ( i.e 180 degrees to the first floor ). The third flower is inserted at right angles to the first two flowers. The fourth flower is inserted between the first and third flowers so that it bisects (!) the lines on which they lie.. The angle is roughly 45 degrees. Similarly, the fifth flower is inserted in the needle so that it lies on a line between the second and third flower. Push all the flowers together so that they are closely packed. Now turn the five-flower bunch 180 degrees by rotating the needle. Repeat the process - first flower horizontal, second flower is 180 degrees away from the first and so on. Each cycle has five flowers. Push the flowers closely so that you get a dense floral arrangement ( this is called poo chendu ).
The first flower is inserted as shown in the image on the left
The second jasmine flower is inserted using the stalk 180 degrees away from the first flower as shown on the rightThe third flower is inserted at right angles to the first two flowers
The fourth flower is inserted between the second and third flowers so that the angle is 45 degrees approximately. Similarly the fifth flower is placed so that it bisects the first and third floor ( the image is not shown here, because there are already many photos in this post and it is self-explanatory.
After forming a five-flower bouquet rotate the arrangement by 180 degree and continue.
The final result is the floral arrangement shown below. It is used as a bridal decoration for the plaits and also for normal wear on the hair.
It can also be formed into a garland as shown. I have shown a small garland. We can make large garlands for deities or for weddings. We can also use different colours so that we get a colourful garland. Only considerations are the stalk and length of flowers chosen. We can get a very colourful and beautiful garland when we use flowers of various colours but jasmine garland is quite beautiful in its own way.
