TSFA Vocab 1

Floral Material that has an “airy” look to create the finishing touch.

• Filler

• Greenery

• Bundling

The Storage or shipment of flowers out of water.

• Processing

• Dry Pack

• Vase life

Cutting flowers stems properly and providing proper treatment at any stage of the distribution process.

• Processing

• Framing

• Hydrating solution

Supplies, methods and materials that designers use to place and hold flowers and foliage in an arrangement.

• Vase life

• Filler

• Mechanics

Sells floral goods and services to the consumer.

• Gardener

• Retail florist

• Landscaper

The length of useful life of cut floral materials after being received by the customer.

• Vase life

• Shelf life

• Preservative life

Firmly wrapping or tying similar materials together to form a larger, individual unit.

• Bundling

• Loosening

• Framing

The process of converting nutrients, water, carbon, dioxide and sunlight into food for plants.

• Krebs cycle

• Photosynthesis

• Aeration

The level of light received on a plant surface.

• Absorption

• Chlorophyll

• Light intensity

A design technique in which branches of flowers are used around the perimeter of a floral arrangement to direct attention to the materials in the center of the arrangement.

• Edge training

• Framing

• Pillowing